Key Dates to Remember
Updated September 13/2011
Please enter these dates in your calendar
May 18, Presidents and Contacts Meeting
June 21 – NYHL Annual General Meeting
June 28 – NYHL Office Closes for Vacation
August 2 – NYHL Office reopens
August 15 – Clubs declare any new Officers, nominate Club Contact
September 14 – Club Presidents’ and Club Contacts’ Meeting
September 19 – Club Contacts submit listing of appointed Team Staff
October 3 – Deadline for Club Contacts’ to confirm entries for Fall season
October 6th – First week of the game schedule released
October 10th – Thanksgiving Day
October 11th – Fall Schedule Begins
October 16 – Coaches Meetings (A Coach or Assistant Coach must be present for EACH team (Mandatory to be eligible for arena pass.)
October 16 – Team Managers’Meeting. Team Managers must attend to be eligible for an Arena Pass.
November 7th – Team Staff Passes must be used for admission to games.
November 15th- Completed Roster sheets (Up to 25 players) for all teams must be submitted.
Note : (Maximum Bench 17 skaters 2 goalies in any game Minimum Bench Strength 15 players per game)
November 21st - Late entry Teams must be registered by this date to be eligible for the Winter Season and Playoffs
November 28th – Club Contacts submit Pre-tiering Information Sheets for each NYHL team in their Club.
December 1st – Tiering Committee begins deliberations
December 8 – Tiering Committee Announces Tier placement recommendations
December 12 – deadline for Clubs To Submit Their Requests for Tier changes
December 16 – Tiering Committee Finalizes Tier placements
December 21 – Final Day in Fall Season Schedule.
December 23 – NYHL Office Closes at 12 noon
December 24-31 – Christmas Break
December 22 – 3-week January Game Schedule Released
January 3 – Winter Season Begins
January 12 – Club Presidents’ and Club Contacts’ Meeting
January 15 – No new players can be rostered after this date
February – Family Day The NYHL Will play after 4:30 on this day
Last week of February – Playoffs Begin (varies by Division)
March 12-19 – Spring Break- Playoff Games Are Scheduled Throughout
March 16 – All Star Ballots must be submitted
April – Presidents’ and Contacts’ Meeting TBA
April 22 – April 23 – April 24th Easter weekend – No NYHL Games
April 25 – Easter Monday – Games are scheduled
April 30 – May 1st – Championship/All Star Day Day (Championship teams Must be available)
June 22 – NYHL Annual Meeting
June 28 – August 4- NYHL Office is closed for summer vacation