BY-LAW 2: TEAM ELIGIBILITY

2.1 All teams must indicate their intention to play in one of the Skill Divisions as outlined in by-law #23 by the August pre-registration and ice scheduling date. Teams indicating interest after this date will be accepted at the discretion of the League Director. Teams must submit a Team Pre-Registration Form along with Player Evaluation and Registration Forms where applicable at the August pre-registration and ice scheduling date. The executive reserves the right to re-assign teams to different Skill Divisions if the Team Pre-Registration Form and Player Evaluation and Registration Forms warrant such action.

2.2 All teams must register with ORA and obtain an ORA Team Registration Form in one of three ways:
(a) register with ORA through GAARA;
(b) register with ORA through another association; or
(c) register with ORA as an independent team.

2.3 All teams registering with ORA through an association other than GAARA must provide GAARA with a hard copy of their ORA Team Registration Form by November 15th. Any team which does not receive their TRF by November 15th must notify the GAARA Registrar as to when it will be submitted.

2.4 All teams, including those registering with ORA through an association other than GAARA must provide GAARA with a copy of any ORA Information Change Forms promptly.

2.5 All teams registering with ORA through GAARA must provide the GAARA registrar with all necessary information as requested in the GAARA registration package on or before the September GAARA registration date. Failure to do so will result in a team fine as set out in the GAARA Team Contract.

2.6 All teams must provide a list of home ice times for league play for the first half of the season at the August pre-registration and ice scheduling date and for the second half of the season at the November league realignment meeting. For all teams new to GAARA or for any returning team who is changing their hours of home ice time, the Executive must approve the ice time before the team will be allowed to play in GAARA.

2.7 The Executive reserves the right to limit the number of teams registering in any or all divisions should a lack of available resources warrant such action. The decision as to which teams will be allowed to register will be at the sole discretion of the Executive. Grounds for limiting teams from any or all divisions will be considered in the following priority order:
(a) availability of resources (i.e. referees);
(b) ice time availability;
(c) date of registration;
(d) receipt of payment;
(e) history with GAARA; and
(f) number of teams within a particular division or within all divisions.