News (Markham Waxers)

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 ...

By Deb Larsen: The Markham Waxers challenged our rep, select, and house league teams to Pay It Forward and together make a large donation to the Markham Food Bank and our players answered the call.  Rob Vincent of the Markham Food Bank, wrote, "On behalf of the Markham Food Bank, I would like to thank you for ...

By Deb Larsen: YSMHL is launching a pilot non-contact rep hockey option for Minor Bantam to Midget.  The teams will be classified as Minor Development, which simply means a rep team that participates above House League but below traditional or typical A/AA.   It is anticipate the MD league will be very similar to ...

By Deb Larsen: The Waxers House League is pleased to announce the Tyke MD and Rostered Select coaches for the 2017-2018 Season 2017-2018 Tyke MD Coach Team Coach Email Tyke MD (2010) Jamie Ritskos   2017-2018 Rostered Select Coaches Team Coach Email Initiation (2011) Mike Gellard   Tyke (2010) Sal ...