Affiliation Regulations

Affiliation will be in adherence with the ALA Regulations 5A. - Affiliation, with the following enhancements which will be applicable to all GELC exhibition, regular season and playoff games.  Tournaments may have their own ALA approved Affiliation Rules. The GELC enhancements are:

• The number of games a player may play as an affiliate is unlimited.
• A team may not scratch a healthy or available player in place of an affiliate.
• A player cannot miss their own rostered team’s practice or game unless approved by the Head Coach of their team to attend a practice or game of another team as an affiliate; and
• It is the responsibility of the requesting team’s Head Coach or Manager to obtain an email from both the requested team’s Head Coach or Manager and the requested player’s parent/guardian providing approval for the affiliation. Club Presidents of the applicable teams must be informed of the affiliation prior to commencement of the game or practice.  The coach of the player must be contacted for permission prior to contacting the player to play for another team.  With the permission of the coach or manager, players are allowed to play up in their own division as per affiliation policy.
• You can affiliate up your roster size.
• As of 2023, please note that teams can affiliate players for any tournaments within Alberta.