Referee Program Overview - Ontario Minor Hockey Association

Ontario Minor Hockey Association
Tournament Package
2011-2012

OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................ 3
How to Apply for a Tournament ................................................................ 4
Responsibilities of Host Centre .................................................................. 5
Letter from Tournament Chairperson .......................................................... 6
Tournament Check List ........................................................................... 7
Outlaw Leagues – Leagues Operating Outside the Auspices of Hockey Canada ........... 8
Tournament Regulations ....................................................................... 10
Mouth Guard Policy ............................................................................. 14
USA Hockey Teams – Verification of Participant Registration ............................. 15
New Age Classifications for USA Hockey ..................................................... 16
OHF Body Checking Notice – USA Hockey & Hockey Quebec Teams ...................... 18
Body Checking in Recreational Hockey ...................................................... 19
Alliance Select Hockey Participation in OMHA .............................................. 24
OMHA Tournaments / Alliance MD Hockey Programs ....................................... 25
Alliance MD Teams Participating in OMHA Tournaments .................................. 26
Tournament Suspensions........................................................................ 29
Got Stats? ........................................................................................ 31
OMHA Store Opportunities ..................................................................... 32
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Introduction
The 2011-2012 Ontario Minor Hockey Association Tournament Information
Package is a resource to assist Tournament Directors to prepare and effectively
manage an OMHA tournament. The information offers a basic understanding of
the sanctioning process along with relevant policies and procedures.
Should there be any revisions or updates to this Tournament Information
Package, the OMHA will provide them to Tournament Directors and Member
Associations.
For further information please contact Susan Crabb at (905) 780-6642 ext 237
or via email at susan.crabb@omha.net.
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How to Apply
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) requires an Application for a
Tournament Sanction Permit and payment submitted to the OMHA for approval
to list on the OMHA website. This form can be found at www.omha.net under
the administration section.
OMHA CENTRES
Prior to submitting the Tournament Sanction Permit, please ensure the
following:
Centre President and Secretary has signed the form.
Attach appropriate Tournament Sanction Permit fee with application.
Retain a copy for your Centre's records and submit the original to the
OMHA office.
W.O.A.A. CENTRES
The original Application for a Tournament Sanction Permit and payment must
be forwarded to the W.O.A.A. for approval before a tournament can be
sanctioned by the OMHA. Once approval has been granted by the W.O.A.A., the
application will then be forwarded to the OMHA office.
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Responsibilities of Host Centre
The Centre Contact will receive the Tournament Information Package for all
sanctioned tournaments. Included with this Package is the Permit and the
Reconciliation and Cancellation form. These are to be distributed to the
appropriate Contact Person.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Verify the Sanction Permit (yellow copy) is correct.
Tear off bottom section of Permit and forward to your
Regional Executive Member.
At least fifteen (15) days prior to the start of the tournament
a list of the competing teams, a copy of the Tournament
Regulations, a copy of the invitation being sent out, and a
Tournament schedule must be submitted to the Regional
Executive Member.
Display the Permit in a visible location.
Complete the Alliance MD form and return with Reconciliation
(if applicable).
Fax the Suspension form to your Regional Executive Member
IMMEDIATELY following the final game of the tournament.
Complete and return the Tournament Reconciliation and
Cancellation form (pink copy) to the OMHA office within 30
days of the end date of your tournament, including unused
game sheets to obtain a refund.
Forward all used game sheets to your Regional Executive
Member at the end of the tournament.
Do not allow any player who receives a match penalty to play
any further games in the tournament and IMMEDIATELY
inform your Regional Executive Member.
Failure to comply with Tournament Regulation 19.1q) may
result in withdrawal of the Tournament Sanction Permit.
Please reference this Tournament Information Package or contact the OMHA
office if you require further assistance.
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Letter from Tournament Chairperson
As per the OMHA Tournament Regulations, reconciliation of your tournament is
due within 30 days of the completion of your tournament.
The OMHA requires the following information for reconciliation:
1. Reconciliation Form (this is included with your tournament package). If
a new form is required, please contact the OMHA office and they would
be happy to supply you with a new one.
