Unionville Minor Hockey Association

Midget (ages 15 & 16)

The Midget division is run jointly by the UMHA and the Markham Minor Hockey Association (MMHA). Players from both associations are combined to form teams. Weekly team practices are discontinued, but if ice is available, there may be practices scheduled during the season for interested players from all teams.

General Midget Division Framework

• Players from both the UMHA and MMHA are evaluated according to ability at skills evaluations held at the start of the season.
• Teams consisting of players from both associations are formed by a computer program so as to be as balanced as possible using the results of these skills evaluations.
• Games consist of three stop-time periods of 15 minutes each within the 90 minutes of ice time allocated to each game.
• Full-time goalie positions available in this division, but cannot be guaranteed. If there are more goalies than teams, goalies must share the position on as many teams as required.
• There are a number of game times available at UMHA and MMHA arenas for this division each week and each team rotates through the time slots available.

Full-Time Goalie Position

The following is an excerpt from Section 2.3 of the UMHA Coach and Convener Manual:

“Beginning in the Peewee division, players may choose to become full-time goalies. In divisions where there are players who only want to play goal, the convener shall ensure that these players are equally distributed among the teams. If there are more goalies than teams, the position must be shared equitably on as many teams as necessary to accommodate all goalies.

“A full-time goalie position cannot be guaranteed as it is dependant on the number of players who want to play in net in a division in any given year. The division convener will allocate goalies on as equitable a basis as possible among teams in the division.”

Quick Links

• Game Management Strategies
• Midget Evaluation Schedule
• Season Schedule Oct-Nov
• Season Schedule Nov-Feb
• Season Standings
• Playoff Rules
• Full Playoff Schedule
• Pool A Schedule
• Pool B Schedule
• Playoff Standings

2011-2012 Program Schedule

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