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Guest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:32 am
Changes are coming and communication will come soon. U7-U9 was left out for now because tryouts are not until Fall, expect those changes to follow regular cadence this summer.
Borders are open for next year. Confirmed
Yes from OHF they are open but OMHA has not opened them. There will be a notice for U10+ for coach selection and spring tryouts coming. They will then need to ratify it and add in U7-U9 in the summer AGM and finalizing the handbook for OMHA then.
This is the same process that was used for removing NRP's a couple years ago. They changed tryouts in a special notice then tried to ratify it in the summer. Note that the NRP changes failed in the summer and the changes ended up reversed.
buckle up, nothings gonna actually change.
Soo.... KSL continues to grow starting 2025-26. Cool!
Replace OMHA with a private league, better run, open borders. They just did it in Montreal over night - they can announce it December and have it running by tryouts in April/May.
Associations cannot leave the OMHA (I know.. it's insane.. you can't leave the league or swap rep leagues among many other wild restrictions).
They would have to from a new association, also KSL requires it to be paired with a hockey development center which basically no OMHA centers actually have.
So no, they associations are not leaving the OMHA.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 2:02 pm
Associations cannot leave the OMHA (I know.. it's insane.. you can't leave the league or swap rep leagues among many other wild restrictions).
They would have to from a new association, also KSL requires it to be paired with a hockey development center which basically no OMHA centers actually have.
So no, they associations are not leaving the OMHA.
Ice would be hard to get also. Associations come first generally.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 2:02 pm
Associations cannot leave the OMHA (I know.. it's insane.. you can't leave the league or swap rep leagues among many other wild restrictions).
They would have to from a new association, also KSL requires it to be paired with a hockey development center which basically no OMHA centers actually have.
So no, they associations are not leaving the OMHA.
Ice would be hard to get also. Associations come first generally.
Yup, probably, but KSL teams already do it. It CAN be done.
Put it this way, If it exists, then sure some OMHA centers will fold and that opens up ice time immediately.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 2:02 pm
Associations cannot leave the OMHA (I know.. it's insane.. you can't leave the league or swap rep leagues among many other wild restrictions).
They would have to from a new association, also KSL requires it to be paired with a hockey development center which basically no OMHA centers actually have.
So no, they associations are not leaving the OMHA.
Ice would be hard to get also. Associations come first generally.
Yup, probably, but KSL teams already do it. It CAN be done.
Put it this way, If it exists, then sure some OMHA centers will fold and that opens up ice time immediately.
Most associations have large Local League and girls hockey. There is no way associations will fold. Our association only has 6 rep teams. LL and Girls teams total 20. They could stay LL only and survive.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:32 am
Changes are coming and communication will come soon. U7-U9 was left out for now because tryouts are not until Fall, expect those changes to follow regular cadence this summer.
Borders are open for next year. Confirmed
Yes from OHF they are open but OMHA has not opened them. There will be a notice for U10+ for coach selection and spring tryouts coming. They will then need to ratify it and add in U7-U9 in the summer AGM and finalizing the handbook for OMHA then.
This is the same process that was used for removing NRP's a couple years ago. They changed tryouts in a special notice then tried to ratify it in the summer. Note that the NRP changes failed in the summer and the changes ended up reversed.
buckle up, nothings gonna actually change.
How can it be open for OHF but not OMHA? Isn’t the OHF the “parent” federation to that sets the rules etc for the associations under them?