Here are the final standings for the 2023/2024 season.

Have a great summer and see you next season!

Registration will start sometime in the spring/summer. Stay tuned here for details.

Playoff standings and schedule have been set up on the website. Division D is starting playoffs this weekend.

Unfortunately, the website will default to the playoff standings and schedule.

For other teams that are still in regular season play, please use the drop-down menu near the top of the Standings or Schedule page to pull up the regular season version.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

The remainder of the regular season and playoff schedule is now posted.

Playoff Format Rules can be found here.

Playoff Schedule:

Division A Playoff Schedule

Division B Playoff Schedule

Division C Playoff Schedule

Division D Playoff Schedule

Division E Playoff Schedule

The game for January 17, 10pm at Britannia has been cancelled due to the weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

The schedule for the month of January has been posted.

The remainder of the regular season schedule and the playoff format will be posted in the next couple of weeks.

Have a Happy New Year, see you in 2024!

The league will be on break over the winter holidays. We will be resuming play on Monday, Jan.8.

The schedule for the rest of the season will be posted prior to the new year, please check back for updates.

Have a safe time of rest over the holidays.

Rosters have been updated. You can look up your name on the rosters here. If you are a new player and have not been assigned to a team, please email us asap at vachl.hockey@gmail.com

Please refer to the schedule to see when your team is playing. You are most likely playing this weekend.

Notes for new players before your first game:

1) Bring a white and dark (black, navy, blue acceptable) with a screened or stitched on number. Numbers made of tape are not acceptable and you will not be allowed to play. They represent a serious safety hazard if they fall off your jersey. Once your jersey size and number for your team are collected by the team captain, the jerseys will be manufactured. It can take up to a month or more to receive them.

2) If you wear a half shield/visor, a mouthguard is required. You do not need a mouthguard if you wear a cage (but recommended).

3) Familiarize yourself with the rules of our league. They are likely different from other leagues you've played in.

5) Bring a good attitude! Games at the beginning of the season have a chance to be uneven or lopsided. We will be evaluating for retiering throughout the season. Expect the first round of reteiring around the 6-8 game mark.

There are still 3 more spots available as a goalie! Please use one of the links below to register:

New Goalie Registration

Returning Goalie Registration

The schedule is up for the months of September and October (4-5 games).

Returning players have been assigned to your teams, you can see the rosters posted here. If you are a returning player who requested your previous team but do not see your name on the roster, please contact us at vachl.hockey@gmail.com.

There are still 3 more spots available as a goalie! Please use one of the links below to register:

New Goalie Registration

Returning Goalie Registration

Team assignments for new players will be posted following evaluations (latest Tuesday Sept.26).

The season begins on Friday Sept.29.

Registration is currently full for the 2023-2024 VACHL season.

If you are still interested in joining the league, please register for the waitlist. We use this list to contact players when openings come up over the course of the season:

Waitlist

There is still 1 more spot available as a goalie! Please use one of the links below to register:

New Goalie Registration

Returning Goalie Registration

We are looking for referees and scorekeepers for the 2023-2024 season. If you are interested, please contact us at vachl.hockey@gmail.com.

Registration is under way for the 2023-2024 VACHL season.

Evaluations for new players will be held on:
- Saturday, September 23, 7:45pm or 9:15pm @ Trout Lake
- Sunday, September 24, 8:45pm or 10:15pm @ Trout Lake

Season to start on Friday September 29 and end on Sunday March 17. We take breaks at Christmas and for some holidays (Thanksgiving, Halloween).

Schedule is approximately 25% weeknights, 75% weekends.

Important notes regarding registration:
- The league is first and foremost an intermediate and beginner league. It is meant for players who started playing in their adult years. The league has the right to remove players from the league or move them to new teams if the league programmers and coordinator deems that it would better serve league parity/balance.

*Note: as a general rule, players who have played growing up or exhibit a high level of skill may be removed from the league. If you think you may be too strong for a beginner/intermediate league, then this may not be the league for you.

