2021-2022 Important Dates

PCAHA Rulebook - 2021-2022 Season

2021-2022 IMPORTANT DATES

Note: All meetings and seminars are video conferences unless otherwise indicated.

AUGUST, 2021: • All players must be registered in HCR for purpose of coverage under Hockey Canada insurance as soon as they register with their Association. • All new players registering with an Association must be registered on PCAHA player registration forms [PCAHA Section C(1)]. • Aug. 11 - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Aug. 15 - Team Declaration Deadline - Female “A” teams in U13, U15, and U18. • Aug. 17 (Tues.) - PCAHA New Presidents Seminar (7:00 PM). • Aug. 19-22 - BC Hockey Female U18 & Male U16 Provincial Camps (Pitt Meadows). • Aug. 20-31 - IIHF 2021 World Women’s Championship (Calgary, AB). • Aug. 30 (Mon.) - PCAHA Risk Managers Seminar (7:00 PM).

SEPTEMBER, 2021: • Sept. 1 - Last date for submission of Applications for Player Movement under the “Special Player Movement” section in U18 and below. Associations may apply for late consideration of a Special Player Movement up to September 15th. • Sept. 2-5 - PCAHA U13 & U15 Female District Development Program - Assessment & Development (try-out) weekend (North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex). • Sept. 6 (Mon.) - Labour Day. • Sept. 7 (Tues.) - Schools open for 2021-2022 school year. • Sept. 8 - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (6:00 PM). • Sept. 14 (Tues.) - 1st PCAHA Presidents Caucus meeting (7:00 PM). • Sept. 15 - Team Declaration Deadline - all teams except U21 “C”, Female U7, Female U9, and Female “A” U13, U15, and U18. After this date, teams may be entered or withdrawn only with the Managing Director’s permission. • Sept. 24-25 - U13/U15 Female District Development Program - Elite Weekend #1. • Sept. 25 - Team Declaration Deadline - U21 “C” teams only. • Coach/Manager Meetings - for the meeting date and time for your division and category, please contact your League Manager or Managing Director.

OCTOBER, 2021: • All teams - before a team may compete in League play (including Placement Round for “A” teams and Balancing Round for “C” teams), all participating players and team officials must be registered on the team roster in the Hockey Canada Registry (HCR). • Oct. 4 - Approx. start of Placement Round Schedules - Female leagues (U11-U21). • Oct. 5 - Approx. start of Placement Round Schedules - “A” leagues (U11-U21). • Oct. 9-11 - World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend. • Oct. 11 (Mon.) - Thanksgiving Day (Canada); Columbus Day (USA). • Oct. 13 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Oct. 15 - Last date for submission of Applications for Player Movement under the “Special Player Movement” section (U21 players only). • Oct. 15 - Team Declaration Deadline - Female U7 and Female U9 teams. • Oct. 15 - Approx. start of “C” league schedules (U11-U21). • Oct. 15-16 - U13/U15 Female District Development Program - Elite Weekend #2. • Oct. 20-24 - WHL Cup Western Canada U16 Challenge (Calgary, AB). • Oct. 31-Nov. 6 - National Women’s U18 Championship (Dawson Creek, BC).

NOVEMBER, 2021: • All U11 “A” teams - before a team may compete in regular season league play, signed team rosters must be filed with the PCAHA Office for all participating players and

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team officials [PCAHA Section C(11-13)]. • Nov. 4-12 - World Male U17 Hockey Challenge (location t.b.a.). • Nov. 8 - Approx. start of regular season schedules - Female leagues (U11-U21). • Nov. 8 - Approx. start of regular season schedules - “A” leagues (U11-U21). • Nov. 11 (Thurs.) - Remembrance Day (Canada); Veterans’ Day (USA). • Nov. 15 - “C” team balancing to be reviewed by the Managing Director and League Manager(s) [see PCAHA Section B(1)(b)]. • Nov. 17 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Nov. 19-20 - U13/U15 Female District Development Program - Elite Weekend #3. • Nov. 25 (Thurs.) - Thanksgiving Day (USA).

