Waxers House League (Markham Waxers)

The last weekend of the season is a celebration. There are no practices and all teams get an hour and a half to play their games in an NHL-like environment: players are announced, O Canada is sung, medals are awarded at games end, and players enjoy a pizza party after the game.

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Have questions about the options to play hockey available to your six to ten year old child? Want to learn more about the new Hockey Canada player pathways for Under-9/U9 (Novice) and Under-10/U10 (Atom) players? Have questions about the LOR?

Join us as we discuss these issues on Thursday, March 26, in the upstairs lounge at Markham Village Community Centre at 7:00 pm. Read More

Hockey Canada has issued an information bulletin on the subject of Coronavirus. 

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On December 23, the Markham Waxers' very own Kaitlyn Yu had the opportunity to participate in the Maple Leafs Next Generation pre-game event where the Maple Leafs hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. In this event, the kids take over the ice in the opening ceremony. After the mini players and referees finished their skate, Kaitlyn was announced to the bench as a mini coach for the Carolina Hurricanes.  Read More

At its Winter Congress this weekend in Montreal, the Hockey Canada membership approved a regulation change proposed by the board of directors to revise the naming of the age divisions used in minor hockey across Canada.  Read More

Download Hockey Canada Safety Requires Teamwork and Safety For All

As we move into the 2019-2020 hockey season Hockey Canada would like to take this opportunity to emphasize the current regulation that exists with respect to hazing. Hockey Canada takes hazing very seriously and urges all team staff and those involved with teams across Canada to implement strict policies against hazing regardless as to the level of hockey you are involved with.   Read More

NEW REQUIREMENTS TO PLAY

Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), makes Ontario a national leader in concussion management and prevention by establishing mandatory requirements that call for:

• Annual review of concussion awareness resources that help prevent, identify, and manage concussions, which athletes, coaches, educators and parents are required to review before registering in a sport.
• Removal-from-sport and return-to-sport protocols, to ensure that an athlete is immediately removed from sport if they are suspected of having sustained a concussion and giving them the time required to heal properly.
• A concussion code of conduct that sets out rules of behaviour to minimize concussions while playing sport

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Congratulations to our House League Early Bird Registration Draw winners!

Thanks to Hockey Camps International, these players will be treated to their choice of a one-week hockey camp over the summer.

Initiation winner: The McKeag family
Tyke winner: The Seng-Reid family
Novice winner: The Zhang family
Atom winner: The Chen family

Markham Waxers is following the Lake Ontario Region (LOR) Regulations put forth by the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) with respect to tryout and player releases.

• AAA Tryouts begin on Monday April 15th and must end by Sunday April 21st
• AA tryouts begin on Monday April 22nd and must end by Sunday April 28th
• A tryouts begin on Monday April 29th and must end by May 5th
• AE/ MD/ Select tryouts will follow in order after conclusion of A tryouts

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As a follow up to the recent implementation of the Initiation Program, beginning in the 2020-2021 season all Hockey Canada Members will be mandated to follow the Novice and Atom Player Pathways. The Player Pathways are progressive, learn to play development guides that support the player development continuum from Initiation Programming through to Atom. The Pathways outline optimal seasonal structures and age appropriate development guidelines.  Read More