Regular Season

Opens August 1st - September 5th 2025.

Players participating in tryouts outside of Cole Harbour Minor Hockey, (U15 Major, U18 Major, U16 AAA, High School) have to be registered for the upcoming season prior to the September 1st deadline to participate in the 2025-2026 tryout process. Accounts will not have to be paid till it is determined where your player will be playing for the season. If your player is returning to the association for the season, all registration fees are due on that date. If your player is successful in making a team outside the Association, please contact the registrar to have your players registration removed. 

Registration Policies 

Registration Deadline (without late fee): 11:59 pm Friday, Aug 29th, 2025

Late Registrations for competitive tryouts will be accepted until 11:59pm, Friday Sept 5th with a $40 late fee.

• Registration must be completed by the deadlne so that ice times can be planned appropriately (Pre-season camps will begin on September 2nd 2025).
• There will be no late registrations for Competitive Tryouts
• Any registrations accepted after September 5th will be for U7, U9, and U11-U18 Rec League ONLY (no late fee).
• Payment is due upon registration 
  • No Pay - No Play 
  • If registration is not been paid in full before the first ice time, the player will not be permitted to attend the ice time. 
• Any player with outstanding Registration Fee's is considered "Member Not In Good Standing"  The HCR 3.0 system automatically blocks Registration for a " Member Not in Good Standing" The block is removed once the payment is received in full. 

New this season:

The U13AAA team selection process will be held separately from the U13AA-A-B team selection process.

• If your player would like to try out for U13AAA, please select that registration option.
• If your player does not wish to try out for AAA but wants to be compete for U13AA-A-B, please select that option instead.

Players released from U13AAA tryouts will automatically enter the U13AA-A-B selection process, which will begin after the U13AAA team is finalized.

The U13AAA team selection process is tentatively scheduled to begin Monday September 15th - as we come closer dates and times will be finalized.  The team selection process for all other levels is expected to begin on Saturday September 20th, with exception to U13AA-A-B which may start on Monday September 22nd.

These dates are pre-determined and outlined by the 2025-2026 Hockey Nova Scotia season structure - Seasonal Structure | Hockey Nova Scotia.

Registration Eligibility

All registrations are reviewed and approved by the Registrar. If a registered player is determined to reside outside the Cole Harbour Minor Hockey Boundary, the parent will be notified and registration cancelled/refunded.