Thank you for your interest in our adult league.
Here are some suggestions if you would like to be more proactive about finding a team in our adult league.
- Attend a lot of the nightly drop-ins. Sit on the bench and talk to people. Ask them if they play in the league at the peaks and who they play for. Ask if they need additional players. Ask them to put a good word in for you with the team manager.
- Join the "Adult Skills Clinic" and ask talk with those in the class who they play for and if they need any additional players.
- Join the "Peaks Adult Drop-in" Facebook page and post in there to see if anyone knows of an opening.
- Under the "Free Agency" tab, you will see a "Free Agents" option. Click that and fill out the form on the right. This is a page where team managers can go if they need players.
Our league is mainly made up of teams that are formed under a team manager. That manager is responsible for recruiting the team, collecting fees and paying the rink for the entire team. The team manager communicates to the rest of their team members in regards to policies, eligibility, and other things related to the league. At the beginning of each season, I ask if there are any teams that need additional players. I can then forward your information to those managers and they can reach out to you if they are looking for more players. I will also need to know where you fit in skill-wise so I can send your information to the correct manager in the right divisions.
Please email Ian Thunhorst if you are looking to either start a team or join a team.
All new players must fill out the Peaks Adult Hockey Waiver form (found below) before their first game of the season. You cannot participate in league play without filling it out.
Peaks Adult Hockey Waiver
Divisions
1. Elite Division (Upper - Advanced) -- Designed to be the top level of play across PAHL leagues. This includes all players who can play at our highest level (former pro, college (NCAA or Club), junior, midget, and travel, etc.).
2. A Division (Lower - Advanced) – Designed to be the lower advanced division of play. This will include players who may have once played former pro, college (NCAA or Club), junior, midget, and travel, etc, but have not played within the last 5 years and are looking to get back into the competitive playing experience.
3. B Division (Upper - Intermediate) – Designed to be the upper intermediate division of play. This will include players who may have once played at an intermediate skill level (high school, youth league, some travel [bantam and below]), and feel confident with the speed and skill required to play the game at this level. a. Any player who is currently or has played within the past 10 seasons at a Professional or NCAA College level will not be eligible to play in this division. b. Any player who is currently playing or has played within the past 3 seasons at a College Club, Junior, or Midget Major level will not be allowed to play in this division.
4. C Division (Lower - Intermediate) – Designed more for the lower intermediate level player or those players who have not played the game for a while and are looking to get back into the competitive playing experience. Generally, these players have not played on a travel team, at the college level, at the junior/midget level, or any professional hockey in the past. a. Any player who is currently playing or has played within the past 5 seasons at a College Club, Junior, or Midget Major level will not be allowed to play in this division. b. Any player who is currently or has played within the past 15 seasons at a Professional or NCAA College level will not be eligible to play in this division. c. If a player has taken an extended break from the sport, this is the lowest level they will be eligible to play in.
5. D Division (Upper - Beginner)- Designed more for the beginning level player (5 years or less playing experience) or over 40 years old who have not played travel team, college, junior, or professional hockey in the past.
6. Rookie Division (Lower - Beginner) – Designed for players that have played less than 1 year or 3 seasons.
Rosters will be monitored closely and managed to control the skill levels.
Other Rules & Regulations
- The first-place team in each division may be moved up to compete in the next division for the following season according to League Coordinator discretion. (Example: 1st place in C division will move up and compete in the B division.)
- First-place tends to mean they were the #1 team from the regular season, received the #1 seed and won the playoffs.
- The League Coordinator holds the right to independently review a team’s status before moving a team up a division (ex. A 10-0 team that loses in the playoffs may still be eligible for the move up depending on the needs of the league and opinion of the League Coordinator)
- Winning the playoffs is not the sole factor for determining this situation but can have an influence (ex. A 1-9 team that wins the playoffs is likely exempt from being moved up in the upcoming season).
- Although the determining line is rigid between the caliber of player and the division in which they may play, it is understood that sometimes a beginner adult may have a friend/relative who has significant playing experience. It is assumed that both players may agree to play on an A division or a B division team. However, the assumption is made that the younger or the more highly skilled player will want to play at a higher level of competition and that less skilled players will want to compete at the level comparable to their abilities. In this regard, players and managers should understand their skill levels and the skill levels of their teammates and distinguish the division level that will best suit their experience.
- No player who has played European Leagues, Canadian Major Juniors, Midget A, AA or AAA, Junior C, B or A, ACHA Div I, II or III, NCAA Div I or III or professionally (NHL, AHL, ECHL, CHL, etc.) is permitted to play in C, D, or Rookie Division(s) of the P.A.H.L.
- The PAHL administration reserves the right to move players and/or teams between divisions based upon the players’ skills and abilities.
