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The purpose of the DVHL is to promote, govern and improve organized hockey in the Delaware Valley area by authority of USA Hockey, Inc.: to foster among its members, supporters and teams a general cooperative spirit; to maintain and increase interest in the game of hockey; to have and exercise a general care, supervision and direction over the playing interest of its teams and players.
BREAKING NEWS
- 2008-09 League Schedule
- Two new member clubs join the league
- New DVHL forms being issued
- Midget Showcase
- Level 4 Coaches clinic
- Tampering rules
(updated 6/25/08)
The DVHL will be begin their league schedule for all levels (except Mites) the weekend of September 12-14, 2008. Mites will begin their league schedule the weekend of Nov. 1-2, 2008. To see our complete league schedule, please go to the left under "DVHL Information".
Two New Member Clubs Join the League
The DVHL would like to welcome both the Rizzo Rink (Philadelphia) and the Delaware Stars (Harrington, DE) to our league. We look forward to their participation in the league!
Several of our required forms are in the process of being updated. The DVHL roster, player movement, A petitioning, B petitioning and roster addition forms are being updated and will be posted on the website as soon as they are available. Please do not use last years!
The DVHL is proud to announce that we will be holding our second Midget 18 college showcase on September 27 & 28, 2008 at the Iceline Quad rinks in West Chester, PA. We invite all college coaches to come and watch our games and speak to our players about the possibility of attending your college! The schedule has been posted; however, teams will not be filled in until we get our final team projections at the August 13 meeting. We plan on having all of our Midget 18 AA and A teams participate. The league will assign the game slots to the teams playing and will distribute it to the clubs on August 14.
Rutgers University will again be the location for the level 4 USA Hockey coaching clinic. The dates are September 5-7, 2008 and you can now register online at www.usahockey.com under the coaches section.
This is a reminder that the DVHL tampering rules are different than the Atlantic District bylaws. Please read the league's bylaw below so that you are aware of what you can and cannot do. The time of year has arrived where not knowing the rules can be a problem!
Section 7 -- Tampering
A. Tampering is defined as recruiting of a rostered and/or registered player without the prior written approval from the organization of the rostered and/or registered player.
B. No coach, manager or club official connected with a registered team may entice, influence or otherwise tamper with a player rostered with another registered team without the prior written approval of a club president or his designee. The DVHL president must be advised in writing by the club president of any designee.
C. A release will not be effective until it has been received in writing and signed by the current officer of the association who is not a parent of the player or a member of the team involved.
D. After investigating the matter to the fullest extent, the Executive Committee may invoke the following penalties:
1. To the player; a rostered, protected player who takes the ice with another team without prior written approval may not play for that organization for at least the remainder of the current season, regardless of obtaining a subsequent release.
2. To all others; any individual or organization that violates the above rules is also subject to fine, probation or suspension, or may not be eligible to participate in DVHL playoffs or District Tournament.