HOCKEY EASTERN ONTARIO 

                      One Team, One Mission, One Goal 

Bulletin: 2021/22-06 

To: District Chairs, MHA’s, Junior League, Junior Teams, SHEO, Special Hockey 

CC: HEO Board of Directors, HEO Staff 

From: HEO RTH Implementation Task Team 

Date: June 2, 2021 

Re: 2021/2022 Return to Hockey Statement 

As the 2021-22 hockey season approaches, Hockey Eastern Ontario and its member Associations and Leagues  are making plans for a safe return to hockey this fall. 

We are encouraged by the progress both locally and throughout the province that everyone is making in their  efforts to get vaccinated and to help reduce the spread of Covid-19. 

Hockey Eastern Ontario encourages our Minor Hockey Associations to begin registration for this coming season  and to plan for a regular start later this summer and early fall. 

Parents of players should contact their Minor Hockey Associations in order to register their children. 

To help Associations and Leagues prepare for the 2021-22 season, Hockey Eastern Ontario’s Return to Hockey  Framework which includes health and safety protocols, will be modified to accommodate changes in public  health guidance and Provincial regulations. We remain committed to supporting our Minor Hockey Associations  and Leagues. 

Hockey Eastern Ontario will continue to abide by and operate in accordance with Provincial regulations and  legislation, and seek guidance from Ottawa Public Health, Renfrew County Public Health, Eastern Ontario Health,  Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health and our Chief Medical Officer who is in contact with colleagues from  across Canada. 

We understand that our hockey families seek some certainty regarding the opportunity to resume play. We are  also excited to have our teams back on the ice and are optimistic that hockey in this region will resume shortly. 

While we eagerly await the start of the 2021-22 season, Hockey Eastern Ontario encourages its volunteers,  officials, players and everyone’s families to stay healthy, remain active this summer and most importantly, to get  vaccinated.