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Woolwich did submit the forms request to move up. It's sitting with Tri County now AFAIK. Unclear if OMHA would allow it as they were blocking new teams and such as part of open borders so might end up Woolwich playing in the AA loop, then going back to A for OMHA qualifiers.

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:19 pm Woolwich did submit the forms request to move up. It's sitting with Tri County now AFAIK. Unclear if OMHA would allow it as they were blocking new teams and such as part of open borders so might end up Woolwich playing in the AA loop, then going back to A for OMHA qualifiers.

I would think the OHF would decline the request as part of the open borders moratorium rule.
"The Moratorium will establish team allotment based on the 2024-2025 numbers."

It's not a new / added team, just reclassifying an A to AA (no new team will replace that missing A team, and they did not displace any teams either as there is no existing AA team there). This is normal practice for when an A team is very strong. It's also happening post tryouts, so it didn't really open the borders for a new AA team recruitment or anything. The intent is to stop large centers from creating additional AA/A teams with heavy recruitment and killing other local orgs and dragging even more kids into expensive rep and watering it down even more. They want more kids playing at the right levels, and less kids playing rep in general.

Business as usual, strong A teams can move to AA in the Tri.

Can anyone confirm that both centre Wellington and Hespeler will playing in the A loop this season? Website doesn't list their 2014's as being AA teams. It sounds like Brampton definitely lost their 2014 AA team as its not even listed on their site. Hamilton Huskies and possibly Woolwich in, Brampton, CW and Hespeler out?

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:46 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:30 pm Sounds like a lot of movement happened this season:

Judging by the information here would assume:

Burlington and Glancaster as 1 and 2 teams this season.

Niagara Falls should make a big jump up the standings this year, but losing their goalie will hurt, improved scoring

Garden City similar as last year, tough team to play against

West Niagara improved scoring and goaltending

Stoney Creek improved scoring, good defensive team, goaltending now?

Hamilton Huskies lost a lot of players and first year in tri county, could be a difficult one

Flamborough lost a lot of players, might be a long season

Guelph does anyone have any information on them? Normally a strong team

Any information on Halton Hills or Milton? will they be at the bottom?

Guelph added 1 goalie, not sure where from

Milton added two new goalies, one from Burlington, the other not sure

Not too sure about Halton Hills, new coach, should be better defensively