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Northern Ontario Hockey Association 110 Lakeshore Dr. , North Bay Ontario P1A 2A8 Tel: (705) 474-8851 Fax: (705) 474-6019 E-Mail: noha@noha.on.ca |
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REGULATION NUMBER TWO CLUBS AND TEAMSR.2.1. A Club may operate a team in one or more of the divisions or categories conducted by the association. A club may consist and have teams in no more than the following divisions or categories: Senior, Major Junior, Junior "A", Junior "B" or Junior "C", Juvenile, Midget, Minor Midget, Bantam, Peewee, Atom, Novice and Initiation. Team composition: AAA and Junior teams: Each team shall consist of not less than 12 registered players, two (2) of whom must be goalkeepers. Bantam AA to Midget D: Each team shall consist of not less than 11 registered players, one (1) of whom must be a goalkeeper. Peewee AA and Below: Each team shall consist of not less than 11 registered players. All House League teams - Initiation to Midget: Each team shall consist of not less than 9 registered players. No Initiation, Novice, Atom or Peewee (other than Peewee AAA) shall be required to designate a goalkeeper. R.2.2. All teams shall be located in the same city, town, municipality, rural area or zone within each of these areas established by the branch. R.2.3. If two existing club structures amalgamate, one of the existing club structures must be disbanded. Further, no new club structure can be formed after December 15th of the current season. R.2.4. If a club intends to form a team of a higher division the following season, it must notify the NOHA Executive Director and all its registered players by registered mail by May 1 in order to protect its rights to overage players. R.2.5. Where there is only one club for which the player is eligible in the community, a change of management shall not be interpreted to mean that the club has ceased to operate. R.2.6. That any Association that cannot form a team in a division may take a one year leave of absence with the approval of the NOHA Board of Directors. If the leave of absence lasts for more than one year, the Association would have to reapply as a new team entry. The application must be submitted to the NOHA Board of Directors for approval prior to October 1st to be eligible for competition that season. There must be twelve (12) players registered from that Association. R.2.7. Any Senior, Junior or “AAA” member association/team may suspend its playing activities and apply for a leave of absence with the approval of the NOHA Board of Directors and appropriate League. A leave of absence shall only be granted for one playing season and this leave must be applied for by May 1st for the following season. Any association/team which is granted a leave of absence and does not reapply by May 1st the following season shall lose its franchise. Any Senior, Junior or “AAA” association/team affected by the above regulations and wishing to reapply for entry after more than the one year leave of absence would be treated as a new entry and would have to follow the regulations, by-laws and policies as covered in the NOHA Constitution and League Constitution. R.2.8. Any single entry team may apply for a one year leave of absence with the approval of the NOHA Board of Directors. Before approval is granted by the NOHA, the local Association will have the option of assuming responsibility of the single entry team. At the end of the one year leave of absence, if the Directors of the single entry team do not reapply, the local Association will again be given the option of assuming responsibility of the single entry team. |
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