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Remember: Hockey is for KIDS!

As we head in to the final stretch of our regular season or in to the playoffs, let’s NOT lose sight of our goal for this game for kids and remind ourselves of the well-known Hockey Canada/Hockey Alberta PLEDGES that we should now be very familiar with. If you are unable to follow these simple rules, simply remove yourself from the arenas, so that everyone around you can continue to enjoy watching their kids play this great sport. Have a great remainder of your Hockey Season.

For PARENTS:

I will not force my child to participate in hockey.
I will remember that my child plays hockey for his or her enjoyment, not mine.
I will encourage my child to play by the rules and to resolve conflict without resorting to hostility or violence.
I will teach my child that doing one's best is as important as winning so that my child will never feel defeated by the outcome of the game.
I will make my child feel like a winner every time by offering praise for competing fairly and hard.
I will never ridicule or yell at my child for making a mistake or losing a game.
I will remember that children learn by example. I will applaud good plays and performances by both my child's team and their opponents.
I will never question the official's judgment or honesty in public. I recognize officials are being developed in the same manner as players.
I will support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from children's hockey games.
I will respect and show appreciation for the volunteers who give their time to hockey for my child.

For COACHES:

I will be reasonable when scheduling games and practices remembering that young athletes have other interests and obligations.
I will teach my athletes to play fairly and to respect the rules, officials, opponents and teammates.
I will ensure all athletes receive equal instruction, discipline, support and appropriate, fair playing time.
I will not ridicule or yell at my athletes for making mistakes or for performing poorly. I will remember that children play to have fun and must be encouraged to have confidence in themselves.
I will make sure that equipment and facilities are safe and match the athlete's ages and ability.
I will remember that children need a coach they can respect. I will be generous with praise and set a good example.
I will obtain proper training and continue to upgrade my coaching skills.

Posted on Tue, Jan 17, 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS

On behalf of the 1660 Hockey League, the Executive, and the Governors we wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the very BEST in the New Year. Thank you to all the many, many VOLUNTEERS that make it possible for our kids to participate and compete in this great MINOR Sport!

Have a SAFE and HAPPY Holiday to all!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Posted on Wed, Dec 21, 2011

2011 - 2012 Playoff Formats

Hello Teams,

We have now completed the Playoff formats for this season. Please CLICK HERE to see your division’s formats. These formats will be added to the Division pages by late January 2012.

Once again, thanks for all the work that Nick Taylor has put in to the development of these custom playoff formats meeting several of our criteria. Thanks also to Brenda Genereux for her review and time to ensure that it all works. Each playoff format has been specifically designed for each Division and is based on a number of criteria including:

• Number of Teams in Division
• Having the Playoffs completed by March 18th
• Ensuring that ALL teams are engaged and playing into March
• Divisional splits due to competition level
• Creating a Positive “opportunity” for all teams to enjoy their playoff experience.

There have been varying points of view regarding some of the higher level consolation rounds and although we have ensured they exist, will work with the Governors and Executive to modify as we see necessary. There may be some flexibility, or minor changes to these formats and their dates, due to provincial tournaments as well. The league may adjust the completion times (allow an extension) as required based on which teams are affected at the time. This will be a Governor/Executive decision at the time, however, the very last date for any game will be March 22nd due to spring break.

Thanks to everyone for the time and effort in providing our kids the opportunity to play organized minor hockey! Should you have any questions or concerns please email Mike Miller at treasurer@1660.ab.ca .

Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year to all!

Posted on Sat, Dec 17, 2011

Atom Tier 2 Schedules REVISED

Atom Tier 2 regular season schedules were revised on November 26th at 10:00am. An email was sent out to all the Atom 2 Teams. Please check your schedules.

Posted on Sat, Nov 26, 2011

Final Tiering NOVICE

**UPDATED TUES. FEB. 15- 9:00 PM**

The Tiering Committee has reviewed the results posted on the website for the first 3 week schedule for all the Novice Tiers. The group has considered many factors and have come up with the following proposed final Tier placements for the Teams. We are looking for YOUR input, especially at Novice to ensure that we have your team grouped in as closely related teams as possible. Remember that there are many variables in NOVICE (i.e. some teams rotate goaltenders and some have permanent). This is where we need your teams guidance the most. Please ensure that you try and balance the division that you are placed in! In other words YOUR TEAMS AVERAGE ability. Not the worst or the best. I hope that this makes sense. Remember also that we are tiering the TEAM and not the PLAYERS.

If you see anything out of place with your placement we ask that you have ONLY your League Representative email or contact Nick tiering@1660.ab.ca IMMEDIATELY as schedules are are going to be produced soon.
The DEADLINE for this input and any changes it TUESDAY (TOMORROW) at 4:00pm! We will not be moving teams after this time as we will be preparing the final Regular Season Schedule for all tiers.

Novice Tier 1

Beaumont Novice 1A
Beaumont Novice 1B
Camrose Novice 1
Devon Novice 1
Drayton Valley Novice 1
Fort Saskatchewan Novice 1
Leduc Novice 1
Morinville Novice 1
Stony Plain Novice 1
Strathcona Novice 1
Wetaskiwin Novice 1

Novice Tier 2

Barrhead Novice 1B
Beaumont Novice 2
Leduc Novice 2
New Sarepta Novice 1
Stony Plain Novice 2
Strathcona Novice 2
Wabamun Novice 1A
Westlock Novice 1A
Westlock Novice 1B

Novice Tier 3A

Barrhead Novice 1A
Beaumont Novice 3
Beaumont Novice 4A
CNN Novice 1
Fort Saskatchewan Novice 2
Morinville Novice 2
Redwater Novice 1
Strathcona Novice 3A
Strathcona Novice 3B
Tofield Novice 1
Wabamun Novice 1B
Warburg Novice 1
Wetaskiwin Novice 2
Winfield Novice 1

Novice Tier 3B

Calahoo Novice 1
Calmar Novice 1
CNN Novice 2
Devon Novice 2
Drayton Valley Novice 2
Lamont Novice 1ª
Leduc Novice 3ª
Mundare Novice 1
Riviere Qui Barre Novice 1
Stony Plain Novice 3
Thorsby Novice 1
Vegreville Novice 1A
Vegreville Novice 1B

Novice Tier 4

Beaumont Novice 4B
Lamont Novice 1B
Leduc Novice 3B
Millet Novice 1
New Sarepta Novice 2
Onoway Novice 1
Smoky Lake Novice 1
Stony Plain Novice 4
Strathcona Novice 4
Thorhild Novice 1

Novice Tier 5

Beaumont Novice 5
Devon Novice 3
Drayton Valley Novice 3
Leduc Novice 4A
Leduc Novice 4
Morinville Novice 3
Pembina Novice 1
Stony Plain Novice 5
Strathcona Novice 5
Tofield Novice 2
Warburg Novice 2
Wetaskiwin Novice 3

Posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2011