The Government of Ontario has announced additional health measures for the Regional Municipality of York to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The measures are in effect starting on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 12:01 AM, for a minimum of 28 days. After consulting with public health officials, the City of Markham will allow all arena permits to continue under updated criteria. Read More

The Waxers House League program will begin October 12. View the house league program schedule. 

House League registration has closed. If you would like to be placed on our wait list, please complete our wait list application. 

We are crunching the numbers, creating the bubbles, devising program schedules, and working to create bubble schedules. Bear with us while we work on this. Expect to hear from us with team assignments by October 7. The House League development skates (two-weeks) will begin the week of October 12. 

Within the Ontario Hockey Federation there are a number of cities that have shared jurisdictions between OHF Members, the Minor Hockey ALLIANCE of Ontario (ALLIANCE), Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). For the 2020-2021 season, players who reside within the shared jurisdictions of Burlington, Hamilton, Markham and St. Catharines are to return to their home centre or register with the centre they were with for the 2019-2020 season. Read More

It is with disappointment that we must announce that the Select Program will not be offered in the 2020-2021 season due to Covid-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created some unique challenges for this season. The OHF Return to Play Framework along with the mandates set out by our governing bodies (Hockey Canada, OHF, OMHA, Province of Ontario, City of Markham, York Public Health Unit) simply do not allow for this type of programming. The health, safety, and well-being of our players is always of paramount importance to us, so we complying with the recommendations made by our governing bodies and suspending the Select Program for this season. 

Should we progress to Stage 4 of the OHF Return to Play Framework, we will revisit this decision.

It’s September and time for hockey—almost!

We all miss hockey and want to get back on the ice as soon as possible. Waxers hockey will return later this month, but it won’t look like it normally does. Thank you for your patience as we work to get your children back on the ice. The health and safety of our players, coaching staff, and volunteers remains our highest priority. While current circumstances don’t allow us to offer normal hockey programming, we are offering a program that focuses on fun, fitness, and skill development. Read the details.

The OMHA has published its qualification requirements for team officials for the 2020-2021 season. One key element of the requirements is the mandatory Hockey University - Planning a Safe Return to Hockey course that is required for all team officials.  Read More

New for 2020-2021: All Team Officials (Coach, Trainer & Manager) are required to complete Hockey University – Planning a Safe Return to Hockey, available at no cost to the individual.

The OMHA, along with the OHF and Hockey Canada, have worked diligently on a Return to Hockey plan based on direction from governments and public health authorities. There a number of resources to support and inform administrators, players, parents, coaches, trainers, officials and volunteers on how to navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19 through frequently asked questions. Read More

Show your Waxers spirit while staying safe!

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