BC Female Midget AAA Hockey League

The British Columbia Female Midget AAA Hockey League is a provincial female major midget ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada. It is run by BC Hockey and Hockey Canada, the regional and national governing bodies of minor hockey in the respective areas.

About

^[1] The BC FMAAA was initiated in the 2007-2008 season in response to the membership's desire to provide an opportunity for elite female hockey players to come together on zone teams to challenge other elite Female Midget teams. It is the female version of the BC Major Midget League.

Prior to the 2015-2016 season, local minor hockey association's were required to host their major midget teams, and oversee them accordingly. As of the '15-'16 season, BC Hockey will now be responsible for overseeing teams and registering players. They will also be responsible for creating the league's schedule, and administrating the league's finances. An Academic Advisor will also be made available to all teams to inform players of their post-secondary options. Through BC Hockey's partner agreements, the FMAAA teams will receive support in the form of uniforms, equipment, and team apparel from Easton; charter bus transportation from International Stage Lines; and accommodation from Sandman Hotels. Additionally, BC Hockey will facilitate funding for ice and dryland training, and provide honorariums for team staff.^[2]

Teams

The league consists of 6 (six) teams: the Fraser Valley Rush, Greater Vancouver Comets, Kootenay Wild, Northern Capitals, Thompson-Okanagan Lakers and the Vancouver Island Seals. These teams are broken up between five different "zones", in which they may bring perspective players in from. The five zones are as following;

Kootenay Zone including Beaver Valley, Canal Flats, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Creston, Elk Valley, Fernie, Golden, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Kimberley, Midway, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail,

Windermere Valley

North Zone including Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Clearview, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Hazelton, Houston, Hudson Hope, Kitimat, Mackenzie, McBride, Quesnel, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Stewart, Terrace, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof, Williams Lake, Yukon, 100 Mile House

Okanagan Zone including Ashcroft, Chase, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Lumby, Merritt, Penticton, Princeton, Revelstoke, North Okanagan (Armstrong/Enderby), Salmon Arm, Sicamous, South Okanagan (Oliver, Osoyoos), Summerland, Vernon, Winfield, Westside

Island Zone including Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Gold River, Juan de Fuca, Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo, Oceanside, Peninsula, Port Alberni, Powell River, Saanich, Sooke, Tri Ports (Port Alice, Port McNeill, Port Hardy), Victoria, Victoria Racquet Club

*Vancouver Zone including Abbotsford, Aldergrove Arbutus Club, Burnaby Minor, Burnaby Winter Club, Coquitlam, Chilliwack, Cloverdale, Hollyburn Country Club, Hope, Langley, Mission, New Westminster, North Delta, North Vancouver, North Shore Winter Club, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Ridge Meadows, Richmond, Seafair, South Delta, Semiahmoo, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds, West Vancouver, Whistler, Richmond Girls, Vancouver Girls, Abbotsford Female, Meadow Ridge Female, Surrey Female, Tri Cities Female

*The Fraser Valley Rush and the Greater Vancouver Comets both draw from the same general pool of players, thus giving potential players the choice as to whether or not try out for the Rush or the Comets.

References

http://www.bchockey.net/fmaaa/Default.aspx

https://web.archive.org/web/20151126180426/http://www.independentsportsnews.com/british-columbia/fmaaa-changes-for-2015-2016-season

http://hockeynow.ca/minor-hockey/female-midget-aaa-set-to-follow-in-midget-male-aaa-footsteps

References