I agree, this is the only sport my kid has played that did not provide transparency, including costs, travel requirements and a preliminary game schedule. This has been the main CAHA failure for over a decade, and why many kids stop (and eventually quit)at the in house level. I know this from direct experience in recruiting classmates and neighbors years back. Parents shied away from the long and costly commitment (even if overly worried) and moved on to the easier to manage sports. Kids have told me years later that they wished that they still played and that their parents were turned off by the commitment, both financial and time. I think if the season was somehow split like back east we would get a lot more participation.
Moving on with our current environment, I know that the teams have their budgets and an idea of game schedules. Make them share. We need to respect ourselves as customers - or at least respect our money - and should be demanding a bit more than what CAHA has traditionally provided. This is a special year in so many ways and that is when changes can occur. An then maybe one day it won't be like "oh my, how fantastic that my kid has made the team! (as if he wouldn't somewhere) Take my money commit please so I can be your controlled plebe for the next 7-8 months!"