Welcome to the 2022-2023 Simcoe Region Local League season.
Local League Hockey is House League Recreational Hockey for small centres.
Playoff Dates - U13, U15, U16, and U18:
First Round best 3/5 series runs February 9th to February 24th, 2023 (15 days)
Second Round best 3/5 series runs February 25th to March 10th, 2023 (14 days)
March Break runs March 11th to March 19th, 2023 inclusive - no games scheduled
Third Round best 3/5 series runs March 20th to March 31st, 2023 (12 days)
Playoff Dates - U9 and U11:
Tournament Style Playoff - TBD
March Break runs March 11th to March 19th, 2023 inclusive - no games scheduled
Please note:
Games and/or series may be changed or rescheduled at any time if necessary.
Series start dates will be flexible and all end dates are firm.
Therefore, any series that finishes early may be asked to start their next round sooner than the scheduled start date.
*Please continue to check this web page regularly for changes and current updates*
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2022/2023 Game Sheets
All organizations are using electronic game sheets.
For access to electronic game sheets please visit the link for team officials: https://gamesheet.app
All SRLL Home games sheets are now electronic and is home teams responsibility to ensure
game score is uploaded and correct or email convener!
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The 2022/2023 season scheduling meeting date will take place on October 11th, 2022, at 7:00 pm and will be done virtually (through Zoom).
All schedules are to be completed by FRIDAY OCTOBER 14th, 2022, AT 9:00 PM
Contact your SRLL delegate or Ice scheduler for Details!
REGULAR Season
ALL DATES TENTATIVE
U13, U15, U16 & U18: The regular season begins on Friday October 21st, 2022 and ends on Friday February 3rd, 2023.
U9 & U11: The regular season begins on Monday November 21st, 2022 and ends on Sunday March 5th, 2023.
No games to be played during the following dates:
1) Christmas Break: December 23rd, 2022 to January 2nd, 2023 inclusive
2) SRLL unbalanced teams appeal period: February 6th to 8th, 2023
3) March Break: Saturday, March 11th to Sunday, March 19th, 2023.
As per the OHF Directive Body Checking is NOT allowed in Recreational Hockey.
(House League, Local League, Rostered Select and Minor Development)
All teams play a 26 game season (13 Home and 13 away games) plus playoffs.
As the number of teams in each age group varies anywhere from 6 to 24 teams, and fluctuates from year to year, the league cannot offer balanced schedules.
The SRLL regular season tie breaker formula has been programmed into the season standings and these results are tracked in the W% column.
RUNNING TIME
For the Under 16 (U16) (formerly Minor Midget) and Under 18 (U18) (formerly Midget) Divisions, all games must comprise three (3) stop time periods scheduled as per SRLL Regulation 3.3a). However, when any team is ahead by five (5) or more goals in the third period the game will proceed utilizing ‘running time’. In this situation the game will proceed under ‘running time’ unless the gap is reduced to three (3) goals, at which point the clock will revert back to stop time. The only time the clock would be stopped during running time is if an on-ice injury should occur. All penalties are running time.
TIME OUTS
Effective Immediately the Simcoe Region Local League will follow the Hockey Canada Rules governing time outs. During regular season and playoff games each team will be allowed ONE 30 second time out.
SRLL PLAYOFFS
The league playoff season begins on February 9th 2023.
Final regular season standings only determine placement in Round 1. After round 1 as Series Winners advance, regular season standings only determines Home Ice advantage.
The SRLL playoff tie breaker formula (Round Robins) is pre-programmed into the playoff standings.
These results are tracked in the Post Season GF% column found in the POST SEASON Division Standings/Series expanded results. Your initial view of the standings is NOT of the expanded standings.
You need to go to the POST SEASON Division Results page, select the Series you wish to view, and click the series letter on the flow chart. The expanded standings for that series will then appear. Now you can view the expanded results.
