BGHC HOUSE LEAGUE
PROGRAM 2020-21
SESSION 2 REGISTRATION:
Registration will open on Sunday, December 20th, and close on December 31st, 2020 at 11:59pm for all returning players. Should additional House League openings become available, we will re-open house league registration to NEW players only from January 1 - 4th, 2021.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM SESSION 2?
House League
- Registration will first open for returning players at reduced fees carried over from session 1 adjustments
- 9-week program beginning Friday, January 8th 2021 - Sunday, March 7th, 2021 (pause for March Break)
- U18 will begin the week of Monday, January 11th, 2021 ending Tuesday, March 9th 2021
- All returning players will remain on their assigned team from session 1
- All ice will remain as practice ice until such time as the Halton Region is removed from RED status
- Scrimmage and 3v3, 4v4 games will return to allocated ice once the Halton Regions has been downgraded to Orange / Yellow
- goalies remain free for session 2
- 1 hr ice per team per week
Proposed Schedule yet to be finalized:
U18 - Monday or Tuesday nights (no date rotation though times will fluctuate)
U11 - Rotating schedule for all teams between Thursday / Friday morning + Friday night + Sunday midday
U13/15 - Rotating schedule for all teams between Friday night + Sunday morning/afternoon
U9 - Saturday or Sunday (no date rotation though times will fluctuate)
COVID-19 WINTER/SPRING FEES AND REFUND POLICY
Session 2 REGISTRATION FEES
- $175 Returning House League Player
- $350 NEW House League Player (availability for new players will not be guaranteed. Opportunity for enrollment will be announced upon completion of returning player registration)
- $300 Returning Rep Player
Due to the uncertainty pertaining to provincial and municipal Covid-19 restriction changes, the BGHC is only accepting credit card payments for all registrations. Payments will be made through the RAMP registration system.
Payment timing:
- House League – Upon Registration
- Representative – Upon Registration
REFUND POLICY
The following refund policy will take precedent over the refund policy for regular season play.
There will be no refunds once registered for Winter/Spring hockey. In the event Winter/Spring Hockey ends prematurely, the Board of Directors will evaluate and approve refunds for both House League and Representative if deemed appropriate. Costs incurred by the organization up to the cancelation of Return to Hockey will be taken into consideration when determining refund amounts.
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SESSION 1
All House League divisions, excluding IP
will begin the Week of October 12th, 2020 for 10 weeks ending December 20th 2020.
All teams will be on the ice twice a
week on a rotating schedule for one practice and one game. A detailed scheduled, including rink
locations will be available on the site calendar prior to Thanksgiving weekend.
Season 1 - House League Schedule October 12 - December
20th, 2020
TEAM |
PRACTICE |
GAMES |
U9 (Novice) |
Saturdays 7am OR 8:30am |
Sundays 11:30am OR 1pm |
U11 (Atom) |
Fridays 4pm OR 5:30pm |
Sundays 8:30am OR 10am |
U13 (Peewee) |
Fridays 4pm OR 5:30pm |
Sundays 8:30am OR 10am |
U15 (Bantam) |
Fridays 7pm OR 8:30pm |
Sundays 2:30pm OR 4pm |
U18 (Midget) |
Tuesdays 9pm OR 10:15pm |
Sunday 5:30pm OR 6:45pm |
IP2 will begin November
1st for 8 weeks through December 20th 2020.
Practices will be once per week on
Sunday at 7am OR 8am.
Season 2 - January - April 2021 Ice Times TBA
Return To Play
- The season will be broken into two sessions.
- The first session will begin on October12 ending December 20th
- The second session will run between January - April
- Fees will be due prior to the beginning of each session.
- House League players will have 1 hour of practice and 1 hour of 3v3 or 4v4 play per week.
- Travel and tournament play will not be permitted as per the direction of our governing bodies
- No DS teams are permitted for the 2020-21 season.
- GOALIES ARE FREE! Once again this season, Goalies are free to play and will be provided equipment for
use throughout the season.
- Due to Covid regulations equipment will not be shared between players at any time. As such, Goalies will
not be assigned to individual teams, but will rotate between teams within their designated cohort.
- Intent to register must be completed no later than September 11st, 2020 for the first session of House
League. Full Registration will open once all Rep teams have been confirmed.
- Due to regulations surrounding return to play, space is very limited this season. Although we hope to
get all players back on the ice, it will come down to numbers.
- CALLING ALL COACHES! If you are interested in coaching at the house league level for
the 2020-21 season, please complete you intent to register at the link below.
2020 REGISTRATION
FEES
The Board of Directors is trying to
keep fees as low as possible for Return to Hockey and are hoping to communicate Competitive amounts
shortly.
