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To Our SOMHA Membership: Please be informed that the Oliver Arena is very much in danger of closure due to the high cost of repair to the brine system / upgrading other systems. This would obviously have a tremendous impact on community and our minor hockey association. Every post, picture and comment earns points towards…

BC HOCKEY AAA PROGRAMS IDENTIFICATION CAMPS BC Hockey is preparing for the 2021-2022 BC Hockey AAA Leagues season, and registration is NOW OPEN for players who intend to participate in a BC Hockey AAA Program Identification (ID) Camp. Although we are hopeful that these AAA programs will hold ID Camps as usual in the spring,…

The 2020-2021 scholarship application form has recently been updated. Please find the updated document at the following location: Scholarship-Application-2020-2021 The document includes details on eligibility, qualifications and how to apply for this scholarship.

From Brianne Hillson (SOMHA President) to our Membership as of 08-Feb-2021: ”Unfortunately, I am sure most of you are aware that the current PHO orders have been extended and will be reviewed prior to the end of the month. This means we are still in Phase 2 with the 3m restrictions still in place. ”

All players are required to sign in prior to their ice sessions.  Please remember, one parent or guardian per player and no siblings should enter the arenas. U18 Rep Sign In U15 Rec Sign In U15 Rep Sign In U13 Rec Sign In U13 Rep Sign In U11 Rec Sign In U11 Dev Sign In…

04-Dec-2020 10:00am The SOMHA Return to Play Committee has newly updated our ‘Return to Play’ plan. Updated document is linked below: SOMHA Return To Play – Updated Dec 4 (pdf)  

From Chuck Gallacher (Chairperson, OMAHA) at 11:00am 28-Nov-2020: “There will be no games reinstated in the 2020 calendar year . If you have plans for inter-association games, please provide the plans to OMAHA so that they are approved and tracked accordingly. Thank you for your cooperation.”   From Chuck Gallacher (Chairperson, OMAHA) at 4:00pm 20-Nov-2020:…

There have been some questions on the Home Game formats since it has been a while since we have had a U15 (Bantam) and U18 (Midget) Rep teams. U7 and U9 – 1hr15 booked for gameplay (the 15 minutes are for boards set up/take down) U11 Rec, U11 Dev, U13 Rec – 1hr 30 minutes…

The SOMHA Return-to-Play Committee has issued updated Game Day Guidelines for the Oliver Arena. An updated COVID tracing form is also provided. Oliver Gameday Guidelines (pdf) Covid Tracking (pdf), Covid Tracking (xlsx) These files are also available on our COVID Protocols page.