- New players to the league will be required to attend an on-ice evaluation. You will be contacted via email prior to the start of the season to schedule a date and time.

- We will try our best to fulfill team requests if possible but it is not a guarantee. We may contact you for clarification on small groups or requests.

- Teams that have too many requests and not enough spots on the team will be filled up based on players' date of registration (first come first serve basis).

- We do not accept full teams in the league. This league is for single players and small groups. As mentioned, we will try our best to keep small groups together but it is not guaranteed. Please put the names of the players you want to group with in your registration.

New Player Registration

New Goalie Registration

Returning Player Registration

Returning Goalie Registration

Here are the final standings for the 2022/2023 season.

Have a great summer and see you next season! Registration will start sometime in the spring/summer. Stay tuned here for details.

The following games scheduled for today, Saturday, Feb.25 are cancelled due to the weather.

9:15pm @ Trout Lake - Boingers vs Blades

9:15pm @ Britannia - Sandstorm vs Cobra Kai

10:15pm @ Kitsilano - Crunch vs Decepticons

Stay tuned for a schedule update.

[UPDATE] The schedule for the affected teams has been updated.

The playoffs are just a few weeks away! Please note that the final games of the season will be played at Britannia on the weekend of March 11th and 12th.

Playoff Format Rules can be found here.

Playoff Schedule:

Division A Playoff Schedule

Division B Playoff Schedule

Division C Playoff Schedule

Division D Playoff Schedule

The remainder of the regular season has been scheduled. The playoffs will begin in mid-February.

Format details and schedule will follow in January.

Have a safe and enjoyable winter holiday, and Happy New Year!

The league will be taking a break over Christmas holidays and New Years. We will be resuming play on Tuesday, Jan.3. The schedule will be updated before Christmas.

The game scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, Nov.29 at Sunset is cancelled due to weather.

It will be rescheduled at a future date.

The schedule has been updated up to our Christmas break.

There may have been a change to your upcoming game. Please check the schedule for any updates to your game times and dates.

The league will resume again after the New Years holiday. There will be a final round of retiering when the schedule for the remainder of the regular season is updated over the holidays.

Our icetimes at Britannia on Wednesday nights have changed.

The new game time is now 10pm. Please plan ahead accordingly.

Free agents have now been assigned to teams. Please see the Teams page to find which team you have been assigned to. You can then check the schedule to see when your first game of the season is. The online stats will be populated with assigned free agents prior to your first game.

Your captain will get in touch with you to introduce themselves.

Reminder: please bring a white or a black/coloured jersey that matches your new team. Officials have discretion to make players change their jersey if there is too much of a colour discrepancy. Taped numbers are not allowed as they present a safety hazard on the ice if the end up on the ice. Please have a screened on, sewn on, or if you have to, a drawn on number for your temporary jersey.

If you wear a half visor, our insurance requires that you wear a mouthguard. Also, full equipment is required and you cannot wear modified equipment, which includes but is not limited to: modified cages, shoulder pads, etc. If you are unsure, please reach out to vachl.hockey@gmail.com to receive clarification.

The schedule has been updated with the first 8 games of the season. Some divisions are a bit larger than normal but we will be retiering the divisions after the first 6 or 7 games, and then the schedule will be updated up to Christmas break.

Rosters in the online stats do not have free agents assigned. Player placement for new registrations and free agents will be posted by the morning of Tuesday, Sept.20.

For players without a team jersey, please bring a white or a black/coloured jersey that matches your new team. Officials have discretion to make players change their jersey if there is too much of a colour discrepancy. Taped numbers are not allowed as they present a safety hazard on the ice if the end up on the ice.

If you wear a half visor, our insurance requires that you wear a mouthguard. Also, full equipment is required and you cannot wear modified equipment, which includes but is not limited to: modified cages, shoulder pads, etc. If you are unsure, please reach out to vachl.hockey@gmail.com to receive clarification.

