Category: Regular Season

Tiebreaker rules for Playoffs

Hello ARL Players,

With the Playoffs quickly approaching, we’d like to take a moment to remind everyone of how the standings will be decided in the event of a tie. This criteria will be used to decide both the initial playoff round robin placements.

  • Most Points
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Goal Differential
  • Goals For
  • Goals Against
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes
  • Coin Flip
At the end of round robin play, Championship night placement will be selected by the following criteria.
  • Most points
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Coin Flip
On championship night the winning teams will be decided by the following criteria.
  • Most goals
  • 4 minute 4 on 4
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Goalie dance off at centre ice
  • Thank you for your continued support.

    Patte, On Behalf of The ARL Committee, Feb 2023

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Get Ready for Summer 2023

Hello players,

The start of the ARL’s Summer 2023 season is quickly approaching, so here are some quick details to go over before that first puck drop.

Rosters have started being distributed to the captains. The captain will reach out to their team for introductions and shortly after provide a schedule. The schedule will be posted by Tuesday, if not earlier. Just know for sure you are playing on Friday evening (Apr. 21st) at the Wave Twin Rinks.

As is the same every season, we’ve tried to keep pairings together, but some may found themselves separated unintentionally. We will get it sorted (where possible) but we ask that you play your first game regardless of your placement.

Read more: Get Ready for Summer 2023

The league is nearly full, minus a handful of individual spots scattered across divisions. So full, in fact, that we had to expand our target to 22 teams. This is great news for most, but it can also be bad news for a few individuals: If you have not paid your registration fees (the deadline was March 31st) you may not have been placed on a team, as paid players take priority. We will begin cancelling those unpaid registrations or move them to waitlist shortly. If you fall into that category, please make your payment as soon as possible.

If you do not hear from your captain by Tuesday, please contact us.

We hope that everyone has a great season!
The ARL Board of Operations

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Tiebreaker rules for Playoffs (W2022-23)

Hello ARL Players,

With the Playoffs quickly approaching, we’d like to take a moment to remind everyone of how the standings will be decided in the event of a tie. This criteria will be used to decide both the initial playoff round robin placements.

  • Most Points
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Goal Differential
  • Goals For
  • Goals Against
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes
  • Coin Flip
At the end of round robin play, Championship night placement will be selected by the following criteria.
  • Most points
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Coin Flip
On championship night the winning teams will be decided by the following criteria.
  • Most goals
  • 5 minute 4 on 4
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Goalie dance off at centre ice
  • Thank you for your continued support.

    Patte, On Behalf of The ARL Committee

    Winter 2022-23

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Register Now for Winter 2022-23

Hello current and future players,

Registration for Winter 2022-23 is now open. Head over to the Register page to get signed up.

The season begins on September 23rd/25th and ends on March 31st/April 2nd for a total of 24 games.

Registration is open to ages 21+. Games are played on Friday and Sunday evenings (once per week). You also have the ability to split the registration cost if paying by Credit Card, or full payments can be made utilizing Credit Card and E-Transfer.

Additional information can the found on the registration page or you can contact us.

See you on the ice!
The ARL Board of Operations

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Tiebreaker rules for Playoffs (S2022)

Hello ARL Players,

With the Playoffs quickly approaching, we’d like to take a moment to remind everyone of how the standings will be decided in the event of a tie. This criteria will be used to decide both the initial playoff round robin placements.

  • Most Points
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Goal Differential
  • Goals For
  • Goals Against
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes
  • Coin Flip
At the end of round robin play, Championship night placement will be selected by the following criteria.
  • Most points
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Head to Head Matchup (if applicable)
  • Coin Flip
On championship night the winning teams will be decided by the following criteria.
  • Most goals
  • Three person shoot out
  • Fewest Penalty Minutes (in regular season)
  • Goalie dance off at centre ice
  • Thank you for your continued support.

    Patte, On Behalf of The ARL Committee

    Summer 2022

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Summer 2022 Pre-Season Update

Hello ARL Players,

With the season opener just days away, we are hard at work putting together the final rosters. This last weekend before the season starts is by far our busiest.

We plan on releasing the schedule for the first few weeks by Tuesday next week. Just know that you definitely will be playing with a start time between 7 PM and 10:30 PM on Friday, May 6th. (Oh, did we mention we are eliminating the 11 PM start times this season? We are eliminating the 11 PM start times this season.)

The schedule will be distributed to the team captains who will in turn reach out to their teammates. If you do not hear from your captain by this coming Thursday, please contact [email protected].

After the first few weeks pf play, we will have a better understanding of the teams’ skill levels and may make trades in the name of balance. This is a good time to remind all players that, while we strive to accommodate requests to keep groups together, there still is the possibility larger groups will be broken up.

Thank you for your patience and see you on the ice.

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Championship Night – Winter 2021/22

Hello ARL Players,

This weekend makes the conclusion of the playoffs placement matches. We’ve had a very unique season, filled with numerous oddities, but we are finally approaching the end. Next week, April 1st and 3rd, will be the conclusion of the ARL’s Winter 2021/22 season.

The Championship Night will be held on Friday, April 1st, with consolation matches occurring on both Friday and Sunday. While we do not have the placements as of yet, the schedule for the championship matches will be as follows:

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