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Rich Valley FunTeam Hockey Club 2024/25

Rich Valley Agriplex - 56213 Range Road 33, Gunn, AB T0E 1A0

Description

FunTeam Alberta promotes family oriented, low cost, and less competitive sport to be enjoyed by participants of all skill levels. We are an inclusive organization that encourage any activity to be FUN for the participants, parents, coaches, volunteers and the rest of the community!

Rich Valley Vikings FunTeam Hockey Club

Welcome to The Rich Valley Vikings Hockey Club! RVHC is affiliated with FunTeam Alberta, where everyone plays and our amazing coaches will be working with all participants to improve their confidence and skill, and strive for everyone to learn how to work as a team player and build their love of the game. 

Each team will have one practice weekly; games will start around the first week of November with other Fun Teams in the surrounding areas. The ice scheduler will do their best to schedule 1 home game/1 away game per month, usually no more than 45 minutes from home ice at the Rich Valley Arena. The teams are grouped by age. The age ranges listed below are an approximation that depends on the number of participants in certain age groups. 

  • Little Vikings - Ages 5–7

  • Middle Jr Vikings - Ages 8-11 

  • Middle Sr Vikings - Ages 12-14 

  • Big Vikings - Ages 15+ 

Ice Times:

  • Big Vikings Thursday 7:30pm-8:30pm
  • Little Vikings Friday 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Middle Jr Vikings Friday 6:15pm-7:15pm
  • Middle Sr Vikings Friday 7:30pm-8:30pm

2-3 games per month on Saturdays

Please note that these ice times MAY be subject to change depending on the number of registered players. 

Important Dates:

  • Mandatory Parent Meeting Wed October 2nd @ 7:00pm
  • Coaches & Manager Meeting Wed Oct 9th @ 7:00pm
  • Team Photos Sunday October 20th Times TBD

All meetings will be held in the Rich Valley Arena Hall.

What to Bring

Each of the items on this list is REQUIRED for your child to participate on any of our club’s hockey teams.


  1. Hockey Bag

  2. Water Bottle

  3. Jock

  4. Shin guards

  5. Socks

  6. Practice jersey (red & white)

  7. Skates

  8. Skate guards

  9. Hockey pants

  10. Neck guard

  11. Elbow pads

  12. Shoulder pads

  13. Gloves

  14. Helmet with full cage 

  15. Stick

  16. Hockey tape (for socks)

  17. Hockey tape (for stick)


All coaches are required to wear a helmet and skates while on the ice.

Fees

Important: $10 of the listed registration fee covers your FunTeam membership which is required to join a FunTeam group. Please submit all of your fees to your Group Manager in a timely fashion as it is required to complete the registration process.

Hockey Registration Fees for the 2024/25 Season:
Registration Fee: $290.00
Fun Team Membership: $10.00 
Total Fee: $300.00/child

FEES MUST be paid in full by September 15, 2024.  Fees to be paid via e-transfer to rvhcfees@gmail.com. Please include your phone number, player's name(s) and teams that you are registering for in the e-transfer memo. Payment will guarantee your spot, as space is limited! 

Fees include:

  • Ice rentals for games and practices
  • Rich Valley Vikings Home and Away Jerseys (owned by the club and expected to be returned to the club at the end of the year)
  • Insurance
  • Referee fees
  • Game Hockey socks (owned by the club and expected to be returned to the club at the end of the year)







Big Vikings Fee Breakdown
Registration Fee
290.00
Total
$290.00
Little Vikings Fee Breakdown
Registration Fee
290.00
Total
$290.00
Middle Jr. Vikings Fee Breakdown
Registration Fee
290.00
Total
$290.00
Middle Sr. Vikings Fee Breakdown
Registration Fee
290.00
Total
$290.00

Group Leader Info

Name Rich Valley Hockey Club
Email rvhockeyclub@gmail.com
Phone Number 780 233 4547

Volunteering

FunTeam volunteers are our most valuable resource. We can’t thank you enough for your commitment to our programming and bringing our model of sport to your community.

RVHC Volunteer Commitments for the 2024/25 Season:

Raffle Tickets -  Fee $200 per child 

Your ticket booklets are purchased up front, and you earn your fee back as you sell your ticket booklets. These booklets will be available for pick up at the Mandatory Parent’s meeting on October 2nd. Sold booklet stubs are to be returned to the mail dropbox just inside the arena or at the concession. These booklets are tracked to ensure that they are all returned. Tickets can be paid for by cash or e-transfer to rvasfees@hotmail.com ( please put your name and phone number in the memo when sending an e transfer) 


Description of Volunteer Positions 

  1. Referee Coordinators: responsible to book referees for games played by our Middle and Big teams. Our Little team will have their games refereed by volunteer parents or kids for the older teams. 
  2. Team Managers:  responsible to ensure the team is able to attend, confirm which players will attend, which jerseys are required, and provide the game location for their team. They are responsible to reschedule or cancel any games based on weather conditions and/or illnesses. 
  3. Jersey Managers:  ensure that game jerseys are distributed to each player for games and collected at the end of each game. They will wash them according to the instructions given and return ALL  jerseys to RVHC  at the end of the season. 
  4. The year end party coordinators:( 1 per team)  Will be responsible for managing year end party activities.
  5. Referees: Preferably 2 referees per game.
  6. Time/Score Keepers: Run the score clock during each home game.

Each team MUST have a head coach, with, ideally, two assistant coaches. One Team Manager per team is also required for a successful season. If you would like to put your name forward for a volunteer position, please choose from the drop down menu during the registration process.

This organization cannot exist without volunteers. Please consider how you can assist to make this a successful season for our children. All of the above volunteer positions are required to be filled - if not the season cannot run. All of the volunteer commitments will be discussed at the mandatory parent meeting on October 2nd @7pm.

All coaches and parents volunteers that are on the ice and / or in the dressing rooms are required to provide a vulnerable sector check to the registrar. Please ask for a request letter that you then take to your RCMP detachment.

Teams

Big Vikings
This roster will include at least 1 goalie. Final team placement of player will be up to the discretion of the coach and the parent following the first practice. Ages 15+
Ages: 15+
Spots Available: 1
  • Start Date: Oct 17, 2024
  • End Date: Mar 20, 2025
  • Max Participants: 20
  • Team Fees: $290.00
  • Team Contact
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
Little Vikings
This roster will include at least 1 goalie. Final team placement of player will be up to the discretion of the coach and the parent following the first practice. Ages 5-7
Ages 5-7
This group is full

Join the Waiting List
  • Start Date: Oct 18, 2024
  • End Date: Mar 21, 2025
  • Max Participants: 20
  • Team Fees: $290.00
  • Team Contact
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
Middle Jr. Vikings
This roster will include at least 1 goalie. Final team placement of player will be up to the discretion of the coach and the parent following the first practice. Ages 8-11
Ages 8-11
This group is full

Join the Waiting List
  • Start Date: Oct 18, 2024
  • End Date: Mar 21, 2025
  • Max Participants: 32
  • Team Fees: $290.00
  • Team Contact
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
Middle Sr. Vikings
This roster will include at least 1 goalie. Final team placement of player will be up to the discretion of the coach and the parent following the first practice. Ages 12-14
Ages 12-14
This group is full

Join the Waiting List
  • Start Date: Oct 18, 2024
  • End Date: Mar 21, 2025
  • Max Participants: 18
  • Team Fees: $290.00
  • Team Contact
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
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