News (Plattsville & District Minor Hockey)

By Tina Balfour: We are excited to welcome our players back to the ice, starting Tuesday Feb 16th! With Southwestern PHU being placed in the "Red-control" zone set of health and safety restrictions, hockey won't look quite the same as it did before the lockdown went into effect. More details... In ...

By Tina Balfour: With the latest announcement by the provincial government, Southwestern Public Health will remain under shutdown and stay-at-home orders for now, with a possible return to the COVID-19 Response Framework (the colour zone restrictions) on February 16th. Our tentative schedule of team practices ...

By Tina Balfour: Just a quick update for our players & families - we hope to be back on the ice soon! If the current lockdown is lifted, practices will resume on Thurs Feb 11th.  If Southwestern Public Health Unit is placed in the "Red-control" level of restrictions, the posted practice schedule will be adjusted ...

By Tina Balfour: As has become a hockey tradition, the Plattsville Lakers Jr team is bringing a Teddy Bear Toss to our community!  Due to the pandemic, it won't be able to take place during a game, but rather take on a drive-thru format - drop by the Plattsville public school parking lot, between 11am and 1pm, ...

By Tina Balfour: Stitch Graphix, our official supplier of "Rage-wear", has set up a showroom of items that can be ordered online!  Or you can also visit their store in New Hamburg (9 Arnold St). Orders placed by December 4th will be ready for Christmas!

By Tina Balfour: Rules for 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 Game Play:   U7 U9 U11    U13 U15 U18 Rage teams have been "bubbled" with Embro, Norwich, and/or Tavistock. Know what to expect when you arrive at each arena by reviewing the following protocols for each arena. Please respect the rules to keep everyone safe & hockey ...

By Tina Balfour: We would like to remind our hockey families of the mask policy while inside the arena, including the changerooms.  Players need to continue wearing their face covering, and it should only be removed as they put on their helmets before heading out to the ice surface.  The same policy applies ...

By Tina Balfour: Please note that the teams for the 2020-21 season have been updated on our website. This includes using the results of evaluations to break the Initiation Program players into three teams: Learn to Skate, Learn to Play 1, and Learn to Play 2; as well as to define three teams for the atom and ...

By Tina Balfour: It's the last week of September and we have welcomed in the official start of Fall.  In a normal season, we would now be wrapping up the evaluation/tryout process and be finalizing teams.  But we all know that this is no normal season! We decided to extend the "Evaluations" schedule for one more ...

By Tina Balfour: We are looking forward to the start of the 2020-21 hockey season!  Below, we've outlined what to expect for each ice time over the next few weeks.  Please review the information with your child(ren) so they know what is expected of them when they come to the arena for hockey.  We'd like to ...