2. Schedule of all games completed as part of the tournament.
3. Tournament Program (listing all participating teams).
4. Unused game sheets.
It is extremely important to reconcile all tournaments as failure to do so, may
result in refusal of sanctioning future tournaments. No refunds will be issued
30 days after the completion of your tournament.
Sincerely,
ONTARIO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Craig Lane
Tournament Chair
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Tournament Check List
Verify that Sanction Permit is correct
Sanction Permit is to be posted during the tournament
Send the following items to your Regional Executive
Member (REM):
Before Tournament
Bottom portion of Sanction Permit
Tournament Rules
List of Competing Teams
Invitation sent out (Invitational Tournaments)
Tournament Schedule
After Tournament (Immediately Following)
Travel Permits/Letter of Permission
Completed Game Sheets to REM
Program (if applicable)
Send completed Tournament Reconciliation &
Cancellation Form to OMHA Office along with unused
game sheets and payment if required within 30 days
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Bulletin No.: A0945
HOCKEY CANADA
ACTION BULLETIN D’ACTION
To: Officers Junior Council Members (09/32)
Branch Presidents Female Council Members (09/33)
Council Representatives Senior Council Members (09/30)
Branch Executive Directors HDC Council Members (09/26)
Directors Branch Referees-in-Chief (09/26)
Minor Council Members (09/34) Life Members
Date: 21 May 2009
From: Ken Corbett, Chair of the Board & Bob Nicholson, President
SUBJECT: OUTLAW LEAGUES – LEAGUES OPERATING
OUTSIDE THE AUSPICES OF HOCKEY CANADA
Hockey Canada, its member Branches, Major Junior and registered Junior
Hockey Leagues in Canada are concerned with the proliferation of leagues that
operate outside the auspices of Hockey Canada.
Hockey Canada offers the best development programs worldwide. It has invested
significant resources in the development of officials, coaches, administrators and
players countrywide. We have a committed strategy toward a cohesive long term
athlete development model.
These “outlaw” organizations do not support the development of these programs.
Further, they operate in a vacuum, with no consideration to the impact of their
programs on minor, junior, senior, adult recreational hockey, female hockey,
officiating development, coaching development or administrator development in
Canada. These “outlaw” leagues instead choose to utilize the resources already
developed by Hockey Canada and its member Branches. The teams who make
up these "leagues" operate in this fashion because they do not agree with the
existing overall vision of Hockey Canada. They profess to have a better program
yet often operate without a constitution, by-laws, create their own rule book and
may not provide adequate insurance for their participants. Further, they offer the
lure of "Rep" or "Junior" level competition when this is clearly not the case.
Hockey Canada, its member Branches, Major Junior Leagues as well as
registered Junior Hockey Leagues wish to be exceedingly clear with our
response to these programs.
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Definition:
Hockey Canada and its member Branches view all leagues that operate outside
the auspices/sanctioning of Hockey Canada programs to be classified as
“outlaw” leagues. This currently does not include summer hockey leagues/teams,
adult recreational hockey leagues/teams, high school hockey, and/or hockey
schools.
Sanctions
1) Any individual who participates (knowingly or otherwise) in "outlaw" programs
after September 30 of the season in question (“the Cut-Off Date”) will lose all
membership privileges with Hockey Canada for the remainder of that season,
and may only reapply for membership with Hockey Canada after the end of that
season. “Participation” in an “outlaw” program will be considered to have
occurred if the individual takes part in one game (including an exhibition,
tournament, league or playoff game) after the Cut-Off Date. If a participant
makes the choice to participate in these “outlaw” programs, they must
understand the ramifications of that choice and that the sanctions described in
this paragraph will remain in effect even if the league or team folds, or the
individual is released, suspended or fired.
2) Hockey Canada and its member Branches across the country will make every
effort to ensure that local minor hockey and female hockey associations in areas
where “outlaw” leagues exist are not supporting these leagues in any manner
whatsoever. For greater certainty, “supporting” includes, but is not limited to,
assisting an “outlaw” league directly or indirectly through advertisement,
promotion, ticket sales, volunteer activities, assigning Officials, sharing resources
or enabling such a league to participate in Hockey Canada sanctioned activities.
