Players from across the GTHL have been lighting up social media with the creative ways they’re staying busy while social distancing. The League has teamed up with TRUE Hockey to reward players for their impressive efforts. Here’s how it works: Post a video on Instagram or Twitter demonstrating how you’re staying active at home using the … Read more
Establishing healthy eating habits at home is a key component in improving your on-ice performance. Feeding your body with the fuel needed for every shift will help you seamlessly transition back to the ice when the time comes. Every Tuesday, nutritionist Seanna Thomas will be bringing you recipes and nutrition tips via the GTHL Instagram that will help to build … Read more
New social distancing measures aren’t preventing GTHL players from keeping active and connected. A new trend of practicing hockey skills at home has taken off as players, coaches, and parents work to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Here are some creative ways GTHL players have been sharpening their skills. Use #IPlayInTheG to be featured. Challenging teammates … Read more
The fourth annual OHL Under-18 Priority Selection saw six Midget “AAA” players from five different GTHL teams selected. The Toronto Titans led the pack with two players selected, followed by the Markham Majors, Toronto Marlboros, Vaughan Kings, and Don Mills Flyers who each had one player drafted. Half of the players selected were chosen in the first round, including Toronto … Read more
A total of 66 GTHL Minor Midget players from 12 different “AAA” Clubs were selected to one of 20 OHL teams at the 2020 OHL Priority Selection. Six GTHL players were selected in the first round, including first overall selection Ty Nelson of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. Nelson, who was drafted by the North Bay Battalion, was … Read more
The GTHL is mourning the passing of former Vaughan Panthers player Johnny Sinopoli. The 23-year-old passed on March 31, 2020, after a long battle with brain cancer. Johnny played with the Vaughan Panthers for the entirety of his GTHL career and was team captain for six seasons. He helped lead the Panthers Midget AA team to an … Read more
Born in the midst of the SARS outbreak in 2003, the Midget Jr. “A” Scarborough Ice Raiders, now 16-years-old, are now old enough to understand the impact an epidemic can have on a community. “The COVID-19 pandemic is close to my family’s heart as I work as a Respiratory Therapist and all of my colleagues are … Read more
All it took was a few minutes to set up a page and write a message before donations started flooding in for North Toronto’s food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank. “When the COVID-19 crisis hit and the sheer scale of the coming economic hardships were becoming clear, we knew we had to act,” … Read more
The GTHL community deeply saddened by the passing Marlowe Stoudamire – a community leader and integral part of helping with the GTHL Transition Game summit in November of 2019. Stoudamire passed on March 24, 2020 in Detroit as a result of complications from COVID-19. “This man was larger than life in many ways, both literally and figuratively,” said GTHL … Read more
As you may have seen, the Ontario Hockey Federation and its seven member partners, the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario (ALLIANCE), Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA), Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA), issued a statement March 12 … Read more
