Gateway Hockey
Information Sheet 2015-2016
House League Player Evaluation Sessions
5&6 Year Olds - September 28 at 6:00pm Gateway Blue Rink
and
September 30 at 6:00pm Gateway Blue Rink
7&8 Year Olds - September 29 at 6:00pm Gateway Blue Rink
and
October 1 at 6:00pm Gateway Blue Rink
The Gateway Hockey Program consists of 3 categories:
 House League (Players aged 8 and under as of December 31 of the registration year).
The House League consists of 2 age divisions:
o Timbits: Players aged 4, 5 and 6 play in the River East Minor Hockey Association House League
program. No referees; 1 coach from each team directs the game from the ice and no score is kept.
All league games are indoors. The season will be played on half ice.
o Players aged 7 and 8 play in the River East Minor Hockey Association House League program.
Referees are provided. All league games are indoors.
o Players aged 8 that have played before are automatically enrolled to try out for the 8A1 program.
Tryout fees will be refunded if the player opts to not tryout for A1
 8(A1) – 10A3 – East League
Consists of the following divisions:
o 8A1
o 9A1,A2,A3
o 10A1,A2,A3
 11A1 – 16&17A3 – Direct Entry
Consists of the following divisions
o 11A1,A2,A3
o 12A1,A2,A3
o 13A1,A2,A3
o 14A1,A2,A3
o 16&17A1,A2
All the A Level programs are run by the area association (River East Minor Hockey Association), with the
Community clubs hosting the A2/A3 teams. The A1 teams will be called “River East Royals”.
How is the House League Program Run
The Gateway program is run like the entire community club is run; with lots of help from volunteers. Gateway
Recreation Centre is a not-for-profit organization and it couldn’t be run without volunteers helping in every aspect
of every program. The Hockey program is run by volunteer directors, conveners, coaches, managers, etc. Each
parent in the house league program is responsible for assisting during the Gateway Carnival tournament. Usually it
is a one hour commitment selling 50/50 tickets.
The season starts with each player participating in the REMHA development camp for 7 and under players and 8
year olds that have never played before, which is included in your registration cost. The camp runs for
approximately 6 weeks with one session per week focused on fundamental skills like skating.
House League Teams are formed by assigning coaches to each team that is formed based on the player registration
numbers. Evaluation sessions will be held in October and the coaches and convener will hold a draft to create the
teams so that each Gateway team within a division has the same level of talent. For those 8 year olds that do not
make a REMHA 8A1 will play on a 7&8 house league team, they will attend the 7&8 house league evaulations.
Once the teams are formed the head coach from each team will solicit a volunteer team Manager (possibly 2) from
the parents of the players. The manager(s) are responsible for team communications, handling the financial
transactions of the team, and coordination of fund-raiser activities like holding 50/50 draws at home games. Each
team is run like its own club.
What is the actual cost?
The registrations fees you when you register your child for hockey are only one component to consider in the overall
cost of having your child play hockey. Registration Fees cover: club administration fees, association membership
fees (River East Minor Hockey Association, Winnipeg Minor Hockey Association), game ice and referee fees
(7&8’s and up).
Other costs will include:
 Practice Ice Fees – Each team will practice approximately 1.25 times per week starting in mid-October and
will be responsible for half the ice fee (2 teams practice half ice during each 1 hour slot. Teams will
practice for approximately 18 weeks (18 weeks x 1.25 (Average Ice per week) x.5 (half ice per team) x
$198.50 (ice fee per 1hr slot) / 11 minimum players ) = approximately $205/player
 Gateway Tournament Registration – each Gateway House League team will be registered in the Gateway
Hosted Winter Carnival Tournament and is required to pay the tournament registration fees.
Approximately $440/team for the 6 & Under division and $540/team for the 7&8 division. That works out
to $40 or $50 per player respectively.
 Other optional tournament registrations would work out to about the same amount per tournament. Expect
an additional 1 or 2 more tournaments in the year.
 Player Equipment can range from about $200 - $400 new (see list below).
Equipment List
The following is a list of equipment required by all hockey players. Please also read the important safety downloads
provided by Hockey Canada. The link is provided down below.
 CSA Certified Hockey Helmet with Cage
 Jock w/ Cup
 Mouth Guard
 Hockey Pants
 Hockey Neck Guard
 Knee and Chin Pads
 Hockey Shoulder Pads
 Hockey Socks
 Hockey Elbow Pads
 Skates
 Hockey Gloves
 Stick
 Under shirt (t-shirt or long sleeved shirt)
 Under pants (long johns, pajama bottoms,
or shorts)
 Practice Jersey
Fair Play Policy
All sports programs at Gateway requires all participants (coaches, players, managers, parents, spectators) to adhere
to our Fair Play Policy. Please review the fair play policy at http://www.gatewayrec.com/pdf/Fairplay.pdf
Additional Information and References
Gateway Recreation Centre Web-Site: http://www.gatewayrec.com/
River East Minor Hockey: http://www.remha.ca
Winnipeg East League Hockey: http://www.welh.com/index.htm
Winnipeg Minor Hockey: http://www.wmha.mb.ca/index.asp
Hockey Manitoba: http://www.hockeymanitoba.mb.ca/
Hockey Canada: http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT:
Hockey Canada Safety Program Downloads: http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/60967/la_id/1.htm