It was a Tuesday night, gloves and sticks were littered across the ice as smiles radiated off the faces of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens – the 2020 GTHL Minor Midget champions. A team of brothers overcoming a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series and capping it off with a 4-0 shutout in the clinching game. … Read more
Friday July 17, 2020 – Today, the Greater Toronto Hockey League announced the moderator for the virtual Town Hall it will be hosting for players, parents, coaches and other stakeholders, and the Independent Committee it will establish, to examine issues of racism and discrimination. The Town Hall will be moderated by Michael Smith, and the … Read more
With players around the province itching to get back to some form of hockey, the rules surrounding who is permitted on the ice and under what circumstances been evolving quickly. As of last week, the provincial government required that anyone who wanted to skate had to do so under the direction of an individual who … Read more
While the annual GTHL Awards Ceremony will be on hold for this year, the League is pleased to announce the 11 award and scholarship winners for 2020. Profiles of each individual award winner will be posted on the GTHL website in the coming weeks. Congratulations to all the deserving recipients. George F. Dufton Midget “AAA” Scholarship … Read more
The return of hockey is getting closer, but how that will happen and what it means is still being determined. As we see the province of Ontario, and areas around the GTHL slowly begin to re-open in a phased approach, the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) – the provincial hockey branch which the GTHL falls under … Read more
Friday June 12, 2020 – Today, the GTHL announced it will host a virtual Town Hall for players, parents, coaches and other stakeholders to address issues of racism and discrimination in minor hockey. The Town Hall will be chaired by a highly qualified moderator who will be independent of the GTHL. Specific details about the … Read more
The Ontario Hockey Federation Board of Directors has approved the OHF Return to Hockey Framework and specifically the implementation of Phase 2 – Stage 1, following Hockey Canada’s Return to Hockey’s Board of Directors decision last week and based on the current Ontario Government Emergency Order Amendment. Over the past three months, the OHF and … Read more
There have been several developments that originated from countless discussions in the race to be right since our last update. Through it all one thing stands out: when hockey first returns it will look different. Hockey Canada is now allowing each of the provincial branches to work with local health authorities to determine when it’s safe to … Read more
June 4, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – The following is a statement on behalf of Hockey Canada from Tom Renney, chief executive officer, and Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer, on the return-to-hockey process in Canada. “On March 12, the decision was made to cancel all Hockey Canada-sanctioned activities across the country. This was a difficult decision, … Read more
As we watch and support the message behind the protests in Canada and the United States, we are reminded that we must continue to better understand the racial injustices that are prevalent in our society. The GTHL has begun an organizational transformation focused on Culture, Diversity, and Inclusiveness. We are at the beginning of this … Read more