Return-to-Hockey House
League Fees October through December 31, 2020.
Additional fees will be required to
participate in the January 2021 to April 2021 time frame.
*IP2 is planned for a November 1st start
date
House
League |
2020 Return to Hockey
October - December 2020 |
|
|
IP2*
|
$175
|
U9(Novice)
|
$315
|
U11
(Atom) |
$330
|
U13
(PeeWee) |
$360
|
U15
(Bantam) |
$360
|
U18
(Midget) |
$360
|
Due to the uncertainty pertaining to
provincial and municipal Covid-19 restriction changes, the BGHC is only accepting credit card
payments for all registrations. This will allow us to issue refunds in an expedited
manner in the event Return to Hockey ends prematurely. Payments will be made through the RAMP registration
system.
REFUND POLICY
The refund policy below will take precedent
over the refund policy for regular season play.
Once registered for House League and Rep
Return to Hockey, members have 24 hours to request a refund if they no longer wish to participate. For House
League and the Rep program, there will be a $100 administrative fee per withdrawing player if a request is
submitted within 24 hours of registration. No refunds will be administered after 24 hours of registrations
unless the Return to Hockey ends prematurely.
In the event Return to Hockey ends
prematurely, the Board of Directors will evaluate and approve appropriate refunds for both House League and
Representative. Costs incurred by the organization up to the cancellation of Return to Hockey will be taken into
consideration when determining refund amounts.
PAYMENT TIMING
- House
League - Upon Registration NOW OPEN, closing October 1st 11:59pm
General
Information
The BGHC
offers a house league program to girls born in 2000 through 2013
(aged 6 through 19 as of December 31). The season begins with a
"back-to-hockey" day in early September, a house-league day in later
September to pick up jerseys and meet your coach, practices in late
September/ early October and culminates in late March with a House League
Championship weekend in which all teams participate and all girls leave
with a medal.
For 2020, the BGHC is planning
to continue the Hockey Canada
"Initiation Program" for girls aged 4-6 (2015-2013). The details
of this program can be found on our
IP Program page.
Please contact Dave Bates with any specific
questions.
Girls with no hockey experience are welcome at any stage in our program.
Our oldest age category is Midget. Girls aged 15 through
19 are grouped on our Midget teams. Goalies play FREE, with
equipment provided, on loan, for the season.
House league teams are always on the ice
with another team, whether it be a
practice or a game. There is an attempt at approximately one practice
and one game per week for age groups up to and including Bantam (13 and 14
year olds). Our Midget girls do not practice, but rather play
two-three times every two weeks. This excludes holiday
breaks and weekends where teams are
participating in tournaments.
Our house league program is focused on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday as this
is when the BGHC has the vast majority of its ice - which is allocated to us
by the City of Burlington. Girls at Atom and PeeWee do have occasional
6 AM practices - not more than once every three weeks.
For registration, please go to our
Registration page where you
will find more details about the registration process, deadlines, fees and
payment options.
Equipment Required
The BGHC supplies each house league
player with a house league jersey and
socks. Goalie equipment is provided on loan for the season.
Parents need to provide:
- CSA approved helmet with full face cage or shield
- Neck Guard (BNQ certified)
- Mouth guard(optional, strongly recommended)
- Shoulder Pads
- Elbow Pads
- Jill
- Garter Belt/Shorts with Velcro (to hold up socks)
- Hockey Pants
- Shin Guard
- Skates
- Gloves
- Stick
Other equipment to consider:
- Hockey Bag
- Stick tape
- Sock tape
- Pony tail elastics or head scarf
- Light long sleeved tshirt and pants to wear underneath equipment
Specifics
Girls can join the house league program at any age and with any amount of
hockey experience. Girls with no hockey experience regularly join us
each season at the younger age groups (through to PeeWee) and we even get
new players at Bantam and Midget ages. No prior skating experience is
required.
The number of teams each season depends on registration. We anticipate
4 at Novice, 6 at each of Atom, PeeWee and Bantam and 6 at Midget.
Girls are placed on teams based on prior season coach ratings together
with NEW player ratings assigned during "Back-to-Hockey" days in early
September. The goal is to achieve balanced teams, while also honoring,
to the extent possible, "Friend Requests" for 1 friend per girl ONLY IF that
request is reciprocated. We do not entertain requests for coaches.
Friend requests are made during the online registration process.
Early registration generally opens near the beginning of May and closes near
the end of June. A late registration period is available in August,
but fees are increased by $100 per age category at that time. Spots
are only guaranteed to those that register and pay by the June deadline.
All registration is done online.
