Oshawa Minor Hockey requires a qualified coach for the Atom A team for the 2008/2009 season. Interested candidates should contact either Lynn or Jim Jennings at 905-571-5447 or drake2000@rogers.com
Goalies Needed
Oshawa Minor Hockey requires goalies to play in the 2008/2009 season at the Atom A or Atom AE level. Interested goalies should contact either Lynn or Jim Jennings at 905-571-5447 or drake2000@rogers.com
Spring Tryout Schedules Updated
Please visit Tryout Schedules for all tryout times.
Message from the President
2008 – 2009 Hockey Season Registration
Try-outs for the 2008 – 2009 hockey season commence April 14, 2009, OMH is now accepting player registration for the upcoming season.
On Line Registration
Registration can be completed on-line by following the steps detailed below:
1. Log on to the OMH web site (www.oshawahockey.com)
2. At the Home Page menu bar click on the Registration menu bar
3. Click on the On Line Registration menu bar to open the 2008 – 2009 On Line Registration form
4. Complete the 2008 – 2009 On Line Registration form
5. Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the form
In Person Registration
Players can register for the upcoming hockey season in person on Wednesday April 9, 2008 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Children’s Arena.
Any questions regarding registration please call 905-571-5447
2008-2009 Try-Out Policy
One of the primary objectives of Oshawa Minor Hockey is to encourage players to compete at the appropriate level of competition to maximize their development both as players and individuals. This objective enables the association and its members to put forth competitive teams for all levels of play.
In addition, it is the responsibility of Oshawa Minor and its members to meet level of play requirements in accordance with the OMHA guidelines. These guidelines include that an Association may not enter a team in a lower level of play if there is no team entered in the immediate level above. For example, Oshawa Minor must enter an “A” team if it wishes to enter an “AE” team or a “AA” team to enter an “A” team. This stipulation applies to all levels and ages in the Rep system.
We recognize that the decision to play at a certain level is a family decision and that the overall well being of the player is the priority. However, please keep in mind that playing at a level below the player’s true skill level denies your child and the teams their best chance to succeed and advance. Therefore, in an effort to balance your decision with the objectives of Oshawa Minor and the OMHA guidelines, we have revised the 2008/2009 Tryout Policy for all age categories and levels of play below.
Players must attend all of the tryout sessions for the team they wish to play for. Absences for extenuating circumstances (i.e. illness, injury, etc.) can be permitted at the discretion of the coach.
It is highly desirable that all players (new and returning) tryout at the highest level play (AAA).
It is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED for all players to attend, within their appropriate age category, a minimum of TWO TRYOUTS at least one level of play higher than the level of play in their just completed season. For example, returning players at the “A” level for the just ended season should attend the “AA” or the “AAA” tryouts for the upcoming season. If it is not your intent not to tryout at one level above your recently completed season we would appreciate your feedback and ask that you state your reason on the application form. You may be contacted by Oshawa Minor to further discuss your decision. Please be assured that your comments will help us determine how to improve our system and will only be shared with the Coach, Convener and Rep Chair.
At a minimum, a player MUST tryout at the same level of play within your appropriate age category based on the season just completed. For example, if you played at the “AA” level of play, you must attend the “AA” tryouts for your age category. If it is your intent NOT to tryout at the same level of play as your just completed season (i.e. currently AAA, but wish to tryout at AA), then please indicate on your application the reasons for your decision. You may be contacted by Oshawa Minor to further discuss your decision. Please be assured that your comments will help us determine how to improve our system and will only be shared with the Coach, Convener and Rep Chair.
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL. If at any time after attending a minimum of two tryouts a player wishes to voluntarily withdraw from tryouts prior to completion, we ask that a parent/guardian of that player and the player speak to the Coach, Convener or Rep Chair prior to leaving the tryout process.
As always, please consult the conveners for the appropriate category or the Rep Team Chair for any clarification of this policy.
Bob Crystal
President
News and Upcoming Events
OSHAWA MINOR MIDGET ‘A’ – WIN LAKESHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Oshawa Minor Midget ‘A’ team captured the Lakeshore Championship March 30th, against the Ajax Knights.After dropping game 1 in this best of 5, 2-1, Oshawa won game 2, 4-1. Game 3 resulted in a 1-1 tie. Oshawa then went on to win games 4 and 5, by scores of 3-1 and 5-1, to finish off the season. Scoring in game 5 were Mike Vermeulen, Josh Turpin, Josh Bossy and Christian Conforti with 2. Assists were by Colin Myles, Mike Vermeulen, Taylor Upshaw, Brandon Thornton and with 2 helpers each Liam Cox and Chris Madore. Stephanie Nehring played a solid game in net, taking away any chances Ajax might have had.In previous playoff matches, Oshawa knocked out Clarington in 4 games. The second round vs Belleville resulted in needing a 6th game to decide the best of 5. The teams split the first 4 games, and tied game 5. Oshawa went on to win a very tough game 6 at the Belleville Memorial arena by a 3-2 score.
Round 3 vs Cobourg, proved to be another very tough opponent, with Oshawa taking game 1, 6-4. In game 2 of this OMHA series, Oshawa ran into penalty trouble late in the game, allowing Cobourg to tie the game, and eventually win 4-3 in O/T. Cobourg then won Game 3, 4-2. But penalty problems continued to hamper Oshawa’s chances as Cobourg tied game 4, 2-2. In a tough fought game 5, Oshawa eventually succumbed 3-1 against Cobourg, relegating Oshawa to the Lakeshore playoff round.
