COVID-19 2020-21
Resources (last updated Mar. 15, 2021):
50/50 and Admittance Fees:
When collecting 50/50 or Admittance Fees:
CMHA COVID-19 Procedure Summary
Detail on Charlottetown Rinks:- Simmons
- Cody Banks
- Bell Aliant Centre
- Current Protocols - timing has changed. Now all groups must enter together 30 minutes before the ice time and leave 20 minutes following the ice time.
- Spectator's Zone Information Sheet and Application
- Hockey PEI Arena Protocol Compilation
- Spectator rules are facility-specific and the latest updates can be found in the files above, summarized in the CMHA COVID-19 Procedure Summary.
- Hockey PEI March 12th Memo
- 2020 Hockey PEI Rink Etiquette & Protocols [video]
- Hockey PEI Statement on Transportation Safety
- Hockey PEI Return to Hockey Plan
- Pre-Fillable Sign-In Excel Sheet (also available as PDF)
- Masks must be worn by everyone at all times, except the players and on-ice officials only when they are on the ice. This includes everyone entering and exiting the facility, players in dressing rooms, coaches on the benches, officials in dressing rooms, and off-ice officials.
- ​Physical distancing must occur where possible.
- Pre-screening must be completed by each individual before entering a facility.
- Contact tracing must occur at each gathering. If no contact tracer is present, you may not enter the facility.
- Players are to show up to the rink with as much equipment on as possible. Users are encouraged to limit time spent in dressing rooms by arriving already dressed.
- For U7, parents may enter to tie skates.
- U9, U11, and U13 divisions should arrive fully dressed where possible. Please refer to the Hockey PEI Statement on Transportation Safety.
- Hand sanitizer must be available in dressing rooms, on the bench, and in the penalty box. It must be used when entering the facility and dressing rooms.
- Games are restricted to the following participants:
- ​Up to 22 participants (including players and coaches) per team.
- 1 trainer (to be provided by the home team).
- 1 off-ice official (timekeeper/scorekeeper).
- 3 on-ice officials (4 where required).
- No team cheers.
- No meeting at the benches (e.g. between periods).
- Minimal breaks between periods.
- Each player must have his/her own clearly identified water bottle.
- Players must immediately separate and distance between whistles. Increasingly severe penalties will be assessed to those who do not follow this rule.
- No fighting at any level.
- No spitting.
- Regular body contact is allowed where allowed under Hockey Canada and Hockey PEI Rules and Regulations, but players must physically distance immediately after the completion of a play.
- Players are encouraged to avoid unnecessary contact or collisions where possible.
50/50 and Admittance Fees:
When collecting 50/50 or Admittance Fees:
- Masks must be worn at all times.
- All selling must occur on entry or online.
- Social distancing must be practiced when possible - no walking in seating area to sell 50/50 tickets.
- Each cohort must have their own access to 50/50 and admittance fee tables - no mixing of 50/50 between cohorts.
- Hand sanitization must be provided at all locations.
- A physical barrier (plexiglass) is to be used where possible.
- Customers are encouraged to bring the correct change to limit interaction.
- All proposed events must be submitted to Hockey PEI through a fundraising permit. Each permit will be approved by HPEI and sent back to the teams when approval is granted.
- The list below are some activities that Hockey PEI will NOT sanction this season:
- Door-to-door sales of anything (e.g. potatoes, apples, or tickets).
- Partnering with a local business to fundraise (e.g. bagging of groceries, fundraising through drive through lines).
- Team photographs are now permitted, as long as the linked protocols are followed.
- If team photos cannot be done with physical distancing (6-feet) then masks must be worn for the entire duration of the team photo process. No exceptions.
- All other team photo activities must be done with respect to Public Health guidelines whether it be inside a facility or out in the community.
- All photographers that are selected by teams/associations to be involved with team photo activity are to be counted within cohort numbers while inside facilities and are to be contact traced.
- You are required to wear a mask upon entering the rink.
- Please arrive at the rink 20 minutes before the scheduled ice time unless the hosting rink has different protocols.
- The contact tracing form can be found here.
- You must ensure that everyone (child and parent) that enters the rink has their name and a phone number recorded. Where possible, please collect information for on-ice officials as well.
- You must retain the physical copy of the sheet and email a full-sized image to alex.macbain@cmhapei.ca immediately upon completion of your ice time.