Can my team trade me without my consent?
Rule- Canada
- Hockey Canada
- CJHL
- Junior A
- Ages 20 and under
- 2026-27
- Players
No. Under Hockey Canada Regulation H.10, a Junior player's playing rights can be transferred to another team only if the player approves the transfer. If the player is under 18, the player's parent must also approve in writing, and the team must keep a record of the approval.
A Junior player who is transferred without that written approval is deemed to have been Released unconditionally (H.11).
A player who was on a team's roster after the Final Registration Date the previous season becomes a free agent without needing a release if they have not registered with a team in a non-sanctioned league that season and have not consented to register with the team and been added to its roster by 5:00:00 pm MST on November 15 (E.10). If the team wants to trade such a player on or before November 15, it must register the player on its roster first.
Added 25 Oct 2026