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Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 4:23 pm You heard it here first..

Once AAA teams are picked in the fall, the OHF will be announcing Open Borders in Ontario for 2025/26 season. All levels all age groups. Play where you want is coming.
No more residential transfers, no more waivers, no more releases. Its coming.

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Guest wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:03 pm OHF just announced a 4 month review for player movement all categories, all ages.

What does this mean in Layman's terms?

If th OHF goes completely open borders, it essentially means a player can tryout/play in any minor hockey association they want -not restricted by residential address

I wish.... but can't see this happening... from what I'm reading they are just keeping everyone happy saying... ya we will look into it but don't count on it.

Where are you reading this? It's happening guaranteed. Hockey is the only ontario sport with restrictions. Times have changed you can't tell people what to do or how to spend their money. Those of you who think its not happening better get your head focused. If someone forced the new dressing room rules, residential restrictions is not a bridge too far.

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:16 am It sure does read like they are heading that way. I just question if they can do it in one drastic change or if its phased in over a year or two. A change like this could destroy smaller "B" centres at the rep level. I have read similar posts regarding the possibility of rep being strictly A, AA and AAA and anything below LL/HL. A lot of smaller centres are already either amalgamating to create A/AA centres or just going on their own. Do they see the writing on the wall or have inside knowledge? Time will tell but either way, the 2025/26 season could be interesting.

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 9:45 am

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:16 am It sure does read like they are heading that way. I just question if they can do it in one drastic change or if its phased in over a year or two. A change like this could destroy smaller "B" centres at the rep level. I have read similar posts regarding the possibility of rep being strictly A, AA and AAA and anything below LL/HL. A lot of smaller centres are already either amalgamating to create A/AA centres or just going on their own. Do they see the writing on the wall or have inside knowledge? Time will tell but either way, the 2025/26 season could be interesting.

The plan is
1. Open all border, just like girls hockey or the USA
2. Form an AAA Elite league for top players to play top players current SCTA & OMHA combine centre merge into a 10 team league, you have seen it start to happen with north Shore and Richmond hill , soon COW & NCP.
3. Eliminate rep in below A Centres , everything else will be a form of select some centres may offer multiple entries like 2-AA & 2-A teams like Whitby if they can be competitive.

Hockey is declining not because of open borders but because of cost for the total sport, entry, equipment, development, now the model will allow the best rec hockey for kids and the best competitive hockey for those who choose.

It’s already in motion, OHF is not upfront or concerned with our feedback. If they don’t go this way they have been told they will be taken to court and most likely disbanded.

Guest wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 9:45 am

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:16 am It sure does read like they are heading that way. I just question if they can do it in one drastic change or if its phased in over a year or two. A change like this could destroy smaller "B" centres at the rep level. I have read similar posts regarding the possibility of rep being strictly A, AA and AAA and anything below LL/HL. A lot of smaller centres are already either amalgamating to create A/AA centres or just going on their own. Do they see the writing on the wall or have inside knowledge? Time will tell but either way, the 2025/26 season could be interesting.

The plan is
1. Open all border, just like girls hockey or the USA
2. Form an AAA Elite league for top players to play top players current SCTA & OMHA combine centre merge into a 10 team league, you have seen it start to happen with north Shore and Richmond hill , soon COW & NCP.
3. Eliminate rep in below A Centres , everything else will be a form of select some centres may offer multiple entries like 2-AA & 2-A teams like Whitby if they can be competitive.

Hockey is declining not because of open borders but because of cost for the total sport, entry, equipment, development, now the model will allow the best rec hockey for kids and the best competitive hockey for those who choose.

It’s already in motion, OHF is not upfront or concerned with our feedback. If they don’t go this way they have been told they will be taken to court and most likely disbanded.

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:52 am Do they not just look at the GTHL and see how bad that league is to figure out open borders is awful???

You wind up with the haves and the have nots with "super teams" created and unbelievable amount of corruption.

Shake my head at the stupidity. Open borders would allow my kids to play in a better centre than the one they are forced into now so while my kids would benefit as a whole the hockey system would not.