April 2012 TNC
Bantam
Blue Sharks beat TNC White Sharks to win PLC
SPORTS NO BODY CHECKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS tournament
The TNC Peewee Lightning and Wolverines finish 3rd and 4th
February 2012
TNC Peewee Hornets win
Burlington Tournament The TNC Peewee Hornets beat in the final the TNC Redhawks to win the Burlington Tournament.
The TNC Bantam Wolverines finish 2nd and the Bantam Sharks finish 3rd with the RedHawks finishing 5th.
May 4, 2011
OHF bans bodychecking at the Select level for ALL ages Click here for more
New study of concussions
among NHL players
Monday April 18, 2011
in CMAJ Syd Johnson, a bioethicist from Dalhousie University in Halifax calls
for the elimination of bodychecking in all but the most elite levels
of youth hockey, where players are at least 16 years old to reduce
concussions and other serious injuries: Her analysis article was
published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Watch report from Global News National where Phoenix Tashlin-Clifford
one of TNC players is interviewed
UPDATE
TNC Hockey Announces Tryouts for the 2013-14 Season
Next tryouts:
Friday May 10, 2013
at York Mills Arena
(2539 Bayview Ave, Toronto) 7:00 – 8:00 pm: For players born in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
8:00 – 9:00 pm: For players born in 1998, 1997 and 1996
Cost: $20 per player
If you
are interested in attending any of the above tryouts for TNC Hockey’s
next season, please fill out the tryout
form by clicking here.Our Administrator will then contact you to
confirm and to answer any questions you may have.
Note:
we are looking for Goalies in all divisions
One goalie per team. Goalie training provided by McGuire Goaltending
Posted March 4,
2013
Concussion concerns fuel desire for youth hockey bodychecking ban: Survey
by ROY MACGREGOR
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Monday, Mar. 04 2013
Canadians are open to blowing the whistle on bodychecking in minor hockey.
A new survey conducted on behalf of the Rick Hansen Institute says that four out of five Canadian adults consider the national game an excellent activity for children, but:
88 per cent – including 75 per cent of hockey parents and 86 per cent of those who consider themselves fans – would support a national policy that eliminated bodychecking at the peewee level (11 and 12).
82 per cent – including 62 per cent of the parents and 79 per cent of fans – would support such a ban at the bantam level (13 and 14).
67 per cent of hockey parents know someone who has suffered a concussion or serious head, neck, back or brain injury while playing hockey, as opposed to 32 per cent aware of such an injury from football, 16 per cent from soccer and 9 per cent from mixed martial arts.
87 per cent feel that hockey carries a “significant risk” of head, neck and brain injury, higher than football (82 per cent), skiing/snowboarding (74 per cent) or soccer (28 per cent).
If you are interested in signing up your child for next year, please let us know by clicking here and we will contact you as soon as tryout dates have been set early in 2013.
We are also currently looking for volunteers to help us grow our peewee division next year. If interested, please us.
Posted November18,
2012
TNC NEWS UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2012
The season has gotten off to a great start thanks not only to the players and parents, but to our coaches, trainers and other volunteers. As well, our new head ref Kevin Lillico and our new skills team led by Jules Jardine have helped to improve the games and skill sessions. Most games have been exciting, closely fought nail-biters - just the way we like them.
We are also preparing to send one peewee and four bantam teams to tournaments. Teams from various divisions have been playing exhibition games against teams from Barrie, Burlington and Cambridge and are having a great time.
TNC Hockey was created to provide the youth of Toronto with a place to play safer competitive hockey. And while the elimination of body-checking was the initial impetus for setting up the league, we also wanted there to be a greater level of respect between players, coaches, referees and parents. As such, we created the TNC Hockey Code of Conduct (click here to view). That said, we understand that in the world of competitive hockey, issues may always arise. That's why each division has been assigned a Convenor this year, who is the first point of contact for any player, parent, coach or ref who has an issue.
Our league has been built on the notion that there is a better way to play competitive hockey.
Thanks to all for helping to maintain the high standard we've set.
Posted October 29,
2012
Weather Alert !
Hurricane Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy approaches it is expected that the GTA will experience high winds, heavy rainfall and possible flooding, which could result in road closures and power failures. At this point the city of Toronto has not issued any closures to any arenas. Therefore all games for Tuesday October 30 at Phil White arena will go ahead as scheduled.
We will monitor the situation and we will post any cancellation notices on this website.
Posted September 17,
2012
TNC HOCKEY STARTS THE NEW SEASON
WITH THE NOTTAWASAGA RETREAT!
TNC Hockey is once again starts the new season this weekend Sep 21-23 with the anual Nottawasaga retreat.
The schedule is full of exhibition games for all the teams and meetings for all involved in the league including parents, coaches, trainers etc.
