GOT THIS FROM A PLAYER IN OUR LEAGUE, AT LEAST SOME GUYS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.......

so I trawl around your website every now and then and and saw the comments about the league being a ‘cash grab’...brutal that people would think that. I have a quick idea on how to address that... here’s how I would explain it:

1. pond hockey league is an alternative to other leagues, ie, better times, more wide open play, less crap that comes in other leagues, lower fees, less guys on a bench so more ice time. pondhockey league still has things that are good about other leagues – refs, timekeeper, stats, good competition, etc.

2. pondhockey league is meant to have wide open play, fast paced action, and very little penalties. fines are meant to be a disincentive so that all the guys that want to play good, clean, fast hockey can do so without the clutching, grabbing, obstruction, etc.

3. fines from teams that do not understand this go to reduce fees for all other teams that do understand this. Teams that don’t get penalties have nothing to worry about. Teams that get too many penalties basically help pay for the ice time for all of the guys that come out to play good, clean, fast hockey.

That is what this league, to me anyways, is about. Simple. If a team is having trouble with a player, then the captains either address the issue and deal with the player or suck it up and pass the fine on to their whole team.

This isn’t rocket science...

Anyways, take it or leave it, just too bad you have to waste your tie dealing with the whiners and complainers but I guess you get them just about everywhere.

regards

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SO THE  DIVISION  A CHAMPS ARE ONCE AGAIN THE EAGER BEAVERS DEFEATING THE PUCKIN BANGERS   .... 16 -5 IN THE FINAL, WAY TO GO FELLAS AND TO ALL THE DIVISION CHAMPS !

B DIVISION CHAMPS       HIGH PRESSURE

C DIVISION CHAMPS       ICEHOLES

SO THE ALL STAR GAME  IS FULL UP , IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST , THIS MEANS YOU DID NOT EMAIL ME OR GET BACK TO ME IN TIME , THESE ARE THE GUYS. I WILL BE PUTTING THE TEAMS TOGETHER SHORTLY , SO YOU KNOW WHAT COLOR YOU ARE AND WHAT TEAM YOU ARE ON

1. rod sherven                          

2.JEFF HASKEY                     

3.MIKE OCONNELL                

4.JOHN NACHUK                

5.CARLIN LUBBERS                   

6.TERRY WILLISTON                

7.KYLE RATCLIFFE                    

8.BRYAN FENTON                               

9.JAY PIEPMAN                        

10.BRYAN HERMAN                    

11.BLAINE LISKA                              

12. bill larivierre                               

13.MIKE ZEILKE                         

14.JASON BROWN                            

15.MIKE STAMLER                      

16JEREMY FULLER     NEED REPLACEMENT                      

17.JASON CIRANCEWICH               

18.DAVID WILLMS                       

GOALIES

SCOTT MANLOW                        

KELLY MCDONALD                        

GUYS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE ALLSTAR GAME, WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE IT IS A PAINSTAKING PROCESS OF GETTING A HOLD OF GUYS.EVERY ONE LOOKS AT THIS SITE , I KNOW THIS BECAUSE OF HOW MANY EMAILS I GET.SOMEONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO IS ON THIS LIST, THE DEADLINE TO RESPOND YES OR NO , IF YOU ARE IN OR OUT FOR THE ALLSTAR GAME IS

  FEBRUARY 5 FRIDAY AT 8PM deadline to respond , not when all star game is.

 IF YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED WE GO TO THE NEXT FELLAS ON THE LIST. LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO NO SHOWS , NOT GOOD GUYS, THIS IS A EXTRA GAME AND A GREAT THING TO BE IN THE ALLSTAR GAME. I WILL BE PHONING AND EMAILING NO ONE, PLEASE RESPOND ASAP.MAKE SURE YOU SHOW UP TO THE ALLSTAR GAME IF SELECTED , IF YOU DONOT ,THE NEXT SEASON YOUR TEAMS TOP PLAYERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ALL STAR GAME WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, WE PUT WORK INTO THIS AND PLUS OTHER GUYS IN LINE COULD HAVE PLAYED.