We will withhold tournament sanctions and will preclude such associations from
benefitting from any Hockey Canada/Branch/CHL sanctioned event by whatever
means necessary, including the withdrawal of any such event from any
community within the geographic boundaries of that association if need be to
stress this point.
This policy is aimed at those leagues that choose to operate outside the hockey
structure established by Hockey Canada, its member Branches and the
Canadian Hockey League.
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Tournament Regulations
19.1 Hosting Regulations
a. Sanction fees for all tournaments will be $5.00 per game. In addition to this fee,
the following Hockey Canada fees and regulations will prevail:
i. for each inter-branch tournament, there shall be a sanction fee of $50.00
plus a $10.00 fee for each team from outside the host branch.
ii. for each international tournament, there shall be a sanction fee of $100.00,
plus $50.00 per team (including teams from the USA) from outside Hockey
Canada and $10.00 per team from outside the host branch.
b. Teams applying to participate in tournaments outside the OMHA jurisdiction must
request and get written permission from the OMHA Executive Director. Such
request shall be accompanied by a fee of $20.00
c. Applications for all tournament permits must be submitted for approval to the
OMHA Executive Director by September 15th of the season in which the
tournament is to be played.
d. Applications for pre-season OMHA tournaments scheduled prior to October 1st
must be submitted to the OMHA Tournament Chairperson prior to the OMHA
Annual General Meeting for sanctioning approval by the OMHA Tournament
Committee.
e. Any applications after September 15th must be approved by the Tournament
Committee.
f. The following Hockey Canada Regulations will be mandatory and all international
tournaments must be sanctioned by the Hockey Canada Minor Hockey Council at
each Hockey Canada Annual Meeting for the following season. An application
form must be first submitted by the local association requesting the tournament
sanction, and all applications must be approved by the OMHA before submission
to the OHF. A deposit equal to the minimum sanction fee must accompany the
application.
g. OMHA Sanctioned Tournaments may not offer cash prizes to any participating
Minor Hockey Team. This does not include any bursaries, scholarships or a
participating team‟s reduced or subsidized tournament entry fee.
Cash incentives may not be paid directly to the participating team, but may be
paid in care of the team by cheque to the team‟s local Minor Hockey Association
or Governing Body.
h. A sanction permit will be issued only to the Minor Hockey Association which is the
recognized governing body in a Centre which is affiliated with the OMHA. All
tournament registration fees must be made payable to the Minor Hockey
Association obtaining the OMHA sanctioning. The OMHA reserves the right to
request a profit and loss statement from any OMHA sanctioned tournament at the
request of the OMHA Executive. All requests for tournament permits or special
permission must be handled by the local association contact person. Sanction
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fees and a copy of the tournament Rules must accompany a letter of application
which must be submitted to the OMHA Executive Director. At least fifteen (15)
days prior to the start of the tournament a list of the competing teams, a copy of
the tournament Regulations, a copy of the invitation being sent out, and a
tournament schedule must be submitted to the Regional Executive Member.
i. The OMHA will supply game reports (sheets) and Sanction Permits for all
sanctioned tournaments.
j. The approved Hockey Canada, OMHA, USA Hockey or IIHF recognized playing
certificates / approved electronic rosters for the current playing season must be
produced.
k. Match penalties and other disciplinary matters are to be reported to the Regional
Executive Member immediately, by telephone, by the referee involved, who will
then forward the game sheet along with his written report.
l. The remaining game sheets are to be sent to the Regional Executive Member
immediately following completion of the tournament.
m. A Sanction Permit may be withdrawn from any tournament that accepts an entry
from a team, or players that are under suspension or are not approved by the
OMHA. Once the sanction permit is withdrawn all OMHA teams or affiliated
teams will not be allowed to play in the unsanctioned tournament.
