WELCOME TO THE 2026-2027 SEASON!

The executives of the North York Knights Hockey Association (NYKHA) would like to welcome back all players, parents, and families; we are very excited about the upcoming 2026-2027 hockey season. For the families that are new to our organization, a special welcome is offered. The NYKHA’s overall goal is to provide a rewarding hockey experience for each child. The Knights seek to provide a safe and challenging hockey program where children can realize their potential through appropriate levels of play. We want each child to develop and improve their hockey skills to want to continue to play hockey. Our goal is to provide a positive and enjoyable environment that encourages respect, discipline and good sportsmanship among coaches, players, parents, and game officials while participating in the game of hockey. For players, the primary goals are to have fun, to learn the principles of the game, and to appreciate the importance of team play, good sportsmanship, and companionship. For parents, our goal is to have you positively involved in your child’s development by becoming supportive fans and active volunteers, and by maintaining open lines of communication with the coaches and the Association. It is our sincerest wish that all participants in the various Knights programs have a great and rewarding year playing hockey.

 

This welcome note sets out some important information so please read it in its entirety.

 

1. Registration
   1. Tell a friend– Our player numbers to date are very encouraging but we have room for more participants.  Encourage your neighbors, friends, and family members to join the Knights organization.  The Knights are one of the few hockey association in Toronto that offers a weekly practice and a weekly game.
   2. House League – Registration details can be found at: House League Registration. The Knights reserve the right to close registration early for any time slot or division deemed to be full.
   3. Learn to Play – We also still have some room in some of the Learn to Play (“LTP”) sessions. Please encourage your neighbors, friends, and family members to visit the LTP registration page at LTP Registration.

 

1. Schedules – Weekly practices and games to start the weekend of October 17-18, 2026.

 

The NYKHA recently finalized its ice contracts with the City of Toronto and are finalizing the schedule.  The schedule (subject to final changes) is set out below.

 

Saturday Practices

 

Age Group	Times for Practice	Location
U6/7/8	8am 8am	York Mills Arena Pleasantview Community Centre
U9-10	8 am 9 am	Oriole Community Recreation Centre York Mills Arena
U11-12	9 am 10 am 11 am	Oriole Community Recreation Centre
U13-15	1 pm 2 pm	Cummer Park Community Centre
U16-18	12 pm	Oriole Community Recreation Centre (Shinny)

 

Teams will be slotted into the time slots after the coaches meeting is held and teams are finalized.

 

Sunday Games – Similar to previous years, games will start late Sunday afternoons for the youngest division and will end with games for the oldest division.  The schedule (subject to final changes) is set out below.

 

Age Group	Times for Games	Location
U6/7/8	4:45 pm 5:45 pm	Pleasantview Community Centre
U9-10	4:30 pm 5:30 pm	Bayview Arena
U11-12	7 pm 8 pm 8 pm	Mitchell Field Arena Mitchell Field Arena York Mills Arena
U13-15	7:30 pm 8:30 pm	Bayview Arena
U16-18	8 pm 9 pm	Pleasantview Community Centre

 

Once the teams and schedules are completed, they will be entered into TeamSnap and your coaches will send you invitations on TeamSnap.  As set out below, there is a Coaches Meeting on September 26, 2026. Families will receive a TeamSnap invitation approximately 7 – 10 days after that meeting is held.

1. Key Dates for 2026/27 Season
   1. Season Start – Saturday, October 17, 2026, and Sunday, October 18, 2026.
   2. Christmas Break –December 26 and 27, 2026 – No practices or games.  Weekend off.
   3. New Year Start – Saturday, January 2, 2027, and Sunday, January 3, 2027
   4. Family Day Weekend – February 13 and 14, 2027 – Practices on Feb. 13 and Exhibition Games on Feb. 14, 2027.  No games for U16/17/18 on February 14, 2027.
   5. March Break – March 13 and 14, 2027 – No practices or games.  Weekend off.
   6. Easter Weekend – March 27 and 28, 2027 -– No practices or games.  Weekend off.
   7. Final Weekend –April 3 and 4, 2027.

 

1. Coaches / Conveners meeting – A coaches meeting will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Pleasantview Community Centre from 3:30 – 5:00 pm.  The meeting will be followed by distribution of team jerseys/socks and goalie equipment.  We will also have team lists for the coaches.  We welcome anyone who is available to come to the coaches meeting.  If you are interested in coaching but did not indicate that in your registration, email us at nykha.knights@gmail.com.

 

1. Skills Training and Goalie Training – We are excited this year to continue our Skills Training program and will be introducing a Goalie Training program.   More details to follow and be posted on the website.

 

Go Knights!

North York Knights Hockey Association