Sandy Hill Minor Hockey Association

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Sandy Hill Minor Hockey Association

Formation	1972
Type	Minor Hockey Association
Location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website	http://www.sandyhillhockey.ca

The Sandy Hill Minor Hockey Association (SHMHA) is an important part of the Sandy Hill community and surrounding neihbourhoods. It is widely regarded as the elite minor hockey association in Ottawa. It is the home association for all players whose official residence is within the areas of Sandy Hill, New Edinburgh, Lindenlea, Rockcliffe Park, Lowertown, or Old Ottawa East/Brantwood Park. It is made up exclusively of volunteers from the coaches on the ice, to the managers and trainers, to the many Association volunteers, to the Association Executive.

The SHMHA is a member of Hockey Canada, the governing body of amateur hockey in Canada. It is part of District B (Bytown District), of the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association (ODMHA) and of the Ottawa District Hockey Association (ODHA). The Association conducts itself in accordance with these governing bodies and approved Hockey Canada standards.

1 Rinks Used
2 Divisions Supported
3 League Members
4 External links

[edit] Rinks Used

The SHMHA uses the Sandy Hill Arena as its primary training and game arena. It also uses Bernard Grandmaître Arena in Vanier Ontario for training and games.

[edit] Divisions Supported

SHMHA uses the Hockey Canada division definitions as follows:

Initiation (ages 5-6)
Novice (ages 7-8)
Atom (ages 9-10)
Peewee (ages 11-12)
Bantam (ages 13-14)
Midget (ages 15-17)

[edit] League Members

SHMHA belongs to the Bytown Minor Hockey League (BMHL). The BMHL is a cross district "interlock" league comprised of the house league (non-competitive) associations from:

District 6
Ottawa Centre
Sandy Hill
St. Laurent

District 7
West End

District 8
Canterbury
SouthEnd