General Info (Oakville Hornets)

• All players who are selected to play on one of our 2024-25 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 2024-2025 season - however any player who was member of another OWHA association or team in 2023-24 (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.

The OHGHA’s 2024-25 season will fully comply with all restrictions and regulations provided by the Ontario Government, the Halton District Health Unit, the Town of Oakville, the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. Health and safety measures may be instituted to ensure the health and safety of players, parents, coaches, officials and other volunteers. These could include:

• Health screenings, and/or the collection of participant heath information
• Procedures to follow will individual are ill and/or test positive for Covid-19
• Restrictions on certain activities, or modified game rules
• Limitations on group sizes
• Specific directions on facility use, including facility entry protocols, dressing room usage, etc.
• Modified games rules (as defined by the OWHA) will be used to limit/reduce physical contact

Specifics on the measures and procedures in place will be provided before the start of the season and updated throughout as circumstances change. By registering, participants will acknowledge that some circumstances may change, and they will agree to always follow all protocols and directions.

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