Contest Rules

1. Sponsor

The Birds Nest Youth Hockey Sponsorship Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by BN Property Management Inc., doing business as Birds Nest Properties, 2208A Spruce Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 2P3 (the “Sponsor”).

2. Contest period

The Contest opens on November 15, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and closes on December 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PT (the “Contest Period”). Entries received after the Contest Period will not be considered. The Sponsor’s clock is the official timekeeper.

3. Eligibility

The Contest is open to residents of British Columbia who have reached the age of majority (19) at the time of entry and who are a coach, manager, or parent or guardian of a player on the team they enter (the “Entrant”).

The team entered must be an amateur youth hockey team based in British Columbia whose players are under 19 (the “Team”).

For the 2026–27 season, the Team must be registered with a B.C. minor hockey association that is a member of the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association (PCAHA), such as Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond Jets or North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association. Teams from PCAHA member associations outside B.C. are not eligible.

Employees, contractors and partners of the Sponsor, and members of their immediate households, are not eligible to enter.

4. How to enter

No purchase is necessary. During the Contest Period, create an entry that shows how your Team demonstrates teamwork and leadership on and off the ice, and how it makes a positive impact in your community. An entry may be a video (up to 2 minutes), up to 10 photos, or another creative format.

Submit your entry privately by email to community@birdsnestproperties.ca. Include the Entrant’s name, email and phone number, the Team’s name, age group and division, and the minor hockey association it is registered with. For large videos or photo sets, send a private or unlisted link (for example, Google Drive or unlisted YouTube).

Do not post entries publicly on social media. Entries are seen only by Sponsor staff for judging, and public posts will not be counted as entries.

Limit of one (1) entry per Team. If more than one entry is received for the same Team, only the first eligible entry will be considered.

5. Entry requirements

Each entry must:

    – be the original work of the Entrant or the Team;
    – not infringe anyone’s copyright, trademark, privacy or other rights;
    – not contain content that is offensive, discriminatory or unlawful, as decided by the Sponsor; and
    – feature only people who have agreed to appear in it (see Section 9 for players under 19).

The Sponsor may disqualify any entry that does not meet these requirements.

6. Judging

This is a contest of skill. No element of chance is involved. Staff at the Sponsor’s head office will vote on all eligible entries, scoring each one against these criteria:

Criterion Weight
Teamwork and leadership shown 40%
Positive impact on the community 40%
Creativity and originality of the entry 20%

The entry with the highest combined score from the vote wins. In the event of a tie, the entry with the higher community impact score wins. The results of the vote are final.

7. Prize

One (1) prize is available: a sponsorship of $1,000 CAD for the winning Team, to be used toward team fees, equipment, tournaments or other Team expenses. The prize will be paid within 30 days after the Entrant signs the release in Section 8, in one of these ways:

    – by cheque to the Team, if the Team has its own bank account (for example, most rep teams);
    – by cheque to the Team’s club or association (for example, its minor hockey association), to be held for and spent on the Team; or
    – by the Sponsor paying up to $1,000 of the Team’s invoices directly (for example, ice time, tournament fees or jerseys).

The prize is not paid to any individual.

The prize must be accepted as awarded. It is not transferable to another team and may not be exchanged. The Sponsor may ask the Team to recognize the sponsorship, for example with a team photo or by displaying the Birds Nest Properties name.

8. Winner selection and notification

The winner will be selected on or about December 3, 2026 and notified by email or phone the same day. The Sponsor will never ask for payment or banking passwords in a contest message.

To be declared the winner, the Entrant must:
– reply within 48 hours of notification;
– correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question; and
– sign and return the Sponsor’s declaration and release form within 5 business days.

If the Entrant cannot be reached, does not meet these conditions or declines the prize, the prize may be awarded to the next-highest-scoring entry.

9. Players under 19

By entering, the Entrant confirms that a parent or legal guardian of every player under 19 who appears in the entry has agreed to their appearance and to the entry being sent to the Sponsor. The Sponsor may ask for written proof of this consent at any time. Entrants should not include players’ full names, schools or other personal details in the entry.

10. Use of entries

Entrants keep ownership of their entries. Entries are used only to judge the Contest and are not shared publicly. If the Sponsor would like to share any part of the winning entry, for example to announce the winner, it will ask the Entrant first and use only what the Entrant approves in writing. Entries that do not win are deleted within 60 days after the winner is announced.

11. Release

By entering, each Entrant releases the Sponsor and its directors, officers, employees and agents from any claims, losses or damages arising from the Contest, the entry, or the acceptance or use of the prize, except where caused by the Sponsor’s negligence or where the law does not allow such a release.

12. Instagram

This Contest is promoted on Instagram but is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. Each Entrant releases Instagram and Meta from any liability relating to the Contest.

13. Privacy

Personal information collected in this Contest (such as name, email, phone number and Team details) is used only to run the Contest, contact the winner and pay the prize. It is handled in line with B.C.’s Personal Information Protection Act and the Sponsor’s privacy policy. By entering, the winner agrees to have their name, Team name and city announced publicly.

14. General conditions

  • The Sponsor may disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the Contest, enters by fraud, or breaks these rules.
  • The Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are late, lost, incomplete or not received because of technical problems.
  • The Sponsor may change, suspend or cancel the Contest if something beyond its control affects how the Contest runs, subject to applicable law.
  • The Contest is governed by the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada that apply in it.
  • If these rules conflict with any other Contest material, these rules apply.

15. Contact

Questions about the Contest: community@birdsnestproperties.ca.