1. New Hockey Families A Warm welcome from our hockey family to yours
Information For 3-5 YeAR OLD Players and their parents

2. Get started Register your player at the link below
Complete Respect in Sport at the link below
Complete a police check if you want to be on staff or on ice
FYI –Initiation program (IP) divisions are mite and tyke
Now wait for an !

3. It takes a village!
September evaluation skates help us to put players in the division they belong
Players are in full equipment from day one in September
Many of our new players can’t skate!
Parents of non-skaters are encouraged to join us on the ice for the first 6 weeks or so
Players able to skate independently are placed on teams
Teams are formed by age and ability so that a player’s needs are met
Parents are always needed as convenors, trainers and coaches

4. What to expect
Non-skaters are placed with non-skaters and called ‘rookies’
Other players are placed on ‘NHL’ teams
All players receive ‘NHL’ style uniforms to keep
Rookies stay together to work on their specific needs
Our program follows OMHA/Hockey Canada guidelines
We do not play full ice games or use referees until age 8
More info on initiation program:
Programs/Coaching/LTPD/Downloads/LTPD_manual_may_2013_e.pdf

5. Practice plan and OMHA graphic

6. September to March
It’s a long season and almost no one makes every practice
Typically there is an evaluation/selection period of 6-8 weeks
Teams and coaches may change during this time
Coaches and trainers also receive training (reimbursed by PHA)
In November rosters will be firm and a mite/tyke tournament will take place –it’s very exciting!
We will take a short break at Christmas and have another tournament in February
On ice season wraps up the first week of March
Banquet is early April

7. Have fun!
Hockey is such a great sport, so be sure to enjoy it 