Winter Team Registration

🏒 Discover the ultimate flexibility, unbeatable value, and incredible rec hockey experience designed just for YOU and YOUR TEAM! 💥 Welcome to the most CUSTOMIZABLE and FLEXIBLE rec hockey league in Winnipeg, where you get to CHOOSE what matters most! 🌟 Select from up to 5 different game packages, extensive scheduling preferences, and tailor your experience to your needs – whether you're after the MOST AFFORDABLE option or the BEST BANG-FOR-BUCK. 🌟

~Quick Info~

More Playoff Hockey at No Additional Cost: Have you ever been eliminated after a tie? Or by goal differential? Not in the WRHL. Our guarantee this winter is ALL playoffs are best-of-3 series with overtime when a game ends tied. That means deeper playoff runs, more playoff games, all at no additional cost. Best-of-1 finals? Not here. Enjoy more competitive, authentic playoff hockey without paying extra. At the WRHL, we believe in giving you more play(offs) for your pay. And that means up to 9 playoff games!

Extended Play: Why drive all the way to the rink for only 36-minutes of hockey when you can get 45-minutes of game time? Less trips to the rink, less gas money, more hockey. Maximize your ice time and get the most out of your time. Remember, 24 WRHL games is equivalent to 30 36-minute games. That's 6 less drives to the arena all for the same amount of ice time!

No 11PM Starts: You'll never start a game at 11PM in the WRHL. Last season, nearly 60% of our games started before 9:30pm. No game starts after 10:30PM, and only 15% of our games started after 10pm last year. And without a mid-game flood, you'll get home 15 minutes earlier than before.

Superior Scheduling Customization: Tailor your season to fit perfectly with your lifestyle. Blackout specific dates, choose preferred days of the week, and ensure you never miss a game on key dates like Thanksgiving Sunday, Grey Cup, Christmas Break, or Super Bowl Sunday. Want more control? Select perks to maximize games at your favourite start time, your preferred facility, or even block facilities you wish to avoid. Our scheduling is built around your preferences and is unmatched in Winnipeg.

~Package Types~

BRONZE -- 22 GAMES GUARANTEED -- $8,245+GST

SILVER -- 26 GAMES GUARANTEED -- $9,245+GST

GOLD -- 30 GAMES GUARANTEED -- $10,245+GST

Don't forget, our league plays 3x15 minute periods that are played in 75-minute slots. Don't drive all the way to the rink for a couple shifts. With our best playoff format in the city combined with our longer games, no other league offers this combination of flexibility and value!

Bronze - 22 Guaranteed Games (Max 29)

Silver - 26 Guaranteed Games (Max 33)

Gold - 30 Guaranteed Games (Max 37)

*Average is calculated based on a 6-team division with ~50% of series going to game 3s.

*Game Pacing calculated based on your team choosing Sep 15 as a start date with a regular season ending March 1. Also takes into account no games during Christmas break.

~Season Details~

Start Date: Your choice of starting windows (September 3, 9, or 15)
Games: 3 x 15-minute periods (Overtime & Shootout if game remains tied)
Playoffs: Best-of-3 Series, up to 9 playoff games total
Holidays: No games on Thanksgiving Sunday, Grey Cup, Christmas Break (Dec 24-Jan 1), Super Bowl
Facilities: Hockey For All Centre, RINK Training Centre, Max Bell Centre, Seven Oaks, Gateway
Potential Additional Facilities: Silverstone, Ab McDonald, East End Arena, and more...
Division Alignment: 3-4 division realignment windows

~SCHEDULING PERKS~

Act quickly once registration opens — don’t miss out on the chance to secure a limited number of our popular scheduling perk add-ons. Once these sell out, they’re gone for good! Perks are 100% refundable up until the beginning of the creation of the schedule, so when in doubt secure yours before they're gone! You can purchase:

One perk for $500+GST ($400 until July 1)
Two perks for $1,000+GST ($800 until July 1)
Three perks for $1,500+GST ($1200 until July 1)

Register with a deposit plus your perks paid for in full by July 1 receive "advanced priority selection" to choose the first slots that come available.

