Metro Hockey League

As everyone knows the Metro Hockey League is short but packed with games, especially as we near the end of the season. Here is some information we hope will assist players, coaches, managers & fans:

• The season ends on Friday, February 26th. All league games should be completed by the end of this day. Any exceptions must be approved by the appropriate MHL District Rep and MHL Scheduler.

• All scores should be reported by the end of the day, Friday February 26th. Any delays in doing so will cause delays in announcing the “Official Final League Standings” for play-down purposes.

• Please know that the standings will be reviewed to break ties and ascertain accuracy. The standings you see each time you log-on the MHL website are not final until posted as final.

• Please know that when teams are tied, they are listed alphabetically until league officials apply tie-breaking rules and post the “Official Final League Standings”.

• Often, people ask why the 16U & B Divisions go to Play-Downs and the A Division goes to Regions. Historically, the 16U & B Divisions had a League Play-Down and then ended with Regions. The A Division had a League Play-Down, a Regional Tourney, and a State Tourney. Several years ago Minnesota Hockey added State Tourneys for the 16U and B Divisions. It was determined three stages of play-offs for the A Division were too many. Therefore, the A Play-Downs and 16U and B Regions were eliminated.

• The top 12 teams in the 16U division will move into Play-Downs, which will be held at Pagel & Minnetonka Arenas.

• The top 6 teams from each of the two B Divisions (East & West) will move into Play-Downs, which will be held at the Elk River Arena.

• The top 15 teams from the A Division will move into Regions, which will be held at Highland Arena.

• All the specific bracket information can be found elsewhere on this website.

In the event a rostered goalie(s) is not able to participate in a scrimmage, league, invitational tournament or District Tournament game, a substitute goalie may play in place of the rostered goalie provided all requirements are met and the substitute goal request/approval form has been completed.

We are pleased to present the new website for our Junior Gold hockey community!  Please note that we have changed the web address to: metrohockeyleague.org (.com and .net will get you there for awhile).

The endeavor to create a new website has taken several years but we believe this new site will improve your ability to track game results and stay current with Metro Hockey League activities and events.  This new website has great flexibility and depth, and we certainly would appreciate your feedback regarding any improvements.