HERE IS THE LIST AN MY EMAIL , MAKING IT EASY ON YOU.SOME NAMES ARE PROBABLY SPELLED WRONG

1. rod sherven                           IN

2.JEFF HASKEY                      jeff says    'im in'

3.MIKE OCONNELL                 mike says  'hey, im in '

4.DONNIE WILSON                ' good to go!'   says donnie

5.CARLIN LUBBERS                   LETS GIVERRRR!!!!

6.TERRY WILLISTON                 'im in'

7.JASON TAYLOR                        IN

8.BRYAN FENTON                    'there'            

9.JAY PIEPMAN                        'in for the allstar game

10.BRYAN HERMAN                    says bryan " i am in"

11.BLAINE LISKA                                in!

12. bill larivierre                                in!

13.MIKE ZEILKE                         ' i will be there'

14.JASON BROWN                             'IN'

15.MIKE STAMLER                       mike responds "im in for sure"

16JEREMY FULLER                         in

17.JASON CIRANCEWICH                in

18.DAVID WILLMS                        dave says " im in"

GOALIES

SCOTT MANLOW                         'in'

KELLY MCDONALD                         'in'

MY EMAIL    BLISKA@SHAW.CA

SO THIS IS HOW  THE SEASONS WILL BE RUN , JUST TO GIVE TEAMS ALREADY IN THE LEAGUE A HEADS UP. THE SPRING LEAGUE AND FALL LEAGUE WILL BE THE SAME FOR GAMES, BUT THE WINTER LEAGUE WILL BE BUMPED UP  FEW GAMES, THIS WILL MEAN A LITTLE INCREASE IN FEES , THAT IS ONLY FOR THE WINTER SEASON.

BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE OPENED THE REGISTRATION UP EARLY FOR THE FALL LEAGUE AND WINTER LEAGUE , BOTH ARE $ 800 DEPOSITS,IAM TAKING 12 TEAMS IN EACH OF THE SEASONS , FOR NOW, I GOT PUSHED TO KEEP IT AT 12 FOR THE SPRING LEAGUE , BUT THERE WILL BE TWO DIVISIONS OF SIX ,GUYS WANTED MORE VARIETY OF PLAYING OTHER TEAMS.REMEMBER YOU GET A MINIMUM OF 9 GAMES AND HOW YOU DO FROM THERE IS UP TO YOU. WE ADDED TWO ALL STAR GAMES, BECAUSE A LOT OF GUYS DONT THINK IT IS FAIR,SO NOW IT IS. BY ADDING THAT GAME , YOU ELIMINATE ONE IN THE ROUND ROBIN, BUT IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER BECAUSE YOU GET THE SAME NUMBER OF MINIMUM GAMES.MAX NUMBERS OF GAMES ARE 12.

THE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS OPEN FOR ALL SEASONS EXCEPT THE CURRENT ONE.

SPRING SEASON

MARCH 1- JUNE 5 , 2010        FULL!  12 TEAMS  

 REGISTRATION         CLOSED

SUMMER / FALL LEAGUE  2010

AUGUST 1 - OCTOBER 30 

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30 ,2010  OR UNTIL FULL MAX 12 TEAMS

1   TEAM PAID DEPOSIT         11   SPOTS REMAINING

 EARLY BIRD         SIGNUP AND PAY FULL PAYMENT BY MAY 1 2010 ,$200 BUCKS OFF FEES.

WINTER LEAGUE

NOVEMBER 30 , 2010 -JANUARY 28, 2011 

REGISTRATION OPEN  UNTIL OCTOBER 15 , 2010 OR UNTIL MAX 12 TEAMS

 0    TEAMS PAID              12    SPOTS REMAINING

HEY GUYS , JUST A REMINDER, THE SCOREKEEPERS REFS DO THE BEST THEY CAN, BUT BOYS, PRINT CLEARLY,OR USE STICKERS FOR NAMES OF PLAYERS.PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBERS AND  HAVE ALL PLAYERS ON SCORESHEET, THIS IS A CAPTAINS RESPONSIBILTY ,IF NAMES DONT MATCH NUMBERS, GUYS WILL BE LOSING THEIR POINTS AND HOW MANY GAMES THEY PLAYED.THIS COULD COST THEM FROM MAKING PLAYOFFS.I TOLD REFS SCOREKEEPERS TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR "RINGERS". THESE  ARE GUYS BEING PUT UNDER ANOTHER GUYS NAME SO THAT HE CAN PLAY, NOT COOL.

