Registering for any St. Albert Minor Hockey Association program requires a Hockey Canada Identification Number.

If you are new to hockey, you must take the ” Respect In Sport - Parent Edition (RIS)” online course and provide a copy of your player's birth certificate to register.

RESPECT IN SPORT:

The fee for this course is $12.00, and it takes about an hour to complete. 

This course expires after 4 years.

Families that do not have this course will be unable to register online.

Please ensure you select St Albert Minor

Hockey Association as your home association. If you have completed Respect In Sport in another sport or child, you can transfer your certificate to SAMHA. Learn more.

This process will generate a Hockey Canada Registry. This is a unique player number that will stay with them throughout their time in hockey. 

Need Help? Please contact Respect In Sport

You must log in to Respect In Sport and navigate to Child Management. 

Yes, fees can be paid by installments. You will be prompted in TeamSnap at the time of registration. 

All fees must be paid by October 15th. 

Refund Policy 

Tryout Fees: All tryout fees are non-refundable. If an injury occurs, exceptions may be considered.  

Base Registration: Base registration fees are non-refundable after the first tryout.  

St. Albert Minor Hockey Association: Policy 2.1.4 Refund of Fees 

1. REFUND

An online refund request form must be completed to initiate the refund process. After September 15th, please contact registrar@samha.ca  

U11 & ABOVE 

• A full refund of registration fees paid, less the Refund Administration Fee ($75), will be issued for any player who withdraws prior to the start of the tryout (Raiders) or evaluation (STA) process. 

• No refund will be issued to players who withdraw after the tryout or evaluation process starts in the selected division.  

U9 & BELOW 

• A full refund of registration fees paid, less the Refund Administration Fee($75), will be issued for any player that withdraws prior to September 1st. 

• Refund requests after September 1st will be prorated: 

• Up to October 15th - Refund is 75% refund of registration fees paid. 

• October 16th - November 30th - Refund is 50% refund of registration fees paid. 

• No refund after December 1st. 

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 

1. AAA and AA players will receive a 100% refund of registration fees, less the Refund Administration Fee, should they secure a place on another AAA or AA team through the AEHL/AFHL Second Tryout process.  

1. Camp Fees and Tryout Fees are non-refundable. 

1. The Association Finance Committee reserves the right to review and issue refunds based on individual withdrawal requests for health-related circumstances, relocation, etc. Members must complete an application form to notify the Finance Committee. 

1. No refunds will be issued after December 1st. 

1. Players who withdraw once teams are formed and budgets approved will still be responsible for the team expenses that are fixed costs up to the date of withdrawal. 

SAMHA does not have any mandatory fundraising requirements, however, each team may engage in fundraising events and activities throughout the season. 

Players in the St. Albert Raiders are required to participate in one mandatory fundraising event each season. 

There are no additional costs to play Recreation Hockey. 

There are additional costs to play within other streams of hockey. Community(STA) hockey teams may engage in additional activities such as tournaments, extra practices, apparel, etc..

At the start of the season, each team is required to propose a budget to parents and conduct a vote to ensure the majority of families support the additional expenses. 

Each STA division will be provided with a maximum allowable budget amount.

Before you are able to register, you will need to fill out a Hockey Alberta Parent Declaration Form: Parent Declaration Form | Hockey Alberta. Please use the email registrar@samha.ca when prompted to add the Minor Hockey Association email that you are registering with.

You will be required to upload two documents to your Parent Declaration to prove residency in the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association boundaries. Examples of residency documents can be a utility bill, driver’s license, mortgage/rental agreement etc. 

You can transfer your registration to another program before September 1st.

For example, you can move between Non-Contact and Contact. 

There is a $25 transfer fee. Transfers will not be processed after September 1st. 

Please contact registrar@samha.ca to initiate the request.