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bebefroggie · 07-11-2011, 06:36 PM

The guys are right that VACHL is as rookie as you can get. In my experience there its run by the same clowns that run the mother league ice604, but it has heavy backing from the city so the fees are very reasonable. However what sucks is as a goalie you have to pay as well (tho considerably lower).
VACHL also forces every one to go through what they call "try outs" to place everyone one a team. The rules are you cant bring a "team" in but everyone registers individually (like you would a swimming class per se) and they assign ppl to a team accordingly.

The times for the games are fairly decent for VACHL although the mid evening saturday night games got to be a bit of a pain. They do however utilize every facility within the city of vancouver. So therefore you will play at Brittania, Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, SunSet, Riley, Trout etc etc.

I am pretty sure the registration is prolly full or close to as the returning players/teams should have already had their dibs in May/June.

Vancouver Adult Co-ed Hockey League

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Ice604 is probably the next skill level up....but anyone can tell you that league isnt very well organized and they dont start their games till 1045-11:15pm at night on weeknights in the winter. Mainly Asian players especially at the lower levels. Expect marginal calibur officiating and constant schedule changes without notice.
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House leagues: Planet Ice/ASHL/Coast Hockey/Duffers mens

All these leagues are a bit more high calibur and pretty much where most of the better players play. Its pricey ($11,300 per team for ASHL) but you do get prime time ice, current qualified refs, real time stats, good service from league etc ...(if any of that really matters to you men)

07-11-2011, 06:36 PM	#17
bebefroggie Proud to be called a RS Regular! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 102 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	The guys are right that VACHL is as rookie as you can get. In my experience there its run by the same clowns that run the mother league ice604, but it has heavy backing from the city so the fees are very reasonable. However what sucks is as a goalie you have to pay as well (tho considerably lower). VACHL also forces every one to go through what they call "try outs" to place everyone one a team. The rules are you cant bring a "team" in but everyone registers individually (like you would a swimming class per se) and they assign ppl to a team accordingly. The times for the games are fairly decent for VACHL although the mid evening saturday night games got to be a bit of a pain. They do however utilize every facility within the city of vancouver. So therefore you will play at Brittania, Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, SunSet, Riley, Trout etc etc. I am pretty sure the registration is prolly full or close to as the returning players/teams should have already had their dibs in May/June. Vancouver Adult Co-ed Hockey League -------------- Ice604 is probably the next skill level up....but anyone can tell you that league isnt very well organized and they dont start their games till 1045-11:15pm at night on weeknights in the winter. Mainly Asian players especially at the lower levels. Expect marginal calibur officiating and constant schedule changes without notice. ----- House leagues: Planet Ice/ASHL/Coast Hockey/Duffers mens All these leagues are a bit more high calibur and pretty much where most of the better players play. Its pricey ($11,300 per team for ASHL) but you do get prime time ice, current qualified refs, real time stats, good service from league etc ...(if any of that really matters to you men) Last edited by bebefroggie; 07-11-2011 at 06:45 PM. Reason: .