BTHL Year-end Tournament

Posted: 01/15/2002 Updated: 02/08/2002 **** Tournament schedule has been posted ****

Posted: 12/28/2001

Browser Incompatibility

I've received a couple of reports regarding problems with our new website. It appears that older versions of Netscape (4.7 in particular) will not bring up the menu in the frame to the left. To my knowledge all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer work just fine and Netscape 6.0 (or above) will work with everything except Rosters and Scoresheets (same as before).

If you're using an old browser, please upgrade. If you're experiencing problems with any Microsoft browsers or a current Netscape browser, please let me know and I'll dig a little further.

Thanks for your help and sorry for the inconvenience!

Posted: 11/13/2001 Modified: 12/26/2001

Protest Policy

Please be advised that our Protest Policy is covered in our Rules & Regulations.

Two key points to keep in mind when considering a protest are:

1. All game protests must be made in writing to the Conduct Committee within 72 hours of game completion.
2. A $25 $100 fee must accompany the protest. Should the protest be upheld the $25 $100 fee will be refunded. Please note that the protest fee was changed at the last Board Meeting. Meeting Minutes will be posted just as soon as they are completed.

Posted: 09/25/2001 Updated: 11/20/2001

Official Rosters

We now have just one team that has not submitted a copy of their official USA Hockey Roster & Team Registration. Please fax your Roster ASAP to 630/604-0431.

Owensboro Midget A

Posted: 10/08/2001

Scoresheet Procedure

Scoresheets are to be mailed to the BTHL Scheduler, Arthur Burghes (104 Brevoort Rd, Columbus, OH 43214), on a weekly basis. If there are game misconducts, please fax them ASAP to 630/604-0431. We do several things with the scoresheets:

1. Verify the accuracy of the reported score
2. Check for any unreported game suspensions
3. Spot check for suspensions served.

Posted: 10/03/2001

Minor Bug

When attempting to post game results some of you may see an error pop-up. It occurs as your browser is loading the "Password Entry" screen after clicking on "Post Results". To deal with it simply click "OK" on the error message, click on the "Back" button of your browser and then click "Post Results" again. The page should load without error the second time in.

Let me know if you have any other problems.

Posted: 09/24/2001 Updated: 09/25/2001

Game Results

If you've submitted your non-league schedule to be posted on this website please follow through by promptly reporting those results, win or lose. Also, we encourage you to help us out (especially in the case of non-league games) by using the online reporting system. Note that we do not want scoresheets for non-league games unless there is a game misconduct given that must be served during a league game.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Posted: 09/20/2001

Game Reporting Tips

For those of you using (or intending to use) the online game reporting system, thank you! In the long run it will save us all some time and if you're reporting individual scoring statistics it'll add something of interest to the league. What I'm going to do is list some instructions and misc pointers to make things easier and more accurate.

