General Info (Oakville Hornets)

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Overview

Our competitive program strives to develop young athletes who have a strong desire to compete against the best female hockey players in Ontario. Over the years the Hornets have placed players on NCAA (D1,D3) and U Sports teams, on Team Ontario and at the National level. This all starts with our non-competitive house league program and continues on to the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (Junior). The Hornets are one of only a handful of Ontario organizations that run teams at the highest level in all age categories, from U9 through to U22.

The rep program is divided into different levels per age group. In a typical year we ice between 18 to 24 teams, e.g.:
U9     A/B
U11   AA/A/BB/B
U13   AA/A/BB/B
U15   AA/A/BB/B
U18   AA/A/BB/B
U22 AA

The U13 AA, U15 AA and U18 AA - together with our Junior Hornets - are operated as part of our High Performance Program which encompasses a unified skills and development program for our elite players.

Our season runs from September through to early April. Depending on the team, families can expect 2 practices and 2 games per week at a minimum. Many teams add conditioning training and additional on-ice extra skill development practices. All rep teams will play a 22-game season from early October through end of January, followed by playoffs and provincial Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) play downs. Teams will also participate in up to 6 tournaments per season, generally at least one of which involves an out-of-town hotel stay.

Fees have ranged from about $3,000 + personal expenses at the U9 age group to $5,000 + personal expenses at the older age groups and higher levels.

The dates of tryouts vary from year-to-year. Generally tryouts start mid April, after Provincial Championships.

Inquiries on the Hornets competitive teams should be directed to the Director of Rep at [email protected] or Elsie Perioris at [email protected]

2025 - 2026 Season

U9/U11 Players
In accordance with Hockey Canada’s Development Pathways, we will offer development sessions for U9 and U11. Competitive tryouts will be offered mid April with the rest of all the division.

Player Eligibility

All players who are selected to play on one of our 2025-25 Competitive Teams must register for and participate in the tryout process. (Health exceptions for those unable to participate will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact [email protected] for more info)
Tryout registration is open to ALL Oakville Resident players only, regardless of the association they were registered with or the level they played in the 2025-2026 season - however any player who was member of another OWHA association or team in 2025-26 (or before) will require a valid Permission to Tryout form issued by their last association.
If selected to one of our OHGHA Competitive teams, registration with the OHGHA will trigger a release from the player’s previous association and the transfer of their membership to the OHGHA. Players must ensure that all requirements for release from their previous association are met.
Players who have previously played with an Ontario Minor Hockey Association team are eligible to tryout for registration, with no further action required, so long as they have never been registered with an OWHA association - otherwise a Permission to Tryout form is required.
Hockey Canada has directed for the 2024-25 season that no player will be permitted to simultaneously be a member of two hockey branches - therefore players who register with an OWHA organization will not be permitted to register or play with an OMHA team, and vice versa. Any player who registers with an OMHA will become ineligible for membership with the OHGHA, or any OWHA association.
For more detail including our import policies, please refer to our Rep Tryout Policy.

Refund Policy

All refunds must be requested to the Hornets' office. Refunds will be given by cheque or repaid to your credit card (less any credit card charges) and may take up to two weeks to process.

1. All withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing (email accepted).

2. Prior to September 1st, subject to a $50 administration fee.

3. House league – Withdrawal between September 1 to September 30
Subject to a $125 administration fee (to cover Hockey Canada/OWHA registration fees, insurance, and
Hornets' administration costs).
3a. House League - Withdrawal between October 1 to December 31
Subject to a $350 administration fee (being the costs previously listed in (3) above and $200 for the player's
share of ice and game costs (i.e. refs and timekeepers)).

4. Rep Players – Withdrawal between September 1 to December 31

Subject to a $125 administration fee (to cover Hockey Canada/OWHA registration fees, insurance, and
Hornets' administration costs) and the players’ share of ice and game costs incurred to the date of withdrawal
(i.e. (ice hours + game costs + dryland training + instructors + other team costs) / # of players per team) =
additional assessment per withdrawing player

5. No refunds after December 31st

Registration Links

After also reviewing the 2025-2026 Competitive Tryout Schedule page. please register through our online system.

Questions/More Info

For questions about the 2024-25 Competitive season please contact [email protected]