Tournaments

Woolwich teams are eligible to enter OWHA sanctioned tournaments.  Tournaments listings can be found on the OWHA website at www.owha.on.ca.  To be eligible to participate in a tournament outside Ontario, a team must obtain written permission from the OWHA.  Please see the OWHA website for details.

How many tournaments can we enter?

• U9 to U22 Local League teams may enter two tournaments each season (in addition to the Jason Cripps tournament).
• U8 to Senior Rep teams may enter three tournaments each season (Provincial Championship excluded).

Additional tournaments

Any additional tournaments must be voted on by secret ballot:

• Only one parent per player, or player if 18 years or age or older, is allowed to vote.
• 80% of these voters must approve the additional tournament(s).  (In other words, 80% of all players on the team must agree.)
• Teams may request a Board member run the vote and count the ballots.

If the additional tournament is approved, then in addition to the 80% vote:

Any players that do not agree to the additional tournament will not be required to pay for a share of the tournament fee if they do not plan to attend the tournament.  The cost of the tournament would then be shared by the players who agree to the additional tournament.  Teams can use the pick-up player process to replace those players that do not attend as per the rules for pick-up players at tournaments.

Travel to events over 700km away

All excursions in excess of 700km from Elmira, Ontario must be voted on by the parent/adult player group utilizing a silent, written vote.  You may request a member of the Board administer the vote.  An 80% approval is required in order for the excursion to be approved and included in your Team Budget.

• Only one parent per player, or player if 18 years or age or older, is allowed to vote.
• 80% of these voters must approve the tournament.  (In other words, 80% of the players on the team must agree.)
• Teams may request a Board member run the vote and count the ballots.

Any players that do not agree to the excursion will not be required to pay for a share of the tournament fee if they do not plan to attend the tournament.  The cost of the tournament would then be shared by the players who agree to attend.  Teams can use the pick-up player process to replace those players that do not attend as per the rules for pick-up players at tournaments.

Contact the Scheduler

Please notify the WGMHA Ice Scheduler immediately of any tournaments that you have been accepted into.  There are deadlines for submitting tournament information to our Scheduler; these deadlines will be communicated to teams in the Fall.  Any tournaments will be reflected in our ice schedule and, if necessary, we will help you to reschedule any ice time.