Spinal Cord Injury Ontario Announced as Official Charity Partner for the 22/23 Season
CARHA Hockey is proud to have selected Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO) as its charity of choice for the 2022/23 hockey season. Committed to furthering our impact in communities across Canada, we have teamed up with SCIO in support of their ‘Ice Dreams ““ From the Pond to the Arena‘ fundraising calendar initiative. The calendar has […]
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Several Personal Milestones Will be Celebrated this Coming NHL Season
By Neil Becker Part of the thrill of being an NHL fan is watching history unfold when players achieve and celebrate individual milestones. Over the past season, fans from around the globe were treated to witnessing on-ice history. They followed such feats as Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scoring his 500th career goal, Anaheim Ducks […]
Blue Jackets Make Bold Statement by Signing UFA Johnny Gaudreau
By Neil Becker There were no shortages of intriguing NHL storylines heading up to the much-anticipated unrestricted free agent signing season. Earlier this summer, as the calendar inched closer towards noon ET on July 13th, you can bet that various hardcore hockey fans from coast-to-coast were passionately debating who their beloved team should sign. Out […]
Senators Trade for Two-Time 40 Goal Scorer Alex DeBrincat
By Neil Becker The future looks extremely bright for the Ottawa Senators. While a pessimist might point out that the Senators missed the playoffs this past season, an optimist would add that they did show a 22-point improvement as they went from 51 points in the 2020-21 campaign to 73 this past season. Over the […]
Forever a Part of the Hockey Community
By Sarah Thompson. Sarah is an NCAA DI student-athlete at Syracuse University. The Ottawa native interned with iPlayHockey and CARHA Hockey in the summer of 2021 and is a close friend of the association. Check out her project, Sticks Together. This past May I spent three weeks volunteering in a small villa in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I had […]
Former Senators First Round Pick Jason Spezza Calling it a Career
By Neil Becker It’s a sure bet that one day, former beloved Ottawa Senators star Jason Spezza’s name will be included in the Senators Ring of Honour. Spezza, who was embraced by Ottawa fans upon being drafted by the Senators 2nd overall in the 2001 draft, lived up to the hype. During his prime, he […]
Celebrating Pride: Toronto Gay Hockey Association
Can you share some history of the Toronto Gay Hockey Association and how it came together? Founded in 1994, the TGHA began with a group of like-minded individuals who came together to play hockey in a friendly environment free of the aggressiveness typical of other leagues. That first group has since transformed and grown […]
The Shift of Women’s Hockey – Insight from Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson is an NCAA DI student-athlete at Syracuse University. The Ottawa native interned with CARHA Hockey in the summer of 2021 and is a close friend of the association. Check out her project, Sticks Together, which aims to provide the necessary resources to give children in underprivileged communities the opportunity to learn and play the […]
Sammie Wishlow Inducted into CARHA Hockey Hall of Fame
It is with great honour that we welcome Clinton Samuel “Sammie” Wishlow into the CARHA Hockey Hall of Fame. Sammie was nominated by the Vancouver Ol’ Blues Hockey Society (read the heartwarming nomination below) in the Builder Category. Inductees are recognized for the work and dedication required to build the association from infancy to the strong national organization it is […]