August 8, 2019 Update

With registration now complete, we are pleased to announce that 271 Thunderbirds registered for the upcoming rep tryouts.

At the completion of each stage during the August 24-30 period, ice assignments, parent volunteer roles needed and any other information will be displayed on this page with the most recent information appearing at the top. It is the responsibility of each player and/or parent/guardian to check this page following each stage to identify their next assigned ice time. Assignments for ice sessions will be posted here as soon as possible following the conclusion of the final ice session for each age division each day.

All sessions in Phases 1 & 2 for Atom, Peewee and Bantam (August 24-30) will take place at Hillcrest Centre. Ice time assignments for the first ice session will be posted no later than Tuesday, August 20. 

About the External Evaluators

In addition to the non-parent coaches, we will have a number of external evaluators assisting in the process this year. For each age division, there will be four external evaluators participating along with support from goalie specific evaluators throughout the week. These gentlemen bring with them significant experience coaching and scouting from NHL, WHL, BCHL, PIJHL, major midget, and various BC Hockey high performance experiences in addition to playing in junior to NHL levels.

Board of Director Oversight

As is the standard process, Board members will work with the Executive Director to provide oversight to the tryout process. The assignment of Board oversight for this year's tryouts will be:

Steve Yan-Klassen (Director, Rep) and Bruce Gregg (Associate Director, Rep) will share oversight responsibility for the duration.

We will need your help!

Each ice time will have a few volunteer roles that we will need our parents to assist with in order for the rep tryouts to be successful. We will do our best to remind you but feel free to be proactive and select the button located on the top right for the sign up form for the next round of ice times. We will update the form each day during the tryouts so you will know what ice times your child(ren) are assigned to and can choose accordingly. We cannot start ice times unless we have the roles filled so  thank you in advance for helping us with this! More information on the volunteer roles can be found here.

The first sign up button is posted at the top of the page or can be found here. These roles are for general areas such as helping transport and sort our jerseys, collect and wash them at the completion of the sessions and help us find people throughout the week to fill any holes in the volunteer sign ups.

Items required prior to arriving at tryouts

1. All participants have been invited to update/create their ePact profile. Thunderbirds utilizes this online medical information platform to assist in quickly obtaining the medical history of our players event of an injury during the tryouts. Information is not shared with the evaluators or reviewed by staff, therefore the information will not impact any assessments being conducted. We expect all participants will have medical clearance to be on the ice and require the parents/guardians to ensure their player is medically eligible to participate.
2. Completion of the Rep Commitment / Other Activity form - click here. All players must submit the form and note the rep commitment section must be read and signed by the player as well as their parent(s)/guardian(s).

Attendance at Tryouts

All players are required to attend ALL assigned ice sessions. Failure to show will immediately result in the player being assigned to the C Division for the season (P-9 Section 2.2) with the following exceptions only and with the required notification:

• P-9 Section 2.3 - (summary of section) Any player that is required to miss an ice session due to sickness or injury must provide a medical note to the Executive Director no later than 2 hours prior to the scheduled ice session. If the player will be missing more than one ice session, a discussion with the Executive Director and Board member oversight will be required to ensure all factors are understood by both the player and the Association.
• P-9 Section 2.4 - (summary of section) any player that is required to miss an ice session due to work obligations must provide a letter from their employer in advance of the ice session.
• P-9 Section 2.5 - (summary of section) any player trying out for Major Midget or Junior teams that has conflicting ice times must notify the Executive Director no later than 2 hours prior to the scheduled ice session.
• P-9 Section 2.6 - (summary of section) any player that must miss an ice session for exceptional personal circumstances must seek permission in advance of the missed session by emailing the Executive Director or the Board member overseeing the age division. NOTE: Family vacations are not considered exceptional circumstances and do not qualify under this section.

If you have any questions, please contact the Executive Director, Tanya Foley.