GRAHA Season Registration

HOCKEY REGISTRATION IS A 3-STEP PROCESS

1. Register with USA Hockey All players must register every year to obtain a new USA Hockey number.

2. Register your player with GRAHA. Please make sure you have your new USA Hockey # handy as this is required when registering for GRAHA.

New this year: ALL players will need to upload their birth certificate in order to complete registration, regardless of having submitted in past years. Moving forward, only new players will be required to complete this step.

There are also 3 DocuSign forms that need to be electronically signed & submitted in order to complete registration:

Player Code of Conduct, Parent Code of Conduct, DIBS Acknowledgement

3. Attend one of the Registration Nights at Yanmar Arena to submit your DIBS check and obtain your cash raffle tickets:

Monday, September 16th; 5pm-8pm OR Wednesday, September 18th; 5pm-8pm

These are the ONLY dates that tickets are available to pick-up. If tickets are not picked-up during this time, your tickets will be forfeited.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

NEW THIS YEAR:

Prefer to pay by check to avoid the credit card service fee? You can now use your checking account information online with ZERO fee!

To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or Checking account information available. 

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE

Please complete the form below. Directions on where to turn in the paperwork are on the form. This form is similar to the free and reduced lunch program of ISD 318 and follows its income guidelines.

FREE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

NEW Beginner/6U players are eligible for head to skate equipment. Players will be sized and ordered on In-Person Registration Night, 

September 16th or September 18th; 5pm-8pm

Yanmar Arena

A Huge Thank You goes out to Clafton Skate for making this program possible!

VOLUNTEER (DIBS) DEPOSITS

DIBS Deposit of $450 per player will be required for 10U, 12U, 15U, Squirt, Peewee, and Bantam players.  

DIBS Deposit of $150 per player will be required for 6U, 8U, Minis and Mites.

Checks will be collected at the In Person Registration Nights and will be shredded following fulfillment of 9 volunteer shifts per player 10U, Squirt, 12U, Peewee, 15U & Bantam, and 3 volunteer shifts per player 6U, 8U, Minis and Mites, OR deposited in lieu of fulfillment of volunteer responsibilities.

All DIBS are combined, meaning concessions & tournaments are not separate.

A DIBS check is required for each player and cannot be combined into one check for families with more than one player. For instance, if you have a Mite and a Bantam, you will need to submit 2 separate checks: one for $150 (Mite) and one for $450 (Bantam)

Parents WILL NOT receive their cash raffle tickets if a DIBS check has not been collected, and players WILL NOT be allowed on the ice if a DIBS check has not been collected.

AGE LEVELS

LEVEL BIRTHDATE RANGE

Mini Mite/6U: June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021

Mite/8U: June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017

Squirt/10U: June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2015

Peewee/12U: June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2013

Bantam/15U: June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2011

Junior Gold: June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2009

Hockey Start Dates

Week of September 30th: Bantam, 15U, Peewee, 12U

Week of October 7th: Squirts and 10U

Week of October 21st: Mites, Mini-Mites (Int/Beg), 8U, 6U

2024-2025

Cash Raffle Fundraising Fees for 2024-2025:

Junior Gold = $180

Bantam/15U = $1,155

Peewee/12U = $900 

Squirt/10U = $690 

Mites/8U = $200 

Beg/6U = $160

GOALIES: Squirt/10U goalies are free! Peewee/12U, Bantam/15U goalies will receive up to $1K reimbursement on goalie equipment and/or training with submission of a receipt dated 8/15/2024-3/1/2025.

Receipts should be submitted to GrandRapidsHockey@gmail.com.

All registration fees are returned to you in the form of raffle tickets. All fees can be recovered if all of the raffle tickets that you receive are sold! Cash raffle tickets are ONLY distributed upon receipt of your registration fee & DIBS check(s) - and are ONLY available for pick-up at one of the two In Person Registration nights (Sept 16th and Sept 18th, 5pm-8pm at Yanmar Arena).

Note: Children must be the age of 3 by July 1st, 2024 in order to register and play hockey.

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