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FINALS NIGHT IS HERE!!!!!!

Saturday March 22nd.  Puck drops at 5:00 PM for the D finals at NIC 1.  

As always, we have the lovely crew from Van Isle Sips dishing out cold drinks. 

Free pizza, chips, snacks, pop and non alcoholic drinks.

$4 cash bar for beer, seltzers and highballs.  NO ATM ON SITE so bring CASH

**50/50 Draw will be going all night with the winning number drawn at 11:00 PM.**

Pizza arrives at 6:30 and will keep coming till the wee hours.  

Attend for your chance to win 2025/2026 FREE LEAGUE FEES!!!!

Lots of great door prizes graciously sponsored by local businesses.

Come out, bring the family and celebrate another fun season of NCHL hockey

 

Posted by NCHL PRESIDENT, Created Fri Mar 21, 2025

BROVEMBER CHALLENGE !!!!
Hello Fellow NCHLs, Brothers from Different Mothers, Goal Scorers and Hockey Lovers! 

I'm proud to say that our #MoGoals4MoBros was a huge success this year with a league-wide total goals scored of 322 up from 299 in 2023!

Goal Stats
Congratulations to the Chiefs with 30 team goals during Brovember!

TeamTotal
Bangers14
Chiefs30
Devils 22
GC13
Haze 26
Hitmen16
Hornets15
Icehogs18
Lucky21
Nanucks18
Pirates29
Pucks14
Renegades20
Rhinos20
Stickmen29
Tcocks17
322


Thank you to everyone that has pledged to raise funds for our local hospital foundation! And to everyone who purchased Brovember Socks and Jerseys, it's much appreciated!!! 

Please follow this link to make a donation directly to our Brovember Campaign. To donate to your team directly, please scroll through the pages to find your Team! Currently, the Renegades have made the highest team donations so far


Rember, all donations will receive a Charitable Donation Receipt. So save these for your 2024 tax filing next year! (20.6% for every dollar donated upto $200, then 45.8% on every dollar over $200 donated)

Last year we raised $4,100! If everyone in the league donated $80 we would raise $20,480!


The Cause
This year our efforts are going towards a Holmium Laser for Prostate Cancer and everything Urology! Our current laser is 12 years old with a useful life of 10! It is $314,000 to replace this fun new toy that shoots lasers to save men! Now, we aren't trying to raise the full amount, but every dollar helps... 


Cheers, 
Phil Birrer

Posted by NCHL PRESIDENT, Created Fri Dec 6, 2024

BROVEMBER CHALLENGE!!!!!!!

Hello NCHLer's.  Great start to the season so far.  Lots of positive feedback from our development games.  Great use of our spare list getting new players on the ice.  Some nice, fresh looking jerseys are making their appearance at games.  November is upon us and we'd like to kick things off with a bang.  As most of you know, November is a time to raise awareness for Men's Health.  Our very own treasurer has taken it upon himself and a few Bros to get involved and lead the way with the NCHL's "BROVEMBER CHALLENGE"

Here's a few words from our very own Phil " The Thrill" Birrer


The time is coming for this year's BROVEMBER Campaign! 

First, I wanted to say thank you for the support over the years, and the positive support for this year! 

Last year we raised $4,103 for the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) and over $1,900 through Movember (over $6k total raised).

This year I would love to set a goal of $20,000 for the NDHF. 


How it works - #MoGoals4MoBros
Have players pledge to donate for every team goal raised (#MoGoals4MoBros). For example, players and family from the Thundercocks pledged $5 per goal scored. We scored 21 goals so players donated $105 per player. 

Individuals can donate/pledge as much or as little as they choose as this is for charity. Last year Joel the tendy from the Renegades pledged on Goals against... 

If we went off last year's numbers of the league scoring 299 goals, at $5/team goal, we would have raised $23,920 just from scoring goals! 

Events and Fundraising
Nov 1 - Shave off at Four Crows 
Time: 4pm - 8pm
Location: Four Crows Barbershop - 1925 Bowen Rd #15
Fresh shave from the team at Four Crows to prepare for the month. 

Nov 14 - Prostate and Testicular Cancer presentation for the NCHL
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm 
Location: Oliver Woods - 6000 Oliver Rd
Dr Derek Poteryko (from the Thundercocks) and Dr. Kevin Morrison (Urologist) will put on a FREE to the league presentation of Men's Cancer's and Mental Health. 

Donation Platform
I'll be launching a Donation Website similar to last year where donations can be made directly to each team page. 


