Application Deadline: November 13, 2023
Funding Criteria for Hockey Winnipeg’s Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Financial Assistance Program
The following guidelines are followed in regard to the processing of all applications for the Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund. All applications and their content are completely confidential and are not distributed to anyone outside of the Hockey Winnipeg Administrative Office.
1) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund is intended to assist children and youth who would not otherwise participate in minor hockey related activities.
2) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund is a “once per competition season” application only. Multiple applications submitted over the competition season for funding of the same player will not be accepted.
3) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund payment will be distributed to the applicable player’s team manager/coach/treasurer. No payments are made directly to the Parent(s), Legal Guardian or Foster Parent.
4) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund program is available for Hockey Winnipeg members at the AA level only.
5) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund program funding may include, but would not be limited to, the following incurred expenses: Area Association program participation, administrative and volunteer fees; league and exhibition game travel expenses; additional ice fees, including try-out ice; tournament fees; monies collected for team pictures and wind-up parties; medals and awards; and personal clothing items which become the property of the applicable player.
6) The player and parent(s), legal guardian, foster parent must participate in all team/area association fundraising activities and programs.
7) Registration Fees for programs including but not limited to day camps/conditioning camp/skills programs/learn to skate/etc. administrated by Hockey Winnipeg and Winnipeg Area Associations during pre/post-season or during competition schedule Christmas Break and/or Spring Break are not eligible for funding within this program.
8) Only children and youth aged 17 and under and residing within Hockey Winnipeg’s catchment area are eligible for Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance funding.
9) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund is for players who reside with (must have the same residential address) as their parent(s), Legal Guardian or Foster Parent.
10) The Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund applications must be completed and signed by the player’s parent, Legal Guardian or Foster Parent only.
11) A recent copy of your Canada Customs and Revenue Agency “Notice of Assessment" is a required document that must be supplied with the Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund application. Copies of your Assessment can be obtained from Revenue Canada at the “Individual income tax number”
12) Incomplete applications will be returned and are ineligible for funding.
13) Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund eligibility and the amount of assistance granted will be determined by the VP of Operations, in conjunction with the Executive Director of Hockey Winnipeg. The VP of Operations and the Executive Director will finalize the amount of financial assistance granted after reviewing the information contained in the submitted Cooper Nemeth Memorial Player Assistance Fund Application, Section A and/or Section B, Section C and Section D. Hockey Winnipeg reserves the right to deny financial assistance at their discretion and/or due to incomplete, inaccurate or false information supplied by the applicant(s).
