North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association

LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT!

Do you know an awesome coach who deserves to be recognized? There's still time to nominate them for BC Hockey's National Coaches Week Contest!

Nominations close September 7.

Click the link below for more info and to nominate.

https://www.bchockey.net/news-listing/bc-hockeys-2026-national-coaches-week-contest

🏒 UPPER NORTH ZONE U13 UPDATE 🏒

On behalf of the Upper North Zone Committee, we would like to thank every player for their tremendous effort throughout this past weekend.

The tryouts were extremely competitive, and we are encouraged by the feedback received regarding the process. Once tryouts have fully concluded, a series of surveys will be distributed. As always, your positive and constructive feedback is valuable and helps us continue improving the Upper North Zone program.

Tryouts are now complete, and the players identified on the posted list have been added to the U13 Tier 3 Oversized Roster.

The preseason schedule is attached. The oversized-roster phase of team selection will begin following the Labour Day long weekend.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Any player reassigned from the U13 Tier 3 oversized roster is guaranteed a committed roster spot with Tier 4 Sicamous.

View the U13 oversized roster here:

🔗 https://www.salmonarmminorhockey.com/upper-north-zone-tryout-results/

A qualified interim coach is in place to lead the team throughout the preseason until a permanent coach is named.

Congratulations to the players moving forward, and good luck throughout the remainder of the selection process!

Here is the schedule link:
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Upper North Zone Committee

🚨🏒 THE NOMHA KNIGHTS ARE HEADING TO THE IPE! 🏒🚨

On September 5, NOMHA will be rolling through the Interior Provincial Exhibition parade in Armstrong—and we want our hockey community to join the fun!

We’re looking for enthusiastic NOMHA players, families and volunteers to help us bring the energy! Come walk alongside the NOMHA float, represent the Knights, wave to the crowd and help pass out candy along the parade route. 🍬💜

Wear your NOMHA colours, bring your biggest smiles and help us show everyone what the North Okanagan hockey community is all about!

Interested in volunteering or joining the float?

📧 Contact Jena at [email protected] for all the details.

Let’s fill the parade with PURPLE and show Armstrong our KNIGHTS PRIDE! ⚔️🏒💜

🏒 Introducing the NOMHA–Sun Valley Player & Coach Development Partnership! 🏒

We're excited to announce a new partnership between North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association and Sun Valley Source for Sports through our official NOMHA Online Store!

This partnership is about more than just great apparel—it's about investing in the future of our association.

Every purchase made through the NOMHA Online Store helps support player and coach development right here in our community. A portion of each merchandise sale is returned directly to NOMHA and is dedicated to initiatives such as:

🏒 Player skill development programs
🎯 Coach education and development opportunities
🥅 Training resources and future development initiatives

What you see is what you pay. The contribution is already built into the displayed product price, so there are no additional NOMHA fees added at checkout.

Whether you're picking up a hoodie, hat, jacket, or other official NOMHA merchandise, you're not only showing your Knights pride—you're helping create more opportunities for our players and coaches to grow.

This program is completely voluntary, giving every family the opportunity to support local hockey simply by choosing official NOMHA apparel.

💜 Shop NOMHA.
🛍️ Wear your colors.
🏒 Support player and coach development.

Together with Sun Valley Source for Sports, we're building a stronger future for North Okanagan Minor Hockey—one purchase at a time. 💜🖤

🏒 UPPER NORTH ZONE U15 — PHASE 1 COMPLETE! 🏒

On behalf of the Upper North Zone Committee, we would like to thank all players and families for their effort, commitment and patience throughout this past weekend’s tryouts.

The most up-to-date information is now available for players who will be:

🏒 Continuing to Phase 2
🏒 Participating in the Top 30 Game
🏒 Assigned to the Tier 3 oversized roster

U15 player information and Top 30 Game roster:

🔗https://www.salmonarmminorhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1793/2026/08/Top-30-Game-Roster-U15.pdf

Top 30 Game ice time and U15 tryout schedule:

🔗https://www.salmonarmminorhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1793/2026/08/Upper-North-Zone-U15-Tryout-Schedule-1.pdf

Families of players being reassigned will be contacted directly today. We wanted to ensure everyone had access to the latest available information as soon as possible.

