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Looking for some clarity on this point in the memo..

Pause on addition of Representative Teams for U10 and Above
The OHF is implementing a temporary hold on the addition of Rep teams at U10 age group and above by Associations and OHF Members. This hold will allow for a thorough review and adjustment of the number of teams at each age group and Category.

If you are currently a B centre and have already been through the process of applying to become and A centre next season, does the above point apply? I am trying to full understand what that point is referring to.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:24 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:17 pm One thing is whether the GTHL and OMHA will put limits on how many non residential kids allowed on each team. This could limit movement.

Current GTHL limit is 3 per team. Need to see if anything changes.

I wish I could have seen the OMHA board's faces through this

Right!!! What are the 15 board members on OMHA going to do now?....Player movement is 95% of what they do in a day. The other 5% is how to internally steal parents money. (not to soon)

OMHA/Alliance/GTHL/etc approved this.

U9 and below is still being dictated by the members, so OMHA will continue to use boundaries for U7-U9MD programming.
Also leagues like W.O.A.A. will continue to use boundaries for U9 and below LL as they do today.

Next phase is to start breaking down the members and mix Alliance/OMHA into 1 body and reform into a single league of conferences. Guelph/Hespeler not playing against Cambridge/Kit/Waterloo needs to end, and with open borders there is no need for this league separation any longer.

This is similar to what Junior C hockey has become.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:43 pm Looking for some clarity on this point in the memo..

Pause on addition of Representative Teams for U10 and Above
The OHF is implementing a temporary hold on the addition of Rep teams at U10 age group and above by Associations and OHF Members. This hold will allow for a thorough review and adjustment of the number of teams at each age group and Category.

If you are currently a B centre and have already been through the process of applying to become and A centre next season, does the above point apply? I am trying to full understand what that point is referring to.

It means if you haven't amalgamated already and applied for reclassification they're going to do it for you by centre size and geography. So you'll likely see the end of C and D rep hockey in small towns up to 45 miles away from each other, they'll be either a larger A/BB region now, if you can't reclass to B, welcome to local league only centre. Start picking your new association names for the larger A centre, it's coming.

It’s easier to get into team of choice since you no longer need a release but if orgs restrict how many non residential players allowed in then you will be blocked regardless unless your kid is the top 3-4 on a team. This needs clarification from the individual associations.

OHF is just washing their hands of this and will no longer deal with appeals and other annoyances. Everything has been pushed onto the orgs to deal with it themselves (cause they totally have good volunteer power to handle this...). Expect borders within your leagues, either all orgs just agree to only take residential players or the league will enforce it. Either way, borders are not going away but the pressure and conversations about whether you should be allowed to cross a border happens at org/league levels now, and is a 1 sided conversation with only the org you are trying to join and your home org isn't involved at all.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:50 pm It’s easier to get into team of choice since you no longer need a release but if orgs restrict how many non residential players allowed in then you will be blocked regardless unless your kid is the top 3-4 on a team. This needs clarification from the individual associations.

Why would teams restrict how many player from outside 'their' zone play on a team. You think they aren't going to allow players to join their team because of some zone that doesn't even exist anymore. Any team around the GTHL will loss players to the G for sure, they will not be turning away players wanting to play on their team to make up for the kids leaving. There are no borders, deal with the new world.

This is only one step in the right direction but will depend on what each org defines on limits to non residents. Once that is clear we will get the full picture. They may just restrict to the 3-4 import limit it’s set to and now you don’t need a release but if your kid is not the top 4 in a group of kids trying to get on the team you are out of luck.

Would really like to know if GTHL and other associations are still going to impose a limit of 3 imports per team

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 1:04 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:50 pm It’s easier to get into team of choice since you no longer need a release but if orgs restrict how many non residential players allowed in then you will be blocked regardless unless your kid is the top 3-4 on a team. This needs clarification from the individual associations.

Why would teams restrict how many player from outside 'their' zone play on a team. You think they aren't going to allow players to join their team because of some zone that doesn't even exist anymore. Any team around the GTHL will loss players to the G for sure, they will not be turning away players wanting to play on their team to make up for the kids leaving. There are no borders, deal with the new world.

Some smaller communities may mandate their local associations have a minimal amount of local kids in order for them to provide a discount on the ice.

Too many imports may mean higher ice prices.