n. All tournament games must comprise 3 stop time periods scheduled as per OMHA
Regulation 10.2a) & 10.2b). However when any team is ahead by five or more
goals in the third period the tournament will have the option of utilizing „straight
time‟. In this situation the game will proceed under „straight time‟ unless the
gap is reduced to three goals, at which point the clock will revert back to stop
time. The only time the clock would be stopped during time is if an on-ice injury
should occur. All penalties are running time. These situations must be clearly
stated in the tournament rules.
o. Where any team plays three games in one day, the maximum time of any game
must be as per OMHA Regulation 10.2b) (1st and 2nd periods - 10 stop; 3rd
period- 15 stop).
p. No entry shall be accepted from any team in any other division of the OHF
(NOHA, Alliance or GTHL), Hockey Canada or foreign hockey bodies without the
written permission of the President or Secretary of that organization. This
written permission must be available for inspection by any Regional Executive
Member or OMHA Convenor, at any time during the tournament and be mailed to
the Regional Executive Member upon completion of the tournament. No
tournament may accept any OMHA team unless the tournament application
includes the written permission of the President and Contact Person of the local
Minor Hockey Association.
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q. In every game played in a sanctioned tournament, on-ice officials will be
assigned in compliance with all applicable sections of Regulation 18 governing
on-ice officials.
r. Failure to comply with Tournament Regulation 19.1q) may result in withdrawal
of the Tournament Sanction Permit.
s. The Regional Executive Member will appoint a „Tournament Convenor‟ for each
Sanctioned Tournament. It will be the responsibility of the Tournament
Convenor to visit his assigned tournament to ensure that the OMHA Tournament
Regulations are being complied with. Tournament Chairperson/Director must cooperate
and comply with any request of the Tournament Convenor.
19.2 Participating Regulations
a. OMHA affiliated teams or players must not take part in any tournament unless
such tournament has a sanction permit from the OMHA or unless the team has
permission from the OMHA. Teams shall not participate in concurrent
tournaments. The Manager and Coach of teams participating in concurrent
tournaments, non sanctioned tournaments, or entering such tournaments
without written OMHA permission shall be suspended for eight (8) games or thirty
(30) days whichever comes first.
b. For the purpose of this Regulation, concurrent tournaments are separate
tournaments in which some or all of the games are played during the same time
span. Any team must have completed or have been eliminated from one
tournament before being eligible to participate in another tournament within
the same time span.
c. The Manager and Coach of any team having applied and being accepted in one or
more concurrent tournaments who fail to cancel their application for one or
more of the tournaments at least twenty (20) days prior to the start of the
tournaments, will be automatically suspended for eight (8) league games or
thirty (30) days of the playing season.
d. The Manager and Coach of any team once accepting an invitation to a
tournament who fail to notify the Tournament Director that they cannot meet
their obligation to the tournament at least twenty (20) days before the
tournament, or who withdraw during the tournament, will be suspended for
eight (8) league games or thirty (30) days of the playing season. See Regulation
19.2f).
e. A Centre hosting an OMHA sanctioned tournament, once having received a
completed application from a team, must notify, in writing, said team of
acceptance or non-acceptance 20 days prior to the commencement of the
tournament. Should it be necessary to cancel a tournament, notification to all
teams must be made twenty (20) days prior to the tournament date. A copy of
the notification(s) must also be sent to the Regional Executive Member in the
area. Failure to do so may result in the Centre being subjected to disciplinary
action and/or monetary action by the OMHA.
