House/Local | Apr 10, 2015 | Lambeth Minor Hockey | 9872 views
Removal of Body Contact from Local League Hockey
At the OMHA Board of Directors meeting of February 22, 2015, a motion was approved that Body Checking will be removed from all OMHA recreational hockey programming.
Effective with the 2015-2016 season, the OMHA will commence a two year pilot project removing Body Checking from recreational hockey at the Bantam, Midget and Juvenile divisions in those categories where Body Checking may remain, i.e. Local League (LL), and Minor Development (MD).
The OMHA seeks to provide programming to achieve objectives consistent with Hockey Canada’s Long Term Player Development (LTPD) model, and provide players with opportunities within the recreational stream of hockey best suited to their development.