IMPORTANT NOTICE –
As the various tryouts are fast approaching NTXHL wants to make it very clear that if a Tier 1 teams request to play in the League for the 2009-2010 season they will be placed in the following Divisions. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this
Tier 1 Team Division Playing In
Squirt Minor (pure 00) Squirt AA
Squirt Major (99-00) PeeWee A
PeeWee Minor (pure 98) PeeWee AA
PeeWee Major (97-98) Bantam A
Bantam Minor (pure 96) Bantam AA
Bantam Major (95-96) Midget Minor AA
NTXHL Board Announcement
The Board had their Post-Season Meeting to review the past year’s season and to look forward to the 2009-2010 season. The Board passed the following change for the 2009-2010 Season.
The League will require that Associations must have a minimum of 3 teams entered into the League to qualify for the 2009-2010 season.
The Board also made the following recommendations that will be considered for implementation in the 2010-2011 Season
All Teams must have a minimum of 13 players and 1 Goaltender to play in the League.
An Association can have only 1 team in each of AA, A or B Division in each age group.
Tier 1 Teams
Rules for Tier 1 Teams will remain the same as in the past.
Any DFW Association that holds tryouts during the Tier 1 tryout dates will be considered a Tier 1 team by the League
Any Association that markets or advertises that they will have a Tier 1 team, that team will be considered a Tier 1 team by the League
Squirt through Bantam Tier 1 teams will be allowed to participate in the NTXHL 2009-2010 season at the level above their age group. There will not be any Mite or Midget (Minor or Major) Tier 1 teams allowed to participate in the League. No Tier 1 teams will be Division Champions or allowed to participate in the Playoffs.
New Associations
5 new Associations have requested to participate in the 2009-2010 Season. Rules remain the same as the past. Non DFW Teams will not have Host Weekends for the 1st year unless other teams in the Division are willing to participate in a weekend.
New Associations requesting to participate are:
Wichita Falls Hockey Association
Stonebriar Association
El Paso Hockey Association
Metroplex Christian Hockey Association
Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club
A Helpful Resource to Fill Up Your Summer Camp
Is your association holding a camp this summer? If so, here is a valuable opportunity to get the word out to every
The Dallas Stars Care program is accepting ten (10) camps to be included in the special Dallas Stars Care "Summer Camp" promotion. As part of your promotion, your camp information will be promoted to over 15,000 TX and
This is the most effective way to reach
If you are interested, please email TK Stohlman (tk@dallasstarscare.com) a paragraph or two about your camp along with your logo. It will be included in the special Dallas Stars Care promotions. To see more information and an example camp promotion, please click here:
http://www.dallasstarscare.com/special-dallas-stars-care-camp-promotion/
To be included in this promotion, there is a nominal investment of $300. This promotion is only open to the 1st ten (10) camps who signup. For more information or to signup, please email TK Stohlman (tk@dallasstarscare.com).
This is being distributed and posted on the NTXHL website. NTXHL is not benefitting from this in anyway.
Thanks!
Fraser Ritchie
President, NTXHL
The Regular Season Division Champions:
Mite Dallas Penguins
Squirt AA Dallas Penguins
Squirt A Dallas Penguins
Squirt B San Antonio Thunder
PeeWee AA Team Houston
PeeWee A Red Oklahoma Jr. Blazers
PeeWee A Blue DSAS Blackhawks
PeeWee B Odessa Jr. Jackalopes
Bantam AA Red Team Houston
Bantam AA Blue Dallas Stars Selects
Bantam A Red Jr. Brahmas
Bantam A Blue BAHHA Hounds
Midget Minor AA Jr. Brahmas
Midget Minor A Red Southlake Dragons
Midget Minor A Blue Texas Aces
Midget Major AA Alliance Bulldogs
Midget Major A Southlake Dragons
The Playoff Division Champions:
Mite Dallas Penguins
Squirt AA Dallas Penguins
Squirt A Dallas Penguins
Squirt B San Antonio Thunder
PeeWee AA Team Houston
PeeWee A Red Dallas Ice Jets
PeeWee A Blue DSAS Blackhawks
PeeWee B Odessa Jr. Jackalopes
Bantam AA Red Houston Wild
Bantam AA Blue Dallas Penguins
Bantam A Red Jr. Brahmas
Bantam A Blue DSAS Blackhawks
Midget Minor AA Texas Aces
Midget Minor A Red Southlake Dragons
Midget Minor A Blue Texas Aces
Midget Major AA Jr. Brahmas
Midget Major A Southlake Dragons
It has been a pleasure to serve as your President again this year. For the 2008-2009 season we had teams participating from 4 States, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. There were 158 teams in 13 Divisions, which allowed over 2800 players to enjoy hockey in the South. We made more improvements this year, such a digital signing of Pointstreak score sheets, and we look forward to making more in the future
One way to help us identify these improvements is to get feedback from the Participants on how well we did and provide suggestions on how to make the League better. Included with this letter is a short survey that will allow everyone, including Parents to provide that feedback to us. This survey will also be posted on the NTXHL website:
I ask that you distribute this to everyone in the League and encourage them to respond. I will guarantee you that the Board will review every survey and take appropriate actions. It is important to us that we get feedback. We will accept responses up until April 17th 2009. Please send all surveys by email to