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f. All tournament permits are granted with the understanding that they are not to
interfere with OMHA Playdowns and group play. Any team, Novice and above,
upon winning their quarter final series shall not be eligible to play in any
tournament until they have completed their OMHA Playdowns. Any such team
that has paid an entry fee to an OMHA tournament shall have their money
refunded. This will be strictly enforced by the Regional Executive Member or his
designate.
g. Any team required to withdraw from a tournament because of a failure to meet
league commitments shall not be entitled to a refund of any tournament fees
paid. Refer to OMHA Regulation 13.7b).
h. OMHA teams, players, Coaches, Managers or trainers taking part in unsanctioned
tournaments without permission will be subject to disciplinary action.
i. A team in a sanctioned tournament shall be permitted to use only those players
whose eligibility is supported by an approved Hockey Canada, OMHA, USA Hockey
or IIHF recognized playing certificates of the current playing season. OMHA
teams may also use certified photocopies.
j. All teams must have approved electronic rosters prior to participation in OMHA
sanctioned tournaments.
k. Team officials who fail to produce an approved electronic roster and allow a
player to participate shall be suspended for a minimum of eight (8) league games
or thirty (30) days whichever comes first.
l. No team or player shall play more than three (3) games on one day.
m. OMHA teams may not enter tournaments nor embark on exhibition tours of
foreign countries without receiving permission of Hockey Canada through the
OHF and the OMHA office. Application for such permission must be made at least
sixty (60) days in advance of the departure date.
19.3 W.O.A.A. Regulations
a. All tournaments in the W.O.A.A. territory must be sanctioned by the OMHA.
Tournament applications must be forwarded to the OMHA through the W.O.A.A.
Executive Administrator. W.O.A.A. approval must be obtained before the OMHA
Executive Director can issue a permit. Sanction fees must be forwarded to the
OMHA with the application.
b. All tournament game sheets are to be forwarded directly to the W.O.A.A.
Executive Administrator (this is an exception to Regulation 19.1l) by the
Tournament Director within seven (7) days after completion of the tournament.
A financial statement of income and disbursements must be forwarded to both
the OMHA Executive Director and W.O.A.A. Executive Administrator along with
all other schedules and team lists. Match penalties and other disciplinary
matters are to be reported to the W.O.A.A. Executive Administrator
immediately, by telephone, by the referee involved, who will then forward the
game sheet along with his written report by the next mail.
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Mouth Guard Policy
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association has a “mandatory mouth guard” policy
for all OMHA Registered Players. All OMHA players must wear a mouth guard
for all OMHA sanctioned events.
It should be noted that teams from outside the OMHA are only required to wear
mouth guards if that is a requirement of their parent body. Currently, OHF
Member Partner teams registered with the Alliance and the GTHL are not
required to wear mouth guards.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Richard Ropchan,
Executive Director at the OMHA.
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USA Hockey Teams – Verification of Participant
Registration
The following clarification is provided regarding incoming teams from USA
Hockey, with respect to verification of participant registration.
USA Hockey has advised that the two documents necessary in validating a
registered USA Hockey team are the Team Application and Official Team
Roster. These two forms provide proof that the team and all members shown
on the Roster are properly registered with USA Hockey. USA Hockey has
received several inquiries from USA Hockey Teams participating in Canadian
Tournaments indicating that the Tournament Organizers have requested player
and team official Registration Cards prior to allowing the team to participate.
Under the jurisdiction of USA Hockey, showing the Team Application and
Official Team Roster is sufficient validation that the player is registered with
that team and producing a Registration Card would not necessarily indicate
that player is a registered member of that particular team. The bottom of the
USA Hockey Roster indicates the following:
“The individuals printed on this form represent players
and coaches that have been electronically registered with
USA Hockey. Copies of IMRs/Cards are not required for
these individuals.”
Please ensure that your Tournament Administrators, especially those on-site,
are aware of the USA Hockey Regulations with respect to validating
participating Teams from USA Hockey.
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New Age Classifications for USA Hockey
Attached is a copy of the new USA Hockey Age Classifications for the 2011-12
season.
Please note that USA teams entering in OMHA Tournaments must adhere to
OMHA Age Classifications.
Examples:
At AAA, AA and A, a Minor Midget will be classified as a player born in 1996 &
subsequent years (max. 15 years old)
At BB & below, a Minor Midget will be classified as a player born in 1995 &
subsequent years (16 years and below)
A Midget will be classified as a player born in 1994 & subsequent years (17
years and below).
A Juvenile will be classified as a player born in 1992, 1993 & subsequent
years (18 years and below).
