In order to be eligible to play for Glenlake, your child must live in one of our member communities. These communities are: Altadore, Bankview, Bel-Aire, Beltline, Brittania, CFB-Lincoln Park, Cliff Bungalow, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton (west of MacLeod Trail), Garrison Greens, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Glendale Meadows, Killarney/Glengarry, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, Mission, Mount Royal Lower/Upper, North Glenmore Park, Parkhill/Stanley Park, Richmond, Rideau Park, Roxboro, Rutland Park, Scarboro, Scarboro/Sunalta West, Shaganappi, South Calgary, Spruce Cliff, Sunalta, Windsor

Glenlake has hockey programs for children from ages 5 to 17.

Please use this interactive map produced by Hockey Calgary to determine your local hockey association.

From time to time players will withdraw from Glenlake Minor Hockey Club (GL) for a number of reasons. GL recognizes this will happen and have taken the time to formalize this policy.

The Age Group Coordinator and the GL Administrator must be notified in writing or via email, by parent/guardian, of the request to withdraw the registration. Once this occurs the individual(s) withdrawing are not permitted to participate in any GL ice times.

• Prior to evaluations: Full refund less a $100 administration fee
• Prior to Team Assignment: Full refund less a $250 administration fee
• After Team Assignment (prior to January 1): GL reserves the right to review and issue refunds due to medical reasons only. Refunds will be prorated based on a seven month season (September – March) less a $100 administration fee.
• After January 1 - No refunds provided

Late fees are non-refundable.

HOUSE LEAGUE

The purpose of house league is to provide recreational players the opportunity to play organized hockey in an environment that is affordable, fun, and safe with moderate time commitments allowing for participation in other social, academic or recreational activities.  It also provides a less intimidating and competitive format for players with limited skills and knowledge of hockey.

While House League emphasizes fun hockey with no statistics or standings, skill development is still provided by certified volunteer parent coaches and games are played with certified officials.  There are fewer ice times on mostly fixed dates and times and less travel.  All teams play in one division and are equally balanced with a variety of skill levels. The season runs from early October to the end of February with pre-skates and evaluations usually beginning the last weekend of September. All teams have one practice and one game per week.  Practice schedules are fixed as much as available ice will allow and game schedules released with as much advance notice as possible so families have reasonable knowledge of how their schedule will look.  Teams are not permitted to play games or participate in tournaments outside their league or purchase additional ice for practices. There are no cash calls or fundraising permitted.  As demand for this program is high, registration is on a first come basis with a maximum number of players allowed per age division so register early. Every registered player is required to have a valid Respect in Sport – Parent certification.

The West Calgary House League is a part of Hockey Calgary’s Flames Community House League program and is composed of members from the South West quadrant encompassing the boundaries of Trails West Hockey Association, Glenlake Minor Hockey Club and Springbank Minor Hockey Association. Members who register for the West Calgary House League are governed by the Flames Community House League Operations Guide and the WCHL structure and procedures, including arena locations, as set forth below.

If you are unsure whether community or house league is best for you, please review the following - https://www.glenlakehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1371/2022/05/Hockey-Stream-Comparison_GL.pdf

Questions about West Calgary House League, please contact: westcalgaryhouseleague@gmail.com 

Glenlake is fortunate to be part owner of the Flames Community Arenas just off Crowchild Trail SW. Find out more about our home arena here.

As such, most of our practices are held at FCA and almost all our home games are held there. The Glenlake board is attempting to secure additional ice to accommodate all our players.

You will often hear references to FCA Blue, FCA Gold, and FCA Red. These are the three existing arenas at Flames Community Arenas. The Blue arena is on the south side of the building, the Gold is the arena on the north side, and the Red Arena is located at the east end of the building.

Games are scheduled by Hockey Calgary and road games can take place anywhere in Calgary (except in U7 Timbit, U9, U11 and U13) where road games take place only in the south). Most arenas in Calgary are within easy driving distance of FCA.

A listing of arenas in the Calgary area can be found by clicking here.

Glenlake Minor Hockey Club Evaluation Process (pdf)   Updated July 21, 2021

Timed-Drill Sessions – U9, U11 and U13

This year all players in U9, U11 and U13 will participate in a timed-drills skills session for their first evaluation session.

The purpose of the timed-drills is that a player’s performance on the timed-drills will determine those players’ “starting grid” position for Evaluations session #2. For all groups not using timed-drills, (U15 and U18) Evaluations starting grid positions for players will be determined by where they played the previous season, as has previously been the practice. For the timed-skills sessions players will be placed in groups of approximately 25 players, however to ensure approximately equal-sized groups for the timed-drills sessions, players may or may not be with players from the team they played with the previous season.

