NAHL NEWSLETTER - JAN. 24, 2020

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Robin and myself have been working behind the scenes to expand the Red penalty Reward dinner. We are now proud to announce that all four divisions now have a title sponsor and the team with the lowest red penalty total will now win a $500 dinner or prize as donated by the sponsor. The Rec Division will now be known as the Landubber Pub Division. 30 plus Division will now be known as the Quarterway Pub Division. 45 plus Division will now be known as the Longwood Brew Pub Division. 55 plus Division will now be known as the White Sails Brewing Division.

So, at the end of the current season, the team in each division with the lowest red penalty average will get some food and drink at their corresponding pub. A huge thanks to Andrew from the Landlubber, Marty from the Quarterway, Mike from the Longwood, and Brad from White Sails. Below are the up to date Red penalty stats.

Landlubber Pub Division
1. Whalers (12)
2. Quarterway (16)
3. Skyhawks (25)

Quarterway pub Division
1. Manthers (18)
2. Rangers (25)
3. 26ers (25)

Longwood Brewpub Division
1. Old Seamen (16)
2. Cyclones (17)
3. Coal Diggers (23)

White Sails Brewing Division
1. Golden Eagles (11)
2. Grumpy Old M.(15)
3. Anc. Mariners (15)

The Red Penalty award is called the Ian Monk Award and will still be given to the overall red penalty winning team.

Hats
I took the liberty of ordering a few hats with our new league logo and they turned out great. If any team reps are interested in ordering some for your team call me at 250-751-4030 – Jeff Boehm

Rec (Landlubber) Division

We are now back up to 8 teams in the Rec league. We have taken some time to foster a new division that we’ve been calling Rec B. A huge thanks goes to Robin Edwards and Mark Ennis for volunteering their time in this. It’s a less competitive place for people 19 and over. The new teams are called the Rumrunners, Gunners, Smashed pumpkins, and the Hitmen. There have been a number of lopsided games this year due to the talent differential, but we hope these guys can be patient while we work things out for the coming season. There will be playoffs in the rec league as usual and this year for the first time there will be playoffs in the 30 plus (Quarterway) Division

Discipline Issues.

I am pleased to report from the league that this season has been extremely quiet with regards to suspensions and on- ice hooliganism. We have had almost no issues. The efforts we have all been making over the last few years are clearly working and the credit goes to all of you for making our league a much more fun place to play hockey. Keep up the great work everyone.

Guys, these four pubs are now sponsors of the league. I recommend we all support them. I also recommend to the teams in the respective divisions if you don’t currently have a sponsor or a regular place to enjoy adult beverages, go in and talk to them they’d love to see you and talk more about a reciprocal arrangement.