Note: Any USA Midget teams with players born in 1993 must enter
tournaments in the Juvenile division.
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Body Checking in Tournaments within the OHF Policy
Ontario Hockey Federation
3 Concorde Gate, Suite 212
Toronto, Ont. M3C 3N7
Tel: (416) 426-7249
Fax: (416) 426-7347
www.ohf.on.ca
The OHF Minor Council passed a motion in April that states “Body checking be
removed from House League (and House League Select) hockey effective the
2011 – 2012 season.” With regards to the discussion in June on how OHF House
League and House League Select nonbody checking teams would participate in
body checking tournaments as well as teams from USA Hockey and Hockey
Quebec which introduce body checking at Minor Bantam, Minor council came to
the conclusion that:
OHF teams hosting a tournament at PeeWee Hockey that accept non body
checking teams, (with the exception of representative teams from USA Hockey
entering representative tournaments) must make the division of the
tournament those teams are participating in nonbody checking. The organizers
have the option to accept or refuse a non-body checking team.
In the contrary, any non-body checking teams within the OHF shall not be
allowed to participate in body checking tournaments. If a non-checking team
does participate in a checking tournament they would be subject to disciplinary
action by their Member Partner.
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Body Checking in Recreational Hockey
As a result of the recent Ontario Hockey Federation motion with respect to
Body Checking in House League Hockey, the OMHA Development Committee has
recommended the attached, which has been subsequently reviewed and
adopted for implementation by the OMHA Sub-Committee. This will take effect
immediately, for the coming 2011-2012 season.
Upon review of the document, there are a number of items I will draw to your
attention with respect to administrative detail in terms of logistics.
As the current OMHA Team Entry Fee structure does not identify a fee for MD
entries, teams entering in this category will be at the current fee for Select
League (see OMHA Manual of Operations Regulation 4.5). Any reconciliation, if
necessary for teams in this situation, will follow.
The OMHA By-Law and Regulations Committee will undertake a review of
impact on current Regulation 4.5.
The OMHA Tournament Committee will also address the impact of the
document as it applies to Tournaments, and revise the OMHA Tournament
booklet accordingly.
As with any change, questions may inevitably arise. Please do not hesitate in
directing your inquiries to your Regional Executive Member or the OMHA Office.
Sincerely,
ONTARIO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Richard Ropchan
OMHA Executive Director
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Preamble
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
The Ontario Hockey Federation‟s [OHF] Minor Council met on Friday April 29th,
2011 to discuss the minor programs and among the topics was body checking in
recreational hockey.
The OHF Minor Council endorsed the following motion:
Effective the 2011 - 2012 season body checking will be removed from all
age divisions of House League and House League Select hockey.
OMHA Position on Body Checking in Recreational Hockey
The OMHA believes that there should be opportunities for players in the
recreational stream to participate in hockey without body checking. We
recognize that players wish to play the game and focus on developing the
foundational skills of skating, puck control and shooting and scoring without
body checking. Additionally, this level of hockey would allow for increased
recruitment of players of all ages.
The OMHA also believes that there should be opportunities available for players
in the recreational stream to participate in hockey with body checking. This
stream of programming would provide a progressive development pathway for
players to move from the recreational stream to the competitive stream of
Representative hockey.
These opportunities are reflected in Hockey Canada‟s Long Term Player
Development (LTPD) model which outlines the framework to maximize a
player‟s potential and involvement in sport over the course of their life. The
LTPD model for hockey is being developed on the following principles:
• Doing the best thing for the player and the people supporting the
player at each stage in their development
• Adopting a player-centred approach and not treating the development
of all players the same way
The OMHA seeks to define levels of play to achieve these objectives and
provide players with both of these opportunities within the recreational stream
of hockey best suited to their development.
Similarly, the OMHA also believes that the stakeholders in our Membership
should have the opportunity for self-determination in their respective
programs, based upon the expressed needs of their members, along with their
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will endeavour to provide programming opportunities to meet the needs of its
Member Associations.
The Member Association will determine the stream(s) in which it will
participate.
