The Evaluations for U9 Division, and the Competitive Tryouts for U11, U13, and U15 Divisions start this weekend on October 1.

Links to each Division's Tryout Page

• U9 Evaluations
  • Jersey pickup tomorrow night (with the exception of U9 Goaltenders), Thursday September 29 - 6pm-9pm at Sackville Arena Mezzanine.
  • Session 1& 2 Player Groups are Posted. 
• U11 Tryouts
  • Jersey pickup tomorrow night, Thursday September 29 - 6pm-9pm at Sackville Arena Mezzanine.
  • Session 1 Player Groups are Posted. 
• U13 Tryouts
  • Jersey pickup tomorrow night, Thursday September 29 - 6pm-9pm at Sackville Arena Mezzanine.
  • Session 1 Player Groups will be posted TONIGHT, after U13AAA Roster is finalized. 
• U15 Tryouts
  • Jersey pickup tomorrow night, Thursday September 29 - 6pm-9pm at Sackville Arena Mezzanine.
  • Session 1 Player Groups are Posted. 
• U18 Tryouts
  • POSTPONED U18 Jersey Pickup until next week. Groups & Schedule will be posted ASAP, pending High School Tryouts. 
  • If your player has been offered a spot on a High School team, please contact Tara at Finance@FlyersHockey.ca and copy in Helen at Registration@FlyersHockey.ca.

If you cannot personally attend the Jersey Pickup time, please arrange for a friend/neighbour to pick it up if possible, or contact your Division Coordinator.

Thank you!

Reminder that there is only one pick up time for jerseys for both U9 Evaluations and Competitive tryouts that are starting on October 1st. 

Jerseys will be available to be picked up on :

• Thursday, September 29th from 6:00- 9:00 pm at the Sackville Arena in the Mezzanine from your Division Coordinator

U18 Competitive Tryouts will NOT begin until Lockview, Sackville and Millwood High rosters are finalized.  Stay tuned for more information to follow.

All Sessions scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th @ Sackville Sports Stadium are now cancelled as the Stadium remains closed due to the storm and power outages for the day.   SMHA is working hard to look at rescheduling; however, if we are unable to do so we will ensure everyone gets credited for missed sessions.

As of this time, all sessions for Tuesday, September 27th @ Sackville Arena are planning to go ahead as scheduled.  Any changes will be communicated both on the website and on social media.

U13AAA Tryouts will continue with two exhibition games this week:

• Tuesday, September 27 - 6:30- 8:00 pm @ East Hants Penguins at East Hants Sportsplex
• Wednesday, September 28- 7:00-8:30 pm @ Dartmouth Whalers at RBC Rink C

All players are asked to arrive at the assigned arena for these games 45 minutes ahead of time. The final roster will be confirmed after these exhibition games are complete.  The final rostered team will also have exhibition games Thursday and Friday night (information for these will be provided after the team is finalized).

U15AA will have one ice session (scrimmage) on Tuesday, September 27th from 8:30-9:30 pm @ Sackville Arena.  Because the final two icetimes were cancelled due to the storm/power and no exhibition games were scheduled, we were able to secure this hour of ice for a final tryout session.  Team will be finalized after this scrimmage.

In an effort to get the U15AA team finalized, the U13 pre-season camp group 3 has been moved from this Tuesday night to Friday, September 30 from 5:00-6:00 pm.  We are working to secure ice to reschedule the pre-season camps that were cancelled this weekend, please continue to follow our website and social media for updates.  Thanks to everyone for their patience during this time.

All Sackville Minor Hockey ice times are CANCELLED for today - Saturday Sept 24th.

Current estimated time for restoration of power to the Sackville Arena is late tomorrow night. 

By 8pm tonight - Saturday Sept 24th - we will update for tomorrow - Sunday, September 25th.  

This update covers the following points:

1. URGENT: Cancellations due to Hurricane Fiona
   1. Pre-Season Camps
   2. U13AAA & U15AA Phase 2 Tryouts
2. Competitive Tryouts Schedules
3. Reminder: SMHA Player Assistance Fund Application Deadline
4. Volunteers Needed: Hockey Pool Coordinator & Recreation Division Coordinators (U13, U15) 

URGENT: Cancellations due to Hurricane Fiona

As of 6:30pm, Friday Sept 23, we have decided to cancel all SMHA activities until at least 3:00pm tomorrow, Saturday Sept 24th.

An update will be posted on Facebook and as a News Item on www.FlyersHockey.ca with updates at noon, tomorrow Saturday Sept 24th. Please check back then if your player is in one of the affected groups.

