SEASONAL CALENDAR
2025-26
U10 & Above
Teams selected in the Spring may begin sanctioned team activity August 25, 2025.
Associations may provide sanctioned individual skills training or hockey schools from August 11-29, 2025.
Regular season can start as soon as September 29, 2025.
All teams must be engaged in meaningful competition until March 1, 2026.
U9 & Below
- Prep skates may begin March 2, 2025 and be finished by April 11, 2025
- Player Evaluations may begin April 12, 2025
- Seasonal structure for U9 & Below programming will remain consistent with U10 & above seasonal structure, including programming over the summer and development phases.
LATEST UPDATES
How Coaches Can Maximize Their Team's Performance at Tournaments
- By Weekend Hockey Tournaments 12/08/2025, 10:30am EST
Late Night Fuel After a Practice or Evaluation
- By Seanna Thomas, Nutrition Consultant 05/16/2025, 12:15pm EDT
U9 & Below and U21 Player Movement Regulations Update
- By Ontario Minor Hockey Association 03/14/2025, 10:30am EDT
Four Tips For a March Break Tournament
- By Weekend Hockey Tournaments 03/04/2025, 10:00am EST
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Welcome to the OMHA Championship Weekends. These Championships see hundreds of teams from across the province battle #RedHats - the ultimate prize in minor hockey remains the goal for all competing and are distributed to the winning teams.
The OMHA Championship Weekends feature sponsor activations and gifts, excited crowds, official merchandise and live-streaming of games.
This playoff format extends the length of playing meaningful hockey, minimizes travel for busy hockey families and aligns with the Player Pathway’s optimal season structure. It removes the elimination-style series, and keeps more teams playing during the year for a longer period of time.
HOW IT WORKS
OMHA Championships make League Championships even more important. League playoffs now turn into local qualifier showdowns to see who moves on to compete for #RedHats.
Leagues will determine their format of play to advance their assigned number of teams and identify the team(s) that advance. Each League is assessed and assigned a Tier to ensure fair competition during the Championship Weekends. Every League is guaranteed at least one representative at all age groups.