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Please be advised that the try outs for the south U15AA Tier 1, U18AA Tier 1, U18 Female A and U15 Female A will be held in Penticton June 10-12. Arena and times TBA. Fee for try outs will be $250 for the U15AA and U18AA Tier 1 Integrated teams. Fee for the U15 and…

The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will now be held in the Mezzanine at the Sunbowl arena. Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to win a free registration for the 2022-2023 season. The following positions will be up for election at the meeting:…

The 2021-2022 scholarship application form has recently been updated. Please find the updated document at the following location: Scholarship Application Form The document includes details on eligibility, qualifications and how to apply for this scholarship.

** UPDATE ** Public Health Order – Officials November 04, 2021 TO: BC Hockey Officials CC: BC Hockey Membership FROM: Sean Raphael – Vice President, Programs/Referee-in-Chief SUBJECT: ** UPDATE ** Public Health Order – Officials Please be advised that in collaboration with viaSport, BC Hockey has categorized on-ice officials (Referees and Linespersons) as ‘participants’ under…

SOMHA received the following information from BC Hockey (Jeremy Ainsworth, Chief Program Director) on 24-Sept-2021: “Hi everyone, Please note the following updates received this morning from viaSport: viaSport is not able to release their Proof of Vaccination Chart at this time, as the Order is undergoing further consideration before it is approved. In the meantime…

Please find linked below SOMHA’s updated Return to Play plan – which includes arena protocols. This is as of September 2021. SOMHA Return To Play – Updated September 2021 (pdf)

SOMHA Parents and Players, Over the past few days, SOMHA has received numerous inquiries on whether proof of vaccination will be required to enter the arenas. At this time, we are still waiting for the Public Health Order to be released and will be waiting to hear from the arenas on the requirements moving forward.…

South Okanagan Minor Hockey Association will soon be receiving a $500 Lead Well donation from Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union. Through the Lead Well programming, Valley First recognizes employees for their leadership in the community. Jen Homer has selected your organization as the benefactor of her award. We applaud SOMHA’s ongoing commitment…

SOMHA have recently received the following information from the Town of Osoyoos on the steps/directives they are following on 2021/2022 restart / return to sport. viaSport – Return to Sport Restart 2.0 June17 (pdf) BCRPA – BC’s Restart, Recreation and Parks Sector June 17 (pdf)