2025/26 SARNIA HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
RECREATIONAL REGISTRATION
**Online Registration for our Recreational Programming will open on or about June 1 Please watch the SHA Website and Facebook Page for updates**
NEW THIS SEASON - If your player is interested in attending Evaluation Skates for U8, U9 or U18 DO NOT COMPLETE THIS REGISTRATION - A separate registration will take place in the fall. All players who are successful at Fall Evaluations will be invited to Register for their Representative Team. Players not successful will then be given the opportunity to register for Recreational should they choose (late fee will NOT apply to these players)
New to Sarnia Hockey Association?
Sarnia Hockey Association offers Online Registration (only) and accepts payment via credit card and etransfer. (see 'Payment Details' below for further information)
For all players within Sarnia Hockey Association, please upload your players Birth Certificate and Proof of Address during the Registration process. This can be done by uploading the files to your players profile under Documents. Please look at your player 'Documents' on their profile to ensure that a Birth Certificate and current Proof of Address is uploaded.
For new players to Sarnia Hockey Association, that have played hockey elsewhere, please reach out to our Registrar prior to completing the online registration as there are additional forms to be completed and uploaded.
Have questions regarding Registration? Please check out the Frequently Asked Questions page by clicking here or looking in the drop down menu below REGISTRATION.
Did not find an answer to the questions you have? Please click here to contact our Registrar.
Any and all questions regarding payments or finances please contact our Treasurer, Emily Brown
Click here for Respect In Sport - Parent
In an ongoing effort to foster as a safe and enjoyable environment for all our players, Hockey Canada and the Alliance have mandated that one parent from each family complete the RESPECT IN SPORT - PARENT online course as a condition of the child's registration and participation in hockey. This course is $12 and takes approximately one hour to complete. This course is non-recurring and is only required to be completed once.
NOTE: Respect in Sport - Activity Leader, is the course required for Coaches, Asst. Coaches, Trainers, Bench Staff, On Ice Helpers, Managers, On and Off Ice Officials and Volunteers. The Activity Leader course DOES NOT count towards the required Respect In Sport - Parent.
NEW TO HOCKEY? THIS COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOUR PLAYERS PROFILE WILL BE CREATED WITHIN HOCKEY CANADA AND THEREFORE ALLOWING YOU TO REGISTER FOR THE SEASON.
When registering a new participant, you must update your Respect In Sport profile with that new participant. See the FAQ for information on how to complete this task.
2025/26 Divisions
To determine which division your participant will play in, you can reference the age chart below.
**PLEASE READ THE STATEMENTS BELOW FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION OF DIVISION MAPPING**
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Division
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Age as of 2024/12/31
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Birth Year
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U6
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4/5
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2020/21
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U7
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6
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2019
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U8
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7
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2018
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U9
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8
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2017
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U10
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9
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2016
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U11
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10
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2015
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U12
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11
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2014
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U13
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12
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2013
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U14
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13
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2012
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U15
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14
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2011
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U16
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15
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2010
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U18
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16/17
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2008/09
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U21
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18/19/20
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2005/06/07
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**Sarnia Hockey Association combines age groups when creating the Registration Database. We offer Foundations (U6-U11), U6/U7 League, U8/U9, U11, U13, U15, U16/18/21. We combine the younger age with the older age to create these divisions (eg: U14 and U15 aged players make up the U15 Division)**
Sarnia Hockey Association offers Representative Hockey in the U8 - U18 Divisions. **Representative players within the U10-U16 Programming have already registered for the season. Players wishing to attend Evaluations for U8, U9 and U18 should NOT complete the Recreational Registration and wait for the Evaluation Registration in late August**
Questions regarding our Representative Program? Please contact the appropriate Board Member listed below:
Paul Walsh - Vice Chair of Representative Hockey
Terry Gray- A/AA Director
Chuck Ewart - B/BB Director
Questions regarding our Recreational Program? Please contact the appropriate Board Member listed below:
Jason Teather - Foundations Director
Brendan Douglass - U6/U7 League Director
Blake Morrison - U8/U9 Director
Dave Penner - U11 Director
Patrick Forbes - U13 Director
Dan Hunt - U15 Director
Darren Chevalier - U18/21 Director
Jerry Bernardo - Vice President of Recreational Hockey
Registration Costs
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Division
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Registration
June 1 - July 31
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Late Registration
August 1 and after
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Foundations
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$
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$
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U6 - U15 League
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$
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$
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U16/18/21
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$
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$
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**All registrations (U10-U16), August 21 and after will be automatically be waitlisted. Availability will be determined by our Volunteer Directors in consultation with the Registrar**
SHA has limited spots per division and therefore when a division fills, you will be placed on a waitlist. SHA volunteers work very hard to ensure that all participants are placed on a team and able to participate in the upcoming season.
All players must pay the Registration Costs listed above in FULL prior to the beginning of the season (SEPTEMBER 1st DEADLINE). No participant will be allowed on the ice for ANY SHA event until payment is received.
SHA accepts payment via credit card at the time of online registration. We also accept payment via etransfer. All etransfers are to be sent to [email protected] and MUST include REGISTRATION, Players Name and Date of Birth in the memo portion. Without this information, your payment WILL NOT be applied to your players account.
SHA offers a payment plan which will be an available option at the time of online registration. If you choose this option, your credit card will be charged on the agreed upon dates - all is clearly laid out for you at the time of registration. If you have chosen to pay via etransfer, the responsibility lies with you to ensure payments are made on the agreed upon dates - again all is clearly laid out for you at the time of registration. Payment dates are June 20th, July 20th and August 20th
Those players wishing to tryout for U8MD, U9MD and U18 - Evaluations will be hosted in the Fall. Please watch the SHA Website for updates regarding this registration.
Sarnia Hockey Association Refund Guidelines
1. All refunds will be dealt with by both the Treasurer and Registrar on a case-by-case bases.
2. All refunds will be subject to a Sarnia Hockey Association Processing Fee. This processing fee is subject to change and will be decided by the Treasurer based on current banking fees
3. All refunds requested after the season has begun or after the player has participated in an on ice activity will be subject to a Hockey Canada Membership Surcharge. This surcharge is subject to change and based on the current Membership Fees set out by Hockey Canada, the OHF and Alliance Hockey
4. Refunds requested once the season has begun will also be subject to a fee reduction based on how many weeks into the season we are. This reduction will be calculated by the Treasurer and Registrar and based on the Basic Registration rate and 25 weeks of hockey.
6. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE JANUARY 10th ROSTER DEADLINE
8. If registration was paid by credit card, refunds will processed back to the credit card used at the time of registration. This process takes 3-10 business days.
9. If registration was paid by E-transfer, an E-transfer refund will be issued to the email address associated to the players profile. E-transfer refunds will be issued within 3-5 days of confirmation of a player withdraw by the Registrar.
10. If a refund is requested via cheque, the cheque will be issued to the name of the parent/guardian who registered the player. Cheques will be mailed to the address on the players profile. In the event that you have moved and not previously notified Sarnia Hockey Association of said move, you will be subject to a $50 stop payment and cheque reissue fee
REGISTRATION
Hockey Canada in partnership with Spordle has rolled out an entirely new registration platform called the HCR 3.0 (HCR = Hockey Canada Registry) The process has been simplified and the new interface is now easier to use.
NEW TO HOCKEY? THE RESPECT IN SPORT PARENT COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOUR PLAYERS PROFILE WILL BE CREATED WITHIN HOCKEY CANADA AND THEREFORE ALLOWING YOU TO REGISTER FOR THE SEASON.
TUTORIAL FOR CREATING A PROFILE AND REGISTERING YOUR PLAYER