The Lakeshore Championship capped a very successful year for this group of players, who went 19-2-3 in league play this season. They were also finalists in the Cobourg Silver Stick over the Christmas break.
Their success was based on team play, as set out by a terrific staff made up of head coach Darin Whalen, asst coaches Steve Sidey and Kevin Harding, trainer Ewan Robertson, and manager Debbie Turpin. Rounding out the kids support this season were the parents, who were second to none.
Shown in the championship picture are:
Front row: Stephanie Nehring and Darryl Sobanski
Middle row: Tyler Sloan, Josh Bossy, Matt Schmidt, Brandon Thornton, Christian Conforti, Chris Madore, Desmond Rose
Back row: Debbie Turpin, Darin Whalen, Steve Sidey, Rob Campbell, Ryland Scott, Liam Cox (behind), Taylor Upshaw, Mike Vermulean, Josh Turpin (behind), Colin Myles, Dean Hooper, Dylan Rose, Kevin Harding, Ewan Robertson
Missing: Nick Dolan and Stephen Carter.
The staff, and parents, of the Minor Midget ‘A’ team, would like to thank the support of ‘AP’ players this playoff season, Josh Bossy, Matt Schmidt and Darryl Sobanski.
Oshawa’s Oakwood Contracting Atom AAA Sweep Peterborough to take ETA Hockey Championship!
Before a packed crowd at the Campus Ice Centre Oshawa’s Oakwood Contracting Atom AAA defeated Peterborough by a score of 4 - 1 to take the series and win the Eastern AAA Atom Championship.Oshawa coach Greg Latin stated, “Peterborough is one tough hockey club and were last year’s champions. Our boys came together and worked like a fine tuned machine!”In order to get to the finals Oshawa had to defeat two other talented teams from Markham and Barrie. In the Barrie series Oshawa was defeated in the opening game, but fought back with two exciting sudden death overtime victories. Oshawa trainer Steve Baker mentioned, “The team trained hard all year and peaked when it was needed most, in the championship series!”Assistant Coach Steve Skene pointed out, “We thought the final game in Barrie wasn’t going to go to our advantage. In addition to the long drive to the game, the team had to wait fully-dressed for an hour watching two overtime periods of the previous game!”We went undefeated in a North Carolina tournament earlier in the season but that was nothing compared to seeing the smiles on the players, parents and fans alike,” stated assistant coach Derrick McCullough.
2008 Oshawa Minor Hockey Association - Annual General Meeting
When: Thursday May 15, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. Where: Oshawa Civic Auditorium - Thornton Road South - Bobby Orr Lounge All Association members are welcome to attend.For additional information call 905-571-5447.
Ontario Motor Sales provide access to Sponsorship Growth Plan in support of player development.Ontario Motor Sales (OMS) a long time supporter and sponsor of the Oshawa Minor Hockey Association are offering members of our organization an opportunity to participate in their Sponsorship Growth Plan.
A donation of $100 for vehicles purchased from will be made to the Association to be used for player development.For full details visit our news page or click on the following link.
The Philosophy: The philosophy is built upon 3 essential components; 1. Take the most successful and highly qualified instructional staff in durham region.
2. House them in the best athletic training facility in the entire area.
3. Let them deliver a hockey instruction program built upon the best skating and skill development curriculum available.This is the philosophy of the “Ridgeback / Scary Skate Hockey School” and the reason why you should consider enrolling your child in their program. OMHA Hometown Hockey Benefits of a Hockey Canada MembershipThere are several major reasons why a Hockey Canada Membership is advantage to our teams… click here for the listing
ONTARIO HOCKEY FEDERATION (OHF) announces that the Oshawa CYO Chooses to Leave Hockey Canada Programming
As of April 30, 2007 Oshawa CYO is no longer a member of Hockey Canada, the Ontario Hockey Federation or any of the OHF Member Partners (Alliance Hockey, Greater Toronto Hockey League, Northern Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Minor Hockey Association and Ontario Women?s Hockey Association). Oshawa CYO decided that instead of following the regulations of Hockey Canada programming that they would become an independent league. To read the whole press release click here… OHF Press Release.
The OMH ice rates have been established for the 2008/2009 season based on the City of Oshawa ice costs effective September 1, 2008. For a full details of the ice costs click here.
Collection of personal information pertaining to the use of ice time at our arenas
Notice of Intent - For all online and in person registrations. The personal information is being collected by the City of Oshawa for the sole purposes of allocating ice time to organizations and individuals in accordance with the City?s Ice Allocation Policy, City of Oshawa Bylaw 13-2003, General Fees and Charges and pursuant to section 11(2) of Municipal Act, 2001 as amended. All information shall be kept in strict confidence and not used for any other purpose. Once collected, the information will be used only for this allocation purpose, retained and disposed of in accordance with the City?s Records Retention By-law and provincial law. By providing this information during registration, participants or their parents/guardians are authorizing the disclosure of personal information to the City, specifically the following information about the participant: Surname, Parent/guardian’s surname if different, Year of birth, Parts of their address: street name, city/town, postal code, Telephone number of participant or of their parent/guardian
Any questions regarding the collection of personal information may be directed to: Sandra Kranc, City Clerk, 5th Floor, Rundle Tower 50 Centre Street South Oshawa ON L1H 3Z7 Tel: 905-436-5639 Fax: 905-436-5697 email: infoservices@oshawa.caPlease note that the City Clerk’s department does not take hockey registrations. Please see the information above titled “We are still accepting registrations for all teams”
Spring Tryout Schedules Updated
