Alaska Hockey Families,

We hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with fun and adventures! We would like to take a moment of your time to update you on some exciting changes coming your way for the 2023-2024 season.

This season we will be hosting a seeding committee for the 10Min/Maj and 12Min/Maj Alaska Comp League. After the first two tournaments of the year (Termination Dust and 907 Hockey), a committee will determine which teams will play in the Major and Minor brackets at their respective age groups. Example, an associations declared Major team could be determined to have a better competitive season at the Minor level, and another associations Minor team could be determined to have a better field of competition in the Major division. The driving force behind this is to foster a competitive atmosphere at all 4 levels of the Alaska League. Associations fielding competitive league teams are free to declare Minor or Major for the first tournaments, with the understanding that an impartial selection committee will make objective recommendations as to where those teams will be placed for subsequent league play and scheduling.

Additionally, Alaska State Hockey will begin a 4 year integration of Player Districting at the Alaska League level (10-12 Min/Maj) beginning in the 2023-2024 season. This will not apply to 2011-2013 birth years. Starting with the 2014 Birth Years, players wishing to play in the Alaska League will play in their designated district. By the 2026-2027 season, all birth years associated with the Alaska Comp League will be playing in district.

There are 2 exceptions to this rule.

1. If your 2014 athlete played out of their district for another association last season, they may continue playing for that association.

2. If you have an approved exemption from the ASHA Comp Council. Exemption requests are due to the VP of the Comp Council no later than July 28th for this playing season. You may email your exemption request to VP of Comp Nate Anderson at n8hcky@gmail.com

We will be posting the Districting document for your review shortly.

We look forward to seeing all of you on the ice for another season in just a few short weeks.

Yours in Hockey,

Alaska State Hockey Association