Raffles Etc. 
Chris Lohr from the Thundercocks will be raffling off tickets to the Canucks, I have a few Brovember Jersey's available and much more. 

BROVEMBER SOCKS
We have 50 pairs of custom Brovember Socks available to purchase at $15/pair. 

Check out the link to the website  https://trellis.org/nchlbrovember
 
Thank You for reading this long winded email! 
Phil

--
Best, 

Phil Birrer
NCHL Treasurer
"feet work, hands work, super!" ~Howie Meeker
Posted by NCHL PRESIDENT, Created Tue Oct 29, 2024

Registration information

Gentlemen,

Just wanted to give you all a quick heads up that registration will be sent to all roster players/LTIR players/LTIR replacements shortly as well as go over a few registration housekeeping items. 

  • If you have not received registration by tomorrow morning June 6th, please reach out directly to our registrar André (nchlreg@gmail.com).

  • DO NOT create a new profile on the site when registering. If you have forgotten your username, please reach out to André directly and he will let you know what is on file. Once you receive your username, you will be able to reset your password.

  • You do not need to ask about a registration code. If you're at the point where you're asking us for one, you've made a wrong turn. Once you receive your registration email, click on the registration link. Your code will auto populate and you will never have to enter it manually at any point.

  • Free Agency: Any player can declare Free Agency when registering. By doing so however, you will not be eligible to return to your existing team. If you declare Free Agency, please indicate what team you would like to go to. If you speak to that team ahead of time and they have cap space, they are able to use their first round pick to select you. If the team does not use their first round pick to select you, you will be eligible to be selected by any team with the exception of your previous team. If you require further clarification, please contact André.
  • Spare List: Every roster player is eligible to play as a spare in the league. If you would like to be on the list to be contacted that gets sent to reps, please select the spare list as part of the registration process. There is no cost to join the spare list for roster players, you only have to pay whatever team calls you out to play charges. If you do not select spare list as part of your registration, you will not be added to the list that gets sent to reps. That being said you can be added any time by emailing André.

  • Registration closes June 23rd at 9:00pm PDT no exceptions. If you do not register by that date and time, you will not be eligible to be protected by your team and you will be entered into the draft where there will be no guarantee of returning to your current team.

  • The registration process is the same as previous years. League dues are $550 including tax and are only payable via credit card on the league site.

  • If you do not wish to play this year, or only wish to join the spare list, please inform your team rep and email André ASAP.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact André. Looking forward to seeing everyone on the ice in September!

Regards,

NCHL Board of Directors

Posted by NCHL REGISTRAR, Created Wed Jun 5, 2024

CHEETO CHIRPS - March 24, 2024 - Finals Night Results and Donation Shout Outs

Hey NCHLers, 

I want to thank everyone who came out to support finals night last night, all the teams who played, our refs and timekeepers and everyone on the board for delivering a smooth and well organized evening! 

Congrats to the following teams for winning their finals:

  • The Rhinos for the A. 
  • The Renegades for the B. 
  • The Chiefs for the C. 
  • The Devils for the D. 

Well done fellas and I'll be posting your photos to the league's Facebook site! 

The board would also like to thank the following businesses for providing our night with a bunch of great prizes:

  • Ecstasy Auto
  • Nanaimo Toyota
  • Old Dutch Potato Chips
  • Popeyes Supplements 
  • Jemco Foods
  • CARHA
  • Gold in the Net
  • Phil Birrer for the Brovember Jersey
  • One Trive Yoga & Doula
  • Nanaimo Steelmen Senior Double A Hockey
  • Heath Dennison Power Skating & Hockey Skills
  • Airhouse Sports Academy 
  • Bin 4 Burger Lounge 
  • Browns Social House
  • Lucky's Liquor Store
  • Kirby’s Source for Sports 
  • Original Joes 

Lastly, I'd like to thank our friends at Van Isle Sips for keeping us hydrated at finals night for the 3rd year in a row!  

Congrats again cup winners and thank you everyone for making this season a great one! 

Cheeto

NCHL President 

 

Posted by NCHL PRESIDENT, Created Sun Mar 24, 2024

NCHL 2023 AGM

Our 2023 AGM is on May 29th from 6-8 PM at the Beban Social Center. 

The meeting agenda will be sent to members no later than Monday May 22nd.

Registration will open after the AGM and will remain open until June 18th. 

Cheeto

NCHL President


Posted by NCHL PRESIDENT, Created Sun May 14, 2023