South Muskoka Minor Hockey Association (SMMHA)
Frequently Asked Questions
I have a new player interested in hockey... What do I do? Who do I contact?
You will find a lot of information on this website...
»This page will tell you about the cost of hockey
Once you have decided you would like to play, or if you still have questions after reading our information, please send an email to this address, we require a copy of your players birth certificate, home address, telephone number, email address and parent/guardians name in order to get you registered for hockey.
**How do I login?**
All NEW players MUST create a NEW Hockey Canada login and password for the 2024/2025 season
Previous players login to their Hockey Canada account created last year.
Hockey can be expensive, are there options for financial assistance?
If you are in need of financial assistance, help may be available through some of the following sources, please contact them directly:
~Children's Foundation of Muskoka
~Jumpstart
*If you are applying for assistance please send a confidential email to this address to let us know, we will make arrangements to have your child participate while the application is being processed. Applications for assistance can take several weeks for some organizations to process, please send in your requests as early as possible.
Is there anything I need to do before my child can play?
Yes! There is a mandatory Parent Respect in Sport course at lease one parent/ guardian must complete before your player can be assigned (rostered) to a team.
The cost for this course is around $12, is the responsibility of the family, takes a couple of hours (may be completed in multiple sessions, if you choose), is only available online, and is not reimbursable. If you have more than one player in your immediate family, this course only needs to be completed once, you can link your other players to your profile. This course does not expire. More information on the Parent Respect in Sport Course may be found here.
Interested in volunteering?
As always, we are in need of amazing volunteers to help make things happen for our players. We will be looking for coaches, trainers and managers for all divisions.
Every volunteer must retain a 24/25 VSS in order to help out on the ice.
The VSS link is provided HERE to complete via the OHF online portal! Getting this done now will save time in September as you will not be allowed on the ice until all requirements including VSS is received. To learn more about Volunteer positions please contact Tina Hamer ([email protected])
Where will my child be playing hockey?
Our South Muskoka Minor Hockey Association has amalgamated two centers; Bracebridge and Gravenhurst. We typically use the arenas in both of those towns for practices and home games.
Due to the number of players we have along with the amount of ice time we have been allotted from our two towns, we are sometimes forced to go outside of these two towns. We may be offering practice times and specialty clinics in some of the surrounding arenas such as, Bala, Baysville, Port Carling... etc.
What days will my child play?
This is a difficult question to answer before the season starts.
We do not know what our registration numbers will be until everyone registers, so we do not know how many teams we will have in each division. Our ice allocation is not given to us from the Town of Bracebridge or the Town of Gravenhurst until the end of June, which prevents us from knowing which days we have ice available. We will make every effort to get a schedule out as early as possible, to at least let you know which days your player can be expected to be on the ice for each level. Keep checking the website!!
SMMHA offers early registration, at a discounted rate, to try and gather our registration numbers sooner and help accommodate our planning.
We aim for a weeknight practice each week for Local League, with most of their games happening on Saturdays or Sundays. Due to many factors some seasons require us to rotate weeknight practices to every other week, those teams will receive a practice time on the weekend (trying to maintain 2x/week). There is a possibility to have a practice and game on weekends only.
U5 will have one 50 minute ice time per week, most weeks.
U7 & U9 will have two 50 minute ice times per week, most weeks.
Rep teams (U11-U18) usually have 2 practice times during the week (some teams are 6:30am, some may use Baysville, Port Carling or Bala), the majority of their games are on weekends.
**Occasionally there are town booked events and tournaments that may cause some teams to loose an ice time**
How long is the hockey season?
The hockey season will be about 7 - 8 months depending on division. Ice time for players with a tryout card begins August 26th, 2024 while the remainder of our program begins after Labour Day Weekend.
What equipment is my player required to wear?
Mandatory Required CSA Approved Equipment is as follows:
- Helmet
- Neck Guard
- Mouth Guard
- Jock or Jill Strap
- Shoulder Pads
- Elbow Pads
- Knee/ Shin Pads
- Hockey Pants
- Hockey Skates
- Hockey Gloves
- Hockey Stick
You are purchasing socks and jersey within your fees and will be provided them at the beginning of the season. Rep teams will be required to purchase an additional jersey through their rep fees.
My child has played hockey with another association, now we are moving to this area...
Please contact our South Muskoka Minor Hockey Registrar.