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Week 14 (January 6-January 12): Things get back into full swing as the first full week of hockey after the winter break is a busy one in the GTHL. 463 total games added to the league schedule.  *Posted November 20*

Week 13 (January 2-January 5): A short week coming out the winter break sees 257 games added to the GTHL regular season schedule as teams get back in the swing of things after a much deserved break.  *Posted November 14*

Week 12 (December 16-December 23): A total of 533 games rounds out the schedule in the last week before Christmas. We hope everyone enjoys the Winter Holiday, as teams will get a break from the busy GTHL schedule and come back ready to go in the new year.  *Posted November 6*

Week 11 (December 9-December 15): The 450 games scheduled this week is highlighted by a U16 & U18 AAA showcase taking place throughout the weekend at Westwood on Saturday and Chesswood Sunday. The Vaughan Silver Stick will also be taking place for “A” divisions over the weekend. *Posted October 29*

Week 10 (December 2-December 8): The first week of December sees 416 games added to the GTHL Regular season schedule. This week is highlighted by the Vaughan Kings tournament taking place over the weekend for our AAA divisions. *Posted October 23*

Week 9 (November 25-December 1): Another exciting week with 440 total regular season games added to the schedule. This weekend we have the GTHL’s inaugural “A” Challenge Cup tournament for the U14, U15, U16 & U18 age groups, as well as the 38th annual Paul Coffey tournament in Mississauga hosted by the Jets and Terriers! *Posted October 17*

Week 8 (November 18-November 24): This weekend is highlighted by the GTHL’s Platinum Cup tournament for U11 A, AA & AAA divisions, taking place at Scotiabank Pond. In addition to that, 441 total league games are scheduled this week. *Posted October 9*

Week 7 (November 11-November 17): In week 7 of the season, we have a total of 459 games scheduled. As we approach December, teams are ramping up their efforts, knowing that every game is crucial for playoff positioning. With the holiday season on the horizon, the intensity is sure to increase, making this an exciting time as teams look to gain momentum in this critical part of the season! *Posted October 2*

Week 6 (November 4-November 10): Week 6 is shaping up to be quite eventful, featuring a total of 467 games scheduled throughout the week. Additionally, nearly 100 teams will be participating in various tournaments at different times during this busy period. *Posted September 25*

Week 5 (October 28-November 3): U14 and younger age groups get a night off to go trick or treating on this Halloween Thursday. Otherwise, status quo with 440 total games scheduled for week 5. *Posted September 18*

Week 4 (October 21-October 27): Week 4 is highlighted by Esso GTHL Puck Drop Weekend, with a total of 68 games being played at Canlan York on Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27. All age groups and divisions will be represented during this event to celebrate the start of another great GTHL season. In total, we have 449 games on the schedule. Around 70 teams competing in tournaments throughout this week *Posted September 12*

Week 3 (October 14-October 20): Another relatively light week as we come out of the Thanksgiving weekend and start to settle into the new season. 383 total games on this weeks slate. *Posted September 5*

Week 2 (October 7-October 13): The A/AA groups join the fun and everybody is off to the races in the 2024-2025 season. 384 total games with about 45 teams away at tournaments throughout this week. *Posted August 28th*

Week 1 (September 30-October 6): The first regular season games of the 2024-2025 season kick off as the AAA group hits the ice to begin a new year. 109 total games to get things started in week 1 of a brand new season. *Posted August 28th*

Season Start Dates for 2024-25
The AAA program begins on September 30th.  AA and A programs begin on October 7th.

Under 17 & 18 “A” and “AA” Seasonal Breaks
Please note the Under 17 and Under 18 “A” and “AA” programs are scheduled to have no games during the following periods:
January 20th to January 30th
March 8^th to March 17^th
These breaks are part of our programming to encourage participation in these age groups.

Winter Break
This season the winter break will be from Dec. 24^th to Jan. 1^st

Tiering for divisions of 15 teams or larger
The GTHL will review the Tiering program for the 2024-2025 season.

Home Days Listed
Scroll down for the latest news on team home days. The chart is a good guide to managing practice days or letting players know which days could be generally open for other interests. Now a big thing to remember is that 80% of our game ice is on weekends. When you and another team find that you are playing a game on a day that is neither team’s home day then you realize the shift in ice scheduling when teams are out of the schedule because of tournament play.

