U7

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U7 - General Information

Player eligibility:

• For the 2025-26 season: birth years 2019 - 2021
• Must be at least 4 years of age on/before December 31st of the hockey season.
• Players must be able to skate independently without help from coaches and be able to recover by themselves if they fall.

Team format:

• Mixed (male & female)
• Team size is dependent on number of players registered, but we endeavor to roster approx. 12 players per U7 team.

Equipment required:

• CSA approved helmet and face mask
• Throat protector
• Shoulder Pads
• Elbow Pads
• Hockey pants/girdle
• Hockey gloves
• Athletic support
• Shin Pads
• Hockey socks (for practices and games)
• Practice jersey
• Skates
• Hockey stick

Game apparel:

• Game jerseys will be provided by Battle River MHA
• Name bars for jerseys are at the choice of each team.
  • If player name bars are to be placed on jerseys, they must be purchased and applied by a board-approved vendor at the cost of parents.
  • Ordering of player name bars will be organized by your team manager at the start of the season.
• Game socks
  • Available for purchase from Battle River MHA
  • 1 pair dark (home) + 1 pair light (away)
  • Contact Equip Manager: Dallas Grant dallgrant@hotmail.com, 780-385-1443, or your Team's Manager 

Practices:

• 2 x 1hr practices per week, starting in October and ending in February
• Schedule will be announced closer to the start of the season

Games:

• U7 teams participate in the Battle River Hockey League and play approximately 10 league games throughout the season.
• Games are played in a half-ice format.
• All U7 teams will participate in and help organize Battle River MHA's U7 Home Tournament.
• Teams may also choose to enter 1 away tournament.