Fees for the 2019-2020 season are set out below.
CATEGORY
|
Early
Registration
|
Late Registration
|
Novice (2012,2011; approved
2013s)
|
$620
|
$720
|
Atom (birth years 2009,
2010)
|
$635
|
$735
|
PeeWee (birth years 2007,
2008)
|
$670
|
$770
|
Bantam (birth years 2005,
2006)
|
$670
|
$770
|
Midget (birth years 2000
thru
2004)
|
$530
|
$630
|
The season starts around the beginning of October and finishes near the end of
March with a 2-day Championship Weekend format where all teams play a minimum
of one game.
Games and practices are held in
Burlington
at the following arenas:
Appleby, Mainway, Central, Mountainside, Nelson and Skyway
Arena.
The girls will typically practice once a
week on shared ice with another
team from their division and play a game once a week. There are weeks
where our ice is not available due to other associations holding
tournaments. In these weeks, there will be no practices and/or no
games depending on what ice is available to us. Our house league teams
will participate in tournaments as well. Practices and/or games
otherwise scheduled for weekends when a tournament is booked may or may not
be made up depending on available ice.
Tentative Practice and Game Times for 2019-2020 are below. THIS IS AS
OF MAY 8, 2019. THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ONCE THE NUMBER OF TEAMS
IS FINALIZED IN LATE AUGUST. NOTE THAT GENERALLY TEAMS WILL ROTATE
THROUGH THE SET TIMES BELOW OVER A PERIOD OF 3 OR 4 WEEKS.
CATEGORY
|
Practices
|
Games
|
Initiation 1
|
SUN 10 AM at Appleby
|
Incorporated into program as
it
progresses
|
Initiation 2
|
THURS 5 PM at
Mountainside
THURS 5 PM at Skyway
|
SUN 8 / 9 AM at Appleby
|
Novice
|
SUN 8 / 9 AM
at Central
|
SAT 1 / 2 PM
at Skyway
|
Atom
|
WED Early 6 AM at
Appleby
FRI 5 / 6 PM
at Mainway
|
SAT 3 / 4 / 5 PM
at Skyway
|
PeeWee
|
THURS Early 6 AM at
Mainway
FRI 6 / 7 PM at
Mountainside
|
SAT 8:30 / 9:30 / 10:30
AM
at Appleby
|
Bantam
|
TUES 5 PM
at Mountainside
FRI 5:30 / 6:30 PM at
Mainway
|
SAT 11:30 / 12:30 / 1:30
PM
at Appleby
|
Midget
|
Game 1
TUES 6:30 at Mainway
WED 8:30 and 9:30 at Appleby
|
Game 2 - only every second week
SUN 4 PM and 5 PM at Appleby
SUN 9 PM at Nelson or SUN 3 PM at Appleby
|
NOTES
1. Ice days and/or times for
the
first 2 weeks of October will
be inconsistent with the rest of the season as certain arenas open later
than others.
2. Atom and PeeWee have 6 AM
practices - once every 3 weeks at the
most. WHY 6 AM ICE
TIMES? There is no other ice available to fit our programming if we
do
not use these ice times. We are required, by contract with the City of
Burlington, to purchase a minimum number of hours of ice and there is not
sufficient ice pad inventory in Burlington to allow all of those hours to be
in the evenings. All other Youth ice users in Burlington also use
ice at 6 AM for their programs. This is standard throughout
hockey in general. The same reasoning applies as to WHY 5 PM ICE TIMES? and WHY LATE EVENING ICE
TIMES?. With the number of hours of ice available in Burlington and the
number of Ice Users, demand exceeds availability. Therefore, all ice
users receive a share of all ice times, including "desirable" and "less
desirable" times. We all have frequent 6 AM, 5 PM and late evening
weekday ice. Compared to many other municipalities, our ice times are
in fact far more reasonable. In many municipalities, teams get much
less ice overall or settle for ice at 10 PM or even later at ages as young
as PeeWee.
3. Midget house league will play 3 games every 2 weeks (1 game one
week and 2 games the next week) on average over the course of the
season.
BREAKS
At the moment it is planned that there
will
be no hockey at the following
times. This is subject to review as the season approaches.
-
Thanksgiving Weekend - October
12-14, 2019
-
Halloween - October 31, 2019
-
Christmas break (December 23, 2019 -
January 1, 2020 inclusive)
-
Family Day - February 17,
2020
-
March Break (March 14-22, 2020
inclusive)
HOUSE
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
This is scheduled for March 28th and
29th,
2020 and will be a 2-day event
with all teams playing Saturday and the "semi-final" winners advancing to
GOLD MEDAL games on Sunday.