Select is a developmental program aimed to help players improve as
hockey players and build healthy athletic habits.
This is an increase from the weekly recreational hockey and offers
more frequent practices. Select Teams will play in additional games
(Maximum 30) and other competitive tournaments. Select Teams can travel
to any other Hockey Canada sanctioned teams for exhibitions.
Our main goal is to ensure our players have fun learning and
playing the game of hockey.
Evaluation skates occur in September.
For any further questions, please feel free to
contact John Ritchie (Director of Select) at
[email protected]Q - What is House League Select
Hockey?
A
- A House League Select team is a team
formed from an affiliated
House League and made up of players selected from teams in the
affiliated House League.
Q - How is a House League
Select team picked?
A -
Players are evaluated in scheduled skates by the Select Team Head Coach and
their evaluators.
Q - Is there a cost for the
evaluation skates?
A –
Yes, for the 2025-26 season there is a $75 fee and you are guaranteed 2
evaluation skates. The $75 fee is paid before the first evaluation
skate and is paid in the HCR at the registration for the first evaluation skate,
no cash will be taken at the tryouts.
Q - Is there a cost to House
League Select Hockey?
A –
Yes, House League Select Hockey is an additional program and each House League
Select Team has its own costs.
Q - Do we know what the costs
are now?
A –
Your Head Coach must present a budget to the Select Team before the team's
season begins, fundraising activities start or the team's first game is
played. In the past we have seen a budget anywhere from $1000 to $2000 but
have been lowered with team fundraising and/or sponsors.
Q - What would examples of the
costs be?
A –
All costs are responsibility of the team and this includes ice time, referees,
timekeepers, jerseys, skill sessions, tournaments, etc, etc.
Q - What is the time
commitment?
A
- There is a maximum of 1 practice per week and a maximum of 30 games a
year and a maximum of 3 tournaments per year (not including the Alliance HL
Select Championships). Select games, tournaments and practices can not conflict
with House League Select games.
Q - What does my player get out of playing Select Hockey?
A - Is a developmental
program aimed to help players improve as hockey players and build healthy
athletic habits.
Q - What age groups is Select Hockey offered in?
A - In the 2025-26 season,
Select Hockey will be offered in U10, U11, U13, U15 and U18 age categories.
Q - Where will games and practices be?
A – Select Teams can travel
to any other Hockey Canada sanctioned teams for games. Practices
schedules will be determined by the Head Coach considering the current House
League schedule.
Q - Do I play in House League if I play
Select?
A - Select players priority
is to their primary House League team. Select team tournaments,
games and practices must
not conflict with the players House League team game schedule.