IMPORTANT DATES / INFORMATION TO KNOW
Criminal Record / Vulnerable Person Check - must be completed prior to first practice.
Concussion Awareness Course (CATT) - must be completed prior to first practice.
Respect in Sport - Activity Leader - must be completed prior to first practice.
OCTOBER
15 Deadline for having Mandatory Parent meeting. This is a BC Hockey Requirement.
20 Deadline for Player Under or Over Age Exemption requests to be into TriPort. (Oct 31 VIAHA Deadline)
31 Deadline for 1 Parent RIS Requirement - *Player is deemed ineligible if a parent does not take.
DECEMBER
1 All safety, coach level RIS and coaching courses must be completed.
1 All carded coaches must be certified or registered in a Development 1 course.
1 Head coaches at all levels U11 and above must have Checking Clinic certification.
15 All recreation coaches U11 & above: Need to attend a Coach 2 clinic by December 15 of the current season or have achieved previous trained status at the Coach 2 - Coach level (or equivalent) prior to the 2017-2018 season.
15 All recreation coaches below U11: Must attend a Coach 1 - Intro to Coach clinic by December 15 of the current season or have achieved previous trained status at the Coach 2 - Coach level (or equivalent).
JANUARY
10 A U13, U15 or U18 Hockey team that has 19 players registered on January 10th shall not be permitted to register any further players during the current season. A team which has less than 19 players registered may (if it has unused Hockey Canada player registration certificates) register qualified players until the final registration date; but, once such a vacancy on the player roster has been filled, it shall not be used again.
15 Final date for Affiliated Players (AP) to be added to a team’s HCR.
FEBRUARY
10 FINAL PLAYER REGISTRATION DATE IN ALL DIVISIONS OF HOCKEY.