As such, it is incumbent upon Member Associations to consult with their
respective membership in determining the placement of their recreational
teams.
Summary of Programming
Competitive Stream
Body Checking permitted Peewee and above
Representative Hockey (AAA to E including AE)
Residency compliant
Recreational Stream
Body Checking is not permitted at any level Body Checking permitted Peewee and above
House League Rostered Select Local League
Not residency
complaint
Residency
compliant
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Not residency
compliant
Notes:
i. OMHA Centres and leagues will have the opportunity to determine which of these
opportunities are best suited to the needs of their respective membership.
Minor Development
(MD)
Residency
compliant
ii. The term Select League Teams and the programming to which it refers would no longer be
used. Teams/players currently identified in this category would be classified as Minor
Development (MD).
Current
Program
Design
New
Program
Design
Residency
Compliant
In-House
Features
Competition
with other
Centres*
House League No Change √
House League MD √ √
√
Rostered
Select
No Change √
√
Local League No Change √
Body Checking
Peewee and
Above
* Exclusive of tournament / exhibition play
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If adopted, it will be necessary that the changes be reflected in all other areas
of OMHA Operations (i.e. Fee Structure, Definitions, Regulations, etc.). It will
also likely be necessary for newly-identified MD Teams entering
tournament/exhibition to declare the base category of their home centre in
the interests of competitive parity.
Implementation
Eligibility to apply for Minor Development (MD) Program Designation would be
contingent on the following criteria:
a. Base category of AAA, AA or A
b. Must field Minor and Major teams in each division
c. Must provide programming in Recreational Stream offering Body
Checking and non-Body Checking option
Current Definitions
OMHA 2010-2011 Manual of Operations – Regulation 1.0 – Definitions
(nn) “House League” refers to a group of teams that compete regularly in a
recreational league within a Centre (pg. 70)
(tt) “Local League” refers to a group of House League teams from a number of
Centres which compete regularly in a recreational league
(xxx) “Rostered Select Team” refers to a team comprised of players selected
from affiliated House League or Local League teams in a Centre. They must be
eligible by age and residency and may compete in exhibition and tournament
games as per the Regulation while continuing to play for their House League or
Local League team
(aaaa) “Select League Team” means a team comprised of players selected
from affiliated House League or Local League teams in a Centre and are eligible
by age and residency
OHF 2010-2011 Handbook – Part III Regulations
House League - A community oriented minor hockey program structured to
provide development and competition at a recreational level
Local League - A house league team, which competes regularly in a local
league comprised of a number of centers which must affiliate with their
Member Partner
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Minor Development (MD) – A category of minor hockey which defines programs
that are not true select hockey and not competitive (ie. AAA, B, D, etc.) but
are required to be residency compliant.
Select Hockey – A category of minor hockey which in order to be eligible, a
player must be with a recognized (sanctioned) house league organization and
accordingly be an active participant in the corresponding age grouping
(division) in a recognized (sanctioned) schedule of house league programming.
Select hockey players are not required to abide by residential regulations
unless otherwise indicated by the Member Partner.
OMHA Member Associations/Leagues will determine the designation of their
respective Program, based upon the features of its Program delivery.
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Alliance Select Hockey Participation in OMHA
The OMHA and Alliance have an agreement to allow Alliance Select Hockey
teams to participate in OMHA sanctioned exhibition games and tournaments.
Under the Terms of Facilitation, all Alliance Select Hockey teams are required
to identify all non-resident players on their rosters. Alliance Select Hockey
teams from Dofasco may have several non-resident players.
It is the responsibility of the OMHA tournament chairperson to obtain the list of
non-resident players on a roster and with that, to make an informed decision
on the categorization or acceptance of any Alliance teams.
Note: All Alliance Select Teams are Non-Body Checking from Novice to Midget
As per OHF Policy:
OMHA centres/associations hosting a tournament at Pee Wee hockey
division or above that permits body checking, and accepts teams from
Alliance Hockey which are not eligible to body check, must make the
division of the tournament in which those teams are participating nonbody
checking. The OMHA Tournament Organizers have the option to
accept or refuse a non-body checking team. In the contrary any OMHA
Select teams applying to Alliance Hockey tournaments should do so with
the understanding that they would be non-body checking tournaments from
Novice to Midget.