Registration for VACHL for the 2022-2023 season is now full. Please use the link below to register for our waitlist.

https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/425838

The league will begin on the weekend of Friday, September 23. The schedule will be announced once we have finalized our icetimes for the season.

For players new the league, you will be required to attend an evaluation session to assess your skill level (so we do not place all the newest hockey players on one team). Evaluations will take place the weekend of September 17-18.

As a new player, you will be contacted by the league via email regarding evaluations.

Registration has begun for VACHL for the 2022-2023 season. Please use the links below.

If you are a returning player or goalie who needs a new jersey, please use the registration links for new players. You can note in your registration that you are a returning player but needed a jersey.

Returning Players: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/vachl-2022-2023-returning-players/417148

Returning Goalies:  https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/vachl-2022-2023-returning-goalies/417150

New Players (includes jersey): https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/vachl-2022-2023-new-players/417146

New Goalies (includes jersey): https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/vachl-2022-2023-new-goalies/417149

The Britannia Coed Hockey league is back!  The league will run from Sat April 16-June 25, with evaluations taking place on Sat April 9. All players will be assessed and placed onto teams by the league coordinators. Games are played on Saturdays at 5:00, 6:30, 8:00pm. Full equipment is mandatory and all players must wear at least a half shield on their helmet. 

Players: $175/11 games AN: 403718

https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/400796

Goalies: $40 Registration: 403729

https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/400807

Register soon as space is limited.

Here are the final standings this season.

Have a great summer and see you next season. Registration will start sometime in the spring/summer. Stay tuned here for details.

This weekend at Britannia, we ask all spectators use the upstairs main entrance doors to enter the rink. We will be checking vaccinations at the door.

Only players are allowed to use the locker room entrance door at the ground floor.

Lastly, don't forget that it is Daylight Savings this weekend. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on Saturday night. You do not want to be late for your games on Sunday!

The playoffs are just a couple of weeks away. Please note that the final game of the season will be played at Britannia on the weekend of March 12th or 13th.

Playoff Format Rules can be found here.

Playoff Schedule:

Division A Playoff Schedule

Division B Playoff Schedule

Division C Playoff Schedule

Division D Playoff Schedule

Our friends at CAN (Canucks Autism Network) are currently hiring program staff and volunteers for their weekly ice skating and hockey programs for children on the autism spectrum.  

No autism experience is required; training is provided! Starting in mid-January, programs take place on weeknights and weekends at Britannia Arena, as well as Surrey, Coquiltlam and PoCo.
Think you or someone you know would be a good fit?  

Program staff start at $18/hr. Email hr@canucksautism.ca or visit canucksautism.ca/apply!

Volunteers are being on-boarded immediately. Email volunteer@canucksautism.ca or visit canucksautism.ca/volunteer!

With guidance from the BC Recreation and Parks Association, adult sports leagues are currently able to continue according to provincial health orders.

However, if provincial health orders change, we will be updating whatever policies or protocols as necessary. We will not be offering refunds outside our policy at this time.

As we move forward with the league, please continue following our protocols at the rinks:

- wear masks when in the arena and dressing rooms

- maintain social distancing where possible

- if you are feeling ill or have been in contact with someone who is ill, please do not participate

The rest of the regular season has been updated. Playoff schedule to follow. Due to the delay in restarting the season, we are now in the process of finalizing additional icetimes needed in order to finish our season by the weekend of March 12-13.

The league will be delaying the start of the 2022 schedule to Saturday, January 8th. Games that were scheduled before that will be rescheduled at a later date.

With everything going on and cases increasing daily, Parks Board staff will be returning to offices this week, and will make a determination on how to proceed with most recreational programs, including this one. Any updates will be posted on this page and passed along as soon as possible.

The next 2 weeks of games have been updated. Our season will resume on Tuesday, January 4th. Expect the rest of the regular season schedule, as well as playoff schedule and format, to be updated in the next week or so.

