Knights of Columbus Hockey - a big part of Edmonton Minor
Hockey. Edmonton's only city-wide provider of organized minor hockey from
Initiation to Midget AAA.
How does KC fit with the Edmonton Minor Hockey
Association?
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How are teams tierd?
TIERING occurs after all of the teams have been made. Tiering is the
process EMHA and FEDERATION HOCKEY COUNCIL uses to make the
schedules for the season. Tiering occurs three times in a hockey
season, the first round occurs prior to any actual games being
played, this one is the toughest because it is really just a best
guess on where we think teams should play. The second round occurs
near the end of the first schedule and has already been completed,
teams are placed based on the record of goal differential in the
first round. The third round of tiering occurs in early January
just prior to Minor Hockey Week, again this is based on goal
differential and this round will determine the final schedule for
the year leading to the playoffs. At the start of the season EMHA
determines how many teams each Zone must put in Tier 1 at the
Novice, Atom and Peewee levels even if we do not think we should
have a team at that level, for the first round we must do so.
MOBILITY: for ATOM & PEEWEE players. Where a
player plays their last year as Novice that is the organization they
are committed to play Atom and Peewee Categories. The only exception
is if the family moves residence to another zone then they can play
for the new zone or Knights of Columbus Hockey.
AFFILIATION: the purpose
of affiliating a player is to allow a team that is short players due
to illness, absence, or suspension to bring a player onto the team
for a game to help ensure you remain competitive. Only players
from a team in a lower tier are allowed to be affiliated. A
team is not allowed to use a player from the same tier or higher for
affiliation purposes. Any player on the affiliation list may
be used only five times past January 10th. To use a player on the list, the coach must
call the affiliated player and parents to ask if they are interested
in affiliating for a game/s. Once a player is signed as an affiliate to a
team they cannot change and affiliate to a different team.
COACHES/OFFICIALS: only five officials are
allowed on the bench at one time, you can name more officials to
your team but only five can be on the bench during a game.
MOVING DURING SEASON: if you register in June and
move to another zone before December 1st then you have the choice
of continuing to play with your team or change to a new team in the
new zone if there is room on a team. If you move after December 1 st
then you continue to play with the team you are registered on but
you must register on a team in the new zone the next season.
PRACTISING WITH A TEAM YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED: no
players (brothers, coaches sons etc.) are allowed to practice with a
team they are not registered with.
SPECIAL EVENTS: such as Moms playing a game
against a team, then a Special Events Sanction Permit must be
obtained from EMHA.
