Season #3 is quickly approaching. I apologize for the lack of updates on the website. No computer = no updates. But just so you all know, the league will start up again on September 16. We’ll have 2 weeks of preseason to get back into things. I need you all to let as many people know as possible. Please spread the word, I’d love to have 4 teams this year, and to do that we have to get to 50 players in the league. I also need captains, I have spoken to some of you and will speak to some more of you in the coming days about being a captain.

I’ve been flirting with the idea of hiring refs for the upcoming season. This will make the cost go up significantly, and I am having trouble finding people I would consider able to handle the duties. We may go back to a system where captains and select people ref the games they are not playing. I want to hear all of your ideas regarding this. Please e-mail me at takninja@gmail.com. If you are interested in being a captain please let me know ASAP. I will be trying to contact as many of you as I can for the upcoming season. I’m looking forward to returning and playing again.

Commish

Sorry for the website the last couple weeks. Just had some trouble uploading stats and all that kinda stuff. The stats as they are now should be right. If you have any individual issues with your stats, just shoot me a comment. The last couple of weeks have been great… there is some great parity in the league this year. Thanks for your effort in keeping the play a little bit cleaner.

We WILL be having a XBOX NHL 10 Tournament at a later time. It just didnt work out for that weekend, so we’ve had to push it back to sometime in April. Keep your eyes and ears open for more information.

I’d like to thank you guys for actually checking this site. I put a analytics plug-in on it a couple weeks ago and in just the first 2 weeks of tracking the website usage we have already hit over 500 site visits with 1500 page views. Good to know you guys are gonna be checking. I’ll try and write more stuff for you all. With that said, if anyone has any extra time and would like to write an article about the league, feel free to write about a page… and send it to me. I’d love some more creativity from everyone… maybe about the playoff race heating up or something.

See you all Thursday night.

Commish

Great first week of the season. I think the site is pretty updated. Let me know if you find anything that still needs an update. I thought I would clarify some of the rules we have for the league…

1. 3 Second Rule – This rule is in place so that after the goalie covers the ball, after the ball goes out of play and after a penalty, the controlling team has a window of time to play the ball. Once the goalie uncovers the ball, he must pass it off to one of the defenders. Once the ball is played by the defender, the opposing team can count to 3 slowly. After 3, the ball is in play. The goalie can play the puck, but once he makes a move to play the puck, he is considered a defender, and the 3 second count can start. At the outset of a penalty or when the ball is brought back into play, the controlling team must play the ball from their own half. The team who is counting to 3, must remain 2 stick lengths away from ball until it is brought back into play.
2. High Sticking – High sticking is any stick contact above the crossbar. If a stick contacts a ball, it is a 1 min. penalty. If a stick contacts another body, it is a 1 min. penalty. If blood is drawn, it is a 2 min. penalty.
3. Slap Shots – The wind-up of a slapshot must remain below the waist. The measurement is the stick HEEL. If the blade comes about the waist it is not considered a slapshot.
4. Hand Passes – A team may use a hand pass only if the first touch after the hand pass remains in the defensive zone. If the ball is struck by a hand in either the offensive or defensive zone and next touched by a stick of the same team in their offensive zone, it is deemed a hand pass.
5. Regular Hockey Penalties – Roughing, Hooking, Holding, Tripping and other regular hockey penalties will be called at the Ref’s discretion. Do not argue calls, ref’s are susceptible to human error, but for the most part call the game well. We love the sportsmanship, but if the ref says there is a penalty, please make your way off the floor ASAP.
   
6. All Other Rules – For the most part, the Rules section of the website is fairly up to date. Check it and ask questions if you see something there that isn’t being called.
   

Now for something completely different…

I think after each week, we are going to go for wings as a group. Anyone who wants to come is invited after the last game of the night. The current plan is to go to the Alcove Sports Bar on Banff Trail. There is a wing deal til 11 PM. So if you want to come, you’re all welcome to. People who are not playing in the last game of the night will probably go down early and order so we can make it in time for the wing deal. Hopefully we can get to know each other outside of the hockey games this way.

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Also, we are planning on having an NHL 10 XBOX tournament for guys in the league on March 6th. It will be happening in the church youth room, where there are a couple of TV’s and XBOX’s to play on. We will draw out of a hat for teams, then proceed to do a tournament to determine the best. There will be prizes and food. It’s free and covered in your league costs, so please come on out.

- BRING YOUR MONEY!!!

-This is the first week of the season

- We need an extra ref for each game, let me know if you want to volunteer

- Cut down the chippy play, whistles will be blowing

- Check the Schedule to make sure when you play

Great night last night. It was a great way to end the pre-season. With that I have some official business regarding this upcoming season…

1. I’ve decided that we are going to play with just 3 teams this year. I like the way the league is going but I still think it might be a bit early to try and make the jump to 4 teams. With that said I am capping registration. We have room for one more full-time player. Once I have filled that spot, it will be by a drop-in basis only.

