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Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:40 pm Just emailed the OHF asking about open borders for u9 and up. the response I got within 5 hours was as follows "Details will be released next week". Sure sounds like this is maybe legitimate. About time these boards are going to be held accountable for picking their beer drinking buddies kids over kids with more talent.

Open Borders is 100% percent happening and as the email said, the final details will be announced next week. There is a final meeting/vote this Sunday with the OHF and all of its members.

Guest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:40 pm Just emailed the OHF asking about open borders for u9 and up. the response I got within 5 hours was as follows "Details will be released next week". Sure sounds like this is maybe legitimate. About time these boards are going to be held accountable for picking their beer drinking buddies kids over kids with more talent.

Yep, I called as well. Was told prob announced on Tuesday. Full open borders for all.

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.

On May 6th, I posted this........ I took a lot of heat... well there you have it, its here

so finally CHILD ABUSE by the omha will finally end ..............been going on for years

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2024 6:24 pm so finally CHILD ABUSE by the omha will finally end ..............been going on for years

You know that no one forced you to sign up for hockey, right?

So can someone explain in simple details what this means? For example, my son plays in the GTHL. There was an import rule. Is that no longer a rule? So effectively a kid from Guelph could play in the G if his parents were fine driving back and forth?

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2024 8:19 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2024 6:24 pm so finally CHILD ABUSE by the omha will finally end ..............been going on for years

You know that no one forced you to sign up for hockey, right?

OMHA board members crying now that they have lost their power.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:50 pm So can someone explain in simple details what this means? For example, my son plays in the GTHL. There was an import rule. Is that no longer a rule? So effectively a kid from Guelph could play in the G if his parents were fine driving back and forth?

Associations can still have import rules if they decide to do so. They will not be able to deny releases any longer.

Now, the club’s aggressive response to the opportunities Open Borders presents is going to make Oakville a very popular destination at U10. If you are an Oakville player who leaves for Klevr from this point onward, you will not be eligible for an Oakville Rangers roster spot at U10 AAA or AA. If your child aspires to play AAA or AA in Oakville at U10 and/or beyond,

Oakville not open for Klevr kids apparently.

Associations are starting to post responses to the new open borders policy. Oakville has an entire webpage devoted to convincing players to stay there - but also for players to join them from elsewhere. Newmarket and Cambridge have stated they are committed to "hometown hockey" and will be limiting the number of non-local players (which is still possible - but you can't prevent anyone from leaving). Whitby says it will consider limits on a team by team basis. No doubt some will have no limits.

What's interesting is that only the "outgoing / free to leave" part of the open borders policy will be implemented consistently. The "incoming" part of the policy will change depending on what each Association decides, which will put caps on the outgoing part if the demand for movement is greater than the number of spots available.