A big thanks to Bainbridge Community Foundation for funding the purchase of new red tiles to make permanent goalie creases through their community grants program.  They look great and require no maintenance.

Saturday July 1st is Championship Saturday.  As  part of our celebration, we will be serving a BBQ lunch catered by Battle Point BBQ.  Family and friends alike are welcome to come, see some great hockey, and enjoy lunch.

The schedule for the day is below.  

9AM D1 Consolation Game - Ghost Bats v Dragonflies
10AM D1 Championship Game - Stingrays v Raptors
11AM D1 Awards

Lunch 11AM - 2PM - Catered by Battle Point BBQ

12 PM - D2 Consolation Game - Coyotes v Blackjacks
1PM - D2  Championship Game - Sentries v Harpoons
2PM D2 Awards

2:30 PM - D3 - Round Robin Begins
3:30 PM D3 - Championship
4:00PM - D3 Awards

Lunch will be served from 11AM to 2PM.

“Bainbridge Roller Hockey League encourages spirited competition, teamwork, good sportsmanship, and fun on and off the rink. We strive for a mix of age, gender and ability in every division. Our community embraces the physical challenge, encourages leadership and values fair play for all.”

The May 6th Opening Day Scrimmages are canceled due to a wet rink and an unstable forecast.

Practices start this week!  Here are the practice times:

D1

Raptors      M/W   5:30-6:30p
Ghost Bats  M/W   5:30-6:30p
Stingrays       T/Th    5:30-6:30p
Dragonflies   T/Th     5:30-6:30p

D2 

Sentries M/W 6:30-7:30p
Coyotes M/W 6:30-7:30p
Harpoons T/Th  6:30-7:30p
Blackjacks T/Th   6:30-7:30p

Jerseys will be distributed at your team practice on Wednesday and Thursday.

As a part of this process, the league collects a $45 uniform deposit in the form of a check. These checks are not deposited, but are held until the end of season. If a jersey is not returned at the end of the year, the check will be used to purchase a replacement jersey for next year. When a jersey is returned, you have the option of getting your checks back or donating the money to the league. If possible, please make your deposit with a check.

If you are available to help us manage the chaos, a Sign-Up Genius is here

Saturday, May 6th is Opening Day for D1 and D2! Below is the schedule for opening day.  Before D1 and D2 games begin, there will be a parent's meeting.  We ask each family to have at least one family attend the meeting.
All games will be 12 minutes long and we plan for 5 minutes of transition time between games.

9:45 AM D1 Parent Talk

9:55 AM Raptors v Ghost Bats
10:12 AM Ghost Bats v Sting Rays
10:29 AM Raptors v Dragonflies
10:46 AM Sting Rays v Dragonflies
Break

11:10 AM D2 Parent Talk

11:15 AM Sentries v Coyotes
11:32 AM Coyotes v Harpoons
11:49 AM Sentries v Blackjacks
12:06 PM Harpoons v Blackjacks

We’re looking forward to Evaluation Day on Friday, April 14th. All league players in all divisions must participate in the evaluation. This is an easy 20-minute skate that allows us to create teams with evenly distributed levels of ability. Please check the schedule below to determine your skate time.

Players must wear full game-ready gear for evaluations, including mouth guard. Please arrive at the rink 30 minutes prior to your skate time to allow time to gear up.

Division 1 (7-10 year olds) 5:30PM
Division 2 (11-13 year olds) 6:30PM
Division 3 (14-17 year olds) 7:30PM

Please arrive with all required gear, listed below, contained in a single hockey (duffel) bag. If you haven’t gathered all the gear yet, today is the day.  If you have any questions or need a make-up time, please email info@bihockey.org.  We have not scheduled make-up times yet, but will get back to you when we know what information we need.

Volunteers

We need help from parents to make this event work.  You can find the Sign-Up Genius here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4EA8AD28ABF49-414

Jobs include handing out pinnies and traffic management at the rink door.  If you have been in the league for a few years, we also need “ambassadors” to help new players manage all of the gear.