• Pre-Season Camps
  • U9 Pre-Season Camp, Group 1, Session 5: CANCELLED
  • U9 Pre-Season Camp, Group 2, Session 5: CANCELLED
  • U9 Pre-Season Camp, Group 3, Session 5: CANCELLED
  • U11 Pre-Season Camp, Group 2, Session 4: CANCELLED
  • U11 Pre-Season Camp, Group 3, Session 3: CANCELLED 
  • U13 Pre-Season Camp, Group 2, Session 4: CANCELLED
  • U15 Pre-Season Camp, Group 1, Session 4: CANCELLED
  • U18 Pre-Season Camp, Group 1, Session 4: PENDING (CANCELLED as of 12:00pm Sat. Sept 24)
• U13AAA & U15AA Phase 2 Tryouts
  • U13AAA Phase 2
    • Practice: CANCELLED
    • Intersquad Scrimmage: PENDING  (CANCELLED as of 12:00pm Sat. Sept 24)
  • U15AA Phase 2
    • Practice: CANCELLED

Competitive Tryouts Schedule

Now that U13AAA and U15AA is entering "Phase 2", lots of planning is still underway for our U11, U13, U15, and U18 Competitive Tryouts, set to start on October 1st.

Schedules are now posted on the following pages:

• U11 Tryouts & Evals
  • Player Groups for Session 1 are posted
• U13 Tryouts & Evals
  • Player Groups for Session 1 are TBA (Check back Saturday)
• U15 Tryouts & Evals
  • Player Groups for Session 1 are TBA (Check back Saturday)
• U18 Tryouts & Evals
  • Waiting on the High School tryouts process - TBA

SMHA Player Assistance Fund 

Application Deadline: 11:59pm, Friday, September 30th, 2022

SMHA has funds from outside donations and expired 50/50 credits to assist families with the cost of hockey, who may not otherwise be able to afford it. These funds can be used in addition to awards received from other sources such as KidSport, Jumpstart and the Hockey Canada Assist Fund to reduce the fees incurred for the year.

The full policy document and a link to the online application are posted here on our website, or by going to www.FlyersHockey.ca and looking under Registration for Financial Aid.

Questions can be directed to Tara at Treasurer@FlyersHockey.ca.

Volunteers Needed

1. Hockey Pool Coordinator
2. Recreation Division Coordinator

Hockey Pool Coordinator - 2nd Post

The SMHA Board is still seeking a SMHA Hockey Pool Coordinator for this season. The SMHA Hockey Pool has been a successful low-cost fundraiser, helping to make Minor Hockey more affordable for many SMHA Families. The coordinator is responsible for liaising with the SMHA Board of Directors, with the 50/50 Coordinator (who maintains the Lottery License), and 30+ Team-level Hockey Pool Representatives. The Coordinator follows up with the team-level representatives to ensure the Hockey Pool Entries have been entered. The busiest time for this role is late October into early November with the Hockey Pool Entry deadline.

The SMHA Hockey Pool Coordinator should be very comfortable with technology and be an excellent communicator.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of the responsibilities of the SMHA Hockey Pool Coordinator:

• Responsible for managing the position's FlyersHockey.ca email inbox, which is a Google Account; Respond to emails in a timely manner
• Liaise with SMHA Board of Directors; Attend 1-2 SMHA Board Meetings in person or virtually  
• Be familiar with Google Workspace; The incoming Coordinator should be comfortable setting up Google Forms and editing Google Sheets to help with communication
• Be familiar with OfficePools, and support the team-level Hockey Pool reps with OfficePools questions. 
• Work with 30+ team-level Hockey Pool reps to ensure they have access to the platform so that they can enter the 1500-2000 Hockey Pool entries
• Ensure the rules of the Hockey Pool are followed as per our SMHA Lottery License

Please reach out to Melissa Berkvens (Secretary@FlyersHockey.ca) if you are comfortable with the skills outlined above and are interested in taking on this role. 

Recreation Division Coordinator

VP Recreation Todd House is looking for two additional volunteers to fill in the U13 and U15 Recreation Division Coordinator positions. Anyone is welcome to step up for this role, and volunteering to help with recreation in no way impacts a player's chances with their competitive tryout process. They sit on the Coaching Selection Committee, and attend the eval Sessions for their respective division. Being comfortable with technology and Google Workspace is a definite asset. 

Division Coordinators act as a liaison between the following stakeholders:

• SMHA Families
• Team Management (Coaches & Managers)
• SMHA Executive 
• Director of MMHL or CMHL administrators

If you are interested in this role, please reach out to Melissa Berkvens at Secretary@FlyersHockey.ca to put your name forward. Please let us know in a few sentences what experiences you'd bring to the position and why you want to help out.

• U11: Morgan Spicer (Covering both Competitive and Recreation)
• U13: Vacant
• U15: Vacant
• U18: Michael Kennedy (Covering both Competitive and Recreation)