Recent News

Covid-19 Stoppage in Play

As I am sure you have all heard zone 5 has been moved back to the orange phase in the covid 19 recovery plan. The attached notice has been issued from HNB. Restigouche North Minor Hockey Association is part of district 11, and we need to comply with HNB directives and also the Province of New Brunswick’s directives. With this being said all events scheduled will be put on hold for the time being as we wait to hear more in the coming weeks from Government officials and HNB.  Please be reassured that as soon as the Association has more information it will be shared promptly.

Additional information on U13/U15 Tryouts and U18 ID Camp

U13 (Peewee)/U15 (Bantam)

So far there has been very little interest in Comp teams for the U13/U15 divisions. Only 9 players have expressed interest in U13 and three in U15. However, we decided to hold tryouts to give players/parents a last chance to change their mind and as a way of avoiding any future blowbacks from the league, should other association ever accuse us of deliberately trying to strengthen our recreational teams. If the level of interest remains insufficient, parents will be reimbursed for any unused tryouts ice-time.

Schedule Now Available

The schedule for the first on-ice sessions for 2020-21 season is now online.

Please note that for the U11 division Comp Tryouts we need to split the players into two groups due to HNB Phase 1 guidelines. You should have received an email letting you know which group your child was assigned in.

Hockey for recreational U11-U18 divisions will begin October 17-18th and U7-U9 divisions will start on the October 24-25th weekend. Please note there might some minor adjustments to those dates.

2020-21 Registration Nights

We will be hosting two registration nights. Please read before attending:

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

After consulting with HNB, we do have to hold an AGM before the beginning of our hockey season. Attached below are the amendments being proposed and the board positions up for renewal. 

Decision on Competitive Teams

After much discussion and deliberation the board has come to an official decision regarding competitive for each division.

• U11 (Atom): Potential competitive team.
• U13 (Peewee): no competitive team.
• U15 (Bantam): no competitive team.
• U18 (Midget): no competitive team.

For a detailed explanation see below.

So you wanna play hockey?

As hockey season is about to start soon, we want to start by giving you a heads up where we stand. As with every other organization, the Covid-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on minor hockey and presents us with unique challenges and uncertainties. We will work diligently to implement important Hockey Canada (HC) and Hockey New Brunswick (HNB) guidelines and protocols so that kids can play the game they love in a safe environment. 

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Congratulations to Betty Anne Pitre, Mrs. Minor Hockey 2020!

The Restigouche Minor Hockey Association is proud to announce the recipient of the 2020 “Mr./Mrs. Minor Hockey” Ken Adams Memorial Award, which is given annually to an outstanding minor hockey volunteer in the Restigouche area.

The deserving individual has been a fixture in Minor Hockey for many many years.

Congrats to our 2020 Arnold Maisey Tournament Winners

Congratulations to our 2020 winners!

This year's Arnold Maisey was a great success despite the weather. After much deliberation we decided to change the format so that we could have a two day tournament, thus avoiding the storm on Friday. Thanks to all the teams, volunteers, officials, city employees and sponsors that made it all possible in such a short period of time. 

HNB Female Hockey Clinic

The RNMHA will be offering an all female hockey clinic for all atom and peewee aged players this Saturday (February 15th) at 5pm at the Dalhousie arena. A strong showing we will allow us to offer weekly clinics until the end of the season.

Our long-term goal with this clinic is to promote and increase female participation within our association and potentially forming an all girls peewee team next season.