The Greater Toronto Hockey League and extended community remembers Joe Schembri today following his sudden passing on February 2 at 81 years of age. Schembri founded the Mississauga Terriers Hockey Club in 1977 as a place for his kids to play hockey. For his contributions to the sporting community, Schembri was inducted into the Mississauga Sports … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League is proud to introduce the PastXPresent series. Connecting the past with the present, the series features current players leading important conversations with GTHL alumni. To launch the series, Under-11 Toronto Red Wings teammates ask Toronto Maple Leafs forward Wayne Simmonds about his career, adversity, being a black hockey player and more. … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League has rescheduled the 2022 Top Prospects Game powered by Under Armour to Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30pm. The game will still take place at Scotiabank Pond in Downsview Park. Due to current capacity restrictions put in place by the Government of Ontario, a limited number of tickets will be … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) congratulates Angela Mansfield, the winner of the Week 11 draw for the GTHL Catch the Ace fundraiser. Mansfield won $100 with card No. 41, the two of spades. The draw was conducted on Wednesday, February 2. There was no grand prize winner. Get your tickets for week 12 of the GTHL’s Catch the Ace … Read more
By: Jalen Smith-Pelly, GTHLCanada.com Darren Lowe fell in love with the sport of hockey at a young age. Lowe’s father played the game, and much like any kid growing up in Canada, he was surrounded by other kids who shared the same passion for the sport. “I lived in an area where there were a … Read more
February 2 marks the 36th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a day that strives to inspire girls and women to play, be active, and realize their full power and potential. The Greater Toronto Hockey League is celebrating NGWSD, recognizing some of the many girls and women in all levels of our game. AMANDA … Read more
Three Greater Toronto Hockey League graduates will be representing China at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games following the selection of the host country’s men’s hockey team. Juncheng “Edward/Eddie” Yan, Ryan Sproul, and Ethan Werek – all teammates on the Kontinental Hockey League’s (KHL) Kunlun Red Star – will play for Team China. Yan, a former Don … Read more
CAMBRIDGE, ON (January 26, 2022) – The Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Northwestern Ontario are proud to announce the coaching staff that will lead Team Ontario at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. The bench will be compromised of an all-Greater Toronto Hockey League staff with Steve Devine selected as … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League has released the updated Game Plan 2.0 framework today as the League prepares to return to the ice beginning January 31. The Game Plan 2.0 framework was formulated with the expert advice of medical and public health professionals at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto as well as … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League, in partnership with Movember, hosted two Breaking the Ice workshops for coaches to better understand mental health among athletes. The workshops, which took place on January 19 and January 22, were a welcomed success for a total of 20 GTHL coaches. Breaking the Ice helps coaches understand, recognize, and manage mental … Read more