1. First of all, you'll need Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above. Netscape unfortunately does not support the necessary "data binding" feature used in the system.
2. For those of you that have not used it, simply pull up your team schedule and click on the "Game#" you wish to report (or just view). What you should see is a form titled "BTHL Scoresheet Game #nnn". What you're looking at is previously reported game stats. If you'd like to submit (or correct) the stats, click on the [Post Results] button at the bottom of the screen.
3. The "Password Entry" screen will be displayed at this point.
   1. If you have previously received a password and entered it from this computer; you will see your user name and password already keyed in, you simply click on the [Enter] button.
   2. If you have previously received a password but have NOT entered it from this computer -or- if you have "cookies" disabled; you need to manually key in your user name and password before entering.
   3. If you have NOT previously received a password and no one else from your team has either, you will be automatically directed into a "Password Request" form. Fill it out and submit it, you will instantly be given access to post your game scores (if cookies are enabled).
   4. If you have NOT previously received a password but someone else from your team has, you will have to click on the link (small print below the [Enter] button) to the Password Request form, fill it out, submit it and wait for me to manually add your name to the "approved" list.
4. The "BTHL Game Posting" form should now be displayed. Note that individual scoring statistics are optional. You can simply enter the game score at the top of the form and click the [Post Results] button, you're done that quick.
5. If you're going to report individual statistics I suggest you get in the habit of using your [Tab] key to advance from field to field. Pressing [Enter] will not advance through the form as you might expect and I think you'll find the [Tab] key much easier than navigating with your mouse.
6. If you're making a correction to a previously submitted game, give your browser a few seconds to load the form (this is important) and then click the button at the top labeled [Click here to read previously reported stats]. This will fill all the boxes with previously submitted Goals, Assists, Penalties, Saves and Suspensions. Much easier and more accurate than entering them all from scratch.
7. You can fill in the stats for both teams or just your own, your choice. For your information:
   1. The system will do some minor error checking on the number of goals. If the number of individual goals reported is higher than the team score, the system will automatically bump up the team score to match that total. This may seem to be an odd way to handle the error, but I can assure you I'll hear from the opposing team if the score is too high. I can't say the same about inflated stats.
   2. There are 2 fields for penalties, qty and time. Just enter whole numbers for the time, don't bother with the "seconds". And as a reminder, a player receiving a "2 and 10" has received 2 penalties and the correct way to report it would be as a qty of "2" and time of "12". A "5 and Game" would be reported as a qty of "2" and time of "15". For statistics purposes a game misconduct is counted as 10 minutes.
   3. If only 1 goaltender has played you can simply enter the number of saves. The system will use the opponents number of goals scored to calculate the "Save%".
   4. If more that 1 goaltender has played (and only if), use the "Goals" field to report the number of goals given up by each. Otherwise there is no way to calculate an accurate "Save%". If a goaltender actually does score a goal please send me an email and I'll take care of it manually.
8. Note that this system does not update the webpage automatically when you submit scores. What happens is that a specially formatted email is sent and the webpage will be updated only after I've received and processed it.
9. Stats can be reported for non-league games and will be available for viewing, but please note that they will not included in the summarized totals.
10. You can view stats for the entire league or each individual age group by bringing up the list of Rosters and clicking on "Master for All Age Groups" or each of the age group labels ("Mite", "Squirt", etc). Once the form has completely loaded (may take from a couple to as much as 30 seconds depending on your connection speed) you can sort the list by clicking on any of the underlined column headings.

I'll add tips and instructions as questions come up during the season.

Posted: 09/16/2001 Updated: 09/17/2001

Schedules are Posted

Managers, your job is now to confirm the accuracy of these online schedules. Please send me an email either confirming the accuracy or listing the corrections. PLEASE, when corresponding with me, tell me which team (City, Age, Level) you represent and use game#s. It's sometimes hard for me to dig that information up. Also, please submit your rosters. We will eventually require a copy of the official USA Hockey stamped copy but until you receive that please provide us with a list of players including their birth dates.

Posted: 07/25/2001 Updated: 09/16/2001

Year-end Tournament
PeeWee & Bantam dates have changed

The BTHL is pleased to announce that Louisville has been chosen as the site for our 2001-2002 Tournament.

• Mite, Squirt and Midget will be held February 15-17, 2002. (As previously announced).
• Due to changes in the Quebec Tournament dates, the PeeWee and Bantam tournament has been changed from the following weekend (February 22-24) to March 1-3.

Posted: 09/3/2001 Updated: 09/09/2001

Application Deadline has Passed, Team List is Final

Our deadline for "on-time" applications was Saturday, September 1st. If your application was not postmarked by that day then you must pay a late fee of $50/team. Any applications not on hand as of now will not be accepted. There will be a conference call on Tuesday evening to consider teams with more than 6 "2nd-year" players petitioning to participate in our "A" division. For those of you interested, the team list has petitioning teams flagged. Note that divisions can not be finalized until after that meeting.

