Durham West Girls Hockey Association
P.O. Box 172 L1V 2R4 Pickering, ON, Canada

UPDATE: November 21, 2020 Durham West is proceeding ahead with hockey operations for both rep and house league programs within the framework of the Red Zone limitations. We will evaluate the situation every two weeks. https://dwgha.com/Articles/5166/Red_Zone_Update_-_Nov_21/

We have been notified that the Region of Durham will be placed in the Red (Control) stage starting on Monday, November 23rd. No doubt, this will affect our teams in both house league and rep. The Executive will be meeting on Saturday, November 21 to discuss the future plans. Following that meeting, more information will be shared.

Happy Halloween!!!! Some fun on the ice this morning with our Durham West girls! Stay safe and have a spooktacular day!! #dwgha #happyhalloween

Happy Halloween!

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON IS NOW OPEN! The OWHA had partnered with a new online registration system called RAMP Interactive. As we plan for the 2020-2021 season you will be required to create a new profile before we can access your OWHA account. Once your profiles are created you and your child will be able to sign Association waivers and codes of conduct including Rowan's Law on line to help expedite the registration process. No more paperwork is required. As w...e continue to work with Provincial health and hockey partners on a plan to return to hockey we are pleased to announce that we have opened the registration system. While we do not know exactly what this hockey season will look like, we want you to know that we are 100% committed to getting back to the game as soon as possible. At this time we are not asking for any financial contribution. We are asking you to get ahead of the crazy times and create your new RAMP profile and provide a non-binding intent to play with Durham West. Only players need to register at this time and simply into the division for which they would play based on age group. As a reminder Hockey Canada has adopted a new division naming convention. We look forward to seeing everyone back on the ice. See more

Tim Hortons, a proud partner of the DWGHA and Minor Hockey, will be launching their annual Smile Cookie program tomorrow and it runs from September 14th20th where 100% of proceeds from Smile Cookies sold will be donated to local charities in our region. #SmileCookie season is back! Buy a delicious #SmileCookie@TimHortons and 100% of proceeds are donated to local charities in #SmileCookie

On Wednesday February 24, 1993 in meeting room #2 at the Pickering Complex the birth of the Durham West Girls' Hockey Association took place. Art Carefoote was the original President of the Durham West Girls Hockey Association and his contributions to hockey in our community will never be forgotten. Art passed away peacefully, with his loving wife, Charlotte, of 45 years, by his side on July 2nd, 2020.... https://dwgha.com//5120/Gone_But_Not_Forgotten_-_Art_Care/

The OWHA has updated their Return to Play Protocols. For more information, visit: https://dwgha.com/Articles/5118/Return_to_Hockey_/

The Ontario Hockey Federation has released their Return To Hockey Framework. https://www.ohf.on.ca//ohf-return-to-hockey-framework-0610

May 24, 2020 - A message from DWGHA President, Evan Jones. RE: COVID-19

One of our fellow Lightning players, Jaime Zaharias, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She and her family need our help! At 15, Jaime is the youngest of 5 children to her parents Peter and Carole. She is in the 10th grade, loves playing rep hockey, and spending time with her friends and family.

All OWHA spring tryouts are cancelled. Hockey Canada Board of Directors will determine when Hockey Canada sanctioned activities will be reinstated. Please see updates at owha.on.ca. We hope everyone is safe and healthy.

Hockey Canada Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel all Hockey Canada sanctioned activities effective midnight tonight. This includes all OWHA practices, games, activities and provincials. As more information becomes available, we will be sure to share it with the membership.

Last month, DWGHA was visited by the Team from Hunter's Sports to complete our player and team pictures. Lots of great smiles across all of the Teams! Sabrina Quinn from Tyke Grey and Charly Haynes from PW B gave us their best smiles! We want to thank all the players and their families for taking the time to attend. We also want to thank Hunter's Sports for their support of DWGHA!

Congratulations to the Midget AA team for capturing Gold this past weekend at the Canada/USA Cup in Kitchener-Waterloo. The team capped off a great weekend with a 2-1 victory in the finals!

Congratulations to the Bantam A team for reaching the final in the Green Mountain Avalanche Tier 1 Tournament this past weekend in Vermont. For more information follow us on Instagram @dwbantama_2019

Congratulations to Brianna Brooks of the DW Jr. Lightning for capturing Gold with Ontario Red at the 2019 National Women's Under 18 Championship!

Together, the Durham West Jr. Lightning raised $370 for the Cancer Society. It was great to have 5 Atom Durham West players join them on the ice for their warm-up and pre-game skate. In addition, we had the refs wear special pink jerseys and our own score keeper Kevin also wore pink!