Registration Information
2024-2045
REGISTRATION GUIDE- UPDATE COMING SOON!
What you need to Register
1. You must live within the Trails West Hockey Association's boundaries.
2. One parent or guardian must complete the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport-Parent Online Course. Recertification of this course is required every 4 years.
3. You must have your child's Hockey Canada Hockey ID number (note: this is automatically generated after you've completed the Respect in Sport course).
4. Complete and sign the Hockey Calgary Declaration Form.
5. You must have a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport.
6. You must provide 3 items from the following list as proof of residency.
- Most recent utility bill in your name
- Proof of community school enrollment
- Current Income Tax Assessment or GST Statement
- Homeowner or Rental Insurance Statement for the year
- A signed builder agreement with possession date if building a new home
Note: A driver's license, property tax bill, or cellular phone bill are not accepted as proof of residency.
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bOUNDARIES
Trails West, home of the Trails West Wolves, is the provider of Minor Hockey programs for the following communities:
Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Patterson Heights, Rosscarrock, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Discovery Ridge, Strathcona Park, Westgate and Wildwood. Anyone residing in this area wanting to participate in Minor Hockey programs must register with Trails West.
COMMUNITY HOCKEY REGISTRATION FEES 2025-2026- update coming soon!
| BIRTH YEAR | AGE RANGE | PROGRAM | JUNE 15- JULY 31 | AUGUST 1 ONWARDS |
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| 2019-2021 | 4-6 | LEARN TO SKATE | ||
| 2019-2020 | 5-6 | U7 | ||
| 2017-2018 | 7-8 | U9 | ||
| 2015-2016 | 9-10 | U11 | ||
| U11 GOALTENDER | ||||
| U11 HYBRID* | ||||
| 2013-2014 | 11-12 | U13 | ||
| U13 GOALTENDER | ||||
| 2011-2012 | 13-14 | U15 | ||
| U15 GOALTENDER | ||||
| 2008-2010 | 15-17 | U18 | ||
| U18 GOALTENDER | ||||
| 2005-2007 | 18-20 | JUNIOR C |
* U11 Hybrid Goaltenders. When registering for the upcoming season, please note that you will be required to pay the regular U11 fee upfront. However, a discounted fee will be given to you in the form of a refund once all U11 players have been officially rostered in the Hockey Calgary Registry.
Volunteer Bond
Trails West is a volunteer driven, not for profit association that relies on the contribution of our members to both maintain a minimum cost profile and generate a collective sense of community in our organization. We are encouraging our members to come forward and help out to benefit our players and our association as a whole.
Details on the Volunteer Bond can be found on our website under Members-Volunteers.
During registration, the registrant will be required to agree to the terms and conditions of the TWHA Volunteer Bond and will have the option to pay the volunteer bond of $250 per player if they do not plan to volunteer during the season.
Financial Assistance
There are various financial assistance programs available for TWHA players whose families face financial barriers to participating in hockey.
If you intend to apply for financial assistance from any of the below noted programs, please contact TWHA’s Administrator PRIOR TO REGISTRATION as you may also be eligible for a revised registration fee payment plan for registration fees. It is the responsibility of the registrant to apply for financial assistance.
During registration, there will be an optional question “Financial Assistance Only: I will be applying for the Flames Even Strength Program”. This option will apply a credit of $700, the maximum amount of financial assistance that may be received through FESP. By selecting this option, you agree that you believe you are eligible for this financial assistance and intend to apply for FESP. Should you not receive the maximum financial assistance as adjusted, you also agree to be responsible for the remaining fees owing and to work with the TWHA Administrator regarding payment. The default at checkout is the instalment plan and the balance owing will be divided equally among the instalments so the balance will be paid in full by November 15.
- Flames EvenStrength Program (FESP) Note: Deadline for submitting applications is October 15 – please apply early! Applications must be submitted on-line directly to Hockey Calgary. Trails West is not privy to any financial information provided. Maximum assistance is $700 per player. IMPORTANT: Any funding requests submitted for a player that is not actively registered for the upcoming season will be DENIED as not registered. FESP applications are per child.
- Hockey Canada Assist Fund - $500 / player
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart - $300 / player
- Ken and Beryl Knudtsen Memorial Spirit Fund
- TWHA Financial Assistance - $250 / player
- Grindstone Award Foundation - a registered charity that provides financial assistance for young female hockey players who have desire to play but are unable to for financial reasons - 2024-2025 season grant applications open May 1, 2024
- Calgary Flames Sports Equipment Bank - automatically eligible for if approved for FESP
You can apply for both financial assistance for fees and equipment costs. All programs attempt to help as many children as possible. In order to achieve this, you may not be approved for the amount that you request. Final approval of the amount that you request may be reduced due to budgets and demand. All details are held in strict confidence.
