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How many games are needed for a player/team to be eligible for Districts/States/Nationals (12/1/2023)


MAHA Annual Guide 2023-2024
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 2023-2024
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 2023-2024
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 2023-2024
Rules & Regulations; X.  5.

Player Requirement

Teams Player Requirement By
National bound: Tier 1 18U, 16O, 15O, 14U Btm Maj, 13 Only 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 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, 13 Only 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 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