TIME PERK: GUARANTEE 75% OF YOUR GAMES IN A TIME RANGE

Guarantee your team a 75% (used to be 50%) or more of your game within that time range. Options are:

A) 9pm and Earlier
B) 8:15pm - 9:15pm
C) 8:30pm - 9:30pm
D) 8:45pm - 9:45pm
E) Custom

REGION PERK: GUARANTEE 75% OF YOUR GAMES IN A REGION

Guarantee your team a 75% (used to be 50%) or more of your game within a specific set of facilities.

A) Hockey For All
B) Hockey For All + Seven Oaks
C) Hockey For All + RINK
D) Hockey For All + U of M (Max Bell Center/Wayne Fleming)
E) U of M + RINK + Silverstone
F) RINK
Seven Oaks + Gateway + East End
Custom

DAY OF WEEK PERK: GUARANTEE 75% OF THAT DAY HAS YOUR TEAM SCHEDULED

Guarantee your team plays 75% of the day of the week that you select.

Our Perk PInky Promise

Please note, we cannot guarantee perk availability until our ice allocation is confirmed. If we are unsure about our ability to meet your desired perk or combination of perks, we will credit you $50 per game we fall short.

~PAYMENT SCHEDULE~

Our payment plans have been improved for greater flexibility this year. Final payment has been extended one month until December 15.

$1,000 due upon registration (deposit)
$1,500 due August 15 ($2,500 total due)
$1,500 due September 15 ($4,000 total due)
$2,000 due October 15 ($6,000 total due)
$2,000 due November 15 ($8,000 total due)
Remainder due December 15

FAQs

~FAQS~

Q: How many divisions are there going to be in your league?
A: We don't know for certain until closer to the end of our registration date. After working with our Captain's, we've determined the best strategy is to start with broader division sizes to maximize the ability for teams to be able to play against a higher variety of teams, and then gradually work our way down to smaller division sizes going into the final stretch of the season to maximize parity and the number of league champions! Last year, we had 18 divisions at the end of the year.

Q: How does the scheduling work? Do we get our schedule for the entire season up front?
A: No, we typically have 3-4 realignment windows to best maximize parity in our league. Typically, the initial schedule comes out until late-October (followed by a realignment), another series of games until New Years (followed by a realignment), then until mid-February (followed by a realignment), and then until the end of the regular season. This gives us the best balance between ensuring we can do our best.

Q: Why the change to registration options including different packages with even less games?
A: There were multiple factors at play behind this decision. First, significant increases in operating costs across the industry made us want to ensure we keep various registration packages open for teams with different preferences, including new options that address teams that care most about the lowest overall price (with an option now $750 less than the cheapest 2022/23 package) and an option maintaining the best possible "bang for buck" given the industry-wide changes. Our hope is that there's a package that is right for each team based uniquely on their needs.

Q: Why do most teams average more total games with the best-of-3 playoff format? I don't understand.
A: Our league's best-of-3 playoff format provides an average of over 4 games per playoff team, ensuring better value and a lower average cost per minute. You could even play nine playoff games, all included in your original registration and at no additional costs. In other leagues across Canada, other playoff formats typically result in fewer games for each team.

Q: What do you mean by 26 guaranteed games (includes 2-9 playoff games)?
A: This means you’d receive at minimum 26 games. 24 games would be via the regular season, and then you’d finish with anywhere between 26-33 games played total (playoffs are included in your fees) depending on placement in division and playoffs.

Q: Last year you had a 32 game option, what happened?
A: We still do! Gold package purchasers have the opportunity to select additional games in the checkout menu of their registration. We received feedback last year that there were too many registration options, so we've gone ahead and simplified them this season but still allow increased flexibility for Gold purchasers.