News and Announcements

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Congratulations to all players on a great season and to our winning teams. Saturday was an exciting day of hockey with the Stellers beating Lynx 3 5-1 to take the Div 3 top spot. The Div 2 final match up was a tight game with Sailors and Lynx 2 going into a shootout. The final score was 4-3 for the Sailors. The Mariners and Patriots battled for Div 1 first place with the Mariners taking the Patriots 2-1.

Special thanks to all those who worked the technical table, in particular Brenda Rushton for organizing and Pat Hall for her long shifts at the table. Another big thanks to everyone who donated to the fundraiser we did for the Canadian Women’s National Team. Together the league raised over $2,500!

Also, a reminder, the VILFHA AGM and Awards Night is in 329A at PISE at 7pm, on Tuesday, April 9. We’re going to kick off the event with a Heads and Tails loonie/toonie elimination game as a fundraiser for the Canadian National Team. These funds will be added to our current total. Bring your loonies and toonies for a chance to win some great Team Canada swag!

VILFHA Awards Night and AGM – Tuesday, April 9

The 2018/19 season is coming to an end! Please come and show your appreciation of our league award winners and support for the league. Election of executive for the 2019/20 season will also take place. Here’s what you need to know:

When: 7pm, Tuesday, April 9

Where: 329A, PISE
4371 Interurban Road, Victoria
* As per Regulations 4.1 c) Fines shall be imposed on any team: iv. For not having a Team Rep at Council meetings and/or General Meetings $25
Goodies will be provided and pay parking is available on site.

We’re going to kick off the event with a Heads and Tails loonie/toonie elimination game as a fundraiser for the Canadian National Team. Bring your loonies and toonies for a chance to win some great Team Canada swag!

Please note, ALL of the VILFHA Executive Positions are open but there are some very important roles that need to be filled as the current holders are stepping down after this season. Those are:

- The President
- The Vice President
- The Treasurer
- Director of Operations (Vacant)
- Director of Events (Vacant)

It is incredibly important we fill these roles to ensure smooth league operations. Please see the job descriptions attached to this email and share widely among your teams. We thank Sandy Grimwood, Heather Wheatley and Krista Thompson for their dedication these past years.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The document Duties_of_the_Executive.pdf was attached to this post.

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The Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey team needs your help on their journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Check out their story and how you can help. https://makeachamp.com/canwolfpack

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The 2019 Masters tournament has been booked for April 6 and 7, 2019. Players must be in their 30th year, goalkeepers may be slightly younger. Each team will have four games in either socially competitive or socially active! Seattle has confirmed. Cost will be approx. $300. Please send your interest to Pat Hall at pathall36@shaw.ca.

VILFHA was recently made aware the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has proposed some rule changes to go into effect January 1. The league is in communication with Field Hockey BC and Field Hockey Canada, who are meeting late January to discuss the proposed changes. VILFHA will not be making any decisions on implementation until hearing the recommendations that come from that meeting. See the announcement from FIH here:

http://fih.ch/news/amendments-to-fih-rules-of-hockey-to-come-into-force-on-1-january/

Happy Holidays!