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Open Ice Initiative is an incorporated not-for-profit organization in Ontario that provides free hockey programming, professional coaching and full equipment to underprivileged youth, removing the financial barriers that keep kids off the ice.
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Open Ice Initiative Inc. is an incorporated not-for-profit organization in Ontario, founded in 2025 and governed by a volunteer board of directors. Through its Open Ice Camps it gives children who have never played hockey free ice time, professional coaching, and a full set of equipment they keep for good. Since its first camp it has roughly doubled its capacity at every camp, distributed 576 individual pieces of equipment, and drawn national and local media coverage. A twenty member Headquarters Team, working with the founder and an adult administration team, keeps every chapter to the Open Ice standard as Open Ice expands across Ontario.
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Estimated figures are marked on our numbers page, with how we got each one.
| Figure | What it is | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 100% est. | Capacity growth at every camp we have run | Estimate, method published |
| 1,620 est. | Hours of free programming delivered to children | Estimate, method published |
| 1,670 est. | Volunteer and organizer service hours | Estimate, method published |
| 100+ | Applications for a limited number of places | Counted |
| 576 | Pieces of equipment that went home and did not come back | Counted |
| $1,060 est. | To put one child through one camp, everything in | Estimate, method published |
| 20 | Member Headquarters Team | Counted |
| 3 | School breaks a year with a free camp: Christmas, March Break and summer | Program design |
Approved quotes
The quotes on our impact page are cleared for use in coverage, with the attribution shown. These are on the record from camp.
Removing financial barriers is what brings more children to the sport.
Andrew AdairFounder and President, on CP24, February 2026
Andrew's initiative to bring people together and give them access to ice time, equipment, coaching, and professionals is something that's truly special.
Councillor Brad BradfordBeaches-East York, at March Break Camp 2026
My favourite thing about hockey is not being good at hockey. It's spending time with friends.
Cameron GaunceFormer NHL defenceman, at March Break Camp 2026
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Media contact: Andrew Adair, Founder and President, openiceinitiative@gmail.com.
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