The purpose of our select program is to provide an additional opportunity for our more skilled and enthusiastic players to play hockey in a more challenging and competitive setting. As with our House League, the goal of the Select program is to foster good sportsmanship, the development of positive social skills, team play and hockey skills. Players will be required to play at their own age level.

TEAMS: For the 2008-2009 season, where numbers justify, we plan to enter a Select team in the North York Hockey League for every birth year from 1991 to 2000. Players born in 2001 will be eligible to try out for the 2000 birth year team. The North York Hockey League is open to house league select teams in the Greater Toronto area and operates under the umbrella of the GTHL.

TRYOUTS: Due to a change in the North York Select hockey league we anticipate tryouts will be earlier this season starting right after Labor Day, before the house league season begins. An e-mail with tryout information will be sent to all players who indicated upon registration that they are interested in trying out for Select hockey.

The 2008/09 Select Tryout Schedule is now available. Click here to view.

COMMITMENT: During the North York Hockey League season teams generally play one game and have one practice a week. In the spring however, during playoffs and tournaments the number of games is likely to increase. It is a Forest Hill Hockey tradition that Select teams enter one out of town tournament per year. Parents are welcome and encouraged to accompany the team. In addition, Select teams may enter one or more local tournaments.

COST: There is an additional fee payable for select hockey that is paid after the team has been selected. A letter detailing the fees and the select program will be handed out at the beginning of the season.

Process for Appointing Select Coaches
Following the completion of each Select season the Select Committee is reconstituted for the upcoming season. Once this is done the new Committee will meet and determine the Select coaching requirements for the season. Matters which the Committee considers include: which coaches from the previous season will be returning, which teams will require new coaches, what qualified new coaches are available, which coaches will make the best fit with which teams and ongoing Select policies. This is a fluid process without any specific timetable but our objective is to have all Select coaches in place by the beginning of August. Anyone interested in coaching Select at Forest Hill is invited to contact the Chair of our Select Committee paulschnier@fhha.org