rf.ritchie@tx.rr.com or mail to
NTXHL
1101 Neches Dr.
Allen Texas, 75013
We will begin planning for the 2009-2010 season starting mid April. One significant change we did was to end the season earlier so that we lined up with USA Hockey and TAHA March activities so that it did not encounter conflicts. Please let us know your feelings on the schedule in the survey. The scheduling meeting went smoother this year as we were determined to get quality into the schedule. Breaking it into two days helped that. Upfront planning is a key for a successful scheduling meeting, NTXHL will again do theirs for the coming season, and hopefully all Associations will do the same. Look for more info on this year’s meeting later in the summer.
I know most Associations are taking a well deserved rest for a few weeks but we do need to keep our contacts up to date. Please reaffirm your Association’s League contact name and email address, as well as your President’s name and contact info, to Tanya Brewer, NTXHL Communications prime at l.tbrewer@sbcglobal.net
The annual meeting is scheduled to be held June 20th in the Dallas area. It will be the same as last year and follow the TAHA meeting. This is an open meeting so encourage people to put this date on their calendar. We will send out a reminder and post on the website as details become known.
The elections for the 2009-2010 Board of Directors will be part of this June meeting. If you want to run for a Board position please send an email to me at rf.ritchie@tx.rr.com indicating which position. If you nominate anyone please make sure that they are in agreement before submitting their name.
Per NTXHL By-Laws, the President cannot hold that office for more than three years. This is my third year as President (boy, time flies) and so I will be stepping down in June. I am presently working on finding a successor to be your next President. I do not intend to disappear from hockey altogether but do agree that after three years it is time to get some fresh ideas at the top.
I want to thank you for your participation in the League and the support that you have given us on the Board. I personally want to thank the Board members for the outstanding job they have done this year. To all the On and Off Ice Officials and to all the volunteers at all levels a big THANK YOU. This would not happen if it wasn’t for you and the many hours you spent making this such a great Season and a great League for your kids to play in it.
Have a safe and fun-filled summer. Check frequently for updates on the website.
Thanks
Fraser Ritchie
2008-2009 President, NTXHL
Ice balancing procedures and spreadsheet can be found in the document section. Any questions, please contact the league treasurer.
2008-2009 NTXHL Dates
Rosters Due Aug.1st, 2008
Host Weekend Ice Schedules due Aug 22nd, 2008
Regular Season Starts - Mite, Squirt, Pee Wee Sept. 20th, 2008
- Bantam, Midget Sept. 22nd, 2008
Regular Season Ends Feb.15th, 2009
Playoffs Start Feb. 21st, 2009
Playoffs End Mar. 7th, 2009
2008-2009 TAHA Dates
Aug 2 Registrar's mandatory meeting (
Sept 12-14 Level 4 Coaching cert clinic (
Sept 20 Level 4 Officials cert clinic (
Oct 4 RMD ACE Coordinator Workshop (Dallas)
Feb 6-8 States: Tier II (Houston)
Feb 20-22 States: Tier I (Dallas)
Mar 6-8 Districts: Girls/Women’s (OK host)
Mar 12-15 Districts: Tier I (UT host)
Mar 12-15 Districts: Tier II (U14/16 in AZ, U12/18 in ID)
Mar 20-22 Districts: Girls Rec (NM or UT host)
Mar 20-22 Districts: High School (AZ host)
Mar 20-22 TAC Boys & Girls (Dallas)
Mar 27-29 Nationals Women’s (Rochester, NY)
Apr 1-5 Nationals Girls (Rochester, NY)
Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U12 (Indian Trail, NC)
Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U14 (Frisco, TX)
Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U16 (Chesterfield, MO)
Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U18 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Apr 15-19 Chicago Showcase (Chicago, IL)
Apr 17-19 Texas Cup HS Championship, Gold/Silver (Austin, TX)
Apr30-May3 Rocky Mountain Player Dev Camp (Salt Lake City, UT)
If you have have that magic photo eye and want to submit some game photos to be displayed on the website now is the time. In order to be considered, all pics need to already be formated as indicated below by the time they get to the webmaster. It would be helpful if all photos were grouped by games with the following side note - date, location, and the two teams playing.(for each group of pics - not per pic) Send your photos by email to the webmaster or contact the webmaster for other options. We will be keeping the photos for the most part limited to game/action shots, team group photos (other than trophie shots) and inidividual player stills should be used on your team's webpage.
Accepted file formats include: JPEGs, non-animated GIFs and PNGs. Photos need to be sized in the following sizes: 75x75 pixels, 100 pixels (on the longest side), 240 pixels (on the longest side), 500 pixels (on the longest side), large (which will be 1024 pixels, on the longest side, if it exceeds that length), and the original size. Uploads must be less than 4MB in size. Images on the web will only display correctly if they are set to an RGB color-space (not CMYK).
If you have any poll suggestions, send them to the webmaster and maybe your question will be polled in the coming months!
