U15

The minor hockey age categories are:

• Timbits U7 – for players six years of age or younger
• U9 – for players seven and eight years of age
• U11 – for players nine and 10 years of age
• U13 – for players 11 and 12 years of age
• U15 – for players 13 and 14 years of age
• U18 – for players 15, 16, and 17 years of age
• U21 – for players 18, 19 and 20 years of age

Players are placed into age categories according to what age they will be by December 31 of the current calendar year.

Early registration typically opens in the spring or summer (between April and June), with main registration usually taking place during July and August.

Evaluations or try-outs typically happen in September.

It is up to each individual local hockey association to decide when to open and close player registration. Contact us at: registration@ndghockey.com

For the step-by-step recording procedure, go to our website (www.ndghockey.com) select the Info tab and then Library and you will find the registration procedure under Files.

M11 Girls team: NDG Hockey will have an M11 girls team in addition to M9 girls teams.

Registration fee – new installment payment plan: Families can make their registration fee payments in 1 complete payment or they may use our new payment plan option (see below).

• 50% of registration fees are due prior to August 30, 2024.
• 25% of registration fees is due by September 30, 2024.
• Outstanding balances must be paid by October 30, 2024.

Please note: the initial payment must be received prior to you child participating in any hockey activities. Payments should be sent to: margaret.lambton@ndghockey.com

The decision as to whether or not to pay a coach rests with the individual local hockey association in question. Most associations choose to keep coaching a strictly volunteer position, while others opt to pay a modest honorarium of a few thousand dollars per season in order to assist the coaches with the various expenses they incur in order to coach hockey.

There are also coach mentors available to local hockey associations through Hockey Canada members. Coach mentors are experienced professionals who work with hockey coaches to develop their coaching skills.

Hockey is for everyone. No child should be denied the opportunity to play hockey due to a difficult financial situation.

Hockey Canada and all of its partner organizations work hard to ensure that minor hockey registration fees are as affordable as possible across the country. However, it recognizes that equipment prices, tournament fees and other expenses can quickly drive up the cost of enrolling your child in minor hockey.

If you are in need of financial assistance, there are programs available that can help subsidize the cost of your child’s minor hockey registration and equipment:

The Big Play is a joint charity program administered by Hockey Canada in partnership with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. Eligible families can receive up to $500 per child through the program. This money can be applied toward your child’s registration fee or toward a purchase of hockey equipment at any Canadian Tire retail location. Financial assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit The Big Play website to learn more or to apply for funding.

KidSport Canada is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing children all across Canada with opportunities to play sports of all kinds. You can apply for financial assistance through your local KidSport chapter, which you can find on the KidSport Canada website.

Your  Hockey Canada member or local hockey association may also have its own financial assistance programs. Contact us at registration@ndghockey.com  to learn more.

Depending on the level of hockey your child plays, your time commitment could range from just 3 hours per week for House League up to 6-7 hours per week (plus travel time) for Rep.  For the M7 division there is a set schedule (see below)

Schedule for M7 (DOB 2018-2020)

M7 (DOB2020) LTS Thursday @ 17h30 Saturday @ 12h00

M7 (DOB2019) Pre-Novice Tuesday @ 17h30 Saturday @ 11h00

M7 (DOB2018) Pre-Novice Wednesday @ 17h30 Saturday @ 10h00

** All practices are at Doug Harvey Arena

NDG Hockey has access to the following arenas:

Doug Harvey: 4985 W Hill Ave, Montreal, Quebec H4V 2W6

Bill Durnan: 4988 Vézina St, Montreal, Quebec H3W 1C1

Saint Charles: 1055 Rue d’Hibernia, Montréal, QC H3K 2V3

Centre sportif Gadbois : 5485 Chem. de la Côte-Saint- Paul, Montréal, QC H4C 1X3

While not mandatory, there are several additional costs that teams may incur during the course of a season.

Coaching Staff Gifts

At the end of every hockey season, it is generally customary for players and parents on a team to buy a small but meaningful gift for each member of the team’s coaching staff.

This gift could take the form of a hockey-themed coffee mug, a notebook, a framed team photo, a small piece of wall art, a personalized puck, a commemorative engraved whistle or a gift card.

In many cases, instead of each individual family buying a separate small gift for the coaching staff, teams will pool money together to buy one large team gift. This team gift could be something like tickets to a professional hockey game or a donation made in the coaches’ names to their favourite charity.

Team Clothing & Merchandise

Parents who wish to go one step further to support their local hockey association may choose to purchase team clothing or team merchandise. Almost every local hockey association in Canada has team jerseys, hats, hoodies, toques, ball caps and pucks available for purchase. Teams and associations often use the proceeds from this merchandise to cover costs related to travel, tournaments and league registration.

Travel & Tournament Fees

When travelling to away games, teams are responsible for their own travel costs like gasoline, food, parking and toll fees.

It is up to the parents and coaching staff on each individual team to determine how these expenses will be paid. Some teams choose to have each family pay their own way. Others will pool funds to ensure costs are distributed evenly across all families on the team.

Many teams organize fundraisers to subsidize parents’ travel and other associated costs. Common fundraisers include selling chocolate bars, holding a lottery, running a car wash or pancake breakfast, or auctioning off something valuable. Teams should ensure that their local hockey association approves any type of fundraising initiative.

Each team is responsible for ensuring that its fundraising activities comply with local, provincial and federal laws and are approved by its local hockey association.

All coaches and assistant coaches and managers must now register online using their Spordle account.

You can select the option Coaches and Managers on our registration page: Coaches & Manager online Spordle registration

All NEW coaches must send in their coaches application for which can be found on the NDG website: Coaches application form