Playoffs will begin early/mid February, every team will play 5 playoff games. Our finals weekend (last game of the season) is currently scheduled for March 12/13. Please plan accordingly.

As games continue on in the new year, please remember to keep your masks on in the arenas and in the dressing rooms and to socially distance wherever possible.

We will continue to monitor any Provincial Health Orders that affect our ability to continue the season. We will update the league through the website and your captains when necessary.

Have a safe and happy New Years!

The league schedule up to Christmas Break is now live. We will be continuing the league after the New Years holiday.

The remaining regular season schedule will be posted before Christmas.

This is a reminder that participants are required to be fully vaccinated by Sunday, October 24, by order of the provincial health officer. Any player not fully vaccinated on this date will not be allowed to participate until they receive their 2nd dose and are able to show this on their Proof of Vaccination.

The rest of the schedule up to the Christmas Break will be released sometime this week. An update will be posted on this homepage once the schedule is live.

1) Proof of Vaccination and Government Issued Photo ID. Without both, you will not be permitted to participate.

2) A knowledge of the league rules. There are a number of rules in the league that are different from other leagues in the Lower Mainland and very different from the Show. Please read them here.

3) A white and dark (black, navy, blue acceptable) with a screened or stitched on number. Numbers made of tape are not acceptable and you will not be allowed to play. They represent a serious safety hazard if they fall off your jersey. Once your team is assigned and your jersey size and number for your team are sent in, the jerseys will be manufactured. Can take up to a month or more to receive them.

4) If you wear a half shield/visor, a mouthguard is required. You do not need a mouthguard if you wear a cage.

5) A good attitude! Games at the beginning of the season have a chance to be uneven or lopsided. We will be evaluating for retiering throughout the season. Expect the first round of reteiring around the 5-6 game mark.

Some additional notes:

The league is currently short 1 goalie. If you or anyone you know is interested in joining the league, please call 604-718-5800 and say you'd like to register as a goalie for VACHL. (Filled!)

If you have any questions regarding the league, feel free to email us at vachl.hockey@gmail.com

The league is also looking for scorekeepers. If you are 16 or older and are interested, you can also email us at vachl.hockey@gmail.com

You can find your assigned team here (use the search function to find your name).

Look up your team schedule here.

You may be contacted by your captain before your first game. If not, please show up to your first game. Remember to go over the first game checklist in the previous post found below this one.

If you think theres been a mistake in regards to rosters, please feel free to contact us at vachl.hockey@gmail.com

Here is the list of icetimes that the league has this season. Teams and divisions are not assigned dates. Teams play any day of the week. About 60%-70% of games will be Saturday/Sunday icetimes.

Be sure to have the following ready for your first game:

1) Proof of Vaccination and Government Issued Photo ID. Without both, you will not be permitted to participate.

2) A knowledge of the league rules. There are a number of rules in the league that are different from other leagues in the Lower Mainland and very different from the Show. Please read them here.

3) A white and dark (black, navy, blue acceptable) with a screened or stitched on number. Numbers made of tape are not acceptable and you will not be allowed to play. They represent a serious safety hazard if they fall off your jersey. Once your team is assigned and your jersey size and number for your team are sent in, the jerseys will be manufactured. Can take up to a month or more to receive them.

4) If you wear a half shield/visor, a mouthguard is required. You do not need a mouthguard if you wear a cage.

5) A good attitude! Games at the beginning of the season have a chance to be uneven or lopsided. We will be evaluating for retiering throughout the season. Expect the first round of reteiring around the 5-6 game mark.

Spectators or players who are acting as coaches or spectating will not be allowed in the rinks during our program. The only people allowed in the ice rink will be players who are actively participating in the game and league staff. Thanks for your understanding.