For the Under 16 (U16) (formerly Minor Midget) and Under 18 (U18) (formerly Midget) Divisions, all games must comprise three (3) stop time periods scheduled as per SRLL Regulation 3.3a). However, when any team is ahead by five (5) or more goals in the third period the game will proceed utilizing ‘running time’. In this situation the game will proceed under ‘running time’ unless the gap is reduced to three (3) goals, at which point the clock will revert back to stop time. The only time the clock would be stopped during running time is if an on-ice injury should occur. All penalties are running time.
Teams are guaranteed two rounds of playoffs.
Round 1 - February 9th to February 24th, 2023.
Teams who are successful continue on the Championship flow.
Teams who are not successful continue on the Consolation flow.
Round 2 - February 25th to March 10th, 2023.
Teams who are not successful are now eliminated.
March Break (March 11th to March 19, 2023) - ALL SRLL League Playoffs stop for March Break.
Round 3 (Finals) March 20th to March 31st, 2023.
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OHF Dressing Room Policy:
It will be the Policy of the Ontario Hockey Federation that, when any player under the age of 19 is in the team dressing room(s) before, during and after a game or practice, a minimum of two of the following shall be present in the dressing room(s) or immediately outside the dressing room(s) with the door ajar: two team or club/association officials, properly screened or one such official and an adult person associated with the team. In the situation of Juvenile or U21 hockey the coach may use an adult player over the age of 19 to be the second adult associated with the team.
The Ontario Recreation Facilities Association (O.R.F.A.) has issued a Facility Alert recommending that signage be posted that "Prohibits the use of cell phones, and personal digital assistants in all recreation facility change rooms". The OMHA acknowledges the recommendation of O.R.F.A. and directs all members to govern themselves accordingly.
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Team BALANCING Requirements
Please note: this next section only applies to Associations having multiple teams playing within the same division.
The Simcoe Region Local League has balancing rules in place requiring Associations (with multiple teams playing within the same division) to not exceed a predetermined percentage spread specified in the constitutions policy set to keep one stacked team, from an Association with a number of teams in the same division, from running away with the division. This will require Associations to trade players among their own teams within that division prior to the November AND December deadlines each season if the winning percentage spread between the top and bottom team from that same Association is too wide, or "out of balance".
Associations are required to ensure all their teams play a certain number of games by November 27th, 2022 and again by December 22nd, 2022, (U11 only: December 23rd 2022 and again by January 23rd, 2023) so they can monitor and report to the other league members at the monthly league meetings on their progress and all steps taken to achieve balancing.
All teams are to be balanced by certain deadlines, but once the teams are within the percentage spread requirement on the deadline, there is no requirement to maintain this spread after the deadline. Good coaching can improve team performance and is not penalized. The intent of the policy is simply to prevent any Association with multiple teams within the same division from entering a stacked team.
Any Association with teams that fail to balance and are still out of balance by the middle of December each season will have been fined two times for missing two deadlines. Those Associations have until the end of the season to bring the unbalanced percentage spread back into balance.
If at seasons end, the winning percentage spread between the "unbalanced" top and bottom same Association teams exceeds the allowable spread set by the policy, the Association is fined one final time and faces the possibility of having one or more of those teams in the division denied entry (disqualified) into the playoffs.
This long standing League requirement was developed, voted on and inserted into the SRLL Constitution by the Association Presidents who created this League (including its predecessor) 30+ years ago
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Under Seven (U7) Program and Under Eight (U8) Hockey
Scheduling meeting to be determined at SRLL monthly meeting on November 2nd, 2022
There aren't any playoffs for these divisions.
The regular season begins on November 21st, 2022 and ends on March 5th, 2023.
As per League Regulations "the use of the BLUE puck is MANDATORY in all SRLL U7 matches and U8 games".
OMHA Sanctioned U7 Program Jamborees
Advise your team delegate to contact the Centre to ask if the U7 Jamboree will be tiered because there are varying skill levels for the respective teams.
U7 and U8 can participate in up to 3 tournaments after December 1st, 2022.
SRLL U7 - FUN DAY
DATE: March 25th and 26th, 2023 (one game per team on one of these dates)
PLACE:TBD
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Reminder:
If used, all SRLL/tournament paper games sheets are to be emailed after every game to: [email protected]. (the Home Team only needs to email)
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