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How many games are needed for a player/team to be eligible for Districts/States/Nationals (11/12/2022)
MAHA Annual Guide 2022-2023
Rules and Regulations
II Registration and Rostering
F. All teams are required to be District and State eligible for the classification, division and category in which they are rostered.
| Category | Division | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Tier I | AAA | 14U, 15 Only, 16 Only &18U Youth |
| Tier I | AAA | 14U – 19U Girls |
| Travel | AAA | 10U - 12U Youth & Girls, |
| Tier II | AA | 14U - 18U Youth |
| Tier II | AA | 14U – 19U Girls |
| Travel | AA | 10U - 12U Youth& Girls |
| Travel | A | 9U, 11U & 13U Youth |
| Tier III | B, BB | 10U - 18U Youth |
| Tier III | B | 10U – 19U Girls |
| Cross-Ice | N/A | 6U & 8U |
X. Rules and Regulations for District and State Playoffs
2. Eligibility for District & State Playoffs.
a. To be eligible to enter the MAHA District and/or State playoffs, only teams rostered legally in Michigan and conforming to all USA Hockey and MAHA age classification, division classification and Registration Rules and Regulations are eligible to enter District Playoffs. Teams shall only be eligible in the age classification, category, and division in which they play the majority of their games prior to districts or States.
Common factors to be district eligible are:
All teams must play a minimum number of games in their Category (Tier 1,2,3), Division (ie: AAA, AA, A, B, BB), and Classification (ie: 18U, 14U, etc).
All players must play a minimum number of games in their Category (Tier 1,2,3), Division (AAA, AA, A, B, BB), and Classification (ie:18U, 14U, etc).
In addition for Tier 3 teams, they must meet the sliding scale for birth year.
MAHA Annual Guide 2022-2023
Rules & Regulations; IV. D. 6.
In addition for Tier 3 teams, they must not exceed the number of out of District players.
MAHA Annual Guide 2022-2023
Rules & Regulations; IV. D. 2.
For non-compliance with the above, an exception must be approved by the MAHA State Playoff Committee.
MAHA Annual Guide 2022-2023
Rules & Regulations; X. 5.
Player Requirement
| Teams | Player Requirement | By |
| National bound: Tier 1 18U, 16O, 15O, 14U Btm Maj | 10 with the team playing in States | before the first game of the state playoffs |
| National bound: Tier 2 14U | 10 with the team playing in Districts/States | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
| Non-National bound: Tier 1 13U, 12U, 11U, 10U | 7 with the team playing in States | before the first game of the state playoffs |
| Non-National bound: Tier 2 13U, 12U, 11U, 10U, 9U | 7 with the team playing in Districts/States | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
| Non-National bound: B House Squirt | 7 with the team playing in Districts/States | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
Team Requirement
| Teams | Team Requirement | By |
| National bound: Tier 1 18U, 16O, 15O, 14U Btm Maj | 17 in classification, category, division | before the first game of the state playoffs |
| National bound: Tier 2 14U | 17 in classification, category, division | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
| Non-National bound: Tier 1 13U, 12U, 11U, 10U | 14 in classification, category, division | before the first game of the state playoffs |
| Non-National bound: Tier 2 13U, 12U, 11U, 10U, 9U | 14 in classification, category, division | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
| Non-National bound: B House Squirt | 14 in classification, category, division | before the earliest of February 1 or before the regularly scheduled first game of District Playoffs |
