Will there be games on holidays?
The NYHL does not schedule games over the following holidays: Thanksgiving Weekend, Christmas Break, or Easter Weekend. Games are scheduled over Family Day weekend and March Break (playoffs) and players are expected to be available for these games.

How much does Select cost?
The Select program typically costs $1,500–$2,000 per season. Team budgets are managed by each team’s parent group and are influenced by the amount of fundraising and sponsorship each team secures. The bulk of a team’s expenses goes towards ice costs and NYHL registration. The Select fee is in addition to the House League fee and does not include extra costs for team events or tournaments. The LHA is a not-for-profit organization and any remaining team funds at the end of a season are returned to the families of each team.

What is the time commitment?
In addition to the House League time commitment, our Select teams hold 1-2 practices per week plus participate in NYHL Select games (approximately 18-20 games per season excluding playoffs). Additionally, most teams participate in 2-3 tournaments per season.

Do I need to be registered in House League to play Select?
Yes. Participation in House League is a mandatory requirement to play Select. For all NYHL organizations, Select is an extension of House League. Players are only allowed to miss 3 HL games for tournaments and a maximum of 6 HL games total, including tournaments, for illness. House League is monitored, and if you miss you will be removed from your Select Team. This is a NYHL rule.

Are teams selected or spots offered prior to tryouts?
No teams are selected or spots offered prior to tryouts, with the exception of (1) the player of the Head Coach, and (2) the player of one other team staff member as designated by the Head Coach. For further clarity, Head Coaches are prohibited from recruiting or offering spots to players prior to the tryout evaluation.

How does the LHA select and evaluate coaches?
All LHA Select teams are staffed with dedicated volunteers from the LHA community. Each year the LHA completes an anonymous survey to assess the staff of each team. This survey is used to evaluate our coaches and programs to determine coaching appointments for the following season.

We have a variety of forms and resources set up to support our coaches and managers. Log in to access this information here or find the "log in" button in the footer from any page (other than news pages) on the site.

LEASIDE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 2023-2024 REFUND POLICY

All withdrawal and refund requests from the Leaside Hockey Association (LHA) must be made via email to the LHA registrar, registrar@leasidehockey.com . Refunds will only be provided, if applicable, as follows:

Prior to and including June 30^th, 2023, players may withdraw and receive a refund of their registration fee minus the non-refundable $100 admin fee.

As of July 1^st, 2023, no refunds will be issued for any reason, including illness, results of virus testing or other virus-related conditions, injury, move of residence, voluntary or involuntary withdrawal, or any other reasons.

Should an LHA registered House League or Select player transfer to an LHA GTHL team for the season, and have paid their House League registration fee, they will have 100% of their paid House League registration fee applied to their LHA GTHL Team fee.

The only exception to this policy is for players who have registered with the LHA, paid the registration fee in full, and are on the LHA wait list and whose registration is declined because their division/session is full, in which case they will receive a full 100% refund with no admin fee deducted.

A player may only be registered with only one hockey club/association at any given time in the Hockey Canada Registry, as per GTHL Rules, www.gthlcanada.com/rulebook. Any player found to be registered with multiple clubs/associations and who chooses to withdraw from LHA will be subject to the above refund conditions and timelines, including the $100 non-refundable admin fee.

The LHA reserves the right to modify all programming at our discretion at any time. Grounds for modifications may be, but not limited to, directives from the LHA’s hockey governing bodies, arena suppliers or government.  The LHA may still be obligated to fulfill our contractual obligations due to any modifications or shutdowns and as a result if we are unable to provide a program, we reserve the right to cancel the program and may provide partial refunds, if contractual obligations allow.