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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
(updated 6/16/09) Have You Ever Thought About Becoming an Ice Hockey Referee? You can help with the development of hockey. Interested? Go to www.aaharefs.org for details or contact Tony Mariconda, District RIC, at tonyrefx3@aol.com. Philadelphia Flyers and the
DVHL work together!
The Flyers have amazing packages exclusively for our DVHL clubs interested in attending a Flyers home game at a great price! They are now taking deposits, which will guarantee you first choice of prime dates once the 2009-10 schedule is released. For more information and how to get your tickets, click here! USA Hockey Announces American Development Model (ADM) The American Development Model, with support from the National Hockey League, is a nationwide initiative that was announced by USA Hockey. It will provide local associations across the country - for the first time ever - a blueprint for optimal athlete development that focuses on age-appropriate training utilizing long term athlete development principles. We will be working with the Atlantic District on how the ADM will affect the DVHL and more news will follow as we go forward. For current information provided to us thus far, please click here! 2008-09 DVHL Scholarship Winner > With the approval of the membership at the May meeting, our upcoming league season was approved. Please go to our league information tab on the left for the schedule. Atlantic District Schedules Mites 3 on 3 > The Atlantic District will be holding the annual 3 on 3 cross ice for all Mite teams the weekend of September 26 & 27, 2009. This event is free and mandatory for all DVHL Mite teams to attend. Two locations will be held for our area: Ice Works (Aston) and the Ice Box (Pittston). 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! 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 2009-10 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
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