FEMALE HOCKEY

Female Hurricane Hockey Program 2024-25

General Information

The CRMHA offers a Female Hurricane Hockey Program to girls aged 5 through 18. The season begins after the September long weekend and runs until the end of March.

Each team will get one practice per week, likely on Mondays (subject to change once the ice schedule is finalized),  with the chance for more practices on Saturdays/Sundays if ice time is available. 

Please note that Girls at the U11, U13, U15, U18 age division could have practice as early as 5:45 AM and U18 might have practice as late as 9:00pm. 

For divisions U11, U13,U15, and U18 there are up to 12 league games per season. 

Traveling up and down the Island is necessary for 6 away games, typically on Saturdays or Sundays, with the possiblity of  2-6 exhibition games, and 1-4 tournaments throughout the season.

Female Players have 3 options for registration including the option to choose JUST the Female Hurricane Hockey Program should you wish. 

1) CO-ED HOUSE ONLY - You can register for co-ed recreation hockey, choosing the registration package RECREATION CO-ED LEAGUE - this does not include the Female Hurricane Hockey Program. (Typically, 2-3 ice times/week including one early morning ice per/week)

2) FEMALE HURRICANE HOCKEY PROGRAM ONLY - For this option choose the package FEMALE HURRICANES PROGRAM (Typically 1-2 ice times/week *possible one early morning ice time/week)

Should we have enough registered females to form Hurricane Travel Teams in U11, U13, U15, U18 they will play in the Female Island League (VIAHA) which is typically 12 games. 6 of those games are at home (here in Campbell River) and the other six could be in: Port McNeil, Parksville, Nanaimo, Duncan, Victoria (additional travel expenses many be required for hotel if needed) 

YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AWAY GAMES TO PICK THIS OPTION, NOT JUST SHOW UP FOR HOME GAMES.

3) REGISTER FOR BOTH CO-ED & FEMALE - You can register for both Recreation hockey, and Female Hurricane Hockey Program, and would choose the registration package RECREATION CO-ED LEAGUE PLUS FEMALE DEV (Typically, 3-5 ice times/week, including early mornings. Ice time conflicts - Female games takes priority over co-ed ice time 

** Dual Roster is needed in order for girls to play on both a coed team and Hurricanes. Parents signature means your daughter will attend every female league game, tournament or practice ice that may be at the same time as coed times.  Failure to do this, could result in your daughter being removed from the girls roster. **

 
Girls can join the Female Hurricane Hockey Program at any age and with any amount of hockey experience.  No prior skating experience is required!

• The Female Hurricane Hockey Program ice times may be shared with other Female Development Teams. One practice and one game per week for age groups U11, U13, U15.and U18 **Game depends on what you registered for**
• Our U7 & U9 girls do not play league games, practices only with the possibility of a jamboree style tournament and/or possible exhibition half ice games in Campbell River or on the island.
• U9, U11, U13, U15, U18 always send teams to play in the Female Richmond Ravens Classic which is the last weekend of March 2025.  This is the biggest female tournament in BC!
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  The U11-U18 will also get a chance to play in Campbell River for their home tournament called Stormfest. This year we are hoping to have the U15/U18 January 17-19^, 2025 and U11/U13 March 21-23, 2025. *tentative dates*
  *Options for additional tournaments if parents agree, Nanaimo, Victoria, Vancouver, Oceanside, Sooke, Surrey, Burnaby, Powell River, Triport, Chilliwack, Seattle etc. 

Female Hurricane Hockey Program AGE CATEGORY - DESIGNATIONS

U7  - 2019, 2018

U9  - 2017, 2016

U11- 2015, 2014

U13- 2013, 2012

U15 -2011, 2010

U18- 2009, 2008, 2007

 Specifics

The number of teams each season depends on registration.  We anticipate one team at U7/U9, one to two teams at U11, one team at U13 and one team U15 and are hoping for a U18 team. Girls are placed on teams based on prior season coach ratings together with NEW player ratings assigned.  The goal is to achieve balanced teams.

*If we do not have enough players for a certain age group, players could move up or down as needed in order to form teams. There is also the possibility of having Port Hardy girls or Comox girls join our program to make teams. Or there is a possibility of our girls joining the Comox Lightning*

Parents are always asked beforehand if this is what they want and we try our best to make things work at home first and foremost before looking elsewhere.  

Goalies 

U7/U9/U11 - All players rotate in the goalie position - each girl will have the opportunity to play goalie, unless there is a full time goalie(s)
U13/U15/U18 - Should a full time goalie register she will be assigned as the full time goalie for the team. If no goalie - All players rotate in the goalie position - each girl will have the opportunity to play goalie.

NOTES  
Ice days and/or times for the first few weeks may be inconsistent with the rest of the season as we build teams to determine divisions and or exhibitions games are held to determine placement of teams

BREAKS
At the moment it is planned that there will be no LEAGUE GAMES at the following times. There could be tournaments and or practice ice times though.    

• Christmas break
• Family Day weekend
• Thanksgiving Day weekend

VIAHA PLAY OFFS & CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND.
Typically held in late February early March - locations are to be determined.

Equipment Required
The Hurricanes supplies each Female player with a jersey on game day, name bar and socks. Practice jerseys might be an option depending on our budget.  

Goalie equipment can be provided on loan for the season if required.

Parents need to provide:
CSA approved helmet with full face cage or shield
Neck Guard (BNQ certified)
Mouth guard(optional, strongly recommended)
Shoulder Pads/chest protector
Elbow Pads
Jill
Garter Belt/Shorts with Velcro (to hold up socks)
Hockey Pants
Shin Guard
Skates
Gloves
Stick

Other equipment to consider:
Hockey Bag
Stick tape
Sock tape
Pony tail elastics or head scarf
Light long sleeved tshirt and pants to wear underneath equipment
 

For more information about the program please contact:

Chad Braithwaite - braithwaitehockey@gmail.com

Rachel Bettenson - crhurricanes@gmail.com

CRMHA Female Development Coordinators  

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For registration, please go to our registration page by clicking here where you will find more details about the registration process, deadlines, fees and payment options.

If you have any problems registering, or questions, please email Tamara at info@crmha.ca

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