Select

1. In order to try out for any NT Select Team you must be registered in House League and your registration must be ACCEPTED prior to the try out dates. (Even if you were registered in and played at NT the previous year, you must still register for House League and be accepted for the new season to be eligible for any tryouts.) You are automatically eligible to tryout if you have a confirmed HL registration. Players without a valid HL registration will not be allowed to tryout.

2. A player may only try out for a team that matches his/her birth year.

3. GTHL Rule 7.12 requires that your child must be registered with only one hockey club/House League at any given time. Players found to be registered with multiple clubs/associations may be declared ineligible from playing Select at NT even if they are chosen for a team. Any Select team fees paid may also be forfeited.

Our goal in the Select program is to develop as many players as possible equally and fairly. This means that our teams will attempt to fill up to 15 skaters and 2 goalies if enough suitable players are available.

In addition, all teams may offer up to 4 Alternate Player development positions to players who do not make the regular roster squad if players are available.

For a substantially reduced fee, Alternate Players attend all practices, receive uniforms and fill in for regular roster players in games as needed. Most Alternate Players go on to become regular roster players the following season. For more information, please contact select@nthockey.ca.

13.1 Select Player Attendance in House League Games – Regular Season
The NTHA Select program usually has great success in large part because of the size and strength of the NTHA House League. Accordingly the Select Committee will not permit anything which will reduce the importance of our House League play.
Players are to be reminded by the coaching staff that their involvement in the Select program is a privilege afforded to those who regularly play in House League. The NYHL requires that all Select players play in at least 2/3 of their House League games. The 1/3 allowable missed games include illness, away tournaments and all other activities. Our House League has a minimum of 16 games/skills events per season and as such no more than 6 games may be missed in total. At the beginning of the season the House League committee will be provided with a list of all Select players by division to facilitate the taking of attendance.
The Select Committee, in conjunction with the House League Committee will be implementing the following guideline for House League attendance:
• Players missing more than two consecutive games (not due to illness/injury) may, at the discretion of the Select Committee, be suspended for their next Select game (NYHL OR tournament).
• Players missing more than 6 House League games during the season (not due to illness/ injury) may at the discretion of the NTHA, be subject to suspensions that may include part of – or the rest of – the Select season including playoffs.
• Such suspensions will not result in any reimbursement of fees.
Any extended House League absence should be reported to the Select Chair for possible exclusion from these rules before the absences take place. That is, if a family has future circumstances which should be considered, it would be appreciated if we were notified ahead of the absence.

13.2 Select Player Attendance in House League Games – Playoffs
Although very undesirable, it may happen that NYHL and HL playoff schedules result in conflicts. In these cases, the same attendance rules apply as for local tournaments (section 13.3 above). Again, Coaches cannot instruct their teams to skip HL games if there is reasonably sufficient travel time to make both games. Competitive hockey players of any age should be able to play two hockey games in one day and they often do in tournaments. Holding players back from participating on a team they have played with all season goes against the spirit of fun and teamwork that is so important to the NT hockey programs.

The well-being of our players is paramount at North Toronto Hockey. Please review our Code of Conduct to ensure compliance for both you and your child.

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North Toronto Hockey will enforce similar suspension policies for players in house league that are currently used in the NYHL.

Suspension as a result of House League play will affect a player’s Select participation such that:

• Suspensions of 2 or fewer games (excluding the game in which the infraction occurred) in House League will result in a Select game suspension for their next NYHL game. This will not affect Select practice or tournament play.
• Suspensions of 3 games in House League will result in the suspension of the player for the next 2 NYHL select games or sanctioned tournament games.
• Suspensions of 4 games or more in House League will be matched by an equal number of NYHL select games. The Select and HL Committee may, at their discretion, apply other suspensions (eg. miss tournament games) if infraction warrants.

Additionally a Select player not appropriately participating in House League can have his privilege to participate in the Select Program suspended.

Player suspensions as a result of Select play will affect a player’s House League participation:

• Suspensions of 2 or fewer games (excluding the game of the infraction) in the NYHL will result in a House League game suspension for the next House League game subsequent to the ruling. This will not affect House League practice/skills activity.
• Suspensions of 3 games (excluding the game of the infraction) in the NYHL will result in a House League suspension of 2 games. This will not affect House League practice activity
• Suspension of 4 or more games in NYHL will be matched in House League play or will remain in place until the NYHL suspension has been fully served, whichever comes first. During this suspension the player is not to participate in any House League games.

The equalization of House League and Select Suspensions where the suspension totals 4 games or more may be appealed to the appropriate House League and/or Select Committee.
For suspensions of 1 year or more, the player is suspended from all Select Hockey. The Discipline Committee shall determine whether the player may resume play in the House League.

Suspensions will be communicated to players/parents by the respective coaches or House League Division convenor. Coaches will receive the instruction from the Select Committee, the House League Committee or the appropriate House League Division Convenor as appropriate.