TWO MINUTES FOR OFFICIATING – THE EVER-EXPANDING POOL OF FEMALE OFFICIALS
by Dan Carle This is the 3rd and final installment in a content series that focuses on the revamped & improved OHA Officiating Program Lacey Senuk (second from left), just prior to a game at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (Photo provided by Lacey Senuk) “They can do the job just as well as a […]
TWO MINUTES FOR OFFICIATING – THE NEED TO CHANGE AND ADAPT
by Dan Carle This is the 2nd installment in a content series that focuses on the revamped OHA Officiating Program The world, at least through the lens of the Ontario Hockey Association, needs more zebras. And greater care paid to them. Currently, the OHA roster of referees is expanding, along with collective minds towards more […]
Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) Inaugural Opening Weekend
It will be a historic weekend as Sr. “AA” hockey returns to the Ontario Hockey Association The 2023-2024 OEHL regular season begins play on Friday night (October 6th) in Port Elgin, with the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks hosting the Milverton Four Wheel Drives at 8:30 p.m. Not only is it the first game in the history […]
Two Minutes for Officiating – Charting a New Path
This is the first in a content series that focuses on the revamped OHA Officiating Program by Dan Carle Leave it to a guy from the show to spearhead showing the way. Craig Spada, once an NHL referee and now vice-president of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, is on a recruitment drive to bridge […]
A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day Feature – Armstrong’s Powerful Legacy
by Chris McCleary
Job Posting – Coordinator of Marketing and Partnerships for the PJHL
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume with references and cover letter to: [email protected] Status: Full Time Contract (November 1, 2023 – October 31, 2025) Position Summary – Reporting to the PJHL Commissioner, the Coordinator of Marketing and Partnerships will be responsible for managing/developing the PJHL strategic marketing and partnership planning. Key Responsibilities […]
Yom Kippur – A Time of Reflection Within Our Hockey Family
by Dan Carle Cambridge, ON – “I come from four boys. I have five boys.” Stuart Hyman is the patriarch of an entire hockey line with a legacy of helping the less fortunate experience hockey and leading change in the junior game. But during Yom Kippur, 2023, starting the evening of Sunday, September 24 and […]
LARRY PLAYFAIR RECEIVES OJHL MARC MERCIER CHAIRS AWARD
The award was presented to Playfair at the game between the Buffalo Jr. Sabres and Wellington Dukes of the OJHL at the LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo. The game was labelled “Playfair Appreciation Night” by the Jr. Sabres OHA Chair Marc Mercier and OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy honor Larry Playfair as recipient of Marc Mercier […]
Celebrating Ukrainian Heritage Day
On September 7 every year, Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Day is officially celebrated in Ontario – Canada is home to over 1.3 million Ukrainian Canadians and they are Canada’s 11th largest ethnic group Cambridge, ON – over one million Canadians identify as Ukrainian. To commemorate this long history of immigration, settlement, and cultural exchange, September 7 […]
DAIRY FARMERS OF ONTARIO AND ONTARIO HOCKEY ASSOCIATION EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR TWO MORE YEARS
The partnership will continue through to 2025 and focuses on supporting sports and youth in local communities CAMBRIDGE, ON (September 6, 2023) – The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is proud to announce it will extend its long-standing partnership with Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) for two more years to continue supporting local community-based sports. This exclusive […]
