2025/26 CAHL Season Critical Dates
Updated June 9, 2025
| Season / Playoff Dates | See below for the specific age division details |
| Tiering Break | November 14 - 16, 2025 |
| Christmas Break | December 22, 2025 to January 1, 2026 |
| U9 Weekends Off | November 14 - 16, 2025 & February 13 - 15, 2026 |
| U11 Weekends Off | November 14 - 16, 2025 & February 13 - 15, 2026 |
2025/26 Tiering, Regular Season & Playoff Dates
| Division | Dates |
| U9 | October 24, 2025 to March 15, 2026 |
| U11 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 22, 2026 |
| U13 Tier 1 | October 10, 2025 (*if teams available) to February 8, 2026 ** No team movement after November 13, 2025 Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 22, 2026 |
| U13 Tiers 2, 3, 4 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 8, 2026 |
| U13 Tiers 5 & 6 | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 15, 2026 Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 22, 2026 |
| U15 Tiers | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 8, 2026 Playoffs - February 13, 2026 to March 8, 2026 |
| U18 Tiers | Tiering - October 17, 2025 to November 9, 2025 Regular Season - November 21, 2025 to February 15, 2026 Playoffs - February 20, 2026 to March 15, 2026 |
2025/26 Hockey Alberta Provincial Dates
Updated June 9, 2025
| Division | Provincial Dates | CAHL Declaration Deadline |
| U13 | March 19 - 22, 2026 | March 9, 2026 |
| U15 | March 19 - 22, 2026 | March 9, 2026 |
| U18 | March 26 - 29, 2026 | March 16, 2026 |
2025/26 CAHL Meeting Dates
All meetings will be held online
| Date | Meeting | Attendance |
| September 22, 2025 | Orientation Night | New Directors and Members must attend |
| October 6, 2025 | Regular Meeting | All Directors and Lead Governors must attend |
| October 7, 2025 | Governor Training | All Governors and Leads must attend |
| November 10 - 12, 2025 | Re-Tiering Meetings | Directors, Lead Governors and Governors must attend |
| December 8, 2025 | Regular Meeting | Directors and Lead Governors must attend |
| January 12, 2026 (Cancelled) - Please refer to email sent to Directors Jan. 8, 2026 | Regular Meeting | Directors and Lead Governors Meeting |
| February 9, 2026 | Regular Meeting | Directors and Lead Governors Meeting |
| March 2, 2026 (Postponed) - Date to be announced | Regular Meeting | Directors, Lead Governors & Governors must attend - Banner Distribution |
| April 13, 2026 | AGM | Directors and Lead Governors must attend |
2025/26 Information Deadlines
Please submit all forms and direct all questions or concerns to admin@cahlhockey.net unless otherwise noted.
| Deadline For | Deadline Date & Time |
| Association Contact Form - Form must have CAHL Director, President, Registrar (Admin) and Ice Scheduler to be considered complete. Electronic form to submit. | 11:30 pm September 1, 2025 |
| Initial Team Summary Form - Electronic form to submit. | 11:30 pm September 1, 2025 |
| Governor Information Form - Electronic form to submit. | 11:30 pm September 21, 2025 |
| Association Drop Clock and Flood Declarations - Electronic form to submit. | 11:30 pm September 21, 2025 |
| Team Declaration Form - Click HERE for form. Please submit completed form to admin@cahlhockey.net. | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 |
| Tiering Round Ice Submission - Contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net for more information. | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 |
| Team Contacts Form - Must have a coach and a manager for each team in association complete with emails and phone numbers. Click HERE for form. Please submit completed form to dep@cahlhockey.net. | 11:30 pm October 1, 2025 |
| Data Entry Persons Contact Form - Submitted via completed Google form that will go to CAHL Data Entry Coordinator at dep@cahlhockey.net. Click HERE for form. | 11:30 pm October 5, 2025 |
| Team Rosters Submitted in File Format - Submit HC Roster in new file format complete with jersey numbers via email to CAHL Registrar at registrar@cahlhockey.net (see regulation (j)(iv)). If you are a "Tied-In" Association with Goalline, copies of HC roster still must be sent to League Registrar by this date, and anytime you make a change afterwards. Further instruction will follow regarding "Tied-In" Associations. Please inform League Registrar if you change and become officially with Goalline. See Registrar's Handbook for further instruction. | 11:30 pm October 5, 2025 |
| Regular Season Ice Submission - Contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net for more information. | 11:30 pm October 27, 2025 |
| Tournament Blackout Dates By Team Form - Managers: Submit your blackout dates to your ice coordinator. They will compile and submit all your association's blackout dates to the CAHL Scheduler on your behalf. Link to necessary form coming soon. Please contact Traci at scheduler1@cahlhockey.net or Pam at admin@cahlhockey.net with any questions. IMPORTANT!! Please ensure NO tournaments are entered during tiering round. Also, NO tournament entries are allowed for the first TWO weekends or the LAST weekend of regular season! | 11:30 pm October 27, 2025 |