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The Albert Lea Hockey Association (ALHA) is very excited to announce that the Park & Rec Mite 1, 2, 3 Program will now be under the same umbrella as our Traveling Program starting in the 2024 / 2025 season like most Associations these days.

Registration & Equipment w/ ALHA 

Players - USA Hockey Registered

Coaches - USA Hockey Registered, Background Check, Safesport Certified and Required Coaches Classes like our Traveling Coaches. Interested in Coaching at these levels - Go to our Home Page and submit application.

Mites (Boys / Girls) Age Classifications - 06/01/15 and younger.

Mites (Boys / Girls) that the parent / guardian thinks their player is ready to move up to a Squirt or U10 Girls Age Classification are welcomed to participate in the Early Bird Camp & Tryouts Process (Selection Committee).  Camp Fee ($ 150) is the only payment at Registration. If your player makes a Squirt or U10 Girls Team, you will be directed to re-register for Player Fees and Fundraising after Tryouts.  If your player is determined not ready for Squirt / U10 Girls, your player will be sent back to the Mite Level for year of development, and you will be directed to register your player as a Mite. 

Mite Registration Options - Mite 1 (New to Hockey) or Mite 2 /3 - both @$ 100.

Mite Schedule - Will start after MEA (Wk. Beg. 10/21) - Schedules to posted.  We are looking at Wed Nights and Sat Mornings for all 3 Levels and every other Monday Night (All Mite Skills) - 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

In-House Mite Team Pages will be created for communications, rosters and schedules. 

Prior to Thanksgiving and starting (Wk. Beg. 12/02) - the U8 Boys and Girls Traveling Teams will be formed (they will have their own practices / scrimmages on Sunday Night like last season). Home Mite Jamboree w/ other Associations - Feb 1 & 2 (Last Season 16 Teams) and there will be at least one away tournament scheduled. Away scrimmages with other Teams will be scheduled. Note - Players are still required to participate in their normal Wed / Sat Schedule along w/ their every other Monday Ice Sessions. A few Dryland Sessions will be scheduled (TMJ Fitness). 

After the U8 Traveling Teams have been finalized, you will be directed to re-register for the U8 Traveling Fee ($ 200) plus Fundraising (raffle book).

See Registration Tab above for more info.....

1. District 9 has fined our first Association for Abuse of Officials.  This season has been the worst I have experienced.  Please send out a notice to your members asking them to refrain from this poor fan behavior.   It seems like a weekly issue this season.  I have dealt with 4 this week already.   We need this behavior to stop.  Remind all that a 3-game suspension is the 1st penalty, the 2nd time will be a 1-year suspension and a $500 fine, the 3rd time will be a 2-year Suspension and a $1000 fine.  If no improvement is seen, we will move to a 1-year suspension as our first penalty and the person will need to attend a hearing.
2. Going forward, if a team has a video that they would like reviewed, I will only look at it after your Association D9 rep has reviewed and talked through what this video is to accomplish, and it makes sense.   The video must be sent by the D9 Representative to me.  Calls will not be changed from a video; but we may add to a call with a video review.  We do utilize some of these videos for teaching videos with our referee group.  I receive too many videos, some come from MN Hockey that our members send to them.  MN Hockey will not do anything with a video, they will just forward them to me.  Spectators need to remember that their view is different that what a referee sees, the angle is different, and the referees have pucks and players to navigate.  I promise they are doing their best job.

Have a Great Holiday.

Mark Blaisdell

D9 Director

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