2026-27 RO Player Intent to Tryout
2026-2027 RINGETTE ONTARIO PLAYER INTENT TO TRYOUT
For the 2026-2027 season, all athletes wishing to tryout for U14 - U19 AA and A are required to complete the online player intent-to-tryout/play form by the deadline listed
below. Please complete one (1) form for each athlete in your family.
Deadline for submission is March 16, 2026
*Athletes wanting to tryout for AA/A teams will not be allowed to participate in any tryout session without having completed the online form.
*Any changes to intent forms will only be accepted via email from your Home Club President (president@rhringette.com) to Savannah Baker (savannah@ringetteontario.com).
*Please note that the data collected on these forms will not be made public and will only be available to Ringette Ontario Staff and Association Presidents. This data will only be viewed/used for the purpose of making informed decisions regarding team allocation/hosts and interest levels for each level/division of play with the intention of creating meaningful competition for the athletes in these associations for the 2026-2027 season. This is only to gauge interest and does not commit the player to trying out at any association.
PURPOSE OF THESE FORMS:
- The intent-to-tryout form is designed to assist the associations in Ontario, and Ringette Ontario, in determining team hosts/allocation for A/AA teams for the 2026-2027 season. Please note that at this time, no decisions have been made regarding host associations for any divisions/levels.
- The intent form is also intended to determine interest in the U12 program for the 2026-2027 season. Please note that the U12 process will remain similar to previous years and there will not be tryouts or team formation in the spring for this division.
- The intent form is also intended to determine interest in the U14-U19 B/C programs for the 2026-2027 season. Having an idea of how many athletes are interested in these divisions will allow the associations and Ringette Ontario to start planning and allocating resources earlier to create a much smoother team formation process in the fall for these players/teams.
*Please note that no decisions regarding host associations/team allocation will be made/finalized until the deadline to submit intent forms passes
NEW FOR THIS SEASON:
- AA Skaters may tryout for 2 associations maximum and A Skaters may tryout for 3 associations maximum as per the following rules
- Home association
- Current association
- Any other association offering AA at the applicable age level IF Home/Current associations are not offering a team up to the maximum allowed number of tryouts
- AA/A Goalies may tryout for 3 associations maximum as per the following rules
- Home association
- Current association
- Any other association(s) offering AA at the applicable age level up to a maximum of 3 total associations
- 3rd Year U19 players may be granted exceptions if intending to move for school
- 3rd Year U19 players can only accept a spot on one of the following teams
- U19AA
- U19A
- University
- NRL (can hold a second spot as an AP player only)
Please refer to the RO Club Team Formation Policy for more details.
KEY TERMS:
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Home Association: The local association to which the player is eligible to play by residency.
- Ex. I live in Markham, so my home association is Markham-Stouffville - The association to which the player has been released for level of play for 3 consecutive seasons will then be considered the player’s “Home Association”.
- Ex. A player who lives in Oshawa has been released to play for Whitby for the last 3 seasons, so they are now a home player to Whitby for the 4th season and moving forward
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Current Association: The association to which a player has been released for level of play for the current season will then be considered the player’s “Current Association”.
- Ex. Markham-Stouffville player played for Richmond Hill U14AA this season, so they are now current to Richmond Hill
