Biography
The Leaside Girls’ Hockey League was established in 1974, as an offshoot of the older Leaside Hockey League that was essentially a boys’ organization. The founders correctly observed that there was an increasing demand by girls to play the game. As a result, a fledgling 2 team house league was created, featuring the “Lancerettes” and the “Blazerettes” Because of the efforts of the trail blazing young members of these two teams and their coaches the Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association (TLGHA) took flight! Without community support and the strong determination of this first group of players and coaches this could not have happened. The house league has continued and flourished over the years and out of this beginning a more competitive “Wildcats” program has developed making the TLGHA an inclusive, community-oriented program.