Thank you again to every player, family, coach, evaluator and volunteer who contributed to the opening phase of the tryout process. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and cooperation as the Upper North Zone moves forward.

🏒 UPPER NORTH ZONE U13 — PHASE 1 COMPLETE! 🏒

On behalf of the Upper North Zone Committee, we would like to thank all the players and families who participated in a great weekend of hockey!

The players advancing will continue into the Top 30 or Next 30 game today in Salmon Arm.

🏒 Next 30 Game: 5:00–6:30 PM
🏒 Top 30 Game: 6:45–8:15 PM

The participant lists for both games are now available at the link below:

🔗 https://www.salmonarmminorhockey.com/upper-north-zone-tryout-results/top-30-and-next-30-game-rosters-u13-3/

Teams will be announced and posted to the website today at the earliest opportunity.

Thank you again to every player, family, evaluator, coach and volunteer who helped make Phase 1 a success. Good luck to everyone moving forward—we’ll see you tomorrow!

🏒 UPPER NORTH ZONE TRYOUT UPDATE 🏒

Upper North Zone tryout teams and schedules for U13, U15 and U18 are available at the link below:

🔗 https://www.salmonarmminorhockey.com/upper-north-zone-tryout-information/

Please continue to monitor this page and watch your email closely for any last-minute updates or schedule changes.

There are a lot of moving parts involved in coordinating these tryouts, and the team working behind the scenes is putting in a tremendous amount of time and effort to make the process a success.

Thank you to our players and families for your patience, flexibility and support. Good luck to everyone participating! 🏒

REMINDER!

🏒💙 WELCOME BACK, NOMHA FAMILIES! 💙🏒

Another hockey season is almost here, and we’re excited to get our 2026/27 season underway! This year, we’re starting things a little differently.

Ice becomes available in Enderby and Armstrong starting September 7, so we’re taking full advantage with a “Dust Off the Skates” week! ⛸️🏒

Each division has been assigned pre-season ice, with some divisions split into smaller groups. Please review the attached schedule carefully and make sure your athlete attends their designated session.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: These are NOT your regular season practice times.

Our plan is to have everyone assigned to teams with coaches by September 12. Our goal is to send families their regular practice schedules on September 12, so everyone can start the season on a team, connected with their coach and set up in TeamSnap.

❓ Not sure which session your athlete should attend?
Please contact Jena at [email protected].

The NOMHA Executive has been hard at work behind the scenes getting everything ready for another amazing season. We’re excited to welcome back our players, parents, coaches, managers, officials and volunteers!

Before that first skate…

⛸️ Get those skates sharpened!
💧 Find the water bottles!
🏒 Make sure the gear still fits!
🤢 And PLEASE air out those hockey bags! 😂

🔥 HOCKEY IS BACK, NOMHA! 🔥

We can’t wait to see everyone back at the rink. Here’s to another fantastic season of North Okanagan Minor Hockey! 💙🏒

🏒 IMPORTANT BC HOCKEY UPDATE 🏒

BC Hockey has released Bulletin 2026-014 containing the 2026–27 Minimum Suspension Guidelines for Minor, Women’s and Girls’ Hockey.

NOMHA asks all participants to review these updated guidelines before the season begins, including:

• Players and parents
• Coaches and team officials
• Referees
• Managers and association volunteers

Understanding the rules—and the consequences when they are not followed—helps create a safe, respectful and positive hockey environment for everyone.

Please take a few minutes to review the official guidelines here:

https://cdn-ca.aglty.io/bc-hockey/image-gallery/memberinfo/2026-27%20Minimum%20Suspension%20Guidelines%20v5.pdf

Let’s work together to represent NOMHA with respect, responsibility and good sportsmanship throughout the 2026–27 season.