All timed-drills skills sessions will be run by a third party supplier, Fuel Performance Testing. Player performance in the drills will be measured by an electronic timing system using timing gates and all results will be recorded and reported electronically. Glenlake volunteers will assist to ensure the correct players are on the ice for the session, and that those players are equipped with electronic timing device wristbands, but will not be involved in the performance timing or results recording for any player. The electronic timing system being used is the same system used by various Calgary and area hockey associations, by the WHL for its skills testing combines and by various NHL teams to test their prospects.  To better understand how the system and equipment will be set up and operates, please see the video found at the following link:

Sport Testing Athletic Testing Solution

The drills used are quite basic in design. The skills timed during these sessions will include age category appropriate drills for forward skating, backward skating, agility and basic puck handling, and, for U11 and U13 players transition skating. Each player will be given two opportunities to complete each drill with their best time for each drill being recorded. At Glenlake’s discretion, where deemed necessary in the interests of fairness, extra opportunities may be provided for a player to complete a drill.

As mentioned above, the results from the skills testing (for all players) will be used to place the players in the appropriate initial group level for the remaining portion of the Evaluations process, starting with Evaluations Session #2. Starting grid positions will be determined by the “average rank” of players for all drills used. In the event of a “ranking” tie between players, the best aggregate (total) recorded time for the drills will be used to break the tie.  No scoring from the skills sessions will carry over to the remainder of the Evaluations process.

Subsequent Evaluations sessions will follow the same format as in previous years, with player evaluation, ranking and movement in adherence to the Glenlake Evaluation Process.

Body checking is allowed for players in the U15 and U18 age divisions only.  Players must declare, prior to evaluations starting, if they wish to participate in a body contact division or non body contact division.

Your main responsibility is to be supportive of your children and to always treat your child, your child’s teammates, other players, officials, volunteers and other parents with respect and dignity. After all, this is a game and we’re all supposed to be having fun. For more information on the responsibilities of hockey parents, please see Hockey Canada’s Fair Play Code. Please also keep in mind that hockey is a team game and one of the values that we are trying to instill in our players is commitment. As such, it is only fair to the other players on your team and to the coaches for your child to attend as many practices and games as possible.

Hockey Calgary requires that all players have at least one parent/guardian complete the "Respect In Sport" program prior to their child playing minor hockey. Families are required to re-cetiry the Respect in Sport Parent Program every 4 years. To take the course, retrieve your completed certificate number, or to get more information on the program click on the link: Respect In Sport

Glenlake has a zero tolerance policy for abuse of players, officials, volunteers and other parents. Suspensions and/or bans from arenas are possible penalties for abuse.

Glenlake requires all parents in the Hockey Calgary stream to volunteer or pay an “in-lieu” fee. For more information on volunteering please visit the Volunteers page or contact us at volunteers@glenlakehockey.com.

You can take an active role in your child’s team by coaching or volunteering as team manager. There are also chances throughout the year to volunteer to help out in other less formal ways.

If you choose not to help out on the ice or in the dressing room there are other ways to help out. Glenlake requires all parents to volunteer in some way, even if it’s only doing a bingo to help out. Glenlake is entirely run by volunteers and we value your time. You should also be aware that the money Glenlake makes from bingos directly reduces the registration costs you pay.

Players are generally on the ice 2.5 to 5 hours per week for games and practices. There are no set ice times at Glenlake. There will be times when your child will have early morning practices but these are shared between all teams and all divisions.

There’s no formal expectation that you will be at every ice time, but it’s good to communicate with your coaches if your child will be away for any period of time. Hockey is, after all, a team game and part of what we try to communicate to the players is that concepts such as responsibility, accountability and being part of a team are important not only at the rink but in life as well.

The following equipment is mandatory:

· Helmet (CSA approved)
· Face mask (CSA approved)
· Throat Protector (BNQ approved)
· Mouth guard (optional for Timbits only)
· Shoulder pads
· Elbow pads
· Gloves
· Pants
· Shin pads
· Skates
· Jock strap & cup/jill strap
· Garters/sock tape
· Socks (Glenlake will provide one set)
· Practice jersey

Child size hockey stick, cut to correct length (about nose height in stocking feet). Player's own water bottle - clearly marked and not to be shared, and a hockey bag to hold everything.

Optional equipment includes:
· Under equipment shirt and leggings (Under Armour)
· Skate guards

Glenlake provides home and away uniforms (only to be worn during games).

An excellent source for information on how to properly fit equipment can be found here: Equipment Fitting Guide

The evaluation schedule will be posted on the Glenlake Evaluations page. You can also contact your child’s age-group coordinator if you require more information. The respective names and contact info can be accessed the Board list on Glenlake’s website.