2. What this means is that you NEED to get YOUR MONEY in ASAP. Yeah, I have your name down, but if I don’t have your money and someone else comes in with a full season of fees… they will replace you. You all have to get your money in by game time next week. If you don’t have your money in by next week your not eligible to play in the first week of the season.

3. Last night got a bit out of hand in regards to physical play. We will be cracking down on physical play on the boards, in the corners and in front of the nets. We all have to remember that this league, while meant to be competitive in nature, is also meant to be recreational. With that in mind, I’d rather not hear complaining about the physicality on the floor, if you are one of the culprits. So everyone, scale back their physical play a notch or two to ensure we can all still have fun.

4. With that said, I would like to ask all of your help. For each game, I would like to have 2 scorekeepers, as well as 2 refs. IF you would like to volunteer for any of these jobs on a given night, please let me know before play for the week begins. The more eyes we have, the better we can call the game.

5. Listen to your Captains… they are the people responsible on teams to make decisions. If you have a beef, tell them before you come to me. The captains are again: Cody Kemper & Mike Prins (Jets), Chad Utke (North Stars) and Chris Fraser (Rockies)

Thanks again to everyone. Please read through these, and check out the pre-season stats and stuff in all the other pages.

The Commissioner

Our plan this season is to move it up to 4 teams, we are currently looking for about 8-10 more guys to make this a possibility. Also, we are looking for someone to co-captain with Bob. I would like to introduce you to our captains for the second season:
- Me (I’ll remain on as one)
- Chris Fraser
- Cody Kemper/Mike Prins
- Bob/one more person

This will change if we can’t get enough guys to keep a 4 team league going, but for now that’s the plan. Cost for this season is going to be $60. The season will end up being 14 or 15 weeks long this time. Hope to see you all out this Thursday at 8 PM.

The Commish

First of all, I’d like to thank you all for making the first season such a great one. It was a tough season and after about 8 weeks of league play and playoffs the Whalers were victorious. Season End Awards were as follows:

LEAGUE MVP: Chris Fraser

TOP SHELF AWARD (Leading Scorer): Chris Fraser

JOHNNY COCHRANE AWARD (Best Defenseman): Cody Kemper

BRICK WALL AWARD (Top Goalie): Bob Farstad

SANDBOX AWARD (Grittiest Player): Jordan Blasetti

AUTOBOT AWARD (Most Improved): Mike Prins

TY PENNINGTON AWARD (Best Leader/Teammate): Dave Berard

Once again, Congratulations to the Whalers who took the first KFHL Final in 2 games (9-2; 9-3). I am currently trying to get the photos up on the site the best way possible. Please be patient with me, I will be trying again over the next 2 to 3 days to figure it all out.

Be aware that we are planning on continuing into the Winter Semester at Bow Valley at the same time. So far we have about 14-16 players committed to playing the 2nd season. Cost will be somewhere between $55 and $70. I will keep you all updated on when we begin play again, but the plan is to start up on either January 14th or January 21st. Please keep an eye on your e-mail and this website for further league announcements.

Lastly, we really need more guys next semester. My goal is to get 24 committed players for next semester, what that requires is some of your help. If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining up, please refer them to this site so they can get in contact with me.

Once again, great season… and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

Your Commish,

Chad

Great first week. We had a shootout to start off the year, some high scores… some great goaltending. There’s still some kinks to be worked out, but good first week of regular season play. The season will be short because of the tough time getting going. Check out the new pages… “Schedule”, “Standings” and “Statistics”. We’ll keep record of points and PIM. And we might start to keep saves/GAA for the goalies. Check out the schedule page to find out which of the two games you will be playing. Try and be there on time, we will be starting the games ON TIME regardless.

Once again, great first week… see you out next week.

Commissioner Utke

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Our first week will just be scrimmage type play so we can get accustomed to the rules, the players and the gym. The netting we have to split the gym in two is not yet ordered, so we will be doing some makeshift work to get the gym ready. If we have enough guys there on Thursday we’ll set up two games.

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To be honest, our numbers are down right now. I am doing everything in my power to make sure this season goes ahead as planned. We are talking with ABC, RMC and Ambrose to recruit players from schools in the area. This means two things:

1. We may have to move the schedule around to allow more late registrations to the league. This would include extending the pre-season one or two weeks. Cutting play in December down to the first two weeks, and playing the Playoffs in January.
2. I need YOUR help, bring out guys to the first couple weeks of pre-season action. I’ll have registration forms there and be able to answer anyone’s questions.

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Soon you’ll see new pages on here go up. These will include Game Schedules, Statistics, Player of the Game and All Star Balloting. Please browser your way around it and enjoy the new look website (hopefully you can read it better than the last one).

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Looking forward to seeing you all there on Thursday night. Remember to bring gym clothes, running shoes, a stick.

KFHL Commissioner

Chad Utke