U9 DIVISION DIRECTOR:

u9director@sgmha.ca
April Jasper

coach interviews

All, U9 Coach Interviews have been set up for September 9th at the Agra Room (above Stu Barnes). Please find the sign-up sheet linked below:

U9 Coach Interviews

The schedule is subject to change depending on how many sign-ups we have- if it does, I will contact you individually to ensure you are aware of changes that have been made.

u9 evaluation volunteers needed

Hi All, as always we will be in need of volunteers for evlautions. For the skills skate, we will need 5 on ice volunteers per group (role will be to help keep kids organized and run one of the stations on ice) and one Jersey Parent (role will be to be 50 minutes early and assist with player check in prior to their skate). For the Games, we will need one on ice resource per group (role is to ensure bumper pads stay in tact), two volunteers per bench (role is to keep bench organized, ensure equal playing time, open/close the gate) one time box volunteer (role is to set up the clock and ensure the buzzer goes are the correct interval for line changes) and one Jersey Parent (role will be to be 50 minutes early and assist with player check in prior to their skate). Bench and On Ice volunteers ARE NOT COACHES, we want the players to just play their game and allow evaluators to see them. We ask that bench volunteers NOT be on the same bench as your player, if it happens due to numbers we ask that you are not on the same gate as your player.

U9 Eval Volunteers

U9 2026 Evaluation Information

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR EMAILS FOR THE INVITE FROM SPORTS EVALUATIONS.

The 2026 U9 evaluations will kick off with the female-only evaluations, running from August 30 to September 4, 2026. Co-ed evaluations will begin on September 5, 2026, and conclude on September 13, 2026.

SGMHA will be using Sports Evalutions to complete the upcoming evaluations. Each Player will be assigned their unique code, and you will receive this via email from Sports Evaluations. When parent's login in they will see the next skate times and arena being held at. There will be an option to receive player insights for an extra charge. The data that will be viewed is individual data only, not sum data.

More information to come along with a sign-up sheet to help on the ice.

See below schedule for your information and planning purposes.

Prep skate volunteers needed

For prep skates to be successful we will need on ice help! Without 5 volunteers on the ice each session these skates will not be able to take place. Sign Up Sheet can be found at the link below:

U9 2026 Prep Skate Volunteer Sign Up Sheet

u9 2026 Prep skate information

We are excited to announce our upcoming U9 Prep Skates. This is a great opportunity for our young athletes to hone their skills and prepare for the upcoming evaluation sessions. Please join us on the dates and locations listed below under the Prep Skate Schedule header. Your player will be placed in one of the five groups, the rosters for the skates will be sent via the TeamLink App and that will be the place to stay up to date if a time or place changes. Please note that prep skates are not mandatory and each athlete needs to be dressed in their full hockey equipment.

Once groups are formed I will post a volunteer sign up sheet - without on ice help, these skates do not happen.

We are also excited to announce that we will be hosting an all-Female Group of prep skates. We are asking that all female athletes participate in the skates regardless of their desire to play coed or female hockey. The all-female skate has allowed the association to attract additional athletes from outside of our boundary to allow SGMHA to roster highly competitive female teams. We hope to see your support and grow the game for our young female athletes. To remain up to date with SGMHA's female program please use the Female Program Information tab.

prep skate schedule

Please see below the 2026 U9 Prep Skate Schedule.

Registration Information

Registration will open May 21st at 6:00 am.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT DATES PAGE FOR PREP SKATE AND EVALUATION DATES!
GROUPINGS FOR PREP SKATES AND EVALUATIONS WILL BE EMAILED OUT CLOSER TO THE START DATES!
IMPORTANT DATES LINK

Any questions regarding the program can be directed to the Division director @ u9director@sgmha.ca. Any questions regarding registration can be directed to the office (office@sgmha.ca).

Please ensure to read the registration page prior to emailing.

U9 DIVISION INFORMATION

The U9 Division is comprised of players that are 7& 8 years old as of Dec 31, 2026.

The U9 Division will host pre-skates prior to evaluations. (Dates to be announced) Once evaluations are completed, participants will be placed on a team based on their evaluations rankings. Pre-skates can start as early as the last weekend in August. Efforts will be made to ensure teams are at a maximum of 18 players.

The U9 Division generally has one shared practice during the week and one game on the weekend. A player development session is held once a month during a practice; therefore, practices will not be a set time each week so that teams can rotate through the player development session times booked (practices could be two weeks on a Monday and then two weeks on a Tuesday, two weeks on a Friday and two weeks on a Thursday for example).Full hockey player equipment is required for all sessions. Please refer to the Parent Portal link for more information on equipment requirements.

Full hockey player equipment is required for all sessions.