Referee Program Overview - Ontario Minor Hockey Association

OMHA Tournament Package 2011-2012
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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