Update

The slides are located here.  You can access the recording at

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/pbJnSPiL6Yucg4WT1YglSqeedV4ZbMUBLrN1hLhUhDKH2V98EBOgJzFfKaXtBnPU.YvpOtQb-a0_cZLZh
 

The passcode is ii+&P9HB

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On Wednesday, March 15 we will have an online info night on Zoom at 7:30PM.  If you are new to roller hockey and the league, this is a great time to ask questions and learn more about the league.  Don't worry if you can't make it, we will post a recording.  Here is the Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85243928620?pwd=czNCRjRPOUR6NmxPclA2MmUvZHN0UT09

Meeting ID: 852 4392 8620
Passcode: 527969

The BRHL welcomes new skaters!  Every season we have new skaters from elementary school to high school.  Even skaters who are just beginning are getting into the action within weeks.

We're here to make roller hockey accessible:

• All games and practices at Battle Point Park
• We host a gear swap to outfit players with as much free gear as possible.
• Our league emphasizes participation and good sportsmanship.  We are here for the kids to have a great experience.

Registration for the 2023 Season is now open!

You can register HERE or by clicking the red link to the right.

We hope you will join us for a great season of roller hockey.  You can find more information about the league in the posts below.

We encourage families to register before March 20th in order to participate in programs to help players get all the gear they need.

Please contact us at info@bihockey.org if you have any questions.

We have finalized the 2023 BRHL Season schedule.  You can find the schedule to the right.  There are two big changes this year:

1. We are moving the start of the season earlier and ending earlier.  We are ending on July 1 to make it easier for families to plan summer travel.

2. We are changing our annual "Battle for the Point" activity into a mini-tournament to be held after the season ends.  We hope to offer games through most of July.

We hope these changes make life easier for families in the league, while still offering hockey to our players through July.

All games and practices are held at the Battle Point Park rink.  Teams practice on a Monday-Wednesday or Tuesday-Thursday schedule.

The practice times are:

Division 1 - 5:30PM

Division 2 - 6:30PM

Division 3 - 7:30PM

You don't want to miss Gear Swap!

Gear Swap is coming up on March 28, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the rink at Battle Point Park. 

Here's a handy visual gear guide and FAQ!

You can order your missing pieces at InlineWarehouse.com HockeyMonkey.com or HockeyGiant.com. Amazon also has a number of items that can be sent 2-day via Prime. For those of you who can do it, a single trip to Play It Again Sports in Lynnwood and Elevate Sporting in Tacoma will almost always get you fully geared up with lovingly worn gear at a very reasonable price.

Bainbridge Roller Hockey League requires that players wear the following to both practices and games:

1. Hockey Helmet, with a protective face cage
2. Mouth guard
3. Hockey Elbow Pads
4. Hockey Shin Guards
5. Hockey Gloves
6. Roller Hockey Girdle 
7. Protective Cup (boys, required) or Pelvic Protector (girls, optional)
8. In-Line Hockey Pants to fit over the shin guards and girdle
9. Inline Hockey Skates with softer indoor wheels for new surface 
10. Wood or composite Hockey Stick, ideally with a composite blade (no plastic blades, please).

Other tips:

• Lighter colored helmets are cooler under the summer sun. 
• Ask your dentist if they do free custom sports guards
• Wheels and bearings wear out, especially on our used gear. If you need help getting  your skates in working order, just ask! 
• Coaches, board members and veteran families have lots of gear experience and we're happy to help!

Hi Roller Hockey Families,

After our awesome players, the best thing about BRHL is the amazing parent and volunteer community.  We are always looking for volunteers to join our board and help the season progress smoothly.  

If you are even a tiny bit interested or know someone else who might be a good fit, let us know at info@bihockey.org.

Although any position can be learned, if you have particular experience/interest in these current areas of need, that would be a plus:

Recruiting/social media

Rink maintenance 

Snack shack coordinator

Gear manager

It's an informal and fun group with the aim of continuing to create a great hockey experience for our kids in service to the mission of the organization.

Below is a link to an online calendar with the game and activity schedule.  The calendar page has a "print"  link to create printable versions in different formats.