KCOHL Tourney.pub (170.50 K)Hello chubby, slightly out of shape hockey hacks.  It is that time of year again when we begin to plan for our upcoming November Tournament which will be taking place November 21-23 at the Memorial.  If you would like to play for one of the two league teams please email David Standing at [email protected]. If you are a league member who is also part of those powerhouse teams Sudz Budz or Ftroop or Ice Agers or Colonels or Bullets please let me know if you will be attending.  I have included the Tournament poster for your reading delight.  We are planning to have a social on Saturday night at which we will watch hockey, play pool, lie about our hockey prowess and bond in ways only men can understand and women cannot.  I hope to see all past participants come out and welcome some new teams from out of town.  Have a great weekend, see you Sunday.

After weeks of planning, a terrific crowd of guys out for the Draft and chasing down the jerseys, its Game time! Today is the Season opener for the KCOHL as we raise the curtain on another great season of Old timers hockey. Each of us plays the game for our own reasons, the exercise, the camaraderie, the beers and we bring our own passion for the game.  This season lets commit our selves top playing the game as hard as we can, as fairly as we can and with respect for ourselves, our teammates, the officials and our opponents. “We’re not here for the hockey”

We have received lots of the kerseys back Thanks to all those to were kind enough to wash and store them for the summer. If you are getting out your gear and see team socks and Jerseys for league teams, please bring them (washed, of course) to your game on Sunday so we can see about getting all the jerseys and socks to their respective teams. Most teams are close to full, and we are still getting a few registrations which we will place on teams. How will we do that? Alphabetically for the teams that are short players. So please look for Jerseys and socks while getting your gear out.  

The teams are drafted and all the players that might have not been on rosters have been corrected. All players should login to the website and ensure that their contact information particularly their email addresses are correct as our system relies heavily on email. There are some spaces available both on the spare list and for regular players, but registration will have to be done manually, Players wishing to play must have a signed waiver and fees paid before going onto the ice. Wishing everyone a successful season  

The last weekend for registration is here! We will be making the decision on league format and putting the finishing touches on the player information for the draft this weekend. Registration is available either online or at Players Bench.

The registration deadline looms even closer! Online registration and in person registration at Players bench is now on. The draft is scheduled for next Monday at The Heidout The initial schedule is all set. We just need lots of players for the upcoming season. If you haven’t registered you should be doing it NOW! ?

Do people know here the various team jerseys are? We are having trouble locating them. If you have the jerseys for a particular team, please let us know. Or if you know who has them but they may not have gotten this email, please have them contact a member of the executive. Wayne, Brandon, Bruce Pope or Me. We have the Ron’s Collision Jerseys, but aren’t sure of where the rest of the jerseys are. Thanks for your help everyone.  

The initial ticket drawn on the beer fridge was held by Brad McInnes. Which is great.  Except he donated the beer fridge and so he told us to redraw.  The winning ticket drawn was 906805  The prize has already been claimed Thanks to all of the donors for the great prizes

As we get closer to the closing weekend of the 2013-14 KCOHL season, a reminder that it is customary for each team to bring 3 Door prizes for giveaway at the Banquet. These prizes can be dropped off at the bar in the warm room, or they can be brought to the Heritage Inn on Saturday evening.

We have been contacted by the Invermere Old Timers to participate in an upcoming fundraising tourney. We have been hoping to get teams from Invermere to attend our November Tourney so this is a great way for us to start the ball rolling. The tournament dates are from the 11-13 of April, so it could be your last dose of hockey until September. Each team is guaranteed 3 games, there are appetizers planned for the Saturday evening and there are beers after each game. Cost per team is 750.00 (50.00 per person based on 15 skaters and a goalie) Their plan is to have a competitive division and a recreational division. By April 15th I will only be available to provide some basic organizing, however If a group is interested in putting together a team, collecting the appropriate fees and arranging transport we can arrange jerseys. The Invermere guys have said that they can arrange the schedule so tha tnay teams from Cranbrook could commute so you don’t have to stay overnight in Invermere. However, since its shoulder season up there, some deals may be able to be worked out either right in Invermere or in Fairmont. This would be a perfect opportunity for the “new Shooters” from the F-troop tourney to put a team in and represent us. I’m hoping that a group will put together a team so we can extend the invitation to Invermere for the Fall. JB