Application for TWHA Financial Assistance
To apply for financial assistance through Trails West, please click on the Application for TWHA Financial Assistance to the left and email the completed form to the TWHA Administrator.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: August 15
nEW TRAILS WEST WOLVES MEMBERS
Welcome to Trails West! This information is for new TWHA Members - players entirely new to hockey, and players transferring from another minor hockey association.
NEW TO MINOR HOCKEY
Player has never registered in minor hockey before and lives within Trails West boundaries.
PRE-REGISTRATION STEPS
NEW TO TRAILS WEST
Player has Hockey Canada Hockey ID number and is transferring to Trails West from another minor hockey association.
PRE-REGISTRATION STEPS
rESPECT IN SPORT - PARENT CERTIFICATION
Hockey Calgary requires every player registered for minor hockey to have a valid Respect in Sport – Parent certificate associated with the player's Hockey Canada profile. As Hockey Calgary is committed to creating a positive hockey experience for all, they provide this convenient online course for hockey parents through the Respect in Sport program. This 1 hour online program is designed to reinforce a parent’s role in a child’s activities, encouraging positive sport behaviours, and empowers parents to ensure the safety of their children, encourage positive and effective communication, and to enhance a child's fun and camaraderie of the activity.
If Respect in Sport-Parent was taken in 2020 AND PRIOR, IT HAS NOW EXPIRED and will need to be re-certified for the 2024-2025 season.
| To begin the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport | Please review the RIS-Parent New User Guide for assistance in setting up a RIS account, adding your child(ren) and accessing the program. To begin the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport-Parent program, please visit the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport for Parents website. IMPORTANT: Be sure to select "Trails West" as the organization and not Calgary Trails West Jr C or Calgary (search filter Trails, not Trails West). |
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| To re-certify | CLICK HERE to log in to your account and re-certify. Make sure to choose “Certificate Expired? Click here to re-certify” option and NOT “New to this Program?”. Be sure "Trails West" is selected as the organization and not Calgary Trails West Jr C or Calgary. |
| To Transfer (Import) | To transfer your Respect in Sport – Parent certificate from another organization to Hockey Alberta’s program, please review this RIS Importing a Certificate instructions document. Be sure to select "Trails West" as the organization and not Calgary Trails West Jr C or Calgary. |
| To add a child | To add a child to your existing Respect in Sport - Parent certificate, please review the Respect in Sport - Add Child document. A Hockey Canada Hockey ID number will be automatically generated for your child once you have added them to your Respect in Sport account thereby linking your RIS-Parent certification to their Hockey Canada Hockey ID. Be sure "Trails West" is selected as the organization and not Calgary Trails West Jr C or Calgary. |
| To verify you have a valid Respect in Sport | To verify that you have a valid Respect in Sport – Parent certificate if you have previously completed the program, please review the Is my RIS-Parent Certification Valid? document. |
Please review the RIS-Parent New User Guide for assistance in setting up a RIS account, adding your child(ren) and accessing the program.
To begin the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport-Parent program, please visit the Hockey Alberta Respect in Sport for Parents website.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to select "Trails West" as the organization and not Calgary Trails West Jr C or Calgary (search filter Trails, not Trails West).
Note : There is a $12 + GST payment required prior to accessing the program. Trails West and Hockey Calgary do NOT have a pre-registration code. Please pay the required fee.
If you have any issues with your Respect in Sport username or password, please visit the Respect Group Customer Support Portal.
REFUND
Refunds for all programs will be reimbursed to the credit card most recently used in the registration process. Late fees are non-refundable.
LEARN TO SKATE
- Subject to TWHA Board Review;
- Full refund of Regular Registration Fee less $50, less portion of season missed
U7 to U18
- Prior to Evaluations: Full refund of Regular Registration Fee less $50 admin fee
- After Player’s First Skate in Evaluations, Prior to Team assignment: 50% refund of Regular Registration Fee less $50 admin fee
- After Player’s Second Skate in Evaluations, Prior to Team assignment (unless due to illness/injury): 25% refund of Regular Registration Fee less $50 admin fee
- After Team Assignment, refund requests due to illness/injury only, and: Subject to TWHA Board Review; Not to exceed full refund of Regular Registration Fee less $100 admin fee, less 10% of full fee, less portion of season missed
- After Team Assignment, no illness or injury: No refund permitted
*If player has been rostered to a team, the admin fee will be $100 to cover Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta Fees.
PLAYERS LEAVING TO PLAY FOR CALGARY ROYALS
- Full refund of Regular Registration Fee prior to season team formation, prorated if drafted mid-season.
To request a refund, please complete and sign the applicable refund request form below and email the form to the TWHA Administrator.
ELITE TRYOUT (CALGARY ROYALS & CALGARY FIRE)
U13 players who are trying out for Calgary Royals or Calgary Fire must pay their Trails West Registration fees and will be refunded if they are drafted to an elite team.
