Residential Qualifications

4.02.01

a)    There shall be four (4) Male categories as follows:

    i)         Category A – Over 5,000 population
    ii)        Category B – 5,000 population and under
    iii)       Category C – 3,500 population and under
    iv)      Category D – No population limit

b)    There shall be two (2) Female categories as follows:

    i)  Category A
    ii)  Category B

NOTE:  For team categorization, the latest population figures for Cities, Towns, Villages, Indian Reserves and Resort Villages, as listed in the most recent Municipal Directory, will be secured by the Hockey Saskatchewan General Manager from the Government of Saskatchewan.

4.02.02

a)            There are no residential qualifications for players registered in Male Senior A.

b)            Teams in Category B in Senior Male shall be allowed seven (7) Imports.

c)            Teams in Category C in Senior Male shall be allowed five (5) Imports.

d)            Teams in Category D in Senior Male shall be allowed three (3) Imports.

e)            There are no residential qualifications for players registered in Female Senior A.

f)             Teams in Category B in Senior Female shall be allowed three (3) Imports and two (2) non-imports.

NOTE: Players that transfer from another province in order to register will be charged a $105 transfer fee.

4.02.03    

a)            Teams in Male Categories B & C and Female Category B may draw hometown players and exception players from centers within a 160 km radius of the sponsoring center of the team regardless of provincial boundaries, in which case the combined population of all centers shall determine the category in which the team shall play.

b)            There shall be no radius restrictions on Teams in Male Category D.

4.02.04    A Hometown player is defined as follows:

a)        Resides in the center which comprises the team.

 

b)        Resides in a rural area, shall be considered a resident of that center that is nearest to his/her home dwelling as measured by a straight line between the center and the closest point on the quarter section or acreage on which said dwelling is located.

 

c)        Has established physical residence in the center prior to September 1st and continues to reside in the center for the balance of the season.  A player who has established physical residence in the center prior to September 1st, and leaves the province to pursue a professional hockey career and subsequently returns to the province, may register as a hometown player and be eligible for provincial playoffs if they return by January 10th, and be eligible for league play only if they return by February 10th.

 

d)        Is a teacher under contract to the School Division in which the residence is located (including an intern on a legitimate assignment from January to April) and must reside in that center.

 

f)         Is legitimately transferred by his/her employer who carries on business in that center to which the employee is transferred.  A player, on a legitimate transfer, will be allowed to join a team in his/her new center provided he/she has been released prior to January 10th.  The player must establish and maintain physical residence in that center.

 

1. A player properly registered with a team and who is legitimately transferred may continue to play for the team which he/she has been registered within the current season.

 

2. Proof of a legitimate transfer must be provided to the Hockey Saskatchewan General Manager at the time of registration.

4.02.05    An Exception player is defined as follows:

a)       Is an exception to the center/non–center claimed as his/her home center during his/her last year of minor hockey.

 

b)       Is an exception if the player has been registered on a team roster for three (3) consecutive years as a hometown player and continues to play for that center.

 

c)       A “U18 Exception” is a player whose parents resided in a City during their last year of minor hockey and was never registered on a U18 AAA Team or higher.  A City is defined and listed in the most recent Municipal Directory of the Government of Saskatchewan.  Senior Teams in Categories B & C are allowed to register up to a maximum of three (3) U18 Exceptions and would not have to claim their Cities’ populations.

4.02.06    An Import player is defined as follows:

A Player who has played forty (40) or more games of Junior A hockey of higher (Major Junior, University, Professional).

4.02.07    A Senior player may only be registered with one (1) Senior team at a time.

 

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