15U Checking & Non-Checking/Body Contact (Bantam)

Directors

Ages

Players born in 2008 & 2009

Program Length

Dates: September 2022 to the end of March 2023

Practices: 

Each practice is one hour in length and one team per practice

Each team has two practices per week and practice slots are rotated through teams 

Possible practices may include:

• Mondays 7:30 pm or 8:30 pm

• Wednesday 7:15 pm

• Thursdays 7:00 am or 6:15 pm

*practice times are subject to change once the number of teams is set and the city releases the ice schedule

Game Play

New for 2020-21 season both Body Checking and Non-Checking / Body Contact Hockey will be available for U15 players.

Please see news release form Hockey Alberta for details

LMHA is planning to offer both Checking & Non-checking as long as the registration supports it. 

League

LMHA U11 to U8 Minor teams are a part of the Central Alberta Hockey League (CAHL).  Information on the league can be found on their website.

Tournaments

U15 teams do not have a home tournament.  Some teams choose to attend away tournaments during regular season

Location

Gary Moe Sportsplex Arena #1 and Arena #2

Players / Team

Teams will be made up according to the evaluation process which can be found on the website under evaluations.

Player Registration Fee

Fees include two pairs of game socks and a memory mate photo

Each team is asked to sell Lacombe Minor Hockey Cash Raffle Tickets, tickets are $5 each and teams are asked to sell Approx 300 per team of 10 players. Once a team has sold all their tickets they are given money to cover about one tournament.

Team Slush funds to cover tournaments and team events are normally $150-200 per player and are due to the team once teams are made in October.

Register a Player

Click HERE to register a player in the upcoming season (registration open May 1, 2022)

If your child would like to play only non-checking then please email lacombehockeybantam@gmail.com. Please note that you may not receive an email back right away until a director is in place for U15.

Please register by August 31, 2022

Annual General Meeting / AGM Attendance Discount / Online Registration

Online registrations will open on May 1st, 2022. 

Handbook & Policies

The LMHA Executive has established a Handbook. The handbook, refund policy, evaluation process and other policies can be accessed by clicking HERE.

Coaches Required and Coaching Resources

A Head Coach is assigned to each team as teams are made.  Each team can have up to four additional Assistant Coaches.  Coaches and Assistant coaches must be available for some 3:45 practices.  

Coaches and Assistant Coaches can be parents or non-parents.  All coaching staff are required to fill out a Coach Application, provide an acceptable Criminal Record Cheque/Vulnerable Sector and a current Respect in Sport Coach.  

Head coaches must email lacombehockeyoffice@gmail.com and add any coaches to their coaching staff prior to them going on the ice.

Further information about coaching can be found in the coaching tab.

Additional Information

For further information about this division, please contact the Division Director which is listed on each division homepage.  If a Director is not listed please email lacombehockeyoffice@gmail.com for further information.