Tryouts
Frequently Asked Questions

The Markham Islanders/Majors play in the GTHL (the world's largest minor hockey association) and the Markham Waxers play in the OMHA. Both offer A, AA and AAA programs from Minor Atom to Midget.

The GTHL plays all of it's games locally in the Toronto area while the OMHA travel throughout Southern Ontario. Once you play one year in the GTHL you can choose to tryout for any of the 25-30 teams in the league the following year at the same level. If you play for the Waxers, you will only be able to play for the Waxers until Minor Bantam.

No. New rules instituted by the Ontario Hockey Federation clearly state that players in Markham, born in 2009 or 2010, can tryout for either organization with no permission to skate regardless of where they played last year. Simply attend the tryouts.

No. If you wish to play in the GTHL, you must first attend tryouts for the Islanders. If, after the fourth day, you are not offered a spot, you will be provided with a release that allows you to tryout for other GTHL teams. However, you will also need a release from the Waxers.

The OHF has ruled that tryouts in the GTHL and OMHA must occur at the same time (see website for dates and times). But four days after the first day of tryouts at AAA, AA and A, players must be offered a spot or given a release. If you are offered a spot, you cannot decline it and play for another OMHA or GTHL team.