The mission of the Edina Hockey Association is to design programs aimed at creating a fun, fair and safe hockey environment which increases participation and improves skills, while developing respect for others, self confidence and teamwork in our student athletes.

Respect: Treat others better than you expect to be treated.

Sportsmanship: Foster a sense of fair play, humility in victory and graciousness in defeat, as well as friendship with teammates and opponents alike for players, coaches, and parents.

Integrity: Demonstrate honest and fair play, beyond simple strict adherence to the rules and regulations of the game.

Excellence: Pursue the highest level of personal achievement as a player, and collective achievement as a team and an organization.

Teamwork: Learn the value of working together and inclusion for all members of a team as hockey is a team sport. Success on the ice, as in many aspects of life, is best achieved working as a team, towards a shared goal.

Loyalty: Develop a loyalty to the ideals of the sport and the fellow members of the hockey community. 7. Enjoyment: Have fun, and have satisfying and rewarding experiences that benefit all participants.

The D6 one league rule has been replaced with a player commitment contracts that reads as follows -

COMMITMENT TO TEAM – Players are expected to participate in all team activities (practices, games, tournaments, etc). An allowance for an “excused absence” upon notice that is reasonable under the circumstances may be established by teams and associations. However, unexcused absence is grounds for consequence to a player, as determined by the team or association, up to and including suspension.

Player Guidelines

• Play for FUN.
• Work hard to improve your skills.
• Be a team player – get along with your teammates.
• Learn teamwork, sportsmanship and discipline.
• Be on time for practices and games.
• Learn the rules and play by them. Always be a good sport.
• Respect your coach, your teammates, and your parents, opponents and officials.
• Never argue with an official or a coach’s decision.