FAQ's
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Games are played on weekends, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon with most of the games on Saturdays. Our Learn To Play program is always Saturday morning. There are no games scheduled on long weekends.
Game times may vary from week to week and vary by age group. Usually younger age groups play earlier.
The games are played indoors in local Arenas. Currently most or all the games are played at Skyway Arena which is conveniently located near the Burlington/Oakville border. Please see our Arena Maps page for more information.
There is 1 game per week with the exception of one or two weeks where there might be 2 games. There are no practices.
Each team is guaranteed a minimum of 10 games. There are 9 Regular
Season Games followed by our Minor Ball Hockey Championship Weekend
Tournament held in late June. A team could play several games in the tournament based on
how far they advance.
There are only games scheduled. There are practices for the
individuals who wish to participate on our Aces Select Provincial Tournament teams.
Yes, girls and boys can play. Our program is currently co-ed, there are
no seperate divisons by gender.
The HMBHL season usually starts in mid April and runs until the
last weekend of June which is our Minor Ball Hockey Championship Tournament. Our Aces Select Provincial
Teams participate at the OBHA Provincial Championship Tournaments held in mid July.
Players must provide their own CSA approved Hockey helmet with full facial protection, Hockey gloves, athletic cup, Hockey stick
and soccer shin pads. Soft elbow pads and approved ball hockey shin / knee pads are also recommended but not mandatory.
Ball Hockey rules are the same as Ice Hockey with the exception of 1
rule. In Ball Hockey the offensive zone Offside rule used is called "The
Floating Blue Line".
The age groups are similar to the Minor Ice Hockey age groups but the
number of registrants and their ages determines how the age groups are
split up.
Please see our Registration page for all the information you need
including our Registration Form.
Please see our Registration page for all the information you need
including our Registration Form or call 905-637-8118 or email us at
info@hmbhl.com.
All registrants receive a team jersey, player/team photo, an HMBHL
commemorative souvenir (trophy), player package, league games and Championship
day tournament, certified officials, OBHA membership with insurance
coverage, Online Player game by game Statistics/Standings and a chance
at a Provincial or even National Championship.
We will assign players to teams as required to build balanced house league teams. We try to accomodate 1 friend request
per registrant where possible. The friend request must be reciprocal which means the friend requests must pair up. For example
the registration for Rob Smith has a friend request of Dave Young, therefore Dave Young's registration must have 1 friend request
of Rob Smith. Our program is too large to process what we call chaining friend requests where Paul's request is Dave, Dave's request
is Mike, Mike's request is Allan and so on. Friend requests are not guaranteed and may not be possible for late registrants. The HMBHL has a team equalization policy and we reserve the right to trade any player(s) in an attempt at anytime to equalize team strengths.
Our objective is to create balanced teams and make adjustments if needed. Please read our
Team Equalization Policy for more information.
You can register as an individual or register an entire team but team
entries are reviewed as we try to create balanced teams.
Yes we welcome all sponsors and are always in need of more. Please see
our Sponsors page for all the information you need including our
Sponsorship Form.
In order to get involved with our program please contact us 905-637-8118
or by Email at info@hmnhl.com. ALL Coaches must have a Police Background
check with documentation.
Based on the current size of our program our emphasis is more on putting
players the same age together, there is currently no divisons based on
skill level. The skill levels range from beginners to players who have
previous experience. For those looking for more competitive ball hockey can try out for our Aces Select Provincial teams.
All participants get a an HMBHL commemorative souvenir regardless if you
win or not. Players or Teams also have the opportunity to go to the OBHA
Provincial Championships to play other teams from Ontario in a
Championship Tournament.
The Ontario Ball Hockey Association Provincial Championships are
Tournaments held in July. All participating leagues from Ontario send teams in hope of winning a Provincial title. The location of the tournaments
vary by year and are held in early/mid July.
The opportunity is open to all our members. You can register to try out for the Aces by filling out an Aces Provincial Team
Registration Form found on our Provincial Team Page. The Coaching staff selected by our board will also scout
players during the course of the season. If there are too many kids in an age group interested in playing then we will select the players that will best represent our program. If we require players to fill a team we will go outside our program but
only if it is required, spots are open to our members first and formost.
There is a cost to play for the Aces Select teams. Please see our Aces Provincial Team Page for the registration form
and associated costs to participate for these program. |