DECEMBER, 2021: • Dec. 1 - “C” team balancing to be completed [see PCAHA Section B(1)(b)]. • Dec. 1 - Deadline for coaches of HC-carded teams to attain required coaching levels [see BC Hockey Reg. 3]. • Dec. 1 - Safety Program (HCSP) deadline:  To be eligible for BC Hockey Championships, each HC-carded team must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see BC Hockey Reg. 2].  To be eligible for playoffs, each non-HC-carded team (U11 and above) must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see PCAHA B(6)(b)].  Each U6, U7, U8, and U9 team must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see PCAHA Section B(6)(c)]. • Dec. 1 - Last date to register a HC-carded team [see BC Hockey Reg. 2]. • Dec. 1 - Deadline for “A” Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 teams to declare their intent to compete in a higher category for BC Hockey Championships [see BC Hockey Reg. 7]. • Dec. 1 - Earliest date for inter-Association exhibition games in U8 and U9 [see PCAHA Section R(3)(c)(ii)-(iii)]. • Dec. 1 - Earliest date for start of U8, U9, and Female U9 league schedules (if any). • Dec. 3-9 (tent.) - 16th annual Presidents “C” League Joe Morellato U18 “C” Schol- arship Tournament. • Dec. 8 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Dec. 12-19 - World Junior “A” Hockey Challenge (Cornwall, ON). • Dec. 15 - Deadline for all U6, U7, U8, and U9 coaches to attend a Coach 1 - Intro Coach clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3]. • Dec. 15 - Deadline for all non-HC-carded coaches (U11 and above) to attend a Coach 2 - Coach Level clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3]. • Dec. 15 - Deadline for all U11, U13, and U15 team Head Coaches to have completed the Instructional Stream Checking Clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3]. • Dec. 17-18 - U13/U15 Female District Development Program - Elite Weekend #4. • Dec. 17 (Fri.) - Schools close for Winter Vacation. • Dec. 18-Jan. 3 - School Winter Vacation. • Dec. 19 - Approx. end of regular season schedules for Christmas Break. • Dec. 23 - Final date for moving “A” teams between Flights [see PCAHA “A” Placement Policy, Part A(6); PCAHA U11 “A” Hockey Regulations, Part B(3)]. • Dec. 26-Jan. 5 - IIHF World Junior Male Championship (Edmonton & Red Deer, AB). • Dec. 31 - Final date for a non-HC-carded team to correct a HCSP deficiency. • Dec. 31 - Deadline for withdrawal of “A” teams from PCAHA championship playoffs. • Dec. 31 - Last date for HC-carded teams to declare their intention to withdraw from BC Hockey Championships without penalty [see BC Hockey Reg. 7].

JANUARY, 2022: • Jan. 1 - Earliest date for inter-Association exhibition games in U7 [see PCAHA Section R(3)(c)(i)]. • Jan. 3 - Approx. resumption of regular season league schedules. • Jan. 4 (Tues.) - Schools re-open after Winter Vacation. • Jan. 8-15 - IIHF World U18 Women’s Championship (Mjolby & Linkoping, Sweden).

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• Jan. 8 (tent.) - PCAHA Officers budget planning meeting (9:30 AM). • Jan. 10 (17:00 MT) - Final date to release a player from an “A” team roster [see PCAHA Sections C(6)(a) and (b), C(10), C(13)(b)]. • Jan. 10 (17:00 MT) - Final date to release a player from a non-carded team roster (“C”; non-carded Female; U6, U7, U8, and U9) [see PCAHA Section C(18)(b)]. • Jan. 12 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Jan. 14-15 - U13/U15 Female District Development Program - Elite Weekend #5. • Jan. 15 (17:00 MT) - Last date for additions to a HC-carded team’s list of designated Affiliated Players [see PCAHA Section C(26)(b) and (c)]. • Jan. 15 (17:00 MT) - Last date for additions to a U11 “A” team’s list of designated Affiliated Players [see PCAHA Section C(27)(b)]. • Jan. 17 (Mon.) - Martin Luther King Day (USA). • Jan. 28-Feb. 5 (tent.) - 12th annual PCAHA Fraser Valley Conference U18 “C” Schol- arship Tournament. • Jan. 29-30 (tent.) - 7th annual Lions Gate League Jim Fryer Memorial U18 “C” Schol- arship Tournament. • Jan. 30 (tent.) - PCAHA Semi-Annual General Meeting (9:30 AM). • Jan. 30 - Approximate end of most regular season schedules. • Jan. 31-Feb. 5 (tent.) - 45th annual PCAHA U18 “A” Scholarship Tournament.

