We would like to provide an important update regarding our U18 A, U18 B, and U16 BB teams for the upcoming season.
U18 A Team
Player evaluations for the U18 A team will take place as planned during the first weekend of September following prep skates earlier that week. As mandated by the OMHA, we are required to field a U18 A team, and we are confident that we will be able to form a competitive roster. There will be 15-16 skater and 2 goalie positions available on this team.
U18 B and U16 BB Teams
Due to the OHF moratorium on adding new rep teams that was introduced with the open borders policy, we are only permitted to run either U18 B or U16 BB, not both. This decision must be made by our association before the middle of August.
Since U18 A tryouts occur after this deadline, we cannot wait until those are complete to assess the interest in U18 B. We need to evaluate interest in U16 BB and U18 B now to determine which team we will run.
The decision will be based solely on the number of registered, capable, and committed players for each set of evaluations.
Players registered at the U18 A level will automatically be considered as interested in U18 B if not selected. If that is not the case, please notify the registrar.
Action Required
We are asking all players born in 2008, 2009, and 2010 who are interested in playing rep hockey next season to register now for GBI Player Evaluations, if you have not already done so.
· Register here: https://page.spordle.com/georgian-bay-mha/register/1f009c6d-78e6-6d10-87aa-06ee120d0117
· Deadline to register: June 21
· Registration will be paused after this date so we can assess the numbers and determine which teams will move forward.
Registration fees for player evaluations will be fully refunded if you do not attend the evaluations. Therefore, if you are offered a position with a higher-level team (ie. Junior C), your fees will be fully refunded to you.
Players who participated in U16 A evaluations but were not selected have been automatically added to the U16 BB evaluation list, unless you indicated otherwise in the post-evaluation survey. If you previously declined interest in U16 BB and wish to be added back, please contact the registrar before the June 21 deadline.
Local League Registration
Local League registration for the 2025 season is open from June 1 to 21.
If you have registered previously for U16 A or are currently registered for U16 BB, U18 A, or U18 rep evaluations, DO NOT register for Local League at this time. We will automatically consider you as interested in a local league team should you not be selected for a representative team.
To be clear, do NOT register separately for LL unless you have no interest in U16 or U18 evaluations in the fall.
Final Notes
The Board of Directors will determine whether to run U16 BB or U18 B based on overall interest and roster viability. Past seasons have shown that small rosters are not sustainable at these ages, so we need a large number of committed and capable players for each age group to be successful.
The final decision will ultimately be made with the best interests of the entire group in mind.
If you have any questions, please contact us at:
[email protected]
Thank you for your support and commitment to GBI hockey.