** UPDATE September 3, 9am **
U9 Ausable Valley MD1 & MD2 Tryout information and Registration link
HERE. Also includes the tryout schedule, which will be posted this evening. Deadline to register is September 9th. Once sign-ups are done, the first 3 skates will be split alphabetically based on the number of registrants.
Tryouts are open to all U8 & U9 players. There are no restrictions to the number of U8s that can be chosen for the MD1 or MD2 teams. They do not need to meet exceptional status, this season. Could change next year.
Follow Ausable Valley Coyotes site for more information.
** UPDATE August 29, 4pm **
** Updates from Hockey Canada, OHF, and OMHA continue to impact programming for the 2025-2026 and your Executive are spending a significant amount of time navigating these changes in order to be prepared for the season in just 4 days.
As more clarification is received we will provide updates to this post. Anything material will be emailed to all registered U8/U9 OMHA players.
It is also worth noting that this is a PILOT project for the 2025/2026 season by OMHA only.
(Note: at this time we don’t expect any impacts/changes to OWHA programming)
Schedule
- Three prep skates will be provided to ALL LUCAN players regardless if players are intending to tryout for U9 MD with AVHA or play Lucan LMLL
- AVHA U9 tryouts for MD1 and MD2 are still pending finalization
- LMH will run 3 evaluation skates for all players intending to play Lucan LMLL this season in order to create 4 balanced teams
- All players unsuccessful at making MD1/MD2 will return to play Lucan LMLL and will be placed evenly across the teams by leveraging AVHA evaluation scores
- Teams will be targeted to be made by mid-September
MD1/MD2 Development Phase / Full-Ice Eligibility
- Teams selected in the fall: 60-day development phase starts the day after final team selections
- Teams selected in the spring (not applicable to LMH / AVHA): 60-day development phase starts September 2
- Shamrock League: League play will commence November 15th with the requirement being that a team must be named at least 60 days prior. (Delays in naming the MD1/MD2 team will delay the start of games)
Player Eligibility
- U8 players are eligible to try out for U9 MD and make the team with the requirement being that the player meets the AVHA Exceptional Status criteria
- AVHA Exceptional Status is pending board approval on Sept 2; however notional idea can be assumed from the current U10-U18 exceptional status within the by-laws
- Exceptional Status is only applicable for the MD1 team
- MD2 team can be comprised of U8 and U9 players with a max composition not exceeding 50% U8 players
General
- Tryout sign-up and fees will be payable to AVHA and are non-refundable
- There are NO fees for development and only LMH registered players can attend LMH ice
- There are NO fees for evaluation skates for LMLL players