Dear HVHA families, You may have heard that the City of Toronto has identified arena facilities in Etobicoke/York for conversion to a Curling rink or mixed use facility. This conversion is to meet the request of curlers who have been displaced by the closure of private curling rinks. Complete details on the strategy are available here. Following…
Hello Humber Valley families, On behalf of your Board of Directors, I am happy to announce that we are now accepting pre-registrations for the 2021-22 house league hockey season! At this time, we have not finalized our registration rates. Our goal is to have rates comparable to 2020-21 however external factors may drive pricing changes. Such factors include:…
Hello Humber Valley families, On Wednesday, the GTHL released its Return-to-Play Plan for the 2021-22 hockey season. For parents seeking additional details, the GTHL will be hosting info sessions on Tuesday, May 25th at 5:00pm, and Thursday, May 27th at 12:00pm. To join a session, use the links below. These will also be posted to our Facebook page for easy access. Information Session #1: Tuesday, May…
Hello Humber Valley families, I hope this note finds you well. I wanted to take this opportunity to say hello and provide some brief updates on our club and the status of return-to-play. Return-to-Hockey We are in constant communication with our governing bodies on the status of return-to-play. Although nothing is certain, we have started…
Hello Humber Valley families, I hope this note finds you well. I want to thank you for your patience as we waited for final direction from our governing body, the GTHL, on the fate of the 2020-21 hockey season in Toronto. At this time, the GTHL is maintaining the directive that clubs may reopen when the region in…
Happy New Year Humber Valley! I hope that this note finds you well and safe as we enter 2021. When hockey ended last March none of us anticipated such a long hiatus from the game we love. However, as we enter the back half of what would have been the 2020-21 season, we continue to…
Hello Humber Valley! We’re excited to announce that today we are joining the GTHL’s Food Goals campaign in support of Daily Bread Food Bank. Families and individuals living in poverty and experiencing food insecurity need the help of our community now more than ever. Since the pandemic took hold of Toronto last March, food bank use has risen…
Hello Humber Valley Families – I can hardly believe that it’s already December. When the year first kicked off no one could have envisioned the broad scope of challenges that 2020 would bring to every aspect of our lives including minor hockey. The early cancellation of the 2019-20 season, followed by the indefinite postponement of…
Dear Humber Valley families, Let me start by saying that I hope you are safe and well as we settle into fall. As the dust has now settled on the GTHL announcement to postpone the 2020-21 season until January, I thought this might be a good opportunity to provide some thoughts on the recent weeks and how…
Good evening Humber Valley, It is with mixed emotion that I reach out today. By now, you have likely heard that in the interest of public health, our governing body the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) announced yesterday that the 2020-21 hockey season has been postponed until January 4, 2021. You can read the press release here. This…