The North Toronto Learn to Play program is one of the most comprehensive hockey skills programs in the country designed for our youngest players. It combines professional, caring instructors with the latest strategies and techniques to ensure your child has a fun, safe and high-energy first experience of hockey. It is the perfect launching pad for any young child who wants to progress into our community House League or competitive hockey programs.
Learn to Play (born 2020-2021) For beginners and all children new to hockey.
Learn to Play athletes participate in a 50-minute session each week, equaling approximately 19 sessions.
Learn to Play sessions begin in October after Thanksgiving and end in mid-April.
There are no sessions scheduled over major holidays (Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Family Day, Easter) or during the public school March Break.
We have one of the few LTP programs in Toronto where only professional, trained instructors are teaching your children. We also offer a low instruction to child ration – never more than 6:1, with most classes at 4:1. All programs are run in local arenas close to our midtown community.
$825 for registrations April 1st, 2025 and onwards, subject to availability.
2025-2026 Refund Policy:
All requests for withdrawal from the North Toronto Hockey Association (NTHA) must be made via email to the registrar (registrar@nthockey.ca). Refunds will only be provided if applicable as outlined below:
Prior to July 31st 2025, players may withdraw and receive a refund of their registration fee minus the non-refundable $200 admin fee.
For CDS and Select players, once an offer is made and accepted, players are not eligible for a refund, regardless of the date.
As of August 1st 2025, no refunds will be issued for any reason. This includes a player who withdraws their participation voluntarily or involuntarily, including quarantine/isolation orders, the results of virus testing/screening, other virus-related conditions, illness, injury, move of residence or any other reasons, a refund will not be issued.
Players who are on a Wait List, or who otherwise have their registration declined because their division/session is full will receive a 100% refund.
According to GTHL Rules 7.9 & 7.10, you may be registered with only one hockey club/association at any given time in the Hockey Canada Registry. Any player found to be registered with multiple clubs/associations and who chooses to withdraw from NTHA will be subject to the above refund conditions and timelines, including the $200 non-refundable admin fee. GTHL Rules can be found on the GTHL Website at: https://gthlcanada.com/rulebook
The NTHA reserves the right to modify all programming at our discretion at any time. Some reasons such as, but not limited to, may be in response to local virus outbreaks, virus-related directives from government, directives from our hockey governing bodies, and directives from our arena suppliers. Such modifications may include but are not limited to:
NT is proud to have the best professional instructors on our team. Our instructions have been active, trusted and properly insured members of our hockey community since 1995. They know hockey and they know how to teach it to kids.
All sessions progress from simple basics to more coordinated skill sets. Within sessions, players are grouped according to ability to ensure adequate instruction and practice for each skill.
Skating skills progression: balance and agility, edge control, starting/stopping, forward skating and striding, backward skating, turning and crossovers.
Stick and puck skills progression: stationary puck control, moving puck control, stationary passing/receiving, moving passing/receiving, shooting.
Fun: Small area scrimmages and fun are also an important part of this program!
Once your child enrols in hockey, it will be important to properly outfit your player with the following mandatory equipment:
MANDATORY EQUIPMENT
While we show some equipment in NT colours, any colour (usually Black) is fine.
USEFUL ACCESSORIES
1 Each session costs $825. Just choose your preferred day and time from the list and click on “Register Now” below. Times are approximate and may be altered if required by arena procedures and flood schedules.
2 Sessions fill up quickly so your choice may not be available. If your chosen session does not have enough registrants to proceed, you will be offered space in another open session prior to the season start.
3 If you wish to register in more than one weekly Learn to Play sessions please contact the Registrar directly registrar@nthockey.ca .
SATURDAYS @ North Toronto Arena
8:50-9:40am LTP A
9:40-10:30am LTP B
10:30-11:20am LTP C
SUNDAYS @ North Toronto Arena
10:40am
11:30am
TUESDAYS @ RINX
5:00pm
THURSDAYS @ UCC
6:00pm
