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The Withrow Park Ball Hockey League is deeply saddened at the passing of a longtime parent volunteer. Our dear friend Dave Hayes was involved with the WPBHL for many years. He contributed tirelessly to our ball hockey community as a volunteer, division convener, board member, and ball hockey dad and husband. He passed away from…

A Funeral Mass to honour Olivier’s life will be held on Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine.  The Church is located at 3170 St. Clair Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario, M1L 1V6. Olivier and his family were a long-time members of our ball hockey league. He was tragically taken from us in early January,…

On Saturday, January 8th, we lost a long-time member of our ball hockey community. Olivier Dundas, 20, was an innocent victim of gun violence. He had been out with friends on Bloor Street East that night when shots were fired. He died of his wounds in hospital. Three men in their early 20s have been charged.…

A big congratulations goes out to Withrow Ball Hockey alum Serena Vilde after being named to Canada’s national women’s ball hockey team. The team’s General Manager Sara Hayward stated that “putting together a team of this caliber is not an easy task given the amount of talent across the country.” Serena, 21, started playing with…

Much of the planning and execution for the Withrow Park Ball Hockey League is accomplished by our volunteer Board of Directors. With the help of our amazing staff, they make this league go. The board is constantly being refreshed as veterans retire after their kids have aged out and new folks join with new ideas and new energy. We…

The Withrow Park Ball Hockey League will hold its Annual General Meeting Monday, December 13th at 8 p.m., via Zoom.  All players and their parents who registered for the 2020 season are welcome to attend. Topics will include: League finances Appointment of the 2022 Board of Directors Planning for the 2022 season If you’re able to join…

After a one-year hiatus, 2021 marked the second successful year of our All Abilities division, which launched in 2019. The division is open to players of all physical and cognitive abilities who love the game. The league would love to expand the division in 2022 so please help spread the word! Thank you to division…

Goalie equipment update Great news! We now have access to the clubhouses at both rinks and will be moving the goalie equipment out of storage on Sunday, to get it set up and ready for use starting Monday evening. We’ll be adding a second staff member to each game to manage the equipment and to…

This week we finally move to actual games! The Ontario Ball Hockey Association released the Phase Three rules on July 17th and referees have done their refresher training, so we know how games are run and are ready to make them happen. Here’s a brief written outline about how things will work, including some favourable…

Woot! It’s hard to believe after much planning, many delays, and so so many pivots around Covid, Withrow ball hockey is finally up and running. But we’re still working hard behind the scenes and still very busy. And that means refunds will be delayed until some time in August. We kindly request people refrain from…