San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club year-round as well as various educational activities such as Learn-to-Curl sessions. In September 2017 the SFBACC announced they had signed a lease agreement for a building in Oakland with the intention of building California's only dedicated curling center. The facility will have five curling sheets and is expected to open in the fall of 2018. The SFBACC has hosted the Golden Gate Bonspiel annually each spring during Memorial Day weekend since 2008. The tournament is held at Solar4America Ice at Fremont. The club teaches Learn-to-Curl events throughout the year to expose new people to the sport. During the Winter Olympic
Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament the 2011 IIHF World Ranking will choose which tournament (either boys' or girls') they want to compete in. First priority is given to higher ranked nations. Each country is allowed to enter 17 athletes each. Points to each team are awarded as follows: If two or more teams are tied in points, the following tiebreaker criteria will be used: If a criterion leaves only two teams tied, then those teams will be ranked based on their head-to-head result. Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament The boys' ice hockey tournament at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics