2021 Registration

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Player Registration Information

COCHRANE MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

2021-2022 REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Box 1033

Cochrane, Alberta

T4C1B1

Email: cmhaice@cochraneminorhockey.com or administrator@cochraneminorhockey.com

 

We are waiting to see what outcome COVID will have on our 2021-2022 season. Please note that of the $75 deposit is a non-refundable administration fee. "subject to change"

Please note that any dates outlined in the information provided are subject to change based on the information we receive from Hockey Alberta.

RAMP is now our website provider going forward with a new registration process as well. If you previously have a RAMP account with another organization, you can use that to login from our link. IF you do not you will be required to create a new account. Please be sure to update your parent contact information as well as we do need the correct date of births for parents for our records. 

New website link http://cochraneminorhockey.com/

Registration link http://cochranemha.rampregistrations.com/

Important things to remember:

• Reminder, when registering you will now be required to enter your HA Respect in Sport certificate number. If you do not have this or if it is expired, you will not be able to complete your registration. Please visit the following link to view your certificate number.  https://hockeyalbertaparent.respectgroupinc.com/
• All new registrants are required to complete the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport Parent Course https://hockeyalbertaparent.respectgroupinc.com/
• All import players trying out for AA must complete permission forms for tryouts and camps. Please email these to cmhaice@cochraneminorhockey.com
• If you have a rural address you must enter your legal land description.

Registration Period:

• June 1st - June 15th     - Online Registration will commence for current CMH Members (players that were assigned to a team in the 2020 - 2021 season) living within the defined CMHA boundaries @ 9:00 a.m. along with new to Cochrane Minor Hockey siblings registering in U7.
• June 16th - July 31st - Registration opens to players new to CMH @ 9:00 a.m. that are within the Cochrane Minor Hockey Boundaries. https://cloud.rampinteractive.com/cochranemha/files/Board/cmha__aa%2C_director.pdf
• August 1st   - Out of boundary registrations will be considered.
• Players new to CMH include those which have never been registered with CMH and are within the Hockey Alberta boundary for Cochrane. 
• July 31st - Online Registration closes.  All registration fees are due, in full, on October 1st.   A late fee of $200 will be applied after August 1st to all current members that have failed to register prior to this date. New members within CMH boundary or out of boundary that are accepted if spots are available will not be subject to a late fee.

Once registration numbers are determined for program choices communication regarding the number of transitions from REP to RHL will be sent out.

Please be sure that your player position is correct on the registration as positions will not be changed.  (This only applies to (U13) Peewee, (U15) Bantam & (U18) Midget We will not be sending out a confirmation for positions, it is the responsibility of the person registering to make sure this has been entered correctly. So please indicate FORWARD, DEFENSE or GOALIE on player position when registering.

The Player’s division is determined by birth year. See below.

Birth years:                             Division:

2015/2016                             U7

2013/2014                             U9

2011/2012                             U11

2009/2010                             U13  

2007/2008                             U15  

2004                                      U16AA

2004                                      U16AAA

2004/2005/2006                     U18

Fee schedule coming soon. 

 

 

Prep Camps are tentatively scheduled for the week August 30th  - September 2nd

Groups are determined by age, requests for a specific group will not be accepted.

Camp Fees: Schedule coming soon 

• U7 Power Skating $175
• U7 Hockey Skills $175
• U7 Beginner Hockey $175 
• U9 - U18 Prep Camp $200
• U9 - U18 Power Skating $175
• U11 - U18 Goalie Camp - $250

Totem 1-2-3 located at Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre - 800 Griffin Road, Cochrane, Alberta

CA “Cochrane Arena” located at 609 - 4th Avenue N, Cochrane, Alberta

AA Conditioning Camp and Tryouts Fees - Schedule coming soon

• U13 Peewee AA - Conditioning Camp $200 Tryouts $175
• U15 Bantam AA - Conditioning Camp $200 Tryouts $175
• U18 Midget AA - Conditioning Camp $200 Tryouts $175

Here is the link to the information regarding the U16AA Pilot Project https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/news/recent/

To Register for the U16 AA/AAA tryouts and conditioning camp please see Airdrie Minor Hockey’s Website. 

Schedule coming soon.

 

You will be required to have a signed permission form, please email cmhaice@cochraneminorhockey.com to request this. Also new this year you will be required to fill out an online "letter of permission" form here is the link to complete this. https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/letter-permission/

 

Critical Information

• Registration is not considered complete until accepted by the CMH Administration staff, and all required documentation and payments have been received.
• Individuals requiring financial assistance please contact Laurie Lakeman, administrator@cochraneminorhockey.com
• Your registration will not be valid without the $50 deposit.
• Registrations for out of boundary players will be accepted after August 1st and if the desired division is full you will be placed on a waitlist subject to availability. Payment for out of boundary players must be paid in full at time of registration, out of boundary players are not eligible for the payment plan.
• $50.00 service fee will be imposed on all NSF Cheques.

$150.00 service fee for any program request changes may be applied at the discretion of CMH Administrator.

Program changes may not be accepted after August 1st.

New this year - Please click on the link below for more information but U15 tiers 4/5/6 will be impacted by this. We will still have 3 U15 REP teams in CAHL but please be aware that we will likely have one below Tier 3 and therefore will follow the non-checking/body contact implemented by Hockey Alberta Minor Leagues to implement U15 non-checking/body contact only for tiers 4-6.

https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/news/recent/

 

Evaluations Information (these dates are all subject to change)

• Attendance at goalie or player technical sessions is mandatory for all divisions.
• Goaltender technical Evaluations are scheduled for August 28th this includes all import goalies trying out for BVTW AA.
• Player technical Evaluations are scheduled for September 11th & 12th, 2020, for U9, U11, U13, U15 and U18 players in REP, FEMALE and RHL.
• U7 evaluations are scheduled for September 18th. U9 game evaluations are scheduled for September 19th.

