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Celebrating our 15th Year in 2009 The 2009 season is
rapidly approaching. This will be the 15th season of operation for
the league. We would be remiss if we hadn’t learned some lessons from the
past and as such there will be some minor changes made to the way the league
is administered for 2009. Our past efforts to accommodate every player had
unfortunately resulted in inconvenience to other players, parents and
volunteers. Operating from a second facility also stretched our volunteer
base and added problems, such as the City double booking the second facility
and creating a domino effect with the balance of the schedule. As a result we
will continue the procedure of 2004 and be limiting registration to six teams
per division this season. “All” games will be played out of Valley Park Arena
as per the schedule on the reverse side of the enclosed flyer. Limited
registration provides the opportunity to work to an advanced fixed schedule
and hopefully eliminate the past problems associated with late
registrations. Registrations: (Open to everyone on first come, first
served basis)
Recreational House league: OLDEST eligible
players are born no earlier than 1990 for this season (2009) Attendance by players has been an issue in past years and
created a hardship for coaches and other volunteers. It is hoped with one date, players and coaches can make firm
arrangements, along with our electronic retention of past evaluations and
drafts, balanced teams can be picked with less
problems for all involved. The growth of volunteers has not kept pace with the popularity
of inline hockey. We are forced once
again to limit the size of the league to match the volunteer base. We are doing everything possible to
encourage early registration so players from past years are ensured a spot
for 2009. We had waiting lists in 2005
in some divisions for skaters and goaltenders Representative Tournament Teams AAA & AA Teams Subject to
coaching volunteers and number of players, per age group may be formed. Teams will be registered in appropriate
competitive level-AAA or AA Tryouts will
be announced subject to coaches and players Here hoping we have a great 2009
inline hockey season! Equipment
For those of you
who are new to inline hockey, this is the official line on equipment: The player agrees that they must wear
approved protective equipment including helmet, full-face mask, shin pads,
elbow pads, hockey gloves, hockey pants with
protective girdle, athletic supporter, with cup and long sleeve hockey
jersey. (We supply the jersey) Shin and elbow pads must be covered. Although shoulder pads and mouth-guards are
not mandatory under Ontario Minor Roller Hockey Association rules, Hamilton
Powerbladers recommend that all players wear them. Neck-guards are not
required. Ice hockey pants
are perfectly acceptable and many players wear them. There is however a
“cool” factor involved with wearing roller hockey pants. These pants are
usually brightly coloured with lots of graphics.
From a practical side they are a lot lighter and better ventilated. They will
however require the use of a protective girdle. The choice is yours. Stopper type brakes on skates are not
allowed. The fact that they protrude from the skates creates a safety
problem. Players also get tangled up with them when trying to do crossovers.
Hockey style skates with soft urethane wheels work best. Sticks with ABS
blades or nylon heel inserts work best. No tape is allowed on the blades
because it comes off and someone could slip on it. Rubberized blade facings
are available at better sports stores for about $6.00
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