When: 7pm Saturday, November 12, 2011
Where: Shark Club – 180 West Georgia Street (map)

Get funky body art done by graffiti artists we’re bringing in! Snap pictures of your newly decorated shirt (or skin) in the snazzy photobooth…complete with props! Win great prizes, maybe even a Canucks jersey or two, with our raffle draw! And as always, beer, DJ, music, mingling, and fun with your favourite fellow dodgeballers! It’ll be a party you won’t find on the streets!

Tickets are $10 and include your admission, t-shirt, fabric marker, and beer. They will be available for purchase at the gyms from execs or online here:

We’re all sold out!

There will be a special $10 burger deal offered to VDL players, which you can purchase directly on the night of at Shark Club. (Please note that this is optional and not included in your admission ticket.)

So leave the spray paint at home, and marker* it up VDL-style! See you all at the most epic party in Vancouver on Nov. 12th!

Disclaimer
*We’ll be using fabric markers at the event. There is always the chance of having the ink seep through the fabric onto skin/clothing, so do dress accordingly!

Our seasonal Pub Night is always a highly anticipated event and this season will be no different. Staying true to VDL tradition, we will be providing some great deals, including a pizza & beer special for $15 (all you can eat pizza and one beer!), which players can purchase at the door. This is our way of giving back to our players and showing them our appreciation for their continuous support.

On top of that, Pub Night will be held on the last regular season game for the Canucks so come cheer them on! There will also be a Live DJ pumping out 80s & 90s music and raffle draws so everyone can try their luck at winning some amazing prizes, including VDL SWAG and a classic Canucks skate jersey!

So come on out and party with your fellow dodgeballers! We hope to see you all there!

Location: Boston Pizza @ Grandview Hwy – 2850 Bentall Street, Vancouver, BC V5M 4H4 (map)

VDL strongly discourages drinking & driving. Please be safe, take transit or carpool with a designated driver!

Date: Saturday, April 9th

Time: 6:30pm – close

Admission: Free

Cost: $15/ticket at the door *this will include all you can eat pizza and one beer*

Dresscode: Retro theme

Note: Boston Pizza has a limited capacity of 225 people. Therefore we regrettably must limit this event to current VDL players only. As well, there will be no in & out privileges.

UPDATE (5/03):
Click HERE for Pics

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Season 9 together!

Some Highlights:

- Over too many beers and burgers, we enjoyed the Canucks rocking the Blackhawks
- Random dancing, including surprise booty shakers to “Baby Got Back”
- Great congo line to “I Got A Feeling”
- Lots of  prizes
- Happy Birthday song to May 1st babies
- Our biggest turn out ever!!!

We hope that you had a blast for the 5 year Anniversary.

On that note, thanks for being a part of the Vancouver Dodgeball League.

Go Canucks Go!!!

UPDATE (4/26):
Are YOU ready to PARTY?! We are so excited to see all of you lovely dodgeball players at the VDL Pub Night/5th Anniversary this Saturday at BCIT Pub: Professor Mugs!

Hopefully by now you’ve:

• reserved your spots and your $10 burger/fries/deal online
• convinced all of your teammates and friends to attend with you
• figured out how to get home from pub night – carpool, call a cab, ride a camel…(remember, VDL discourages drinking and driving!)
• successfully given your palms a workout with all those high-fives you’ve been giving and receiving
• and gotten completely hyped up about the insanity that will be VDL Pub Night!

If you haven’t registered yet, it’s not too late to do so! Please note that there is a capacity of 300 people at Professor Mugs, and although signing up online gives us a better idea of how many people and burgers to expect, there is no guarantee that if you come late we won’t run out of room and kitchen supplies. Please aim to arrive before 7pm to secure your spot, since everyone will be wanting in on the action!

You definitely do not want to miss out on the free appies and beer, fantastic entertainment, and fabulous prizes! You could end up winning a BBQ worth $400 home (just in time for summer!) with our raffle draw, or some special limited-edition anniversary t-shirts!

Oh, did we mention we’ll be selling new VDL swag? Bring some extra cash and get your new gear on!

• VDL Black Hoodie – $38
• VDL Black Sweat Pants – $38
• VDL T-Shirt – $15
• VDL Toque – $15
• VDL Towel – $12

Don’t go home cold that night! We can’t wait to see everyone there! Hope you’re as excited as we are!

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Happy Birthday to VDL!
It’s the league’s 5th year anniversary, and we are combining this great occasion with our biggest and best social event of the season: VDL Pub Night! Munch on free beer and appetizers, mingle with the people you’ve so far only thrown balls at, and marvel at the entertainment and surprises in store!