To view the full schedule CLICK
HERE
Posted August 31st,
2012
TNC HOCKEY GEARING UP FOR THE NEW SEASON
COME SKATE AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS!
TNC Hockey is holding one last tryout for the last few available spots
on:
Monday September 10 at Maple Leaf Gardens (the new Mattamy Athletic
Centre).
Particularly looking for a few skilled Bantam and Midget recruits.
TIMES:7-8:15 pm for Minor Bantam/Bantam
(born 98/99) and 8:30-10 pm for Midget (born 95/96/97) COST: $15
It's not too late to come try out the highest calibre competitive no-bodychecking
youth hockey in Toronto! SEASON BEGINS: Sept.21-23 with our Annual TNC Hockey Weekend
at Nottawasaga Resort and Arenas. CLICK
HERE TO SIGNUP FOR THE TRYOUT
Posted July 4, 2012,br>
TNC PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON
Bodychecking continues
to make headlines with Hockey Calgary voting NOT to ban bodychecking
at the rep peewee level. While it's not the result we would have hoped
for, it's great to see these things being heatedly debated and hopefully
some day soon players across the country will have the option of playing
rep hockey without bodychecking.
Here is a quick update
as to what's been happening in the TNC.
TEAM ALLOCATIONS:
Minor Bantam &
Bantam teams allocations are almost complete, and we hope to send out
the preliminary rosters very soon (Midget will follow later in July).
Please remember that there will very likely still be some trades at
our opening weekend at Nottawasaga (Sept. 21-22). The
purpose of that weekend is to make sure the teams are as balanced as
possible so that the games can be as intense as possible.
ICE ALLOCATION:
At the moment, we
have been guaranteed all the same ice we had from the City last year
(Phil White Arena: Tues and Fri 7-10 pm, and Sat 8 am-noon; Forest
Hill Arena: Sat 7-10 pm; Chris Tonks Arena: Thurs 5:20-7 pm). We
will likely pick up a couple of more hours from the City. We are
also retaining our Etobicoke Canlan Ice: Sun 11:15 am- 3:15pm. We
are also excited to tell you that we have secured Maple Leaf Gardens
Mon 7-10 pm and Sat 7-10 am. TNC was part of the first official tour
of the facility and it is fantastic! (see photo)
Game nights will
likely be Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays, with some exhibition games
on Sundays. Full schedule for the first half of the season will be created
over the summer.
SKILLS:
After an extensive
search led by coaches Sam Gerstein and Aali Ansari, we have decided
to go with JULES JARDINE'S WORLD CLASS HOCKEY organization
for Skills this year. We believe it will offer players an exciting new
challenge and will help to develop skills to an even higher standard.
PAYMENTS:
If you haven't already
done so, please make sure you send in your June 15 payment. The balance
will be due at Nottawasaga (Sept. 21), once a final budget has been
prepared.
PLEASE NOTE: We
still have a few spots left in all divisions, particularly in Bantam
and Midget. Please keep talking up the league with skilled friends.
They can contact us via the website or tnc.admin@tnchl.com
if they are interested in finding out about joining the league.
Enjoy your summer!
The TNC Hockey Board
of Directors
Posted June 25,
2012
TNC Hockey on Facebook
We have recently refreshed our Facebook page and regularly will put
up new content and updates. Make sure you like our page facebook.com/tnchockeyand
help spread the word about the league. Right now you can see a great
picture of the rink we will be playing on at Maple Leaf Gardens. We
encourage you to add your photos or other content that you want to
share with the league.
Posted June 20,
2012
MIDGET FUN GAME AT THE MASTER CARD CENTRE
Last Friday night's Midget Fun Game at the Mastercard Centre was a big
success. On a hot summer night, we had 27 skaters, including some guests
trying it out. Thanks to Donald Bell for helping to organize the event.
We are planning another such event at Maple Leaf Gardens in late August
- we will be one of the first groups to use that ice! - so please keep
talking it up with friends who may be looking to play some competitive,
fun hockey. We do want a few more skilled players to join to keep elevating
the level of our teams. We'll let you know once the date is set.
Updated May 3,
2012
TNC HOCKEY TRYOUT REGISTRATION
FOR 2012-13 SEASON ! Thank you Parents and Players for your interest in joining the Toronto
Non-Contact Hockey League(TNC Hockey).
TNC Hockey is committed to providing a safer, highly competitive
amateur youth hockey program.
In fact TNC Hockey is the only alternative in Toronto for skilled (A,
AA and AAA-level players)
wishing to play hockey without body checking.