SO IF YOU ARE MISSING POINTS AND GAMES UP TO THIS POINT, EITHER YOU WERE NOT ON SCORESHEET OR YOUR NUMBER WAS WRITTEN DOWN WRONG, I WILL NOT BE CHANGING THIS ON SCORESHEETS.PLEASE MAKE SURE THE SCORESHEETS ARE RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME BEING PLAYED.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS, OF THE LAST 5 GAMES , ALOT OF GUYS MISSED GOALS ASSISTS ETC THIS MAY COST GUYS A SPOT IN  THE ALLSTAR GAME .IF NUMBERS ARE WRONG WITH A PENALTY AND WE CANT MAKE IT OUT, IT WILL GO TO THE CAPTAIN.

STICKERS ARE A LOT EASIER AND CLEANER, IF YOU GUYS CAN DO THAT THIS WOULD BE GREAT.

CHEERS

BLAINE

I REALLY DONT GET IT, BUT I WILL BE WAVING THE TEAM FINE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, WAY TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW TEAMS CAN REACH THESE MILESTONES, 62 PENALTY MINUTES. WOW!  I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING , THOUGH, IF SOME PLAYER GOES OVER THE 35 MINUTES MARKER, THIS WILL BE SERIOUSLY DEALT WITH.THERE WONT BE ANY COMPLAINTS , BECAUSE IT WILL BE A FINAL DECISION BY COUNCIL. SO BASICALLY IF YOU GUYS DONT AGREE WITH THE TEAM FINES, THEN INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS.LIKE SOME EMAILS I AM RECEIVING, THAT THE FINES ARE A "CASH GRAB" FOR THE THE LEAGUE.WOW!!

I PUT THE FINES IN TO DETER GUYS FROM GETTING PENALTIES ,BUT SOME ARE STILL PLAYING "HARDCORE".

SO INSTEAD OF ANY FINES,THERE WILL JUST BE SUSPENSIONS HANDED OUT.

IF YOU COME INTO THIS LEAGUE THINKING YOU CAN RACK UP PENALTIES , YOU ARE SERIOUSLY MISTAKEN.

I WILL GO WITH FOUR TEAMS IN THIS LEAGUE , IF I HAVE TOO TO KEEP IT CLEAN.

ANOTHER THING, STOP YAPPING AT THE REFS, I WAS AT GAMES ,THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I TALKED TO THE REFS , IF ANY PLAYER GETS IN THEIR FACES AND COMPLAINS, HE GONNA TELL YOU ONCE, THEN YOU ARE GETTING THROWN OUT, RESPECT THE REFS, SOME ARE NEW AND GUYS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT, BUT FOR THE SPRING I HAVE BROUGHT IN SOME MORE REFS WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, 4 REFS TO BE EXACT, THESE GUYS WONT TAKE ANY CRAP.

IF YOUR TEAM START GETTING TO MANY PENALTY MINUTES IN THE NEXT SEASON, WE WILL BE PLACING TWO REFS AT THOSE GAMES. THE COST OF THE OTHER REF WILL BE COMING OUT OF YOUR POCKET. THERE  WILL BE NO DISCUSSION ON THIS ISSUE, YOU WILL PAY FOR THE EXTRA REF FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, NO CASH GRAB , HERE.THIS WILL ADD UP QUITE FAST AND YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING..

THE MINOR PENALTIES AND MISCONDUCTS , READ THE RULES, EVERYONE AGREED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, NOW THAT GUYS ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE MAX PENALTY MINUTES, COMPLAINING STARTS , HERE IT IS

YOU START ANY CRAP  AND THE REF GIVES YOU A GAME MISCONDUCT , YOU SIT YOUR TIME IN THE BOX AND YOU ALSO GET 4 MINUTE REGULAR PENALTY ADDED TO YOUR TIME AND A TEN MINUTE MISCONDUCT, PER RULES, THAT IS 14 MINUTES ADDED ON TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL TOTAL.