Should there be any questions related to this memorandum, please contact
your OMHA Regional Executive Member.
Sincerely,
ONTARIO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Richard Ropchan
Executive Director
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
OMHA Tournaments / Alliance MD Hockey Programs
The OMHA and Alliance continue to support the participation of Alliance “MD” teams
in OMHA sanctioned tournaments and exhibition games. In an effort to address the
equality of all teams entering OMHA sanctioned tournaments, the OMHA, with
cooperation of the Alliance, has established an OMHA category that is to apply to MD
teams from each Alliance Centre. This categorizing by the OMHA will be monitored
during the season and any warranted adjustments will follow in the next season.
Under the Terms of Facilitation,
“All Alliance “MD” Associations will be permitted to compete in OMHA Sanctioned
Tournaments at categories as outlined below.
Identification of Minor Development (MD) Alliance Associations Teams
OMHA Category AA/A
Novice Teams Only
OMHA Category A/E Group 1
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OMHA Category A/E Group 2
Hamilton Hub Tigers Brantford Saints North London Novice Tier 111
Hamilton Hub Cyclones Brantford 99ers Tier 11 Novice London Oakridge Novice Tier 111
Hamilton Hub Spitfires Hamilton Hub Minor Atom to Midget West London Novice Tier 111
Kitchener Jr. Rangers Red St Catharines CYO Novice to Midget London Bandits Novice Tier 111
Brantford 99ers Tier 1 Kitchener Jr. Rangers Blue
Novice to Minor Midget
BLOMHA Bulldogs Red
Cambridge Black Hawks 1 Kitchener Jr. Rangers Red
BLOMHA Bulldogs White
Minor Atom to Midget
North London Tier 1 Stratford Novice Tier 11 Kitchener Jr. Rangers Novice
White
London Bandits Tier 1 Sarnia Novice Tier 11 Kitchener Jr. Rangers Novice Black
West London Tier 1 Waterloo Timber Wolves
Novice to Midget
Waterloo Novice Mountain Wolves
Stratford Tier 1 Waterloo Ice Wolves
Waterloo Novice Ice Wolves
Novice to Midget
Sarnia Tier 1 North London Novice 11 to Midget Woodstock Minor Atom - Midget
Woodstock Novice Tier 1 Oakridge Novice 11 to Midget Woodstock Novice Tier 111
West London Novice 11 to Midget Cambridge Red Hawks
London Bandits Novice to Midget St Catharines CYO Novice Tier 11
Stratford Minor Atom - Midget
Kitchener Jr. Rangers Blue Midget
Please note that teams from Dofasco are not MD teams. Teams from Dofasco are
eligible to participate in OMHA Select tournaments on the same basis as other Alliance
Select teams.
Should there be any questions related to this memorandum, please contact your OMHA
Regional Executive Member.

OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
Alliance MD Teams Participating in OMHA Tournaments
Please use the following form, which will be used to help monitor game results where
Alliance MD Teams are participating in OMHA Tournaments.
The OMHA and Alliance continue to support the participation of Alliance “MD” teams
in OMHA sanctioned tournaments and exhibition games. In an effort to address the
equality of all teams entering OMHA sanctioned tournaments, the OMHA, with
cooperation of the Alliance, has established an OMHA category that is to apply to MD
teams from each Alliance Centre.
Please help us by communicating this to your OMHA Tournament Contact person.
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
Tournament Suspensions
The attached form is to be completed by the OMHA Host Association
IMMEDIATELY following the conclusion of the tournament.
Report all match penalties to the Regional Executive Member IMMEDIATELY
following the game(s) in which it/they were called, in addition to including it
on the Tournament Suspension form.
Please be sure to list any suspensions/major penalties imposed during the
tournament.
The form must be faxed to your Regional Executive Member.
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
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OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
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Ontario Minor Hockey Association
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Email
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