When: Saturday, May 1st, 2010 – 6pm to close (1am)
Where: BCIT’s Pub: Professor Mugs (4200 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby, BC)

Please note that we will not be selling tickets in advance this year; instead, we ask that you reserve a spot online here. So hurry and secure your spot in the fun and excitement! Professor Mugs has a capacity of 300, and there is no limit to the number of spots you can reserve, but to make sure you can get in please aim to arrive before 7pm!

VDL has arranged to keep you people happily fed with the burger, fries, and beer deal for $10, to be purchased directly at the pub. As we will not be selling tickets during gym nights this year, please indicate when you sign up online whether you will be purchasing this deal as supplies are limited!

We like our players safe and healthy and strongly discourage drinking and driving. Please take public transit, arrange carpools and rides with a designated driver, or call a cab home!

VDL would not be what it is today without your spirit, enthusiasm, and support. To celebrate the anniversary and remind ourselves what dodgeball is all about, we are implementing something called High-5-for-5-Years-with-VDL: For the next few weeks leading up to Pub Night, after each game when you congratulate your opponents, reach up for a high-five. Jump if you want, but no low-fives allowed…please! What’s more, just because the Olympics are over doesn’t mean random high-fives can’t happen! High-five your teammates, your opponents, the execs, random person on the other side of the gym whom you see make a fantastic catch…encourage each other, make new friends, display your fantastic sportsmanship! Keep the spirit alive; show it with your high-five!

Throughout the next few weeks, we’ll be tweeting out random VDL Fun Facts, so follow us on Twitter to find out what they are!

Now, you wouldn’t let a 5-year old down by missing out on its birthday party, right? See you all at Pub Night, partying it up like only dodgeballers know how!

Also, a big THANK YOU to our pub night Sponsors:

Both Extravaganza and the Pub Night are great opportunities to meet new players and share some laughs with the entire dodgeball community (outside of regular league games). We work very hard to put together the night and hope that all players attend. It is our way of showing our appreciation to you all for demonstrating great sportsmanship and spirit throughout the season. This is a day we dedicate to our players to show them how much we appreciate them being a part of our community.

Extravaganza

The Extravaganza is an event for teams from all league divisions and will consist of several different events. Here are a few examples from previous seasons.

Best Dodger
The object of the game is to retrieve items on the court and bring them back to your corner while trying to avoid being hit by balls being thrown at you. You cannot use balls to block throws and you cannot catch balls. This is purely dodging only! The player who completes the task in the shortest time will be declared our BEST DODGER.

Hardest Thrower
VDL has a perfectly calibrated radar gun that will record how fast you can throw that dodgeball. Players will just line up and each player will get two throws and the faster time between the two gets recorded. The fastest thrower will be declared our HARDEST THROWER.

1-on-1 Showdown
This competition will be done in a single elimination, tournament style. Players will sign up for this event in their respective division at the beginning of Extravaganza.

Players will face off in a 1-on-1 showdown and when you score a win, you will advance to the next rounds. The final player remaining for each division will face off against each other to determine the best 1-on-1 showdown player in the league.

Note: There is limited spacing for this event.

Mixed Team Battle Royal
This event will answer the question that has been on everyone’s mind the whole season; which division has the best players? We both know that all divisions have fierce competition and exceptional sportsmanship. In this mixed teams battle royal, we will randomly mix the players within each division and form 9 to 12 teams consisting of six to twelve players, depending on the number of players that we have. Each mixed team will face off against another mixed team from the other division, selected randomly, in a best 2 out of 3 match to score 1 point. After all the matches are over, the division with the most points will win the VDL Battle Royal and will have claim to some serious bragging rights!

Mass Games
We have the BADG, of course. We also have a few more surprises in terms of games that we have experimented with in the past that have gained popularity with our players. They include “Pins Dodgeball” and “Last Player Standing” as well as, a couple other potential surprise games that you will only experience when you show up to the extravaganza

Check out the Gallery for more Extravaganza Goodness!

Pub Night

Where are you going to enjoy delicious appetizers, mouth-watering burgers, and cold refreshing beer? There’s only one place to be after the VDL Extravaganza–VDL’s “Wouldn’t want to be anywhere else” Pub Night. The only thing we love to do more than playing dodgeball is getting to know our players! The night will be filled with great prizes (we will be raffling off prizes all evening!), great food, and of course, great people! This is always a higly anticipated event that has been getting bigger and better each season. You can be sure that this season will be no different.

During the night VDL will be providing some free appetizers and beer for players. In addition, players will be eligible for VDL’s burger and beer special! We would love to see you all out there and we always do our best to provide the best time possible. It’s our way of giving back to our players and thanking them for joining us each and every season. See you at the pub, everyone!!!

Dodgaholics mingling at VDL Season 6 Pub Night!