Also, please remember to submit your rosters. If your team has applied for the "A" division you should have given us a player list with birth dates at a minimum. (Official rosters are due for all teams before the first league game). Please check this website to verify receipt of your application and roster. Everything received is posted within 1 day of receipt. If it's not posted, I don't have it.

Posted: 08/14/2001

BTHL Member Sponsored Tournaments

Please send me your tournament information for the upcoming season.

Posted: 08/08/2001

Team Application Form

I've been receiving a few requests lately for a Team Application Form. Apparently I've not made the link obvious enough (at the top of this page directly under the words "Bulletin Board"). It's been there for the last few years so I've taken for granted everyone knew about it. At any rate, here's another link.

Posted: 08/03/2001

Dayton Gems Starting Tier I Program

The Dayton Gems Youth Hockey Association has formed Southern Ohio’s first ever AAA program. The Dayton Gems 1987 Birth Year AAA Team will join the AAA Michigan National Hockey League this season. The Gems have also committed up to 4 additional new AAA teams to the league for next season.

The Gems 87 AAA Team is still looking to add players to its roster for this season. The team will be holding tryouts for all 1987 birth year players that have the interest and ability to play at the Tier I AAA level.

For more information and tryout dates please contact:

Kim Young  937-438-8127 or e-mail: metsv@gte.net

Posted: 07/27/2001

"Lady Cyclones" call on all girls in the area to play HOCKEY!
(Passed on from CAHA E News)

With the success of the Lady Cyclones first season, CAHA is once again calling on our membership to help us provide access to this great game for the young ladies in the Tri-State. If you know of a young lady who might be interested in participating on the Lady Cyclones teams please let them know of this upcoming event.

Thursday 8:00-9:15pm @ Sports Plus
Introductory Session for girls only

Come check out the program and meet the coaches, as well as CAHA 2000 Coach of the Year "Jackie Isaacs". Bring your skates and take to the ice, because we want you on our team!!

If you have even a minor interest in Ice Hockey, or are sick and tired of a sibling getting to travel for sporting events, come and join The CAHA Lady Cyclones. (A little secret here, don't tell the boys, but the girls have the biggest trophy in the case!!, in just their first year!!!)

Do you see girls roller blading in your neighborhood! Well ask them to join the Lady Cyclones in their second season.

Details on the CAHA Lady Cyclones program can be found at http://www.caha-cincy.org/caha-cincy/Girls_Teams.asp or contact Jackie Isaacs at 856-9132 or LuvClemx22@aol.com

Spread the word!! Why should the guys have all the fun!!

The Lady Cyclones will be hosting the biggest Girls tournament in the area in January 2002, with the Lady Cyclones Fire on Ice Tournament!

Posted: 07/26/2001

Scheduling Meeting - Saturday, Sept 15 @ 10:00am

It has been confirmed, we will be having the September BTHL Board meeting on Saturday, September 15, 2001. Time of the Board meeting is 9:00 AM, followed by the scheduling meeting, to be held at 10:00 AM. The meetings will be held at the Dayton Airport Inn, near the Dayton International Airport.

Posted: 04/16/2001

Rule Changes for 2001/02 Season

A couple of minor rule changes were discussed and approved for the upcoming season. Please refer to the May Meeting Minutes for additional details.

1. The game time clarification adopted mid-season has been officially approved for the upcoming season.
2. The End-of-Season tournament will utilize a 2-tier format for any "A" divisions with 8 or more teams.
3. A standard team seeding has been officially adopted and will be added to the Rules & Regulations.
4. A $300 tournament fee will be added to the $125 team registration fee due September 1st. It is anticipated that this fee will cover the entire cost of the tournament in some divisions, but most will have an additional amount due when final fees are determined by the host association.

Posted: 05/25/2001

Coaches Clinics

Mitch Korn has announced that Coaches Clinics will be held at Miami University from 8:00am to 5:30pm on September 29.

• Associate Application
• Intermediate Application

Posted: 05/24/2001