WEEKLY RELEASES
LEAGUE NEWS
Season Start Dates for 2026-27
The AAA program begins on October 5. Programs for AA and A begin on October 12.
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 TBD
March TBD
These breaks are part of our programming to encourage participation in these age groups.
Winter Break
This season the winter break will be from December 24 to January 1.
Tiering for divisions of 15 teams or larger
The GTHL will review the Tiering program for the 2026-2027 season.
Home Days Listed
Please see the Club Tools & Forms tab for details on team home days. The chart is a helpful reference when planning practices or advising players which days may generally be open for other activities.
It’s important to keep in mind that 80% of GTHL game ice falls on weekends. If you and another team end up playing on a day that is not either team’s designated home day, it’s likely the result of scheduling adjustments made when teams are away for tournaments.
Requesting Time Off, Exemption Use
Please note that exemptions can be used at each team’s discretion for what they feel is most important. While they are often used for tournaments, exemptions may also be applied to block off dates for events such as fundraisers, school trips, or religious holidays.
For example:
- Fundraisers: Teams may request multiple days to allow time for planning, participating, and resting afterward.
- Religious holidays: Exemptions can be used to ensure players and families have the time off they need.
- School trips: If many players are away, an exemption can be submitted to avoid conflicts.
Each team may submit three exemption periods per season based on what is most important for their group.
Altered Flood Schedule
Please note that an Altered Flood Schedule will be used in some arenas to ensure our game program can be completed within the allotted ice time.
This applies when two U15 to U18 games are scheduled back-to-back.
- Game 1: Follows the regular flood schedule (flood before the game, and again between the 2nd and 3rd periods).
- Game 2: Starts immediately after Game 1 without a flood. Teams will play the 1st period on the existing ice. A single flood will occur between the 1st and 2nd periods, and then the 2nd and 3rd periods will be played on that fresh ice.
- Exception: If Game 1 did not have a flood due to a five-goal spread, then Game 2 will follow the regular flood schedule.
Altered Flood Programs for the 2025/26 season: TO BE DETERMINED
SCHEDULE FORMATS
The format for each group gets set once the GTHL has a finalized slate of teams in place. Early in the season the GTHL monitors the size of each group to determine the formats.
| AGE | CATEGORY | REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TYPE | PLAYOFF TEAMS |
| Under-10 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 12 |
| Under-11 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 12 |
| Under-12 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 12 |
| Under-13 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 8 |
| Under-14 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 8 |
| Under-15 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 8 |
| Under-16 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 8 |
| Under-18 | AAA | 33 | Balanced | 8 |
| AGE | CATEGORY | REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TYPE | PLAYOFF TEAMS |
| Under-10 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-10 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-11 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-11 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-12 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-12 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-13 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-13 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-14 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-14 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-15 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-15 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-16 | AA – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-16 | AA – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-17 | AA | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-18 | AA | 34 | Unbalanced |
| AGE | CATEGORY | REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TYPE | PLAYOFF TEAMS |
| Under-10 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-10 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-11 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-11 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-12 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-12 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-13 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-13 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-14 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-14 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-15 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-15 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-16 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-16 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-17 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-17 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-18 | A – East | 34 | Unbalanced | |
| Under-18 | A – West | 34 | Unbalanced |
2025-2026 PLAYOFF FORMATS
CLUB TOOLS & FORMS
Club Home Days – 2025-2026 Season
Home Days for clubs for the 2025-2026 season are available. The included chart will be updated periodically as home dates are submitted by each club. Click here for to view the 2025-2026 Club Home Days chart.
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
If your team is traveling outside the GTHL boundaries, you must submit the 2025-2026 Exhibition Game Application – CLICK HERE.
Throughout the season, any time your team plays an exhibition game, your Club GM or President must submit the game details. Please ensure your GM has the following information:
- Date
- Location
- Time
- Opponent
Once submitted, the GTHL Central Registry will coordinate officials. They can be contacted at [email protected] or 905-951-7946.
LOOKING FOR ICE?
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.
ARENA NOTES
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 perimetre of our rinks or lobby of the Ford Performance 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., to inform them that playing with pucks, balls, balls of tape, etc., is not allowed in the dressing rooms or anywhere around the perimetre of our arenas. Cooperation and help with this would be appreciated and would further assist in keeping our arenas clean.
