RELEASE METHODS
1. One-for-one trade with a lower team:
a. Coaches contact the Director - Minor Development immediately, for approval.
b. Roster position must immediately be presented to the Registrar
c. One-for-one player movement shall be permitted up to and including December 1st of any year.
2. Player released outright by Coaches:
a. Coaches contact the Director - Minor Development.
b. Approval must be obtained from the Minor Development Management Committee.
c. The team in the category immediately below may sign player if they so desire. The lower category team has seven (7) days to decide if the player is to be carded.
d. If team below decides not to sign player, the player may apply to CHL Representative for placement. Placement in House League is not automatic and is at the discretion of the CHL Representative. It may take up to 14 days to place a player.
3. Player quits the team:
a. Coaches contact the Director - Minor Development. immediately.
b. Roster position must immediately be presented to the Vice- President – Hockey Operations.
c. Verbal notification to the Director - Minor Development. will be deemed as confirmation of a player’s intention to quit only after the passage of 24 hours. Written notification, of a player’s intention to quit, will have immediate effect. The player may apply to the Minor Development Management Committee to be placed on a team in a lower category.
d. If the team below chooses not to sign the player, the player may apply to play in
House League. It may take up to 14 days to place a player and allow the MD Coach to select a player from a lower team or level, should he choose to do so.
e. A player refusing to play in House League will have his or her registration cancelled. If the player quits after December 1st and is offered a position on the team below and refuses, the player may apply to play in the House League but will be ineligible to be declared as an AP for 30 days. Any player who plays or practices with any team other than the House League team during the said 30- day period, will automatically be considered ineligible to play for any team other than assigned House League team. Any coaches using such players will be suspended for a period of 30 days. Any player filing a formal grievance and appeal regarding the above ineligibility will not be permitted to play for any team other than assigned House League team until the decision on appeal is given.
4. Restrictions:
a. If the release involves movement to House League, coaches are to contact the Director – House League first and not discuss proposed movement with House League coaches, players or parents.
b. One-for-one trades or the release of players carded to teams cannot take place without the approval of the Minor Development Management Committee.
c. The outright release of players after December 1st will generally not be permitted except for disciplinary reasons. Such releases will also generally be refused if the effect is to reduce the number of players on the team below our minimum roster requirements.