Founded more than 20 years ago, the Kanata Girls Hockey Association grew slowly until 1990 when the first ever Women's World Championships were played here in Ottawa.  Registration shot through the roof, and we have continued to grow to become the largest Girls Association in Eastern Ontario with to nearly 700 players of all ages, playing on more than 40 teams.  We are also one of the few female organizations that offer girls and women every level of play from introduction up to adult.

The KGHA draws girls from Kanata as well as the neighboring communities of Goulbourn and West Carleton.  Our annual KGHA tournaments draw teams from across the province, Quebec and the U.S.

Kanata, once a city of more than 50,000 people, and often referred to as Silicon Valley North (or the home of the Ottawa Senators), is now a western suburb of Ottawa.  We are located 20km west of downtown on Highway 417, to the west of Highway 416.

 

Our mailing address is: PO Box 24168, 300 Eagleson Road, Kanata, ON  K2M 2C3

 

Our office phone number is: 613-836-4004

Our fax number is 613-248-5228    NEW!


Constitution

 

Our Constitution is being updated to reflect changes from the June 27, 2008 Annual General Meeting, and those changes will be posted to here soon. To reference the pre-AGM Constitution, click here. 

Amendments to this document can only be made only at our AGM. To have an amendment considered, it must be submitted to our Secretary no less than 30 days in advance of the AGM.

 

 

Our Bylaws and Regulations document is being updated to reflect changes from the June 27, 2008 Annual General Meeting, and those changes will be posted to here soon. To reference the pre-AGM document, click here. 

Amendments to this document can only be made only at our AGM. To have an amendment considered, it must be submitted to our Secretary no less than 30 days in advance of the AGM.

Policy

At the September 29, 2005 coach and manager meeting, the Executive distributed a draft policy manual to serve as general guidance for the season. On February 13, 2006 a revised draft document was posted to this website, with requests for submissions for proposed amendments. An open workshop was held March 7, 2006 to discuss the topics identified in need of improvements, and on April 17, 2006 the first officially documented policy of the KGHA was voted into place. Over the next few months, additional sections can be expected to be voted into place. To review that which is official, please refer to the Resource section.

 

 

In developing the policy manual, it became clear that the Executive needed to also document guidance it has developed over many years, which could not be made official policy, because it is not always achievable. This guidance can be found in the Resource section with Policy.

Gilhooly Volunteer Recognition Award

Each year the members of the KGHA are encouraged to nominate an individual to receive the Gilhooly Volunteer Recognition Award. This award is presented to a volunteer, or husband and wife team, who have shown exceptional dedication and commitment to the KGHA. To learn about our past winners, click here.

 

 

Beginning in 2005, the KGHA will recognize a team for their contributions to their community. During the year we all receive a great deal from our community, and this award recognizes teams that have made an effort to give back to it on behalf of their team, and the association.

 

 

In recognition of the inspiration Emilie Joinette has provided so many of us, we presented her with our first ever Passion for Hockey Award at the 2005 year end banquet. For more information about this amazing young woman, please visit www.fusesite.com/emiliej/. Thank you Emilie for inspiring us!

 

 

Each year, a few KGHA players in their graduating year of high school, and that are registered to attend a post secondary institution in the fall, are presented with financial awards. The award recipients are chosen on merits relating to their academic standing, contributions to community, and their involvement with the KGHA. The money comes from sponsors and fundraising activity.

Applicants are asked to provide details of their hockey career and accomplishments, involvement in community and school activities, academic standing, how they personally benefited from their hockey experience, and their career plans.
 

We are looking for sponsors of these awards, and will see that their contribution is recognized.

For complete details and to apply fo the bursary for the 2009 - 10 season, click here
 

 

 

The primary objectives of the Kanata Girls Hockey Association are:

As such, we ask all of our members and participants to adopt and abide by the “Fair Play Code”.  Our policy comprises three codes that every member shall follow:

Players

Staff