2025-2026 Season Layout (Etobicoke Dolphins)

House League players can register @ http://etobicokedolphinsghl.rampregistrations.com/

The season will start on September 6th at Ford Performance Centre.  Please note, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies & Toronto Sceptres use the Ford Performance Centre in the month of September to prepare for the season.  As such, we may have to adjust our practice times for that month, sometimes with limited notice. 

Season Layout: 

Each age division will have 1 hour of practice and 1 hour of game ice.  Arenas that we will be using this season are: Ford Performance Center, Albion, Mimico, Centennial, Gord and Irene Risk, Chris Tonks.   Schedules will be released prior to the start of the season.  

Sample Schedule From Last Season

U9 will have an additional Monday night skills session that will be done every other week. 

U7 games are played at cross ice all season.  U9 games are half ice until January 15th, at which point they will switch to full ice.  The rest of the divisions have full ice games.    

Mississauga Loop ***** U13, U15, U18

To create greater competition, we are in talks to enter the Mississauga Loop, where teams will be playing each other and against teams from the Mississauga Hurricanes.  There will be home and away games. Please note Mississauga has Sunday and Monday night ice times. 

Evaluation Skates

We will hold evaluation skates at the start of the season to form balanced teams. Please note, evaluations time slots are based on a last name basis, hence your time will be one of the two-hour windows. Occasionally, teams might require reorganization after their initial formation. Sometimes teams require rebalancing despite our efforts.

Championship Day - March 28th

Last day of the season, players will play their final game at Ford Performance Centre, at a chance to win the Dolphin Trophy for their division.

Goalie Clinic

Weekly Goalie Clinics will be available to players for a fee. The clinics will start in October.

Required Equipment:

Please insure your player is properly equipped, below is a listing of the required equipment. To insure their safety, if your player does not have all the equipment listed below they will not be permitted on the ice.

Protective Pelvic Protector (Jill)
Shin pads (proper size and length)
Socks (provided by the League)  and garter belt (or undergarment with Velcro to hold socks)
Hockey Pants (proper size and length)
Shoulder Pads (proper size & length)
Elbow Pads (proper size)
Skates – properly fitted and sharpened
Neck guard (BNQ certified) which is neither too loose nor too tight
Jersey (provided by the League)
Mouth guard (proper size) – Mandatory
Hockey helmet and face mask (Must be CSA approved and properly fitted)
Hockey Gloves (proper size – avoid short cuffs as they do not provide proper protection against slashes to the wrist area)
Stick – properly measured while on skates – should be at chin level; end of stick (knob) must be thick enough to not fit through any face mask openings

Steps To Put on Equipment

For beginners, all of this equipment may seem overwhelming. No worries, these simple instructions will help.

It all starts with some good, breathable long undergarments.
Put on your groin protection over top of your undergarments. The jill has velcro strips , these should be facing out.
Next put on your shin pads using the velcro to secure them to your legs – not too tight. If they are too tight it will be abrasive on your player's legs when they are skating making it uncomfortable.
Slide your socks over the shins pads and secure with them the velcro on the jill. Optional: shin pad tape helps with securing the shin pad to stop if from moving. Again, make sure it’s not too tight.
Put on the pants cinching them at the waist – again a snug fit, not too tight. Some pants will have a “belt” to cinch and some may have a string to tie or both,  Older pants may have suspenders which loop over the shoulder.
Now tie up the skates. Make sure you have the correct length of lace and the laces are through all of the eyelets – including the top one, this is necessary for proper ankle support and energy transfer. Avoid looping the excess laces around the ankle as this can make the skates feel uncomfortable and cause cramping in the foot. Double and triple loop the laces as an alternative to looping the laces around the ankle.
Now it’s time for the shoulder pads. It may be hard to distinguish back from front. The front of the shoulder pad will have a protective pad which covers more area (i.e. larger) than the back protective pad. You will pull them over the head and secure them with velcro under the arms around the rib cage and velcro strips around the bicep.
Elbow pads are next. These may be slide on or velcro straps. Make sure the elbow is covered and they do not slide too much.
Now pull on that Dolphins jersey over top.
Now add the neck guard.
Mouth guard.
Time to put on the helmet. Securing the two straps for the facemask at the side of the helmet and the chin strap. Adjust the chin strap so it’s snug (you can get a finger underneath) and snap it on.
Grab the gloves and stick and have FUN!!!!