💰 What’s New With Registration Fees?
✅ Age-Based Fee Alignment for Local League Teams
We’ve right-sized registration fees based on age group. This ensures fairness by recognizing the real differences in costs across divisions:
✅ Included Uniform Items
This year, the following uniform components are included in your registration:
🔄 Fundraising Policy: What’s Changing?
One of the biggest changes comes in how we handle fundraising — especially for former MMHA families.
Previously, MMHA often used a centralized fundraising approach, where some or all proceeds went back to the association, helping to reduce registration fees. The downside? It didn’t reward teams who went the extra mile and resulted in higher Team Fees chargedto cover things like Tournaments, Water Bottles, Practice Jerseys and other Team Expenses.
We’ve adopted a more effort-based fundraising-friendly model, similar to what PMHA used:
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Teams keep what they raise: 100% of fundraising proceeds now go directly to the team that earned them.
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Covers extras: That money can offset tournament costs, practice jerseys, team video, water bottles, and more — things families would normally pay out-of-pocket.
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Mandatory Association Fundraiser: All players now participate in the main lottery fundraiser. This ensures every team, regardless of age or level, has the opportunity to cover major costs like tournaments.
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Supported Team Fundraisers: The association is also helping teams organize bottle drives and tag days — with 100% of proceeds staying with the team.
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Additional Team Fundraisers: Teams can seek approval from the association to run additional campaigns such as office pools or resale-based fundraisers (meat sticks, gift wrap, frozen food, etc.). Again, all proceeds stay with the team that puts in the work.
As a result of fundraising proceeds going directly to the teams, our registration fees are slightly higher, but our team fees are much lower (and in some cases can be eliminated altogether).
💸 Available Rebates & Discounts
To recognize the contributions of our volunteers and support our families, the following rebates and discounts are available for the 2025–26 season. Rebates will be available in the HCR when you register.
✅ Volunteer Recognition Rebates
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2024–25 Bench Staff Rebate
Any rostered bench staff from MMHA or PMHA during the 2024–25 season is eligible for a $50 rebate on their child's registration.
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2024–25 Board Member Rebate
Any board member from MMHA or PMHA in the 2024–25 season is eligible for a $75 rebate.
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Ongoing Volunteer Rebate (Starting 2025–26)
Going forward, all rostered bench staff and board members will receive a $100 rebate toward registration for the following season.
✅ Third Child Discount
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Families registering three or more children will receive a 50% discount on the lowest-priced registration fee (third child or more).
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Discounts does not apply to OMHA/OHF/Hockey Canada assessment fees portion of the registration.
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Parents with children playing in multiple associations (GBMHA, MMHA, and PMHA) will need to contact the register directly for assistance in applying this rebate.
🥅 Additional Season Rebates
The following are additional rebates offered to players and families who meet specific criteria during the current season:
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Goalie Equipment Rebate
Any rostered goalie on a U9 to U18 team who purchases new goalie equipment between April 1 and December 31 of the current season is eligible for a $200 rebate.
→ Proof of purchase is required.
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Young Referee Rebate
Any rostered U16, U18, or U21 player who has completed Level 1 referee certification and officiates 5 or more games for GBMHA, MMHA, or PMHA will receive a $200 rebate on their registration.
→ Proof of service is required.
📈 The Reality of Rising Costs
We understand that fees have increased this year — and we want to be transparent about why. In addition to the policy changes, hockey, like many activities, is feeling the effects of inflation and rising operational costs:
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Ice rental fees are increasing across our region
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Officials and timekeepers continue to be in high demand, and their rates have increased accordingly.
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Hockey Canada Insurance has gone up significantly this year due to legal costs and lawsuits at the national level
With inflation holding steady around 3%, we’re all seeing higher prices, and our program costs are no exception. We’ve done our best to minimize the impact while continuing to deliver a high-quality, competitive hockey experience for every player.