Tween girls’ hockey league says prime ice time in Toronto out of reach
Global News
A GTA hockey mom and founder of a league for tween girls, says the city needs to change its approval process for ice times.
A Greater Toronto Area hockey mom of three, Amy Laski says she’s all too familiar with the struggle to get reasonable ice time.
Laski, who is also the founder of the Tween Girls’ Hockey League (TGHL), is a player herself.
While girls’ hockey has seen exponential growth in popularity and participation, she told Global News many barriers still exist.
“If you’ve been playing since you were young, there are some girls’ leagues in Toronto, but if you want to start learning how to play hockey a little bit later — say eight or nine years old, or even into your tween and teen years — there are almost no options,” she says.
In response, Laski launched her own league. The TGHL started out with 15 players in 2021.
It has grown quickly. This upcoming season the hope is to run two divisions, for a total of 60 girls, ages seven to 15.
However, she said, scoring reasonable ice time is virtually impossible.
Laski says thanks to the current booking system, her girls are often being left out in the cold.
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