Registration is still open for any players wishing to try out for the Junior B program. Please fill in the attached form and bring it with you -- along with your $75.00 registration fee -- to tryouts at East Calgary Twin Arenas starting September 8. The tryout schedule shows ice times running on September 8, 9, 13 and 14. All sessions will be held at East Calgary.
        As of right now, all Junior players are being asked to show up for the first ice time on September 8, which is scheduled for the Blue Arena at 5:45 p.m. If possible, please show up early enough so CNHA officials can confirm your registration status and assign you to a tryout team.
        Keep checking the website for any changing information on the status of the Junior B tryouts.

        Here are the rosters for the start of the Midget AA and Midget AAA main camps. Please make sure to read all of the information on the page as your first practice times are listed at the bottom of each document. Congratulations and good luck as you move on to the next level of assessment.

Midget AAA main camp invitees
Midget AA drafted teams

        Changes have been made to the initial team rosters. The revised Minor Midget AAA rosters appear here now, along with an updated version of the newsletter. Follow the instruction below to access the individual team practice schedules.
        On the left-hand side of the website, click on "Divisions">"Minor Midget AAA">"Blazers" (or "Canucks")>"Practices" (this heading is located under the team name in the green header bar).

Minor Midget AAA revised team rosters
Revised Minor Midget AAA newsletter

Go to Sabres camp for a complete list of the 25 players invited to compete for a position on the Bantam AAA Sabres.

        The CNHA announced Thursday, August 12, the registration fees and volunteer commitment for the 2010-2011 season.
        The Association also has a financial assistance policy, which provides for a limited fund to be applied to only those players who have already applied for outside financial assistance through the Flames Foundation (currently under the name of the Flames Even Strength Program) or KidSport. These programs require specific financial disclosure to determine a parent's ability to pay registration fees.
        Note that any funds from this policy are eligible to be applied to CNHA registration fees only. Please contact the CNHA Treasurer at treasurer@calgarynorthstars.ca for the details of this program. For a complete explanation, go to CNHA Financial Assistance Program Policy.

        Here is a reminder to all members that Hockey Calgary (HC) has made it mandatory with the 2010-2011 season that at least one adult guardian for each player must complete the online Respect in Sport program that can be found on the HC website.This course will take about one hour to complete. Be sure to attach your player/players' name(s) in order to ensure tracking of the program is completed properly.
        Failure to complete this requirement will result in a player being prohibited from participating in HC sanctioned events until said compliance has been fulfilled.
        This initiative also affects all Junior B players, who can complete the course on their own.
        The Respect in Sport program can be found on the HC website at: http://www.hockeycalgary.com/ris.php.
Click on "Visit the Respect in Sport Online Course".

        Hockey Calgary (HC) introduced on August 10 to its AA Council members an Elite Stream Fair Play Policy, a set of guidelines for players, coaches, parents, officials, spectators and league organizers that are intended to promote positive hockey experiences and development.
        The policy, which comes into effect on September 1, 2010, is being run as a pilot project during the 2010-2011 season. HC will conduct a review at the end of the season to determine if modifications to the policy are required.
        This newly established HC policy complements the guidelines already established by the four quadrants. CNHA's own version of this new policy is referred to here as the CNHA Fair Play Policy.
        In addition to these two documents, CNHA members are reminded of the communications protocol to follow as set out in the CNHA Members Handbook.

        The 2010-2011 season will see the continuation of the 17-year-old traveler policy for Midget AAA that was approved and instituted last year by AA Council. This policy allows for those 17-year-old players released from their home quadrant to travel to one other quadrant of their choice for evaluation. Any player contemplating a move to a different quadrant must have an "AA" Permission to Travel Form completed and signed off by Hockey Calgary.
        If that player is accepted to be evaluated by another team, but does not make the chosen quadrant Midget AAA team, he will then return to his home quadrant to play Midget AA for the 2010-2011 season. The CNHA encourages those 17-year-old players who are interested in traveling to the CNHA Midget AAA Northstars to contact head coach Keith Fagnan: k.fagnan@hotmail.com.