2 Medals for both teams in 2024

The OSHA 2023/2024 season came to a close at Champions Weekend and both of our squads rebounded from semifinal defeats to capture bronze medals in the Intermediate C and Open East divisions!

This makes it 2 medals for each team, after the Open squad won GOLD and the Intermediates took home silver at the London Blizzard Tournament, back in January.

There’s 1 opportunity left for us to add another to the collection, before breaking for the summer: The Ottawa Tournament takes place in Stittsville, ON (Apr 26-28) and we’ve entered a team in the Open division. We’ll be looking to improve upon the bronze that we captured in that division last year.

Picture of the bronze medal winning Open East division team
Picture of the OSHA Intermediate C division bronze medal team

Victory at the Winter Classic!

The inaugural Silvia Jacobs Memorial Winter Classic took place at Thornhill Community Centre, on Dec 17th. It saw the Islanders Sledge Hockey Club take on the Markham Majors U14 AAA Team in a sledge hockey friendly, with a beautiful trophy & bragging rights on the line.

Former Maple Leafs PA announcer & Q107 DJ Andy Frost was on hand to announce the goals and former NHL’er Anthony Stewart dropped the puck & delivered the trophy to the victorious Islanders, who won 4-3.

Several fans and family members took advantage of the “Try Sledge” event afterwards, by hopping onto the ice in sledges and learning the basics with some of our players.

Everybody involved had a great time and we can’t wait until next year’s rematch!

New endeavours for 2 Islanders players

We love supporting our players – on and off the ice – so it’s with great pride that we announce that Chris Stoddart has written a book (“Life in the fast lane“) and Rob Jeffrey has started a new clothing line: Mobility Club Wear!

Chris has taken this season off to finish and promote his book, which chronicles his personal history in adapted sports – spanning 6 decades – and the evolution of wheelchair racing. eBook and print copies are available through several major online retailers, but if you would like a signed copy, you can reach out to Chris through the contact section of his website and request one.

Rob started Mobility Club Wear to give back to the community (10 % of clothing sales go to The War Amps). He has designed a collection of t-shirts & hoodies, emblazoned with funny and inspirational messages, plus some Islanders merch as well. Click ‘shop’ on his website or ours and scroll to the bottom to see our current & M logo designs (purchases can be customized through the shop portal)!

New team sponsor

We are proud to welcome our newest sponsor Exterior Technologies Group to the Islanders Sledge Hockey family! Their generosity will allow us to send 2 teams to this year’s London Blizzard Tournament and update some of our equipment, as we continue to grow our club and raise the profile of our sport in the community. Thank you ETG!

Exterior Technologies Group logo

Players & Volunteers Wanted

The Islanders are always on the lookout for new players, volunteers & sponsors. Check out our information page below and reach out via our contact form or social media, if you’re interested in joining us for the upcoming season!

Silver lining to the 2021/2022 Season

The Islanders went into Champions Weekend as the #3 seed of the Intermediate C division and came up with a big 3-0 victory over #2 Niagara, on semi-final Saturday. But they were unable to topple the undefeated #1 team Kawartha in the finals – falling 4-2, in a hard-fought game for the division title.

With 2 silver medals so far this season, the team will now focus on going for gold at the Ontario Parasport Games (May 13-15, in Mississauga)!

November to remember

On the heels of a best-ever, silver medal performance at the Cruisers Cup, the Islanders won their first two games of the regular season by identical 4-1 scores, over Northumberland and Hamilton!

The team will look to extend their winning streak in December, when they visit Elmvale and Kawartha.

Remembering Sylvia Jacobs

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Sylvia Jacobs. She was the driving force behind the formation of our hockey club and also our league (OSHA). A true pioneer and advocate for the sport of sledge/para hockey, she will long be remembered for her love and support – showing up at the rink to cheer on the team, whether it was a scrimmage, league game, or driving out-of-town for tournaments.

She will be greatly missed and our deepest condolences go out to the Jacobs family.

Sylvia Jacobs 'in memory' pic courtesy of the GTHL

OSHA fights COVID-19 fundraiser

Our league has partnered with Bardown to create limited edition team-branded items, in an effort to assist with fundraising this year. The flash sale ends on July 20th and proceeds from each Islanders item sold will go directly to the team! Please help us spread the word and make your purchase today at: https://www.oshafightscovid19.shopbardown.com/

Fundraising auction – thank you!

We would like to thank everybody that supported our online auction. Your efforts and generosity resulted in over $1100 being raised for the team! These funds will help offset the operating costs of our program and also allow us to make some equipment purchases & repairs.

We look forward to doing it all again, next season, and are also looking for team sponsors, volunteers, and players. Please help us spread the word! 🙂