3. House League Team Selection, B. House League Rules, KMHA Boys House League Manual, KMHA Manual of Operations (Kitchener Minor Hockey)

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KMHA: Policy # HL - B3

Title: House League Team Selection

Policy Statement:
For House League team selection, the respective Director(s) in addition to the League Convenors shall be empowered to develop an “equalisation system” to be used to place players on House League teams in their respective division(s). Players who are properly registered will be notified by e-mail or telephone of the first ice time location for their particular age group. House League rosters will be established by the respective Director(s) with not more than seventeen (17) players per team except in the Initiation Program where eighteen (18) players are standard. Where registration figures do not support this number of players, the respective Director shall determine the number per team, subject to ratification by the Board of Directors.
  • The maximum number of players that a coaching staff may protect will be two (2).
  • Protections must be identified to the League before rating sessions begin.
  • Convenors/Directors have the right to determine the make-up of the two protections.
  • The Head Coach and Trainer’s children must be the two protections.
  • Players can only be protected if a parent/guardian is a member of the coaching staff
  • Head Coach’s son/daughter may be the only goaltenders protected.
  • There are no longer players of interest discussions and requests.
  • Any concerns regarding player placement must be brought forward to the Director by the first evaluation. This does not guarantee that these requests will be met.
Initiation Program and Midget staff protections can vary due to the differences that occur in these age groups – Initiation Program teams require a higher number of coaches to teach basic skills and Midget league play is very different then other age groups. Each case is examined on an individual basis and must get Convenor, Director and VP approval.

If after the ratings one of your protected players parent/guardian decides not to be a member of the team staff you will lose that protect. You will not be able to replace that staff until after the draft has taken place.

The coaches rate all participants in their age group, including the protections at the rating sessions. The Convenor with the Director’s approval will decide where the protections will be placed in the draft order for each team. Coaches will use their notes to draft the players for the team they will coach for the season. Players that do not show up to the ratings will become “hat picks” and picked as by the rules set forth by the Convenor of the league. The Convenor’s decision is final.

Individual coaches may share notes and even make a combined list. This list cannot be used to create a draft list for the league and other coaches to follow. This list cannot be used to determine what round a player is protected in.
  • Only the two coaching staff with acclaimed protected players may attend the draft. Non parent coaching staffs may have more but they can only be nonparent coaches.
  • No coaches under 18 years of age are allowed at the draft
The Convenor will make the final decision based on trying to ensure a balanced league.