U15/U18 players will have the option to defer their Trails West Registration Fees when registering. It will look like this:
IMPORTANT: Trails West registration does NOT register your player with the Calgary Royals or Calgary Fire. You must register your player separately for the elite try-outs.
Should your player return to Trails West after August 15, 2025 and they were not previously registered with Trails West under the above noted registration options, there is no guarantee they will be accepted by Trails West and a late registration fee of $100 will apply if accepted.
If you are unsure how to register as a Elite player, please contact the TWHA Administrator, Calgary Royals Administrator or the GHC Administrator.
jUNIOR c (u21)
Junior C Head Coach: Francesco Marasco coachU21C@trailswesthockey.com
Junior C Coordinator: Julian Midgley U21C@trailswesthockey.com
Junior C Structure
Registration is required to try-out for the Junior team. Participants must earn their spot on the team as registration does not guarantee a spot. Players or goaltenders can only try-out with one Junior team at a time and must be released from that team before registering/trying out with another Junior team. This applies to Junior B and Junior C teams. Please review the TWHA Jr C Information Sheet noted below for more information.
Junior players NEW TO TRAILS WEST or TRANSFERRING from another association
Please email TWHA Administrator with your full name, Hockey Canada ID number and/or your date of birth. A request to transfer your Hockey Canada profile from your previous association will need to be made and approved prior to you registering with Trails West.
EXISTING Trails West players new to Junior C
Please go ahead and register at the "Junior C" link at the top of this page.
2024-2025 Season Information
Tentative Practice Ice Times
Fridays - 9:45 PM to 11:00 PM - Flames Community Arenas
JUNIOR C REGISTRATION- CLOSED
This form (Junior C) is for players aged 18-20 years old only.
After September 6, 2025 (when evaluations begin), if interested in trying-out, please contact the Trails West Jr C Head Coach at coachU21C@trailswesthockey.com to discuss team opportunities before reaching out to the TWHA Administrator
reGISTRATION FORM DETAILS
| RESPECT IN SPORT- PARENT | A valid Respect in Sport Parent Certification is required for every registrant. If your certificate was taken in 2019 or prior it has not expired and must be renewed before registering for the 2024-2025 Season. Log in to your Spordle Account or your Respect in Sport account to verify the status of your certification. |
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| EMAIL ADDRESS FOR TWHA COMMUNICATIONS | "Participant Email" - This should be the email address that will be the main email address for all TWHA communication (including emails regarding evaluations). This email is considered your TeamLinkt Roster Email and can be different than your TeamLinkt Account Email that you use to login to TeamLinkt. |
| HOCKEY CANADA REGISTRATION NUMBER (HOCKEY CANADA ID) | Required for verification purposes at the beginning of registration. You will be unable to continue registration unless this verification is successful. Please refer to TWHA's How Do I Find My Hockey Canada ID document for help. |
| HOCKEY CANADA DIVISION | Refer to 2024-2025 Age Divisions for assistance on what age is considered what age division. |
| HOCKEY CANADA POSITION | Applies to only U13 to U21 registrants and U11 designated Goaltenders. Options are Forward, Defence or Goaltender. U7-U9 and U11 player registrants can leave this question blank or choose Player. |
| HOCKEY CANADA REQUIRED QUESTIONS | There are drop-down menu options to choose from, including prefer not to say. Hockey Canada required questions include: Province / Gender / Ethnicity / Indigenous Group / Birth Country. |
| WAIVERS & AGREEMENTS | TWHA, Hockey Calgary and Hockey Canada waivers, acknowledgements and agreements of policies and consent will be required to be read and accepted during the registration process. Please take the time to review each of these waivers and policies while you are on the registration form. |
| PLAYER MEDICAL FORM | The Hockey Canada Player Medical Information Sheet will be required to be completed, signed and uploaded to continue with the registration process. It is a PDF fillable form but can be downloaded and manually completed as well. |
| U11 HYBRID GOALLIE | This policy allows registrants in the U11 age division the opportunity to participate as both a ‘skater’ and a ‘goaltender’. There will be a question on the registration form that asks if your participant is interested in this position. Please review the Hockey Calgary U11 Hybrid Goalie Policy and the TWHA U11 Hybrid Goalie Policy for an overview and expectations of the policy prior to registration. |
| U13/ U15/ U18 ELITE TRY OUT | For details on the registration fee options available for Elite Tryout players, please see the below section Elite Tryouts. |
| U15/ U18 BODY CHECKING | Please indicate if a U15 / U18 participant is interested in body-checking. Should a participant change their mind after registration, please contact the TWHA Administrator or the appropriate Age Group Coordinator (U15 AGC / U18 AGC). IMPORTANT: This information will be used during evaluations however, it does not guarantee the participant a spot on a body-checking team. A participant must earn their placement through evaluations to a body-checking Tier 1 - 3 team. |