I RECENTLY TALKED RANDOMLY TO 7 CAPTAINS AT GAMES, THEIR TAKE IS , THIS IS A FUN LEAGUE, YOU WANNA GET PENALTIES AND YAP YOU DO THE TIME.

ACTUALLY 3 CAPTAINS I TALKED TO SAID THAT THEY COULDNT BELIEVE GUYS AND TEAMS ARE RACKING UP SO MANY PENALTIES, SOME WERE SHOCKED!!!

GREAT TO MEET A LOT OF YOU GUYS TODAY, SOME PRETTY GOOD HOCKEY OUT THERE.

CHEERZZ

BLAINE.

UPDATE ON PAYMENTS AND TEAMS,REMEMBER ONLY TAKING 10 TEAMS , THESE SPOTS I AM THINKING WILL BE GONE SOON!

PAID TEAMS/ FIRST FIVE TEAMS THAT PAY DEPOSIT GET SCHEDULING CHOICES.

1.MEAN MACHINE            FULL DEPOSIT    5 SCHEDULING PICKS OF THEIR CHOICE

2. HIGH PRESSURE           FULL DEPOSIT    5 SCHEDULING PICKS OF THEIR CHOICE

 3. BEERHOUNDS            FULL DEPOSIT       4 SCHEDULING PICKS OF THEIR CHOICE

4.FANTOMS                  FULL DEPOSIT       4 SCHEDULING PICKS OF THEIR CHOICE

5.EAGER BEAVERS             DEPOSIT                   3 SCHEDULING PICKS

6. MISFITS                  $1000 DEPOSIT

7.WARTHOGS   NEW!!    FULL DEPOSIT                     

8.ICEHOLES                 

9.PIPE FITTERS      PD DEPOSIT

10.

THERE ARE A COUPLE 'ON THE BUBBLE ' TEAMS

DANGLE MONKEYS

POSSE

PUCKIN BANGERS

THE RIVETS

GOOD TO SEE NEW TEAMS JOIN!!

hey fellas...

thanks for filling out league surveys, i have got a ton. i will let you know the results and i will be taking the comments to the open meeting at rips pub.

great constructive comments fellas

thanks

blaine

RULES OF THE LEAGUE

Nov 11, 2008, 9:50 pm 

1.GAMES WILL START ON TIME, YOU WILL GET A 3 MINUTE WARMUP, IF YOU ARE NOT READY, SORRY , THE GAME STARTS ON TIME.

2. THE GAMES WILL BE  3   17  MINUTE  PERIODS, WITH A MINUTE REST IN BETWEEN.IF THE GAMES ARE RUNNING LATE , THE TIME WILL BE ADJUSTED.TEAMS WILL SWITCH ENDS AFTER EACH PERIOD.

3.THE PUCK CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE BUILDING AND STILL REMAIN IN PLAY.BUT IF THE PUCK HITS THE GOALIE IN THE HEAD , PLAY WILL STOP UNTIL GOALIE RECOVERS.ANOTHER IS IF IT IS HIT WITH A HIGH STICK.

4.THERE ARE NO ICINGS , BUT THERE ARE OFFSIDES.

5.WHEN A GOAL IS SCORED , THE OPPOSING TEAM MUST YIELD THE CENTER REDLINE TO THE OTHER TEAM. THE PUCK MUST CROSS THE CENTER LINE FIRST,NOT THE PLAYER, THIS ELIMINATES CHERRY-PICKING, REMEMBER THIS IS ONLY AFTER A GOAL.

6.WHEN THE GOALIE COVERS THE PUCK , THE OTHER TEAM MUST YIELD THE BLUE LINE UNTIL A PLAYER COMES OUT OF THE END, NOT THE PUCK, SO  AS SOON AS A PLAYER GOES OVER THE BLUELINE , YOU CAN ATTACK.

7.WHEN PENALTY SHOT IS AWARDED , TEAMS STAND AGAINST THE BOARDS UNTIL PENALTY SHOT IS OVER, IF NO GOAL THE TEAM THAT WAS PENALIZED GETS POSSESSION OF PUCK AND OTHER TEAM YIELDS THE BLUELINE UNTIL A PLAYER LEAVES THE ZONE.