FEBRUARY, 2022: • Feb. 1 - Final date for return of PCAHA Trophies [see PCAHA Section O(3)]. • Feb. 4-20 - Winter Olympic Games (Beijing, China). • Feb. 7-12 (tent.) - 40th annual PCAHA U21 Scholarship Tournament. • Feb. 9 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 pm). • Feb. 10 (17:00 MT) - Final Registration Deadline (new players only). • Feb. 21 (Mon.) - BC Family Day; Presidents’ Day (USA).

MARCH, 2022: • Mar. 1 - Deadline for submission of resolutions for the 2022 BC Hockey Annual Gen- eral Meeting [BC Hockey By-Law 4]. • Mar. 4-7 - PCAHA “A” “Final 4” Championships (U11-U21). • Mar. 4-13 - Winter Paralympic Games (Beijing, China). • Mar. 5-6 - Presidents “C” League Banner Days (Richmond Ice Centre). • Mar. 7-13 (tent.) - 23rd annual PCAHA Female U18 Scholarship Tournament. • Mar. 9 (Wed.) - BC Hockey Championships District representative teams in U13, U15, and U18 must be declared. • Mar. 11 (Fri.) - Schools close for School Spring Break (most School Districts). • Mar. 11 (Fri.) - All PCAHA playoffs must be completed (except with approval from the respective Managing Director). • Mar. 12-27 - School Spring Break (most School Districts). • Mar. 16 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 pm). • Mar. 19-23 - BC Hockey Championships - Tier 1-4 U13, U15, and U18 (travel day: March 18 or 19; start play: March 19 or 20, depending on number of teams). • Mar. 23-27 - BC Hockey Championships - Female U13, U15, and U18 (travel day: March 22 or 23; start play: March 23 or 24, depending on number of teams).

U18 U15 U13 Female Richmond Ravens Kelowna Kamloops Tier 1 Cloverdale Juan de Fuca Ridge Meadows Tier 2 Campbell River Hollyburn Salmon Arm Tier 3 Tri-Port South Okanagan West Kootenay t.b.a. Tier 4 (t.b.a.) Vanderhoof Mission

• Mar. 24-27 - BC Hockey Championships - U21. • Mar. 28 (Mon.) - Schools re-open after School Spring Break (most School Districts).

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• Mar. 31 - PCAHA Scholarship Program application deadline. • Mar. 31 - Deadline for submission of Development 1 coaching clinic “post task” workbooks to BC Hockey. • Mar. 31 - Deadline for submission of Coach 2 - Coach Level coaching clinic “post task” workbooks and verification forms (submit to Minor Hockey Association to be forwarded to BC Hockey).

APRIL, 2022: • Apr. 1 - Last day to file resolutions to amend the PCAHA By-Laws, Rules and Regula- tions for consideration at the 2022 PCAHA Annual General Meeting. • Apr. 1 - Deadline for nominations for PCAHA Special Awards, including Minor Hockey Association of the Year, Amateur Hockey Executive of the Year, Coach of the Year, Head Referee of the Year, Coaching Development Award, Safety and Risk Manage- ment Award, and U21 MVP [see By-Law 91 for award descriptions]. • April 4-9 (tent.) - Allan Cup Senior Male Championships (Dundas, ON). • April 13 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM). • Apr. 15 (Fri.) - Good Friday. • April 17-23 - Esso Cup Female U18 “AAA” Championship (Prince Albert, SK). • Apr. 18 (Mon.) - Easter Monday. • April 18-24 - Telus Cup Male U18 “AAA” Championship (Cape Breton, NS). • April 21-May 1 - IIHF World U18 Male Championship (Germany). • April 24-30 - National Volunteer Week in Canada (Volunteer Canada). • April 30 - Deadline for submission of applications for BC Hockey Scholarships.

