Rec U11
Welcome U11 Parents!
Welcome and/or welcome back to Cranbrook Minor Hockey for the 2025-2026 season!
*For children born in 2015 and 2016 (Must be turning 9 or 10 on or before Dec 31st 2025)
****If your child is new or inexperienced in hockey and you feel they are not ready to join their age group, please ask our registrar about options to play down an age group
*Full hockey gear is required
-Helmet (labelled with last name on it; something as simple as a piece of tape and a sharpie works!!)
-Mouth Guard
-Neck Guard
-Shoulder Pads
-Elbow Pads
-Hockey Gloves
-Athletic Cup
-Hockey Pants
-Shin Pads
-Skates
-Stick
-Hockey Bag
-Water bottle -with extended spout is very helpful so they can hydrate through their helmet as they cannot be removed on the ice.
-**Mouth Guard is NOT needed in this age group
If you are unsure about proper fitting of equipment, Click Here to watch the video tutorial
It is a good idea to label their gear
*Atom is sponsored by McDonalds and they will provide hockey jersey's at the beginning of the season- they are yours to keep!
*If socks are not provided by the sponsor, they will need to be purchased at an additional cost- team manager will make these arrangments
*The season typically starts mid October and ends mid March
*U11 is part of the EK League- this will likely consist of a teiring tournament (date and location TBD each year by the EK league) as well as league play throughout the season and then a banner tournament in March (date and location TBD by Ek League). Travel will be required for the games typically to Fernie, Elkford, Creston, Invemere, Golden and Whitefish-please have your travel documents ready!
**EK schedule will be created after the tiering tournament. For details on the EK structure, click
Here or visit the Managers Hub of our website.
*In addition to the above EK league tournaments and games, teams can also participate in TWO out of town tournaments per season as well as host one home tournament if ice allows. They can also attend the Kimberley tournament as a second 'home' tournament.
**Recreation hockey is meant to be affordable and accessible for all familes - please keep this in mind when choosing the locations for out of town tournaments and games**
*Fees for any exhibition games scheduled outside the previously alloted ice time is to be paid by hosting team.
*Each tournament will have an entry fee that will be paid by the attending team. This fee is NOT included in your hockey registration
*U11 can also request to host a home tournament if ice allows
*Parents are expected to volunteer for check in, clock/score keeping and other roles (fundraising, concession, raffle table, 50/50) during games and tournaments as needed
*If you are interested in volunteering as a coach please see our 'Coaches Corner' section for the requirements
Coaches Information-
*If you are interested in volunteering as a team manager, please connect with your coach or the Initiation Division Head at
u7divcmha@gmail.com, and
Click Here for more information on being a manager!
*Coaches and managers will use TeamSnap to communicate to parents so please download this app. An invite will be sent out via email to join your childs team once selected.
HAVE A GREAT SEASON!