Requesting Time Off, Exemption Use
Please note exemptions as always may be used for what teams feel is important. As always they are used for tournaments but they can be used to block-out dates teams need off such as fundraisers, school trips or religious holidays.
Is your team planning a fundraiser? They can use multiple days to build some time off to plan , enjoy and get some rest after a fundraiser.
Does your team need time off for a religious holiday? They can use it to take time off,
Is there a school trip involving many of the players? You can use an exemption to get that time off.
Each team can decide which three time periods in the season are most important and submit exemptions.

Altered Flood Schedule
Please note, an Altered Flood Schedule will be used in SOME arenas to ensure our game program can be completed within our allotted times.  This takes place when two games from Bantam to Midget are scheduled.
The first game will follow the regular flood schedule with floods before the start of the game and another in-between the second and third period. As soon as that game ends, the second game in the back to back will begin without a flood and play the first period. In-between the first and second period, the only flood of this game will take place and those teams will play the second and third period on the fresh ice.
If the first game did not have a flood due to a five goal spread then we revert to a regular flood schedule in Game #2.

Altered Flood Programs for 2024/25 season: TBD

The format for each group gets set once we have a finalized slate of teams in place. Early in the season the GTHL monitors the size of each group to determine the formats.

Play-Off Formats will be posted once they been finalized.  The GTHL Board and a Member Advisory Council will review timelines to determine play-off formats.
Teams in Under 10 to Under 13 will follow a first round using a round robin format as per the Hockey Canada Pathways.

Click here for more information.

https://gthlcanada.com/2024-gthl-playoff-formats/

Club Home Days 2024-2025 Season
Home Days for clubs for the 2024-2025 season are available. This chart will be updated periodically as home dates are submitted by each club. Click here for Home Days 2024-25

Tournament/Exemption Form 
A tournament form is needed for every tournament you take part in. It acts as an insurance form; it also acts as an exemption form and most importantly if  your team is not in a tournament but needs to be exempted it serves this purpose as well. You can use this form for a non-tournament but please remember it would still count as 1 of 3 exemptions.

The Mulligan? 
Please note that some scheduling changes took place to some of the league schedules in the first three weeks of the schedule. This was related to each club being given one ‘mulligan’ on situations when a team failed to request a schedule exemption. The ‘mulligan’ is a GTHL rule that allows a club to get an exemption after the schedule is released. This year the use of the ‘mulligan’ at the start of the year is a little bit more than usual so please double-check your schedule.

Incorrect Scores
From time to time, a score will be reported incorrectly on the GTHL website. This may be due to an error on the game sheet which is electronically uploaded each day. If you spot an error in the final score, then please contact your club executive to touch base with our office. Corrections will not be made to individual player statistics.

Exhibition Games
All season long… Any time you play an exhibition game you must have your club GM or President submit your game particulars. Your GM needs to know the date, location, time, and opponent. The GTHL’s Central Registry can then be contacted to arrange officials at cr-gthl@bell.net or 905-951-7946. If your team is traveling outside the GTHL boundaries, you must submit the 2024-2025 Exhibition Game Application.

Check out Canlan Ice Sports-York for practice ice throughout the season.

Need extra practice ice? 
Check out Chesswood Arenas or Westwood Arenas for ice time throughout the season.

Looking for extra ice in Mississauga? 
The Mississauga Recreation & Parks Dept. has recently enhanced their “Connet2Rec Communication Channel” to allow visitors the opportunity to check ice time availability at any of the City’s 12 Arenas (20 rinks). To grab some extra ice for your team, please click here.

City of Toronto Ice
Click the following link to access available ice times for City of Toronto rinks. Additional Ice Time For Sale – City of Toronto

St. Mike’s Arena Parking
Here is information on three parking lots for St. Mike’s Arena. Parking is first come first served, if the lots are full there is street parking in the area and a Green P nearby.

Ford Performance Centre Policy on Warming up Off-Ice
Please be aware that playing with pucks, balls, golf balls, balls of tape etc. is not allowed in the dressing rooms or anywhere around the perimeter of our rinks or lobby of the MasterCard Centre.  Failure to comply will result in ejection from the facility. Your co-operation and help with this would be appreciated and would assist in keeping our facility safe and clean.

City of Toronto Policy on Warming Up in the Arena
Please speak to your coaches, parents, officials etc. and let them know that hockey playing with pucks, balls, balls of tape etc. is not allowed in the dressing rooms or any where around the perimeter of our arenas. Any cooperation and help you can give us with this would be appreciated and would assist in keeping our arenas clean.