MAY, 2022: • May 11 (tent.) - PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 pm). • May 15 (tent.) - Deadline for nominations for BC Hockey Awards. • May 13-29 - IIHF World Men’s Championship (Helsinki & Tampere, Finland). • May 20-29 - Tim Horton’s Centennial Cup Junior “A” Championship (Estevan, SK). • May 23 (Mon.) - Victoria Day (Canada). • May 29 - PCAHA Annual General Meeting (9:30 AM). • May 30 (Mon.) - Memorial Day (USA).

JUNE, 2022: • June 3-12 - Memorial Cup Major Junior Championship (Québec City, QC, or Saint John, NB). • June 11-12 (tent.) - 103rd BC Hockey Annual General Meeting (Penticton Lakeside Resort and Conference Centre). • June 30 - Administrative day/end of 2021-2022 BC school year.

JULY, 2022: • July 1 - Deadline for submission of Association executive lists to the PCAHA Office. • July 1 (Fri.) - Canada Day. • July 4 (Mon.) - Independence Day (USA).

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APPROXIMATE WEEK-BY-WEEK BREAKDOWN 2. Sept. 17-23 24-30 2. Sept. 1-7 3. Sept. 8-14 4. Oct. 5. Oct. --- Oct. 9-11 6. 7. Oct. 15-21 8. Oct. 22-28 (Thanksgiving weekend) 9. Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Regular Season - Week 1 10. Nov. 5-11 Regular Season - Week 3 Regular Season - Week 2 Nov. 12-18 11. Nov. 19-25 12. Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Regular Season - Week 4 Regular Season - Week 5 13. Regular Season - Week 7 Dec. 3-9 Regular Season - Week 6 14. Dec. 10-16 15. Dec. 17-23 --- Regular Season - Week 8 Regular Season - Week 9 Dec. 24-Jan. 2 Regular Season - Week 10 --- Christmas Tournaments Jan. 3-6 16. Jan. 7-13 17. Jan. 14-20 18. Jan. 21-27 19. (make-up games) Regular Season - Week 11 Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Regular Season - Week 12 20. Regular Season - Week 14 Regular Season - Week 13 Feb. 4-10 21. Feb. 11-17 22. Feb. 18-24 23. Playoffs - Week 1 Feb. 25-Mar. 3 Playoffs - Week 2 24. Playoffs - Week 4 Mar. 4-10 Playoffs - Week 3 --- Mar. 12-27 Playoffs - Week 5 Spring Break Tournaments Wk. 10-16 1. Sept.

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*-Representatives at BC Hockey Championshi Note: Wk. 1. Sept. 7-13 1. Sept. 2. Sept. 14-20 21-27 2. Sept. 3. Sept. 4. Sept. 28-Oct. 4 5. --- Oct. 5-11 Oct. 9-11 6. 7. Oct. 12-18 8. Placement Round - Week 1 Oct. 19-25 (Thanksgiving weekend) 9. Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Placement Round - Week 2 Nov. 2-7 Placement Round - Week 4 10. Placement Round - Week 3 Nov. 8-14 11. Nov. 15-21 12. Nov. 22-28 (scheduling week) 13. Regular Season - Week 1 Nov. 29-Dec. 5 Regular Season - Week 2 14. Regular Season - Week 4 Dec. 6-12 Regular Season - Week 3 15. Dec. 13-19 --- Dec. 20-23 Regular Season - Week 5 --- Regular Season - Week 6 Dec. 20-Jan. 2 16. (make up games) Christmas Tournaments Jan. 3-9 17. Jan. 10-16 18. Jan. 17-23 19. Jan. 24-30 Regular Season - Week 7 --- Regular Season - Week 8 Jan. 31-Feb. 3 Regular Season - Week 9 20. (scheduling period) Feb. 4-10 Regular Season - Week 10 21. Feb. 11-17 22. Feb. 18-24 23. Playoffs - Week 1 Feb. 25-Mar. 3 Playoffs - Week 2 24. Playoffs - Week 4 Mar. 4-10 Playoffs - Week 3 --- Mar. 12-22 --- Mar. 19-23 Playoffs - Week 5(*) Spring Break Tournaments BC Hockey Championships

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