Kildonan Spongee League

Schedule Revisions- We made a few adjustments to the schedules on Tuesday, January 24^th

 

Please follow schedules now online

 

 

Rosters and League fees are now PAST DUE. Give rosters to your ref, or to Bobby J.

 

For teams with outstanding League Fees- We are giving teams a last chance to pay in full by Friday, January 27^th.

 

Bobby J will be at Melrose Friday from 6:30-7:30

 

 If league fees haven’t been PAID IN FULL will be removed from the schedule until fees are paid in full- NO EXCEPTIONS as fees were due in January 2^nd!

 

 

A reminder playoffs are approaching. To be eligible to play in the playoffs players must play a minimum of 5 games for your team. If you need spares for playoffs make sure they get their games in

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE REMEMBER to have all team members call 654-2255 on game day to make sure all games are on with no delays- NO MATTER HOW NICE IT IS OUTSIDE!

 

(Equipment can break down at anytime at the clubs causing scheduling problems)

 

^{You may contact the League at kildonansports@shaw.ca}

 

 

 

 

SUSPENSION PAGE UPDATED JANUARY 26^th

 

Please check on a regular basis. If you see a suspended player playing while under suspension, please notify the League immediately

 

 

STATS PAGE UPDATED!!!

 

(Please remember stats are just for fun and NO awards are given out and may not be 100% accurate, as we just record what teams put on the scorecards. If we feel a team is making a mockery of the stats we will not list any players from their team in the scoring leaders)

 

 

 

Rule clarifications:

 

Penalties- All faceoffs when a penalty is called will go in the defensive zone of the team taking the penalty, except when there are coincidental penalties, then faceoff is at closest faceoff circle

 

The League reserves the right to suspend any player or team that we feel is detrimental to the game of Sponge Hockey due to verbal abuse of League officials or opposing players or for excessive rough play. If we suspend a team the will be taken off the schedule for the remainder of the season and a pro-rated refund of League fees MAY be applied.

 

Most players are excellent so we do not want to ruin the fun of the game with few “bad apples”. Refs are now instructed to crack down on the verbal abuse, which many times leads to chippy play.

 

 

We will have ZERO tolerance to any player uttering threats. It the ref hears a player threaten violence or challenge a player to a fight, they will assessed a 3 minute penalty and an automatic GAME EJECTION

 

Any player threatening a ref or challenging a ref to fight will be suspended indefinitely

 

 

GAME EJECTION: Any play receiving a game ejection for these infractions will receive an automatic suspension.  All Suspensions will carry over from season to season- First game ejection 1 game suspension. Second Ejection same season- 3 game suspension. Third ejection same season- 5 game suspension- NO APPEALS

Any player suspended from one team (that does, or wants to play on another team) cannot play on any other team in the league while suspension is on. The league will contact team captain with severity of the suspension. Any player suspended may be banned from community center premises, including parking lot, 1/2 hour before, during, and 1/2 hour after all league events while suspended. The league will provide suspended player with all dates and times of league functions upon request

 

Game Ejections- Player/s involved have 3 minutes to leave community centre after leaving the ice. First the visiting team's player/s will be escorted off the ice to they can get their personal belongings if from their dressing room, if necessary, then once they leave the community centre, the home team's player/s will do the same. Remember, the game clock is still running, so the quicker you have your players leave, the less it will cut into your playing time. Any player/s not abiding by these procedures will face possible lifetime ban from league and community centre, and/or criminal charges if the situation warrants

 

Sponge Hockey is for FUN…...please remember that!

 

TEAMS PLEASE NOTE

 

When Community Center staff is cleaning rinks, please stay off the ice until the staff and their equipment is right off the ice.

 

Staff will STOP cleaning the ice if players step on the ice before they are done. If they are flooding the rink in between your games, you may stay in your player’s box until the staff has left the rink.

 

Please vacate your dressing rooms with 15 minutes of game’s completion

 

 PLEASE LET ALL YOUR TEAM MATES KNOW!!

 

KEY VIOLATION- Many players are really getting on the refs about the key rule. Please remember, the key is an important rule, but the refs PRIORITY is to watch the puck and watch for penalties. They will do their best to call the key. Players may be given unsportsmanlike penalties for verbally abusing refs on this matter (as well as any other matter)

 

 

 

NO ALCOHOL at the rinks or on their premises- Any teams caught will be suspended from League for 2 weeks and fined $50- to be paid directly to the Community Center. Please advise all team mates and don’t let one “bad apple” spoils things for your team.

 

 

 

PLEASE use garbage cans- The clubs will be supplying garbage can in player’s boxes and dressing rooms

 

 

Scorecards- Please make sure First AND Last names are on the cards and clearly written. Only have players on the card that are at the game. Ref will count players and if too many players are listed on the score card, all stats and credit for games played will not be counted for that game

 

 

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Please remember to head to Boston Pizza after the games for great deals!

 

 

 

We are proud to announce that the Kildonan Spongee League is partnering up with Boston Pizza and Royal Sports for the upcoming season….check the web site regularly as there will be awesome promotions and deals.

 

 

Royal Sports

and

Kildonan Sponge Hockey League

 

***Buy your 2011/ 2012 sponge hockey team gear at Royal Sports***

*** 650 Raleigh St, Winnipeg***