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1) There were over
525 players last season on 32 teams in 7 divisions and programs
including our Women's division. All girls play in age-appropriate
divisions of 4 to 8 teams, as follows:
| Learn to
Play |
girls
born in 2003, 2004 |
| Novice |
girls
born in 2001, 2002 |
| Atom |
girls
born in 1999, 2000 |
| Peewee |
girls
born in 1997, 1998 |
| Bantam |
girls
born in 1995, 1996 |
| Midget |
girls
born in 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Senior
(Women's) |
adult
player born in 1991 or earlier |
2) We are
continuing our very successful Learn-to-Play program. The program is
intended for beginners. Some participants may be allowed to register in
Novice Division as well. Please contact the EVP House League to discuss.
3) The players are
assigned to play in divisions based on their birth year. Per specific
requests, exceptions may be made at the discretion of the EVP House
League.
4) Girls' games
will be played on Sundays at Leaside and Beaches arenas. The Women’s
division plays on Wednesday evenings at Beaches arena.
5) Ice times will
not be finalized until we know how many teams we will have in each
division. We are also still in the process of finalizing some ice
contracts. Expected playing time for Learn-to-Play is 7:00 am at
Leaside. Novice is expected to be at Leaside from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
Atom, Peewee, Bantam and Midget divisions are expected to play at
Leaside from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and Beaches from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
To the extent possible we will be trying to give each division more
regular playing times than we have in recent seasons.
6) The season
starts in late September and generally ends at the end of March. The
season culminates with a championship day with all players involved. A
banquet follows the championship games with awards for all players.
7) Practices are
for the Novice, Atom and Peewee divisions on alternate Saturdays. We are
working on moving practices to arenas closer to our community. At this
time, we are optimistic of having Novice and Atom practices on Saturday
morning and Peewee practices in the early afternoon.
8) We need over
150 volunteers to run the house league. There are no paid staff.
Coaches, assistant coaches and trainers are required for each house
league team. Each division requires volunteers to assist with
coordination, communication, game sheets and statistics. We strongly
encourage women to assist as bench staff. No experience is necessary.
Leaside provides 1-day training sessions for coaches, assistant coaches
and trainers at no cost to volunteers.
9) Ice costs have
gone up again this season. Fees for the 2009/2010 season are:
Discounts apply
for families registering more than 1 player.
10) Subject to
level of interest and availability of volunteer team managers, trainers
and coaches, there will be an expanded House League tournament team
program. The program will include teams that participate in several
tournaments throughout the season and teams that participate in 1 or a
few tournaments. Details will be announced soon. All House League
tournament team participation is on a first-come basis. If you are
interested please complete and submit (by mail or fax) the
Tournament
Form as soon as possible.
11) Any questions,
please contact us by
e-mail or telephone 416-488-6737.
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