The NEGHL Board will review all applications.
Note: Program mergers, take-overs, and buyouts / change of ownership, and home rink location changes are considered new organizations and are subject to meeting the same criteria.
The NEGHL Board requires the following criteria for probationary inclusion be met.
a.) The needs of the league. The NEGHL Board will review competitiveness and organizational stature
b.) Requesting organization have teams at 3 age of 5 divisions from: U10, U12, U14, U16, U19 (U8 excluded)
c.) Meet Geographical location / market saturation. Must be greater than 20 miles or 30 minutes to an existing / current NEGHL program
If given probationary inclusion, then the following 2 criteria MUST be met by the League's Annual Meeting (Summer)
d.) Must provide minimum ice as required by age division
e.) Must be a club organization