News (Markham Waxers)

By Deb Larsen: Date:          Saturday, August 19th Time:          9:00 am to 11:00 am Location:     Mt. Joy Community Centre,                   Indoor Soccer Field Are you looking to clean out some of that gently used hockey equipment that is too small for your child? Would you like to see it put to good ...

By Deb Larsen: The Markham Waxers are hosting our 21st annual Markham Waxers Early Bird Tournament being on September 8-10, 2017 at Canlan Ice Sports in Scarborough. This OMHA sanctioned tournament is hosted by the Markham Waxers Midget teams. The tournament is now open to Minor Midget MD teams. We still have ...

By Deb Larsen: The Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario, and Hockey Northwestern Ontario are ready to roll out the Understanding Discrimination based on Gender Identity and Gender Expression and a Guide to the Dressing Room Policy and Confidentiality Statement modules that form the Gender Identity ...

By Deb Larsen: Beginning in the 2017-18 season, Hockey Canada is implementing a new policy that mandates cross-ice/half-ice hockey for players at the Initiation age level (traditionally 5- and 6-year-olds). While the policy making it mandatory is new, half-ice/cross-ice hockey has been part of the Initiation ...

By Deb Larsen: Waxers RS Teams Receive Permission to Play in the NYHL We are very excited to announce that the OMHA has granted the Waxers RS teams permission to participate in the North York Hockey League, which provides teams with tiered divisions, structured regular and playoff seasons, a championship series, ...

By Deb Larsen: The Bantam Select team finished their season with a huge win in the West Hill Shamrock Tournament.  The team went undefeated through the round robin with wins over Unionville and East York and a tie with Bradford.  This was the setup to a fantastic final against Bradford.  The teams were ...

By Deb Larsen: We are thrilled to announce that our very own Markham Waxers Minor Atom Select team won the Grand Prize in the Ford Drills and Skills Competition that took place over the month of February 2017.   Local youth hockey teams were nominated for their commitment to helping out and being involved in ...

By Deb Larsen: The Waxers Bantam A team took an end of season road trip to Pittsburgh for the "Three Rivers Cup". They were the only Canadian team in this tournament and represented Canadian hockey proudly.     The team won their first three games with stellar performances from the players. The final game ...

By Deb Larsen: Player releases from the LOR Centre/AAA Zone of residence will be in accordance with the new Lake Ontario Region (LOR) Regulations implemented by the Ontario Hockey Federation.  OMHA-LOR centres include Oakville, Brampton, Richmond Hill, Markham, Ajax, and Pickering. LOR AAA Zones include Caledon, ...

By Deb Larsen: Congratulations to the Minor Atom A team for winning Gold in the 2016-17 Founders Cup! After playing 6 games in the Round Robin and tying for third place, they moved on to the quarter finals where they defeated the MHL Phantom Wolves 1-0.  In the Semi-Finals they played the Toronto Avalanche and ...