The Greater Toronto Hockey League, in partnership with Nothers The Award Store, was proud to recognize its 2024 Award winners at the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 6. The GTHL extends congratulations to Evan Nijmeh, the recipient of the Frank D. Smith Under-18 ‘A’ Scholarship Award. The one-time post-secondary educational scholarship provided by the GTHL goes … Read more
The Hockey Canada Coach 1 and Hockey Canada Coach 2 clinics are now open for registration. Traditionally the Coach 1 and Coach 2 clinics have been conducted in-person, however, this year marks an exciting shift to online learning as Hockey Canada introduces the Hockey Canada Learning Lab, phasing out the previous Hockey University framework. Coaches … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League, in partnership with Nothers The Award Store, was proud to recognize its 2024 Award winners at the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 6. The GTHL extends a congratulations to Ethan Kozak, the recipient of the Len Barrett Under-18 House League Scholarship Award. The award recognizes an Under-18 house league player … Read more
ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades made ECHL history on Saturday, June 8, capturing the 2024 Kelly Cup title with a 4-3 overtime win over the Kansas City Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 Kelly Cup Finals in front of a standing-room only crowd at Hertz Arena. Five Greater Toronto Hockey League alumni were … Read more
A career that started by just wanting to stay involved in the game, Lacey Senuk shares her path on the international stage including the Olympic Games, to holding a piece of history as the first female to wear the armbands in the Ontario Hockey League in Part Five of the GTHL’s Journey to Officiating series. JOURNEY TO … Read more
Saginaw, Mich. – Josh Bloom scored the deciding goal with 22 seconds remaining in the third period, securing a 4-3 win over the London Knights and the Saginaw Spirit’s first Memorial Cup championship in franchise history. The historic win included eight Greater Toronto Hockey League alumni: Zayne Parekh (Markham Majors) Michael Misa (Mississauga Senators) Josh Bloom … Read more
By Joelle Wood / OHL When Saginaw Spirit forward Alex Christopoulos sets foot on the ice tonight for his final OHL contest, not only will it signal the biggest game of his hockey career, but another interesting side note as well. Christopoulos’ final OHL game closes the book on the junior hockey chapter of one … Read more
With almost 20 years of experience, Greater Toronto Hockey League official Troy Whetstone shines a light on giving back; highlighting the impact of the officiating community, what it means to mentor referees, and more in Part Four of the GTHL’s Journey to Officiating series. JOURNEY TO OFFICIATING SERIES: Part 1: Meet the Officials Part 2: Damian … Read more
The Greater Toronto Hockey League is proud to celebrate Asian Heritage Month this May. As part of this month’s celebrations, the League sat down with GTHL alumnus and current Niagara IceDogs forward Kevin He. The Chinese-born forward was named the 78th ranked North American Skater by NHL Central Scouting and hopes to hear his name … Read more
In Part Three of the Greater Toronto Hockey League’s Journey to Officiating series, Cam Fynney shares his path from house league official to skating in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) – taking the stripes with him in every stage of his life. JOURNEY TO OFFICIATING SERIES: Part 1: Meet the … Read more
