Referees

Although we have become acustomed to playing the game without "Zebras" you are reminded that this does not give license to infactions without penalty. This also goes for slapshots which are not to be used in our league. Reminder here it's to the knee both ways, on take back and follow through.



Stop or you'll be asked to leave!!!

08 Schedule

Here is the balance of the schedule


January 5,08 (White vs Gold) then (Black vs Red)
January 12,08 (Red vs Gold) then (Black vs White)
January 19,08 (Red vs Black) then (Gold vs White)
January 26,08 (Gold vs Black) then (Red vs White)
February 2,08 (White vs Black) then (Red vs Gold)
February 9,08 (White vs Red) then (Black vs Gold)
February 16,08 (Black vs Red) then (White vs Gold)
February 23,08 (Gold vs Red) then (White vs Black)
March 1,08 (Gold vs White) then (Red vs Black)
March 8,08 (Red vs White) then (Gold vs Black)
March 15,08 (Black vs White) then (Gold vs Red)
March 22,08 (Black vs Gold) then (White vs Red)
March 29,08 (White vs Gold) then (Black vs Red)

Christmas News & Notes

"Fair Play" Lottery Update



20% said Yes

25% said No

55% DNV



Please be advised that the lottery issue has not been closed and will be in place for the 08/09 season.



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Win at all costs



It appears that some players are focused on winning at all costs. This league is not about winning - its all about playing with respect.



STOP and Remember



Play fair - Play safe - Respect others



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City Of Ottawa Budget



Although the budget hasn't been approved and released I would like to point out that there is a proposed $45 hourly increase to ice time rental cost. Not a 100% increase that was the rumour this past weekend.

Yes this will increase your player fees for next year.

View link to petition http://www.ottawafocus.com/news.aspx?listingid=1

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Christmas Get Together



There are no official league wide plans to get together at "The Prescott" but the usual suspects will most likely be there, please join them. Room 6 is always open for your $2 donation, don't be shy.



Have a Great Holiday Season!!!!!

Lottery Revisited

Once again the team parity and ongoing dislike for certain players "on the other team" has raised the discussion on the lottery. What we need to know is the position of each of the players on the issue.

The lottery is simply done by placing names into various catergories (based on level of play) and teams are formed by the drawing of names from those catergories.

So over the next two weeks either let the league know in person or place your vote on piece of paper and hand it in.

Your vote can either be yes or no or abstain to the lottery.

Please vote!!! Don't be an apathetic Canadian.

"Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted. "
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) British author.

"If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime."
Georg C. Lichtenberg (1742-1799) German scientist, satirist and anglophile.

"I shall stay the way I am because I do not give a damn."
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) U.S. short-story writer and poet.

Next Installment

If you haven't already paid up in full, the final portion of the league fees is due over the next five weeks, before Christmas. Please make every effort to have this done without delay. We don't need to lose anyone else for non-payment.



Thank you

Teams Add Up or Do They !!!

The teams have been adjusted so now there are 10 skaters on each team. Those players moving teams have been notified by their former captains.

Averaging 9

Over the past several weeks we have been averaging 9 players missing each weekend. That makes it difficult to balance the league when one team is missing!!! Captains please let me know who the players are that are not communicating their abscences and or have missed several weeks and the league will look at having them replaced for the second half of the year.

To My Dear Wife

"To My Dear Wife. You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, being 54 years old, can no longer satisfy. I am very happy with you and I value you as a good wife. Therefore, after reading this letter, I hope that you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don't be upset. I shall be home before midnight."

When the man came home late that night, he found the following letter on the dining room table:

"My Dear Husband, I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about my being 54 years old. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old. As you know, I am a math teacher at our local college. I would like to inform you that while you read this, I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant tennis coach. He is young, virile, and like your secretary, is 18 years old. As a successful businessman who has an excellent knowledge of Math, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference........18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18. Therefore, I will not be home until sometime tomorrow."