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Stay on top of all key dates and events with the PCAHA Action Calendar. This calendar is your go-to tool for tracking important deadlines, tournaments, meetings, and other crucial activities throughout the hockey season. Never miss a beat—keep your schedule aligned with the PCAHA’s, and ensure you’re always ready for what’s next.

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2026-2027 Important Dates

AUGUST, 2026:

All players must be registered in HCR for purpose of coverage under Hockey Canada insurance as soon as they register with their Association.

All new players registering with an Association must be registered on PCAHA player registration forms [PCAHA Section C(1)].

  • Aug. 3 (Mon.) – B.C. Day.
  • Aug. 15 – Team Declaration Deadline – Female “A” teams in U13, U15, and U18.
  • Aug. 19 (Wed.) – PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:00 PM).
  • Aug. 26 (tent.) – PCAHA League Managers Seminar #1 (U11-U21) (7:00 PM).


SEPTEMBER, 2026:

Coach/Manager Meetings – For the meeting date and time for your division and categ­ory, please contact your League Manager or Managing Director.

  • Sept. 1 – Last date for submission of Applications for Player Movement under the “Special Player Movement” section in U18 and below.  Associations may apply for late consideration of a Special Player Movement up to September 15th.
  • Sept. 7 (Mon.) – Labour Day.
  • Sept. 8 (Tues.) – Schools open for 2026-2027 school year.
  • Sept. 12 (tent.) – PCAHA League Managers Seminar #2 (U11-U21) (10:00 AM).
  • Sept. 14-20 – National Coaches Week (Coaching Association of Canada).
  • Sept. 15 – Team Declaration Deadline – all U11, U13, U15, and U18 teams (except Female U13 “A”, Female U15 “A”, and Female U18 “A”).  After this date, teams may be entered or withdrawn only with the Managing Director’s permission.
  • Sept. 16 (Wed.) – PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:00 PM).
  • Sept. 20 – Approximate start of PCEHL U13A Hub League regular season schedule.
  • Sept. 20 – PCEHL Female U13 District Development Program – Development Day.
  • Sept. 25 – Team Declaration Deadline – U21 teams only.
  • Sept. 26-27 – PCAHA-VIAHA Female Interlock Weekend.
  • Sept. 27 (Sun.) – 1st PCAHA Presidents Caucus meeting (9:30 AM).
  • Sept. 28 – Approx. start of Placement Round Schedules – Female leagues (U11-U21).
  • Sept. 30 (Wed.) – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Canada).

OCTOBER, 2026:

All teams – before a team may compete in League play (including Placement Round for “A” teams and Balancing Round for “C” teams), all participating players and team officials must be registered on the team roster in the Hockey Canada Registry (HCR).

Coach/Manager Meetings – For the meeting date and time for your division and categ­ory, please contact your League Manager or Managing Director.

  • Oct. 1 – Subject to each “C” League’s policy, earliest date for inter-Association exhibi­tion games to be played in U9 [see Appendix #1 – Cross-Ice Hockey Guidelines].
  • Oct. 6 – Approx. start of Placement Round Schedules – “A” leagues (U11-U21).
  • Oct. 12 (Mon.) – Thanksgiving Day (Canada); Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day (USA).
  • Oct. 15 – Team Declaration Deadline – U7 and U9 teams (integrated and Female).
  • Oct. 16 – Approx. start of “C” League schedules (U11-U21).
  • Oct. 21 (Wed.) – PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:00 PM). 

NOVEMBER, 2026:

  • Nov. 1-7 – World Male U17 Hockey Challenge (Oakville, ON).
  • Nov. 2 – Approx. start of regular season schedules – Female leagues (U11-U21).
  • Nov. 6-16 – 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship (Herning & Esbjerg, Denmark).
  • Nov. 10 – Approx. start of regular season schedules – “A” leagues (U11-U21).
  • Nov. 11 (Wed.) – Remembrance Day (Canada); Veterans’ Day (USA).
  • Nov. 15 – “C” team balancing to be reviewed by the Managing Director and League Manager(s) [see PCAHA Section B(1)(b)].
  • Nov. 18 (Wed.) – PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (7:30 PM).
  • Nov. 26 (Thurs.) – Thanksgiving Day (USA).
  • Nov. 29 (Sun.) (tent.) – PCAHA Semi-Annual General Meeting (9:30 AM).

 DECEMBER, 2026:

  • Dec. 1 – “C” team balancing to be completed [see PCAHA Section B(1)(b)].
  • Dec. 1 – Deadline for coaches of HC-carded teams to attain required coaching levels [see BC Hockey Reg. 3].
  • Dec. 1 – Safety Program (HCSP) deadline:
    • To be eligible for BC Hockey Championships, each HC-carded team must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see BC Hockey Reg. 2].
    • To be eligible for playoffs, each non-HC-carded team (U11 and above) must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see PCAHA B(6)(b)].
    • Each U7 and U9 team must have at least one qualified Safety Person registered by this date [see PCAHA Section B(6)(c)].
  • Dec. 1 – Last date to register a HC-carded team [see BC Hockey Reg. 2].
  • Dec. 1 – Deadline for “A” Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 teams to declare their intent to com­pete in a higher category for BC Hockey Championships [see BC Hockey Reg. 7].
  • Dec. 1 – Earliest date for start of U9 league schedules [see PCAHA Section R(3)(d)(ii)].
  • Dec. 5-11 (tent.) – 21st annual Presidents League Joe Morellato Memorial U18 “C” Scholarship Tournament.
  • Dec. 9 (Wed.) – PCAHA Executive Committee meeting (in person, time t.b.a.).
  • Dec. 13-14 – PCAHA Female District Development Program – U13 Development Weekend.
  • Dec. 15 – Deadline for all U7 and U9 coaches to have completed the Coach 1 – Intro Coach clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3].
  • Dec. 15 – Deadline for all non-HC-carded coaches (U11 and above) to have com­pleted the Coach 2 – Coach Level clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3].
  • Dec. 15 – Deadline for all U11, U13, and U15 team Head Coaches to have completed the Instructional Stream Checking Clinic [see BC Hockey Reg. 3].
  • Dec. 16 – Final date for an Association President to request movement of an “A” team between Flights (U11-U21).
  • Dec. 18 (Fri.) – Schools close for Winter Vacation.
  • Dec. 19-Jan. 3 – School Winter Vacation.
  • Dec. 20 – Approx. end of regular season schedules prior to Winter Break.
  • Dec. 23 – Final date for moving “A” teams between Flights [see PCAHA “A” Placement Policy, Part A(6); PCAHA U11 “A” Hockey Regulations, Part B(4)].
  • Dec. 26-Jan. 5 – IIHF World Junior Men’s Championship (Edmonton & Red Deer, AB).
  • Dec. 31 – Final date for a non-HC-carded team to correct a Safety Program deficiency.
  • Dec. 31 – Deadline for withdrawal of “A” teams from PCAHA championship playoffs.
  • Dec. 31 – Deadline for U13-U18 “A” teams ranked lower than 16th place in their playoff Tier to declare their intention to participate in PCAHA championship playoffs [Section N(3)(a)(ii)].
  • Dec. 31 – Last date for HC-carded teams to declare their intention to withdraw from BC Hockey Championships without penalty [see BC Hockey Reg. 7].