In our youth association (16uAA) we had a great kid leave home to play AAA. He loved it and did great. However his Mother back home became very ill so he returned to help support her. Of course he was allowed to rejoin the local AA team and continue playing at home while supporting his family. He didn’t leave because of playing time or homesickness, he came home for reasons more important than hockey. I couldn’t imagine telling this kid “sorry but you can’t play here anymore “. Sounds like the NDHHA needs to check their egos and put the kids first!