Back to Search2024-2025 season tickets are now available for all 20 regular season home games of the Wasaga River Dragons
The Town of Wasaga Beach is thrilled to join the Greater Metro Hockey League (GMHL) in announcing the name of Wasaga’s first-ever Junior A Hockey Team. The team will take on the name Wasaga River Dragons.
Seasons tickets are now available for all 20 regular season home games of the Wasaga River Dragons, which will happen on Tuesday nights at the new Wasaga Stars Arena, with a 7 pm puck drop.
To purchase season tickets, contact WasagaRiverDragons@gmail.com.
“We are excited to announce the new name for the Town of Wasaga Beach’s first-ever Junior A hockey team. Once they are up and running, the Wasaga River Dragons will be playing home games out of our spectacular new Wasaga Stars Arena on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm,” said Mayor Brian Smith. “This is a fantastic opportunity for our community’s top young players to develop their skills close to home, and help bring our community closer together to watch, support and celebrate their hard work and success.”
“Thank you to everyone who participated in our name the team contest,” said Brandon Billie, owner of the new Wasaga River Dragons Junior A hockey club. "The amount of public interest and participation was incredible and we feel so grateful for such a warm welcome to Wasaga Beach. We’re excited to get started and we can’t think of a better name.”
Two of the 239 name ideas the Town received included reference to the Nottawasaga River, one proposed "Ice Dragons" and one proposed "River Dragons." While all of the individuals who submitted these Nottawasaga River and dragon-inspired name ideas will receive free 2024-2025 season tickets, the winning submission sparked more than just a name for the first Wasaga Junior A hockey team in the history of Wasaga Beach. In vetting the name, it advanced a new partnership:
“The Wasaga River Dragons name makes sense for our club because of the Nottawasaga River that runs through the Town of Wasaga Beach – and because of an exciting new partnership,” said Billie. “Today, we’re also pleased to share that the Wasaga River Dragons Junior A hockey club will partner with the Columbus River Dragons Minor Pro League team based in Columbus, Georgia. This will strengthen our organization. It means that our Wasaga Junior A hockey club will be able to offer graduating players opportunities to play both college and professional hockey.”
Spring prospects camp
Today the club also announced the date for its spring prospects camp, which will take place from April 26 – 28 at the new Wasaga Stars Arena located at 544 River Road West in Wasaga Beach.
Wasaga River Dragons Prospects Camp
Date: April 26 – 28, 2024
Location: Wasaga Stars Arena
What you can expect: 3 games + 1 practice
Cost: $175
Call for sponsors and other opportunities
The club is putting out a call for sponsors as well as individuals and hockey fans in Wasaga Beach and the surrounding area who may be interested in supporting the new club through the following paid and volunteer opportunities:
- Director of Marketing
- Medical Trainer for game days
- Team Photographer (home games)
- Ticket sales (home games)
- Timekeeper (home games)
- PA Announcer / music (home games)
- Head of Game Day Operations
- Billet Coordinator
- Billet homes for out-of-town players
Contact WasagaRiverDragons@gmail.com for more information.
Quick Facts
- A contest was held during the #BreakingtheIceFestival and 239 name suggestions were received through the Town’s social media accounts and by paper ballots to help the club name the new Wasaga Beach Junior A hockey team. Two of the 239 name ideas the Town received included reference to the Nottawasaga River, and two included reference to dragons. The individuals who submitted these Nottawasaga River and dragon-inspired name ideas will receive free 2024-2025 season tickets.
- The owner of the new GMHL Wasaga River Dragons Junior A hockey club is also the owner of the GMHL Bradford Bulls. The club will bring in a coaching staff with years of experience behind the bench in Pro and Junior level hockey.
- The Minor Pro League has been responsible for promoting and advancing over 500 players to various professional leagues including the AHL, ECHL, SPHL, and European leagues.
Background
The Town of Wasaga Beach aims to be a place where people come to create memories that will last a lifetime. The twin-pad arena and library project – together with other tourism and sport-related projects, including recruiting a Junior A hockey team to Wasaga Beach – supports this vision and Council’s priorities: to create opportunities to diversify the economy, create jobs and build a complete community. It’s part of the Town’s plan to become a leader in sustainability, creativity, innovation and fun – a place with thriving businesses and safe, inclusive and complete neighbourhoods where we celebrate our rich history, diversity of cultures and natural beauty, including the Nottawasaga River, Georgian Bay and the longest freshwater beach in the world.
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Sandra Watts
Director of Strategic Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
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