Good Evening,

I am sure you are all aware by now that Dr. Strang announced some new measures today. Starting tomorrow indoors sports will be limited to 10 participants. SMHA will take additional measures at this time and will shutdown from 22 Dec until 1 Jan. Teams will be allowed back on the ice as of 2 Jan, and will follow the Public Health restrictions of 10 participants until 12 Jan. We are still awaiting guidance from HNS but I don't expect any changes. During this period SMHA will continually reassess the COVID environment and will adjust as required. 

Rod Sturge

Vice President & Interim President

Saturday Dec 18th 2021

COVID-19 Update:

Hello SMHA Members,

As always the safety of our members in our association is the number one priority during this time. In efforts to continue to keep safety at the top of our  list, and  following with other minor hockey centres in the area, the executive has decided  to  implement the following measures as of  Monday December 20th at 9:00 am.  

Monday December 20th 2021 9:00 am

All Game play will be paused

You may use your “ game time” ice for single team practice.

No more shared ice practice.

Division VP’s will coordinate shared ice times into single team ice times. If you miss your first ice time due to this , ice accommodations will be made at the first opportunity to do so. Every effort will be made tomake up the time as soon as available.

No developments sessions/Goalie Sessions 

These ice times will be redistributed through the organization based on needs.

NO more Mezzanine rentals 

NEW ARENA ENTRY POLICY 

• Arrive FULLY DRESSED for games/ice times 20 mins before start time.

• MASKS ON for all coaches/players until you enter the ice surface.

• All coaches who coach with multiple teams /organizations must wear a mask while on the ice at all times.

• NO affiliate players for practices or games.

• Only Team staff permitted on the ice times.

• NO parents in the dressing rooms. U7/U9 chairs will be set up in the hallway for dressing assistance.

• Spectator limits are back into effect at 150 Capacity . However if we can limit the amount of traffic in the arena we will limit the possible spread of COVID-19. So we encourage you to drop your player off and pick them up if safe to do so. 

Any Further questions should be directed at the SMHA Executive via email. Any Saftey concerns to Safety rep Danielle Macdonald at safety@flyershockey.ca

Thank you all again for your continued cooperation during this time. If we all follow the rules , we can get back into game play in a timly manner.

          Stay Safe,

SMHA Executive

Sackville Flyers are sharing the following update from Hockey Nova Scotia.

As mentioned in the update, Dr. Strang is meeting with Sport Nova Scotia and HockeyNS will be in that meeting.

Stay tuned, likely more updates and clarification to follow.

Thank you, and stay safe!

SMHA Board of Directors

Congrats to the Sackville Flyers U11AA team on thier silver medal win at the Allan Sullivan Memorial Tournament. It was a hard fought battle against the Pictou Crushers! Great job Flyers! #flyersproud

Congrats to our Sackville Flyers U11A team orange,  who won the Allan Sullivan Tournament on the weekend . Defeating  Pictou County 6-4 in the final. This capped off a 5-0 week-end for the team!

#flyersproud  

Hello Flyers, 

Please see the following news release/ and Hockey Nova Scotia's statement regarding team travel out of province for "sports related" activites for kids aged 11 and younger.  We have enclosed the article as well as links to the new information. We will post more information as it develops. We know this may impact some of our teams, please reach out for futher help if needed regarding tournaments etc. Thank you for your continued support and patience as we navigate the ever changing COIVD-19 Protocols.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL GLOBAL NEWS ARTICLE

CLICK HERE FOR NS TRAVEL INFORMATION

Good afternoon everyone, 

Earlier today, the province announced that effective immediately, there are new restrictions on out-of-province travel for children age 11 and younger for the purpose of participating in sports, arts, culture events.

Children age 11 and younger are also restricted from entering Nova Scotia for these activities.

Individuals, businesses and organizations in Nova Scotia cannot host sports games, competitions and tournaments that include children 11 and younger from outside the province as participants. They also cannot participate in these types of events outside Nova Scotia.

These restrictions will remain in place until at least early January and will be re-evaluated then.

Children can continue to travel to attend these types of events as spectators. They can continue to travel for regular practices, lessons and rehearsals, which is lower risk because they are interacting with the same group all the time.

All other travel restrictions remain in place. They are detailed here.

To read the complete release from the province, please click here.

These measures are in place to ensure that we can continue to keep playing. Thank you all for your hard work and continued support.

Sincerely,

Amy Walsh
Executive Director
Hockey Nova Scotia

Arnie Farrell
President
Hockey Nova Scotia

Garreth MacDonald
Communications & Special Events Director
Hockey Nova Scotia
259 Commodore Drive
Dartmouth, NS, B3B 0M1
902.454.9400
hockeynovascotia.ca