Please note that it is very important that all players and goaltenders attend evaluations for the consideration of all the programs CMHA provides to ensure a positive hockey experience is achieved and that all teams are formed accordingly.

Evaluation sessions and groupings will not be posted until the technicals are complete.

 

AA and AAA program notes

• All players that are trying out for AAA or Female Elite hockey must also register with Cochrane Minor Hockey prior to commencing AAA or Elite try-outs. If you are successful and secure a spot on a AAA team please notify Laurie Lakeman administrator@cochraneminorhockey.com for a refund.
• All players trying out for AA programs that are CMHA members will be notified of the additional fee once they have secured a position on the roster.  These fees are split into 3 installments due on October 1st, November 1st and December 1st.  Fees that are not received by this deadline will result in the player being unable to participate until the remaining fees are paid in full.

The BVTW AA players are required to be committed to 2 practices per week, as well as approximately a 36 league game schedule.

Refund Policy

• On or Before Sep. 7th: 100% less Admin Fee $75
• After September 7th: 75% less Admin Fee $75
• Once you have been assigned to a team there will be NO refund.

CMHA ADMINISTRATOR, Laurie Lakeman MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF THE REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL. A $50.00 administration fee will be deducted from all refunds.  administrator@cochraneminorhockey.com

• Refund requests due to injuries or illness will be reviewed by our Administrator and doctors notes will be required.

All camps and clinics are NON Refundable unless accompanied by a doctor's note.

AA  

CMHA offers the Bow Valley Timberwolves AA program for U13, U15, U18 players who want to play hockey at a high level, and are interested in AAA and Junior hockey.  Please see the AAA and AA hockey pages for more information.  Timberwolves encourage registration from Banff, Canmore, Cremona, and Morley athletes as well as residents in the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association.  

Teams compete in the South Central Alberta Hockey League (SCAHL). The current program standard is 2 practices per week and 2-3 games per weekend. Season Schedule consists of 36 games plus playoffs. 

Number of teams:  

1 U13 AA - 15 players/2 goaltenders 

1 U15 AA - 17 players/2 goaltenders 

1 U18 AA - 17 players/2 goaltenders 

League runs from September to March. Playoffs are a tournament format starting in March. The AA program follows the Hockey Alberta AA Model: 

• Develop players where similarly skilled players compete against each other 
• The standardized province-wide system that ensures competitive balance 
• Provide players a developmental system that focuses on skill development, and acts as a “feeder” system to our “Elite” AAA
• acts as a feeder system to the elite AAA programs 

AAA https://www.airdriehockey.com/acaa-aaa-teams 

REP (CAHL)

CMHA offers a traditional competitive Rep program for male and interested female players. This is competitive hockey and involves travel to other southern and central Alberta towns.  The Rep program is a tiered program - athletes go through a competitive evaluation process and are placed on tiered teams according to skill level.  Rep teams participate in the Central Alberta Hockey League www.cahlhockey.net   Cochrane Minor Hockey supports the number of teams determined by registration numbers and ice availability for the REP program.  

Current program standard  2 practices per week for U11, U13, U15 and U18 have 1 1.25 hour practice weekly. 1 - 2 games per weekend.

 

Regular Season schedules can vary from 14-18 games, 

Tiering Season - Central Alberta Hockey League strives to see all teams play 6-8 games in a 4 week period. A total of 20-26 games plus playoffs as well tournaments that teams register for. An average number of games per season for a REP team 32-42. 

 

Female Rep

CMHA offers a competitive female program for Atom through Midget female hockey players. The 

U11, U13, U15 and U18 Female teams play within a league (i.e. RMFHL, CAHL) directed by the Board of Directors of CMH on the advice of the Female Director, and therefore the league will determine the boundaries. Female Rep has tiered hockey with players placed on teams after competitive evaluations, but the number of teams per age-group will depend upon registration numbers.

Current program standard 2 practices per week for U11, U13, U15 and U18 have 1 1.25 hour practice weekly.  

The number of teams in each division is determined by registration numbers and ice availability.

 

RHL “Rockies Hockey League”

CMHA also offers a recreational/competitive hockey program. These teams participate in the Rockies Hockey League. These teams participate in the Rockies Hockey League. Players are divided into tiers determined by the RHL and balanced teams are formed to play against balanced teams from other minor hockey associations. Current program standard - 1 practice per week all max ice (½ ½ ½). U11, U13, U15 and U18 teams, receive ½ full ice practice and ½ shared ice practice during the weekly scheduled practice time.  

The number of teams in each division is determined by registration numbers and ice availability.

The total number of players may vary due to registration numbers. CMH reserves the right to maximize rosters to the HA regulation size. 

Intro to Hockey

U7/U9 “formerly known as Initiation and Novice” 

U7 - consists of players that are 5 and 6 years old and runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings that follow the Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta Intro to Hockey model.  U7 is a development program which means there is no travel and is focused on fun, fair and safe experiences. The number of teams is determined by registration numbers and ice availability.

U9 - consists of players 7 and 8-year-olds and runs Saturday and Sunday mornings that follow the Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta Intro to Hockey model. Players will go through technical evaluations and will be assigned a ranking based on their skill level. Teams will be created so all teams are balanced within their tiers. The number of teams is determined by registration numbers and ice availability.