8. IF YOU DO NOT FILL OUT THE ON LINE WAIVER , YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY, YOU MUST HAVE THIS IN BY YOUR FIRST GAME.

9. I RECOMMEND THE TEAM CAPTAINS USE STICKERS FOR NAMES ON THE SCORESHEETS , THIS MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR SCOREKEEPERS AND REFS. PLEASE TRY TO DO THIS BECAUSE IN THE FALL LEAGUE IT WILL BE MANDATORY.

                              PENALTY GUIDELINES               

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PENALTY RULES REALLY SIMPLE .

1. ALL MINOR PENALTIES ARE A PENALTY SHOT AND 2 MINUTES ADDED TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL PENALTY TOTAL. 

2. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT PENALTY , TOSSED FROM THE GAME AND 10 MINUTES ADDED TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL TOTAL.

3.A FIGHTING MAJOR OR ANY OTHER MAJOR INCIDENT  --- INTENTIONAL SPEAR,CHARGING, BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT THE REF VIEWS AS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REVIEW , ANY GARBAGE LIKE THIS , YOUR GONE FROM THE LEAGUE--- THAT’S IT

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4. ANY OTHER IN BETWEEN INCIDENT THAT IS NOT FIGHTING OR UNSPORTSMANLIKE WILL COME UNDER COUNCIL REVIEW.

4. IF YOU GET THREE PENALTIES IN A GAME  , YOU WILL BE EJECTED FROM THAT GAME , BUT CAN PLAY THE NEXT GAME.

5. ONLY INDIVIDUAL MINUTES WILL COUNT,A PLAYER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS, IT IS NOT THE TEAMS ISSUE.THIS IS GOING TO BE REAL FAIR. SINCE I DROPPED THE PENALTIES TO TWO MINUTES, A INDIVIDUAL CAN GET NO MORE THAN 35 PENALTY MINUTES IN THE REGULAR SEASON. THIS IS ALMOST 2 MINOR PENALTIES A GAME, THIS IS REALLY FAIR, IF YOU CANT KEEP UNDER THAT ,THERE IS A PROBLEM.

6.IF YOU DO GET TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PENALTIES , HERES THE LAYOUT

35-40 PENALTY MINUTES ------ 2 GAME SUSPENSION

40-45 PENALTY MINUTES -------ADDITIONAL 2 GAME SUSPENSION

45 +  PENALTY MINUTES ------ EXPULSION FROM LEAGUE.

REMEMBER THE PENALTY MINUTES KEEP ADDING UP AFTER 35 . SO PLAY CLEAN , HAVE FUN.

7.IF A PLAYER GETS SUSPENDED FOR SEASON, YOU CANNOT BRING ANOTHER PLAYER IN TO REPLACE HIM, ITS HIS STUPIDITY.

                            PLAYOFFS

1.SUSPENSIONS CARRY OVER TO THE PLAYOFFS

2.YOU MUST PLAY IN 4 REGULAR SEASON GAMES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PLAYOFFS.

3. ID WILL BE REQUIRED

4.IT DOES NOT MATTER FOR GOALIES  HOW MANY GAMES THEY HAVE PLAYED. 

                                 THERE WILL BE TWO ALL STAR GAMES THIS YEAR  AND A MINI SKILLS .  THE LEAGUE IS GETTING A LITTLE BIGGER SO WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THEIR WILL BE TWO ALL STAR GAMES

1. YOUNG BUCK  -- ALLSTAR GAME MADE UP OF THE TOP 18 YOUNGEST PLAYERS AND THE YOUNGEST TOP GOALIE

2. OLD CROW ---- ALL STAR GAME MADE UP OF  THE TOP 18 OLDER PLAYERS AND THE OLDEST TOP GOALIE.

THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.

MINI SKILLS.

1. HARDEST SHOT
2. SHOOT OUT
3. FASTEST SKATER

THIS SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN, FIRST YEAR FOR THIS SO GO ALONG WITH THE PUNCHES.