Our
next tryouts (and probably the last for the upcoming season) are scheduled
on: Thursday May 10 at Malvern
Arena (click here for a map) as follows: Peewee (born 2000 and 2001)-8:00-9:00
PM Minor Bantam (born 1999)-8:00-9:00 PM Major Bantam (born 1998)- 9:00-10:00
PM Midget (born 1997, 1996 and 1995) -9:00-10:00 PM
So far we have succesfully completed the following tryouts: Peewee (born 2000 and 2001)-
Sat
February 11,Sat March 31, Tue
April 17
Minor Bantam (born 1999)- Sat
February 25, Sat March
31, Tue April 17
Major Bantam (born 1998) Sat
February 25, Sat March 31, Tue
April 17
Midget (born 1997, 1996 and 1995) - Sat
March 31, Tue April 17
To register just click
here or on "tryouts" on the left navigational bar.
Posted April
14, 2012
TNC HOCKEY 2011-2012 SEASON CHAMPIONS
Peewee Division:
The Peewee Lightning snared the division championship in O/T
over the Hornets after a tense, very close three-game series.
Bantam Division:
The Bantam Sharks beat out the Redhawks in just two games.
(click photo below for a photo gallery)
Midget Division:
And the Midget Hornets triumphed over the Sharks also
in two games.. (click photo below for a photo gallery)
Thanks to all players for some very exciting, Olympic-style hockey.
Posted March
22, 2012 - updated March 30, 2012
TNC HOCKEY UPDATED TRYOUT
SCHEDULE FOR 2012-13 SEASON ! Thank you Parents and Players for your interest in joining the Toronto
Non-Contact Hockey League(TNC Hockey).
TNC Hockey is committed to providing a safer, highly competitive
amateur youth hockey program.
In fact TNC Hockey is the only alternative in Toronto for skilled (A,
AA and AAA-level players)
wishing to play hockey without body checking.
To meet the growing demand for our league we have scheduled the following
tryout sessions for: Peewee (born 2000 and 2001) Tue
April 17 @ 8 PM (registration
active) at East York
Arena (click here for a map) Sat March 31 @ 8 AM(completed)
at UCC
arena (click here for a map)
Sat February 11 (completed), March 3 (completed)
To register just click on "tryouts" on the left navigational
bar.
Posted Feb 25,
2011
TNC Hockey March Break Camp
All Week - All Day - March 12-16, 2012
The TNC
March Break camp!
Eddie Choi, is leading the on-ice instruction with a full program for
all players.
Come and learn from the Pro!
The camp is filled with off-ice games and entertainment and is open
to all TNC players, prospective players and their siblings.
Here is
the schedule and locations: Monday March 12, 2012, 9
AM-5 PM at Phil White Arena
Tuesday March
13 , 2012, 9 AM-5
PM at Forest Hill Arena
Wednesday March 14, 2012, 9
AM-5 PM at Phil White Arena
Thursday March
15, 2012, 9
AM-5 PM at Phil White Arena
Friday March
16, 2012, 9
AM-5 PM at Phil White Arena
COST: $350
for the full week
See the brochure for detailed program info by
clicking here. Registration is open and you can
register by emailing the TNC Administrator Mary Ann at tnc.admin@tnchl.com.
Also check out the FAQs about the camp by
clicking here.
Posted Jan 23,
2012
TNC HOCKEY ANNOUNCES
TRYOUT SCHEDULE FOR 2012-13 SEASON ! Thank you Parents and Players for your interest in joining the Toronto
Non-Contact Hockey League(TNC Hockey).
TNC Hockey is committed to providing a safer, highly
competitive amateur youth hockey program.
In fact TNC Hockey is the only alternative in Toronto for skilled (A,
AA and AAA-level players)
wishing to play hockey without body checking.
To meet the growing demand for our league we have scheduled the following
tryout sessions for: Peewee (born 2000 and 2001)-
Sat Feb 11, Mar 3 & Mar 31 @ 8 AM
Bantam (born 1998 and 1999) -
Sat Feb 25 &
Mar 24 @ 8 AM
Midget (born 1995, 1996 and 1997) - TBA
More tryouts will be scheduled based on the demand.
To register just click on "tryouts" on the left navigational
bar.
Posted Jan 1,
2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Best wishes from TNC Hockey for a HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR 2012
TNC Hockey will continue to provide a no checking alternative to all
skilled young hockey players in the Toronto area in the new year and
many years more.
In addition TNC Hockey will continue its efforts to promote a safer
game and a change in the hockey culture so that players get maximum
joy from the game.
We also want to thank all the families who trusted us and signed up
with us for their overwhelming support over the past years.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Bodychecking a leading cause of injury in youth hockey: study (2009)
"We reviewed nine studies from Canada, nine from the U.S. and two from Finland, and the findings from all but one support recommendations that children should play in non-contact hockey leagues until they are at least at the bantam level", said Alison Macpherson, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York.
Commentary: Should bodychecking be allowed in minor hockey? W. James King and Claire M.A. LeBlanc Jim King is Chief, Division of Pediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Claire LeBlanc is Head of Rheumatology and Sport Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
The TNC Peewee Hornets beat in the final the TNC Redhawks to win the Burlington Tournament.
