Deadlines
2025/26 CAHL Season Critical Dates - updated June 9, 2025
| Season/Playoff Dates | See below for the specific age division details |
| Tiering Break | November 14 - 16, 2025 |
| Christmas Break | December 22, 2025 to January 1, 2026 |
| U9 Weekend's Off | November 14 - 16, 2025 & February 13 - 15, 2026 |
| U11 Weekend's Off | November 14 - 16, 2025 & February 13 - 15, 2026 |
2025/26 Tiering round, regular season and playoff dates
| U9 | October 24, 2025 to March 15, 2026 |
| U11 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 |
| Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 | |
| Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 22, 2026 | |
| U13 Tier 1 | October 10, 2025 (*if teams available) to February 8, 2026 |
| ** No team movement after November 13, 2025 | |
| Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 22, 2026 | |
| U13 Tiers 2, 3, 4 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 |
| Regular season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 | |
| Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 8, 2026 | |
| U13 Tiers 5 & 6 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 |
| Regular season - November 21, 2025 to February 15, 2026 | |
| Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 22, 2026 | |
| U15 Tiers | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 |
| Regular season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 | |
| Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 8, 2026 | |
| U18 Tiers | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 |
| Regular season - November 21, 2025 to February 15, 2026 | |
| Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 15, 2026 |
2025/26 Hockey Alberta Provincial Dates: - updated June 9, 2025
- U13 - March 19th to 22nd, 2026 (CAHL Deadline to declare entrants is March 9, 2026)
- U15 - March 19th to 22nd, 2026 (CAHL Deadline to declare entrants is March 9, 2026)
- U18 - March 26th to 29th, 2026 (CAHL Deadline to declare entrants is March 16, 2026)
2025/26 CAHL Meeting Dates (Meetings will be held ONLINE)
| September 22, 2025 | ORIENTATION NIGHT | (New Directors and Members Must Attend) |
| September TBA | ICE SCHEDULER ORIENTATION | (Ice Schedulers Must Attend) |
| October 6, 2025 | REGULAR MEETING | (All Directors and Lead Governors Must Attend) |
| September TBA | GOVERNOR TRAINING | (All Governors and Leads Must Attend) |
| November 10 - 12, 2025 | RE-TIERING MEETINGS | (Directors, Lead Governors and Governors Must Attend) ONLINE MEETINGS |
| December 8, 2025 | REGULAR MEETING | (Directors and Lead Governors Must Attend) |
| January 12, 2026 | REGULAR MEETING | (Directors and Lead Governors Meeting) |
| February 9, 2026 | REGULAR MEETING | (Directors and Lead Governors Meeting) |
| March 2, 2026 | REGULAR MEETING | (Directors and Lead Governors & Governors Must Attend Banner Distribution) |
| April 13, 2026 | AGM | (Directors and Lead Governors Must Attend) |
2025/26 Information Deadlines
Please submit all forms and direct all questions or concerns with forms to admin@cahlhockey.net unless otherwise noted.
| Deadline For: | Deadline Date & Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association Contact Form - Form must have CAHL Director, President, Registrar (Admin) and Ice Scheduler to be considered complete. Electronic form to submit. | 11:30 pm September 1, 2025 | ||
| Intial Team Summary Form - Electronic form to submit | 11:30 pm September 1, 2025 | ||
| Governor Information Form - Electronic form to submit | 11:30 pm September 21, 2025 | ||
| Association Drop clock and Flood Declarations - Electronic form to submit | 11:30 pm September 21, 2025 | ||
| Team Declaration Form - Click HERE for form. Please submit completed form to admin@cahlhockey.net | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 | ||
| Tiering Round Ice Submission - Contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net for more information. Mandatory Ice Scheduler meeting scheduled for September 24! | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 | ||
| Team Contacts Form - Must have a coach and a manager for each team in association complete with emails and a phone numbers. Click HERE for form. Please submit completed form to dep@cahlhockey.net | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 | ||
Data Entry Persons Contact Form - Submitted via completed google form that will go to CAHL Data Entry Coordinator at dep@cahlhockey.net. Click HERE for form. | 11:30 pm October 5, 2025 | ||
| Team Rosters Submitted in File Format - Submitted HC Roster in new file format complete with jersey numbers to Submitted via email to CAHL Admin at registrar@cahlhockey.net by 11:30 pm October 5th, 2024 (see regulation (j)(iv)) If you are a "Tied-In" Association with Goalline, copies of HC roster still must be sent to League Registrar by this date, and anytime you make a change afterwards. Further instruction will follow regarding "Tied-In" Associations. Please inform League Registrar know if you change and become officially with Goalline. See Registrar's Handbook for further instruction. | 11:30 pm October 5, 2025 | ||
| Regular Season Ice Submission - Contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net for more information | 11:30 pm October 27, 2025 | ||
Tournament Blackout Dates By Team Form - Managers: Submit your blackout dates to your ice coordinator. They will compile and submit all your associations blackout dates and submit to CAHL Scheduler on your behalf. Link to necessary form can be found here. Please contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net or Pam at admin@cahlhockey.net with any questions.
| 11:30 pm October 27, 2025 |
| Deadline For: | Deadline Date & Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Association Contact Form | 11:30 pm September 1, 2024 | |
| Initial Team Summary Form | 11:30 pm September 1, 2024 | |
| Governor Information Form | 11:30 pm September 21, 2024 | |
| Association Drop Clock and Flood Declaration | 11:30 pm September 21, 2024 | |
| Team Declaration Form - Submit via email to admin@cahlhockey.net | 11:30 pm October 1, 2024 | |
| Tiering and Regular Season Ice Spreadsheet - Contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net for more information - Meeting scheduled for Sept 24 in which ALL Ice Schedulers MUST attend. | 11:30pm October 1, 2024 | |
| Team Contacts Form - Must have one coach and manager for each team in association. Please submit completed form to dep@cahlhockey.net | 11:30 pm October 1, 2024 | |
| Team Rosters Submitted | 11:30 pm October 5, 2024 | |
| Date Entry Persons Contact Form | 11:30 pm October 5, 2024 | |
Tournament Blackout Dates By Team Form - Managers: Submit your blackout dates to your ice coordinator. They will compile and submit all your associations blackout dates and submit to CAHL Scheduler on your behalf. Link to necessary form can be found here. Please contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net or Pam at admin@cahlhockey.net with any questions. | 11:30 pm October 27, 2024 | |
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