GTHL Awards 2020: John R. Gardner Special Recognition Award

With the 2020 GTHL Awards Ceremony canceled due to COVID-19, the GTHL will be profiling each award and scholarship recipient from 2020 on GTHLCanada.com.  From the first time Corey Shaffer stepped onto the ice at 2-years-old he was hooked. The young Thornhill native started off playing hockey in the City of Vaughan Hockey Association as a 5-year-old  … Read more

GTHL Awards 2020: Roy Pejcinovski Memorial Goaltending Character Award

With the 2020 GTHL Awards Ceremony canceled due to COVID-19, the GTHL will be profiling each award and scholarship recipient from 2020 on GTHLCanada.com.  Playing at the “AAA” level and newly drafted to the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, former Vaughan Kings goaltender Mikael Kingo has everything he needs. His focus is now to assist those who are less … Read more

Nutrition Tuesday: Power Pucks

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 healthy … Read more

GTHL Awards 2020: Herb Ebisuzaki Coaching Award

With the 2020 GTHL Awards Ceremony canceled due to COVID-19, the GTHL will be profiling each award and scholarship recipient from 2020 on GTHLCanada.com.  James DeSanto’s most memorable moment as a coach didn’t happen at a game or at practice, and it didn’t involve any one specific player. The U13 Mississauga Terriers coach was instead beaming with pride when … Read more

Updates on the GTHL Return to Play Plan

Today the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) released its Stage 3 Return to Hockey Plan.  This coincides with the City of Toronto and Region of Peel entering into the Provincial Governments Stage 3 reopening strategy. The GTHL continues to develop a return to hockey plan that is expected to be communicated within the next three weeks.  The plan … Read more

From the Video Room: Return to Hockey Updates

The GTHL will be posting regular video updates to address questions surrounding the return to hockey. This update was recorded by Peter Kourtis (General Manager) and Scott Oakman (Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer) on July 23, 2020. Frequently asked questions regarding return to play can be found here. [video_embed id=”28585″][/video_embed]

The Only Champs

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

GTHL Names Moderator of Town Hall and Co-Chairs For Independent Committee on Issues of Racism and Discrimination in Minor Hockey

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

Ontario Makes Amendments to Emergency Order, Allows Private Small Group Training

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

GTHL Announces 2020 Scholarship & Award Winners

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