MAHA announces the associations that have been granted Tier I status
By @MichaelCaples –
During the MAHA summer meetings, the voting board approved a rule change to put a state limit on the number of Tier I (AAA) associations allowed within MAHA sanction.
Associations had to apply for Tier I status with hockey’s governing body, and at the MAHA winter meeting, the following associations were approved:
- Little Caesars
- Belle Tire
- Honeybaked
- Victory Honda
- Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
- Compuware
- Michigan Nationals
- West Michigan Elite Hockey (click here for today’s article on the new program)
The Marquette Electricians and the Soo Indians will be able to keep their midget major programs, as well.
These changes will begin at the start of the 2015-16 season. Ten-and-under AAA hockey will be available to the above associations for the 2015-16 season, as well.
“I like the fact that we’re trying to create the proper development pyramid,” said MAHA president George Atkinson at the time of the rule change passing. “We’re starting at the top, and we’re trying to get that development pyramid back in line, because obviously our development pyramid has been upside down. That’s probably the best thing that I like about it, because it’s trying to get the development pyramid back into alignment.”