Economy kills Flyers' hockey tournament
Lois Kalchman  
The Don Mills Flyers Christmas minor peewee hockey tournament has been cancelled for the first time in 48 years.

Kraft Cup introduced into GTHL
Lois Kalchman  
The Kraft Cup is being introduced to the Greater Toronto Hockey League this season and is to be awarded to the team that wins its division at the end of regular-season play.

Was anybody really listening?
John Gardner  
This past weekend, various Hockey Canada Council meetings took place in Ottawa. Likely the most informative session consisted of a general meeting of all representatives on Friday afternoon in which Hockey Canada Chairman ...

Leafs behind the bench at coaching clinic
Over 900 amateur hockey coaches, managers, trainers and parents attended the Toronto Maple Leafs annual Coaches Helping Coaches clinics at the Air Canada Centre recently.

Rental costs on agenda at Hockey Canada meeting
Lois Kalchman  
Residency rules, the cost of playing hockey and keeping volunteers are issues to be discussed at the Hockey Canada semi-annual meeting in Ottawa this weekend.

Burlington house league falls outside Hockey Canada umbrella
Lois Kalchman  
There are 500 minor hockey players in Burlington caught in the middle of a power struggle between Hockey Canada and a new, private house league.

Send your thoughts on player movement within the GTHL
John Gardner  
Many hockey people in Ontario hate change. It literally scares the heck out of some of them. Well, for those that don't scare that easy and are up to a challenge, maybe you should take a look at the ...

GTHL suddenly loses beloved coach
Lois Kalchman  
The York Toros team of 11-year-olds have been shocked by the sudden death last week of their head coach, Joe Cabral.

Sports centre named after women's hockey star
The Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton was officially opened last weekend.

GTHL drops puck on new faceoff rule
The new GTHL season is underway with a couple of new twists and at least one noticeable rule change.

Hillcrest Summits Minor Bantam A
The Hillcrest Summits Minor Bantam A team earned their first tournament title in five years this past weekend and score honours as the first Greater Toronto Hockey League team of the week for the 2008-09 season.

Some GTHL games coming to cable TV
For the first time, Greater Toronto Hockey League games will be shown on local television.

Hockey gear claims to put an end to bad smells
Lois Kalchman  
Hockey Moms rejoice. Available for this season is odourless hockey equipment.

Earlybird tournaments set to drop puck in GTHL
GTHL AAA series begins on September 8, with the AA and A starting on the 15th.

Hockey helmets recalled
Health Canada issued a recall this summer for specific models of RBK and CCM Hockey Helmets.

New league hopes to change junior hockey in Ontario
Lois Kalchman  
Motivated by a concern for the perceived lack of quality in Ontario junior hockey, an independent eight-team league will start up this September as a one-year pilot project.

GTHL won't increase admission fee
Lois Kalchman  
A $5 fee to watch a Greater Toronto Hockey League game will not increase, in spite of a price increase in renting ice, it was announced at the GTHL's annual meeting on Saturday.