Over 200 of Canada’s best junior players battled it out this past weekend at the 2022 Canadian Junior Closed Squash Championships in Victoria, British Columbia. Being the final event of the season for most of our athletes, it is a time to see if the countless hours of training and tournament play will result in a national title!

Less than a week after being inducted into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame's Class of 2022, Leslie Freeman has sadly passed after battling with cancer for 5.5 years. On April 28th, Leslie was represented by partner Tim Mallory at the induction ceremony and Leslie supporters were graced with a video interview previously filmed by longtime squash partner and friend Jim Paton.

We are just a month away from The Grand Golf Bazaar and our premier charity event is raising funds to support the late Mark Sachvie’s mission to support junior development and grow the game. We are pleased to share that our silent auction is now live and we were able to secure some wonderful items/services for all of you - so do check them out!

On April 28th the Granite Club in Toronto hosted the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the Class of 2022 inductees - Murray Christison, Leslie Freeman, Penny Glover and Pat Richardson. Squash friends and families came from many parts of the province to celebrate this special event so happy to be able to attend a function after the last two years of the pandemic which has affected us all in so many ways.

It was all smiles at the Harrow Junior Silver Championships by Mortgage Company of Canada that took place at Squashabout (Dunfield) this past weekend. Firstly, thank you to our sponsors Harrow and Mortgage Company of Canada for making this event possible. A lot of credit goes to Bryan Chin, our tournament chair, for running the tournament efficiently. Lastly, a big shout out to all the juniors who took part in the event and made this one very special. Congratulations to all the winners - see below for the results and some pictures.

his past weekend was dedicated to the final senior doubles event of the season - the 2022 Hennessy and Hinchcliffe Ontario Mixed Doubles Championships. Kudos to all the teams for taking part and making this event a huge success. We witnessed the men and women come together and enjoy themselves, while playing some competitive squash.

A very exciting evening is ahead of us as four special contributors to the Ontario squash community will be inducted into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022: Murray Christison, Leslie Freeman, Penny Glover and Patrick Richardson. The induction ceremony will take place at the Granite Club in Toronto on the evening Thursday, April 28th, with a sold out crowd.

The Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Board of Governors have put together a beautiful evening of events and speeches beginning around 7:15 p.m. Anyone wishing to follow along and support the four inductees are welcome to watch the live stream of the event curtesy of Josh Ginou at the button below.

The 2021-22 Oxford Properties Canadian Open Presented by AirSprint Private Aviation is taking place in Calgary this week. The tournament will be streaming live on CBC (link above), so tune in and support our players as they take on some tough opponents from across the globe. Good luck to the Ontarians Liam Marrison, Nick Sachvie, Nikki Todd and Hollie Naughton as they have all progressed to the next round of the championship.

75 athletes, 12 coaches, 10 courts, 180 matches - PLUS - countless smiles, victory salutes, cheers and supporters. The numbers don’t lie. High School squash IS BACK! After two years in limbo, 14 teams from schools around the province brought their electric energy to the courts at Toronto’s Mayfair Lakeshore last Friday to battle it out for the coveted Jim Mason Cup High School Team title.