Qualification for the 2017 MD Championships – St. Catharines:
At the December 2, 2009 Representative Council Meeting, the following Motion was passed:
“To qualify for the MD Championships with the exception of the Host Centre St. Catharines, all other teams must win their Play-down Semi-Final round.”
Qualifiers from the West MD League:
The Regular Season first-place finisher qualifies for the Tier 1 Championship and the final remaining berth will go to the MD West Champion. If the Regular Season first-place finisher is also the West MD Champion, the remaining berth for the Tier 1 Championships will go to the West MD Championship Finalist. The next two seeded teams at the conclusion of the MD West Playdown Semi-Final Competition, will qualify for the ALLIANCE Hockey MD Tier 2 Championships.
MD WEST
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DIVISIONS
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ALLIANCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
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Minor Atom MD
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Stratford Warriors
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Atom MD
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North London Nationals
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Minor Pee Wee MD
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West London Hawks
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Pee Wee MD
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London Bandits Black
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Minor Bantam MD
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North London Nationals
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Bantam MD
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North London Nationals
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Novice Tier 1, 2 and 3 West MD League:
Two Teams will qualify from each Novice Division. The regular season first-place finisher qualifies for the Championship, the remaining birth will go to the MD West Champion. If the Regular Season first-place finisher is also the West MD Champion, the final remaining birth for the Championships will go to the West MD Championship Finalist.
MD WEST
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DIVISIONS
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ALLIANCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
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Novice Tier 1 MD
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West London Hawks
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Novice Tier 2 MD
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West London Hawks
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Novice Tier 3 MD
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Sarnia Sting
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Qualifiers from the East/Central MD League:
All Playdown Semi-Final winners will advance to the Tier 1 & Tier 2 Championships at Novice Tier 1 through to Midget Tier 2 with the following exception:
If St. Catharines does not win a Playdown Semi-Final round in the division which they participate, they will automatically gain a berth as Host. Where St. Catharines is Host in a particular division, the other remaining berth is the winner of the East/Central MD League Championship.
Note: St. Catharines does not have a team in the following Divisions:
Novice Tier 1, Novice Tier 2, Novice Tier 3, Peewee, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget
MD Minor Midget:
Regular Season play ends on March 31st. Teams will be seeded into Tier 1 and Tier 2 after the Regular Season with the 4 teams in each respective Tier advancing to the MD Championships.
Note: There are no teams from West MD.
Midget MD Championships - Kitchener, March 3-5, 2017
For more information on the 2017 Midget MD Championships please click here.