The 2010-2011 VACHL season is just about underway. Evaluations will take place from Tuesday Sept.7 to Sunday Sept.12. Attendance is mandatory as it will assist us in putting the teams together. Plus, more icetime is always good for getting into "game shape".

Britannia

• Tuesday September 7, 9:00-10:00pm
• Tuesday September 7, 10:00-11:00pm
• Wednesday September 8, 8:30-9:30pm
• Wednesday September 8, 9:45-10:45pm
• Saturday September 11, 7:45-8:45pm
• Saturday September 11, 9:00-10:00pm

Riley Park

• Friday September 10, 8:45-9:45pm
• Friday September 10, 10:00-11:00pm

Sunset

• Sunday September 12, 8:00-9:00pm
• Sunday September 12, 9:15-10:15pm
• Sunday September 12, 10:30-11:30pm

You can only attend the evaluation time you are registered for. If you have not been contacted by either your captain or the league about when your icetime is, please email vachl@vancouver.ca

Following evaluations, all players will be contacted and be assigned to an icetime to play in one friendly/exhibition game, scheduled from Sept.16-21. This is for evaluation purposes and is not meant to be an official assignment to any team or group. The games however will have referees and scorekeepers, and all regular VACHL rules will be enforced.

The regular season begins on Sept.24. Game times for this year are as follows:

See you all at the evaluations!

Registration has begun for VACHL for next fall. You can register either online here (Category>Rink Programs - Gen) or by telephone (604.718.5800).

If you're new to hockey or even just have a couple of seasons under your belt, this league is for you!

Exciting news as the league will be expanding next season to meet demand.

Current teams will generally stay together next season. If you are a past player in the league, now is the perfect opportunity to get a bunch of friends together and start a team of your own. We can fill in the rest of your team if you're a small group.

Don't have a group of friends to start a team? No problem, singles can join in as well because we have evaluations at the beginning of the year so when we place you on a new team, we can ensure that all teams teams stay balanced.

Always wanted to play ice hockey? There is no better time than now to start. VACHL games are safe, competitive, and above all, FUN. We can't wait to see you next season!

** VACHL does not accept registration for full teams as there are no guarantees that your entire team will stay together for the season. We reserve the right to move players as necessary if it is in the best interest of the league. **

Following last night's exciting games, the final season standings are as follows:

Thanks to all the players for another successful season.

See you next year!

Information for VACHL 2010-2011 coming soon!

Another successful season of VACHL is coming to a close this Saturday, April 10th.

That afternoon/night will see all the teams in action. Come out and cheer on your fellow league members before and after your game.

All players' family and friends are welcome to join in on the festivities. There will be food and drink and lots of hockey to watch! See you there!

The round robin is finished and the playoff games are scheduled. You can find the schedule here.

Please ignore the web-based standings as the tie-breakers are not properly adjusted. The tie-breakers in order are:
1) head to head play
2) most wins
3) goal differential
4) regular season standings

The final standings look like this:

In the 3-way tie for 1st in Pool A, head to head could not be the tie-breaker unless one of the teams beat both the other teams (none did). We went to the next tie-breaker, which was most wins. WHA won in that category with 3 wins, putting them in 1st.

RA and DS are tied in wins, so the next tie-breaker was goal differential. RA is +6 while DS is +2, so RA clinched 2nd place via goal differential.

In Pool B, Chiefs are in 4th place because they beat Blueliners in head to head play.

A mistake was made when the schedule was originally put up on the site. The game time is actually 9:15pm, NOT 11:15pm that was first posted. The schedule has been updated.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

Isaac

Registration information about our Spring/Summer programs can be found here. Information for VACHL 2010-2011 coming soon!

Take advantage of our year-round ice. Keep your skills sharp in the off season while cooling off from the summer heat!

The schedule for the "playoff" portion of the tournament has been posted on the Schedule page.

On the last day of games (Sat Apr.10), all players' family and friends are welcome to join us in a celebration of a successful season. There will be food and drink and lots of hockey to watch! See you there!

A reminder to all teams: You cannot use players from other teams as subs during the playoffs. Goalies are the only exception.

Wow, what an Olympics! Bring on the Paralympics!

Please note that the matchups and Rink locations have changed for Tues Mar.9 and Wed Mar.10. The schedule on the Feb.1 post is the up to date schedule.

The site has been updated with the tournament schedule (1st game starts on Fri Mar.12). We will be posting the dates and times of the "playoff" portion of the tournament shortly.

In the meantime, click here for the tournament format!

For Spring Break, we have scheduled a number of games to get all teams back into "game shape" before the playoffs roll around. These are optional games and will not be counted towards standings.

We will be posting information about the playoffs schedule and format soon!

Have a good break and enjoy the Olympics!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. We are back in full force now and are in the final stretch of the regular season.

The league has implemented a new rule to curb the rough stuff and the end of games. Check it out under "League Info".

Vancouver Parks Board wishes all players a safe and happy holiday.

We will see you in January!

The league's suspension policy has been posted under "League Info".

Be aware that there will be Parks Board staff at the majority of games this season and they will also report any incident to League Management.

To all VACHL players:

Suspensions are posted on the Team pages under "updates" for each team. We have had 4 suspensions over the last three weeks.

FYI: Any player who incures two suspensions over the course of the season will be removed from the league.

We are all here to have fun and play the game we love. Many of us need to go to work the next day. Take it easy and remember to play in a safe manner. Winning isn't everything.

To all VACHL players:

If you are a player in VACHL who is not registered as a goalie, but also happens to play goal and can sub for teams when needed, please contact Isaac to get on the spare goalie list, if interested.

To all VACHL players:

It is recommended that all players keep their gloves on while shaking hands/bumping fists at the end of the game in order to minimize the spread of germs and bacteria.

We are pleased to announce that VACHL.com is now back online. All future updates will be made to this page.

Please update your bookmarks, thanks.

There have been a few changes to the rosters since the start of the season.

Please check your team rosters for any mistakes or typos.

Thanks to the captains for emailing your rosters and the scores in a timely fashion.

Team re-balancing to take place within the next two weeks. Players, please be advised that you may be traded to a new team.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at
vachl@vancouver.ca

The 2009-2010 season has begun early this year. We are working hard to make this the best season yet.

Please check your team schedules for when you play. You can now access the team statistics, standings, and schedules for this season.

*NEW* Past players can now see their stats from previous years. Just click on your name whenever you see it linked (accessible from team page and league stats page).

Captains, please email your updated roster with numbers to Isaac so he can upload the info to the stats program. Individual stats cannot be updated until this is done.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at
vachl@vancouver.ca