Mask Mandate
The Provincial Health Officer has mandated that (as of August 25) masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status. Masks must be worn by patrons in all of our facilities when not engaged in physical activity. Players must wear masks in change rooms and when entering the building . Masks can be removed on the way to the ice surface and while actively participating in a sport or fitness activity, including while on the player’s bench.

Proof of Vaccination
The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a one-page PDF with your name, confirmed vaccination status and a QR code. You can download a digital copy to your phone, print a paper copy, or order a copy over the phone (more details below).

Starting on September 13, 2021, proof of vaccination will be required in B.C. for adults playing indoor sports (VACHL).  League staff will be verifying each participant’s proof of vaccination starting on September 13, 2021.

From September 13 – October 23, participants will need proof of vaccination showing at least one dose to participate in VACHL.

By October 24, 2021 participants will need to be fully vaccinated with two doses for at least seven days. Adults 19 years of age and older must also show a piece of government issued to photo ID (ex. Driver’s licence, BC services card, passport) to confirm your identity.

To give everyone time to get their BC Vaccine Card, up to and including September 26, patrons can show other forms of proof of vaccination (click here for examples).

If any player or goalie registered for VACHL but has not yet been vaccinated, they will not be permitted to participate in the program. Full refunds will be offered until Sept 24th, or pro-rated refunds until October 7th.  Between October 7-31st, the league will offer 50% refunds.

The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a one-page PDF with your name, confirmed vaccination status and a QR code. You can download a digital copy to your phone, print a paper copy, or order a copy over the phone (more details below). Starting on September 13, 2021, proof of vaccination will be required in B.C. for people attending adult organized indoor sports programs. For more information about proof of vaccination, including how to get your BC Vaccine Card, click here.

We will update the league on our procedures for checking proof of vaccination as soon as we have more information.

Refunds are be available for those who no longer wish to participate in the league. Please call the Britannia office at 604-718-5800 to request a refund for VACHL.

The league was able to obtain more icetime and we are adding two more teams. This means there will be a lot of movement on the waitlist. If you are thinking about joining, it is not too late. Please register on the waitlist as we will be contacting players from it on a first come first serve basis. Registration information here.

With the recent announcments of in regards to COVID related regulations for vaccinations and passports, the City and Parks Board are currently working with the BCRPA (BC Recreation Parks Association) to develop guidelines and implemenation strategy.

This will trickle down and affect the league in the upcoming season. We will be sharing information on what this will look like prior to the start of the season. Please do not contact us to ask for more information because we still do not have any at this time.

Refunds are be available for those who no longer wish to participate in the league. Please call the Britannia office at 604-718-5800 to request a refund for VACHL.

Registration for the 2021-2022 season is full.

There is currently a waitlist that you can sign up for. As spots become available, we will be contacting people on the waitlist. You can find registration information here.

The Parks Board is currently planning to hold a 2021-2022 VACHL Winter Season. Here are the details:

- League will be reducing the number of teams from 30 to 24.
- 22 game season (includes playoffs)
- $575 / player (plus tax)
- $160 / goalie (plus tax)
- $65 / jersey (new players required to purchase a jersey)

Evaluations for new players will be held on:
- Saturday, September 18, 7:45pm or 9:15pm @ Trout Lake
- Sunday, September 19, 4pm @ Britannia

Season to start on Saturday September 25.
Schedule is approximately 30% weeknights, 70% weekends.
Christmas Break from December 20 - January 3.
Tournament Weekend March 12-13.

Important notes regarding registration:
- The league is first and foremost an intermediate and beginner league. It is meant for players who started playing in their adult years. The league has the right to remove players if the league programmers and coordinator deems players to be an unsuitable fit for the league.

- Players new to the league will be required to attend an on-ice evaluation.

*Note: as a general rule, players who have played growing up or exhibit a high level of skill will be removed from the league. If you think you may be too strong for a beginner/intermediate league, you probably are.

- We will try our best to fulfill requests if possible but it is not a guarantee.

- Teams that have too many requests by players will be filled up based on players' date of registration.