MAHA GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICTS
MAHA is the governing body that oversees amateur hockey in Michigan through seven established districts. Each District is responsible for the local teams and Associations in their area.
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- KVHA is located in MAHA's District 4
- Squirt through Bantam Teams are allowed only 3 Out of District Players; Midget Teams there is no limit on Out of District Players; Girls hockey has no district limitations, but you cannot have more than three (3) players who reside outside of the state.
DISTRICT 2 All residents of Wayne, Monroe Counties except: - residents of Redford Twp., Livonia, Plymouth, Plymouth Twp., Canton Twp., Northville and Northville Twp. are designated as District 4. Residents of Harper Woods and all Grosse Pointes are in District 3. Note: - residents of Milan Twp. are District 2; residents of the City of Milan are District 6.
DISTRICT 3 All residents of Macomb County and those residents of Oakland County in cities / townships east of the north/south vertical line formed by Greenfield, Adams, Kern and Barr Roads from the Wayne County line to the Lapeer County line except residents of the city of Birmingham. Residents of Harper Woods and all Grosse Pointes.
DISTRICT 4 All residents of Livingston and Oakland Counties and: - residents of Redford Twp., Livonia, Plymouth, Plymouth Twp., Canton Twp., Northville, Northville Twp., and the entire city of Birmingham. except: - those residents of Oakland County in cities / townships east of the north/south vertical line formed by Greenfield, Adams, Kern and Barr Roads from the Wayne County line to the District 5 border are designated as District 3. except: - those residents of Oakland County in the townships of Brandon, Groveland, Holly, and Oxford, and all communities within them, are designated as District 5.
DISTRICT 5 All residents of the counties of: St. Clair, Lapeer, Genessee, Shiawassee, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Huron, Bay, Midland, Gratiot, Isabella, Clare, Gladwin and Arenac. and those residents of Oakland County in the townships of Brandon, Groveland, Holly, and Oxford, and all communities within them, are designated as District 5.
DISTRICT 6 All residents of the counties of: Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Washtenaw, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale and Lenawee. Residents of the City of Milan are District 6.
DISTRICT 7 All residents of the counties of: Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Charlevoix, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw and Iosco.
DISTRICT 8 All residents of the counties of: Luce, Schoolcraft, Alger, Delta, Menominee, Dickinson, Marquette, Baraga, Iron, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton and Keweenaw.
CLOSEST TO THE RINK RULE
- Michigan resident players of any age classification are permitted to play for an Association/Club that has the rink closest to their residence, based on shortest distance via roads according to Google Maps, and will not be counted as an Out of District player if it is beyond District Boundaries.
- Players who qualify for closest to the rink should apply for closest to the rink approval here: Youth (maha.org)
- The State Playoff Committee has no authority to consider or grant an exception to the Out of District rule.
NOTE: IN THE SPRING SEASON THERE ARE NO OUT OF DISTRICT RULES
