Overview
The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association (WGMHA) member teams shall abide by the playing rules and regulations as defined by Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, and the WGMHA Manual of Operations.
Please also refer to the OWHA Handbook and any league documentation for the applicable league (KGLL, OWHL, SOWHL)
About Woolwich Wild
The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association (WGMHA), also known as Woolwich Wild, offers two different levels of play for girls in Woolwich Township: Recreational/Local League and Competitive/Rep hockey.
The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association was founded in 2001. In its first four seasons, the association entered teams in the Kitchener Girls Local League (KGLL). Starting in 2005, Woolwich also began fielding representative (Rep) teams.
We offer both Local League and Rep teams to allow for the potential development of each player and to allow them to play at the calibre best suited to each player.
U7
U7 is a program for young girls aged 6 and under. It is designed to introduce young players to the game of hockey. The players will spend approximately 50 minutes on the ice each week learning the fundamentals of the game from skating to stick handling to the game itself. We will start the year with fundamental sessions and gradually introduce the game concept through scrimmages and exhibition games.
Local League
Local League hockey is a group of hockey teams from various centres which compete regularly in a recreational league. Woolwich Wild has several Local League teams ranging from U9 to U22 (girls aged 6 to 21).
The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association competes in a league referred to as the Kitchener Girls Local League (KGLL). This league was formed so girls from our surrounding local area would have other teams to play against. The KGLL currently includes teams from: Ayr, Brantford, Cambridge, Grand River (Centre Wellington - Elora/Fergus/Salem), Guelph, Kitchener, Milverton, Stratford, Twin Centre (St. Clements/Wellesley), Waterloo, Wilmot (New Hamburg area), Woodstock and Woolwich.
To play in the KGLL, a player is not permitted to play on a Competitive/Rep team with any Association (girls and/or boys).
Girl’s Rep Hockey (U9 to U18)
In 2005, Woolwich began entering teams in the Southwestern Girls Hockey League (SWGHL) which is a more competitive (representative) level of play. SWGHL then amalgamated with other leagues in Ontario and was known as the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL). In 2021, the OWHA took over the league and changed the name to the Ontario Women’s Hockey League (OWHL - Southern). Woolwich Wild rep girls have earned a spot in the Provincial Championships every year since then and have brought home at least one Provincial banner almost every year.
Tryouts for girl’s Rep teams are held each year starting April and continuing in September depending on the division.
Women’s Rep Hockey
In 2016, Woolwich began entering a Women’s Senior rep team in the Southwestern Ontario Women’s Hockey League (SOWHL). This team is for women aged 19 and older.
Tryouts for the Women’s Senior’s Rep team are held each year starting in September.