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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
- Flyers, Phantoms and USA Hockey Announce College Hockey Seminar
- USA Hockey Discounted Tickets
- Flyers Hungry for More Offer
- Hockey Weekend Across America
- Philadelphia Phantoms Pre-Game or Post-Game Ice Time at the Wachovia Spectrum
- DVHL Awarded 2010 USA Hockey Nationals
- Philadelphia Flyers/DVHL Nights
- Coaches clinic
- Tampering rules
(updated 12/12/08)
Flyers, Phantoms and USA Hockey Announce College Hockey Seminar
The Philadelphia Flyers and Phantoms, in conjunction with USA Hockey, are pleased to announce the return of the College Hockey Seminar. This unique, FREE event is scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2009 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
College Hockey coaches and scouts from throughout the Philadelphia region and beyond will be on hand to speak with players and parents, and help answer your questions. This FREE event is open to all middle school and high school-aged hockey players (boys and girls). A few highlights of the program include:
- Hockey Coaches and team representatives from over 30 different NCAA and ACHA programs (men’s and women’s) including Michigan State, Wisconsin, Princeton, Penn State, Delaware, Neumann and many more
- Guest speakers including Al Bloomer, USA Hockey National Coach in Chief
- Financial Aid and Application information available
- Free admission and free parking
For more information or to register, please call (215) 952-5999 or email fwalmsley@comcast-spectacor.com by January 2, 2009. Advanced registration is required.
Philadelphia Flyers Pizza Hut Party Package for Groups of 24 or more!The Philadelphia Flyers 2008-09 season is here and the Flyers are Hungry for More. Get your tickets to an upcoming Flyers game today! Click here or call ComcastTIX at 800.298.4200 to reserve your seats today!
Hockey Weekend Across America — Coming this February!
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Hockey Weekend Across America will be celebrated in the United States on President's Day weekend, Feb. 13-15, 2008. While USA Hockey leads the initiative, it will again take the effort of all hockey entities across the country to put programs in place to make the event a true success. Not only do we want to celebrate our great game and those involved in the sport at all levels, but we also hope to expose hockey to new audiences.
Similar to last year, each of the three days of Hockey Weekend Across America will have a theme.
Here are a few ideas of programs that could be implemented to go along with the daily themes:
Friday - Wear Your Jersey, sponsored by ShopUSAHockey.com
- Wear your favorite hockey jersey from any level (youth, high school, junior, adult, college, pro) to school, work, etc
- Conduct hockey programming in schools or the work place (floor hockey tournaments, contests, guest speaker, local hockey celebrity reading in schools, etc.)
Saturday – Bring A Friend To The Rink, sponsored by the NHL
- Host open house to expose hockey to those who haven’t played (learn to skate program or similar)
- Bring a friend(s) to your game
- Bring a friend(s) to a youth, high school, junior, college or professional game who hasn’t ever had a chance to attend
Sunday – Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes, sponsored by Liberty Mutual's Responsible Sports
- Honor your favorite coach, timekeeper, official, player, etc., through a special recognition event, by way of a media story or through a feature on your website (or all of the above!)
- Conduct a fund-raising event in which your local hockey heroes are honored
- Host an open house at which some of your local hockey heroes address attendees and talk of the benefits of participating in hockey
The following pieces of information will help you:
- Begin planning how you will celebrate Hockey Weekend Across America today! Now is the time to meet with the appropriate people in your organization and discuss creative ways you can be a part of the celebration. Be sure to pass this document on to as many people as appropriate.
- HockeyWeekendAcrossAmerica.com is the official communicaton hub for the event. The event logo, along with usage guidelines, is available for download. Please feel free to use the logo and add your marks appropriately. You will find additional information and material as time moves forward, including public service announcements, P.A. scripts, mock news releases, etc. Also available on the website is a listing of last year's featured events from around the country, to give you an idea of how the entire hockey community got involved.
- As part of the festivities, HockeyWeekendAcrossAmerica.com will include a place for fans to register for a chance to win their favorite NHL jerseys as part of Hockey Weekend Across America's Great Jersey Giveaway, presented by Reebok. Registration begins on January 7 and will run through February 12, with a total of 15 jerseys being given away during each of the three days of Hockey Weekend Across America.
- We’ve developed a competition and prize structure for the best Hockey Weekend Across America programming. A contest entry form is available at HockeyWeekendAcrossAmerica.com. The grand prize is 25 sets of OneGoal starter equipment plus $2,000 cash, with five runner-up prizes of $1,000 cash.
- Any questions regarding Hockey Weekend Across America can be e-mailed to HockeyWeekendAcrossAmerica@usahockey.org.
We encourage you to visit HockeyWeekendAcrossAmerica.com often for updates on happenings related to the event. It is important that everyone involved in hockey participate in this weekend celebration in some fashion. Have fun and thanks in advance for your efforts.
Philadelphia Phantoms Pre-Game or Post-Game Ice Time at the Wachovia Spectrum
Want to skate on the same ice where the Phantoms captured two Calder Cup Championships and the Flyers won two Stanley Cups? The Philadelphia Phantoms are giving you that opportunity! Hurry, it’s the final season at the Spectrum, and ice slots are selling fast!
DVHL Awarded 2010 USA Hockey Nationals
We are proud to announce that the DVHL has been awarded to host the 2010 USA Hockey National tournament for the Midget 16&U Tier II level! The event will be held April 7-11, 2010 at the Iceline Quad Rinks in West Chester, PA.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the league to raise money to help offset the cost of youth hockey. Many donations and volunteers will be needed to pull this off and make it the success that it deserves. More info will follow as we are given the information. In the meantime, mark your calendars!
Philadelphia Flyers/DVHL Nights
The Flyers have created a fantastic offer for all DVHL teams to help celebrate the start of the hockey season! There are four exciting games to choose from were ticket prices are just $25 each! This is a great way to get together with teammates, family and friends. Click here for more information!
All coaches must be accredited and of the required level by December 31. Failure to do this can mean that you will be asked to leave the bench on January 1, 2009. Please do not put your team in jeopardy! For a list of all remaining coaches clinics, please go to www.usahockey.com under the coaches section.
A reminder - you must go by Atlantic District rules that are listed under the coaches section. Do NOT go by USA Hockey rules for levels of required accreditation or time periods allotted.
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.