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NATIONAL RINGETTE LEAGUE (NRL) PLAYOFFS

Looking for an exciting sports event to watch during March Break ?

Come out and support the Gloucester Devils & Ottawa Ice in their quest to attend the Canadian Ringette Championships in Saskatoon

On Saturday, March 13th & Sunday,March 14th our local National Ringette League (Open AA) teams will be fighting to win playoffs series being held in Ottawa. The Devils & the Ice are ranked in the top five teams in the Eastern Conference, and have earned the right to host playoffs in their HOMETOWN. Both teams have worked very hard to make it this far and your encouragement by attending would go a long way in showing these players that the fans in their region are the best !! Details are:

Game 1 - Saturday March 13 at Sandy Hill Arena

17:00 Richmond Hill Lightning vs Ottawa Ice
18:30 Quebec City Cyclones vs Gloucester Devils

Game 2 - Sunday March 14 at Peplinski Arena, Jim Durrell

12:00 Richmond Hill Lightning vs Ottawa Ice
13:30 Quebec City Cyclones vs Gloucester Devils

Game 3 - Sunday March 14 (if necessary) at Potvin Arena

16:00 Richmond Hill Lightning vs Ottawa Ice
17:30 Quebec City Cyclones vs Gloucester Devils

Admission - $5 for adults, $2 for youth, free for players in ringette jerseys. One admission charge per 3 hour block (ie. 2 games). Playoff Series are best 2 of 3, so call 613-762-0735 to confirm if you plan to attend Game 3

Eastern Region AAA Team

The Eastern Region AAA Team won the Gold Medal
at the Ontario Winter Games in Muskoka 4-7 March.

They won two relatively easy games in Round Robin play and three tough games getting them ready for the Medal Round. Our Eastern Region athletes lost their first game 4-1 against a very hard working Southern Ontario team, then settled down to win 4 in a row in the round robin. They soundly defeated Central Region and Northeasten Region with identical 8 - 1 scores along with two highly competitive wins, of 5-4 and 5-3 victories over over the North West and Western Regions. They ended the first round of play in a tie for first with the North West, being placed first by virtue of their 5-4 victory in the round robin. This guaranteed the young ladies a Gold or Silver medal as they went directly to the Championship Game. Northwest came out the winner of a 4-3 victory in the Semi-final game.

The Final did not disappoint the fans. Eastern won the Gold Medal with a hard fought 3 - 1 victory in the Championship Game.

CONGRATULATION GIRLS!


Six ERRA players play on the Composite Northwest
Region team.

See the list of players in the two notices below.

CONGRATULATIONS!

The Eastern Region Ringette Association is proud to announce the players and bench staff selected for the 2009-2010 Regional All-star Team (AAA) team.
The AAA team will compete in 3 challenge cup tournaments over the playing season and will end the year with their participation in the Ontario Winter Games. The 2010 Ontario Winter Games will be held March 4-7 in the Muskoka region.

The ERRA would like to thank all players who tried out for this year's AAA team. It is clear, as displayed during the tryouts, that our region has a rich and talented pool of ringette players to draw from and it is expected that this year's ERRA AAA team will once again be very competitive group.

We would also like to extend a huge thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted during the tryout process, including a significant number of independent evaluators who provided excellent and insightful information over a very long and busy weekend. The time commitment was very significant and it is very much appreciated.

Congratulations and good luck to all players and coaches!


2009-2010 Eastern Region Ringette Association AAA Team

Players
Alex Bateman - Ottawa
Amy Crouch - Nepean
Natalie Crouch - Nepean
Amélie Dugas - GCRA
Jennifer Gabel - Nepean
Sarah Gross - Ottawa
Gillian Holder - Nepean
Chloe Laframboise - Ottawa
Kali MacAdam - Ottawa
Shannon McGregor - Nepean
Hailey Moore - West Ottawa
Stephanie Rheaume - Nepean
Dominique Scapillati - Nepean
Heather Statham - West Ottawa
Tia Toko - GCRA
Karine Tousignant - Ottawa
Kelsey Youldon - Nepean

Bench Staff
Lary Allen - Head Coach
Jodi Connolly - Asst. Coach
Colleen Hagan - Asst. Coach
Bryson Lamble - Asst. Coach
Ginny McGregor - Manager
.


Eastern Region Players Named to the Northwest
Composite AAA Team 2009 - 2010

This year the Northwest Ontario Region does not have enough players to field their own AAA ringette team. Ontario Ringette has decided to form a Northwest Composite AAA team. This team is composed of a few players from the Northwest region and the rest of the players for this year's team come from 4 of other 5 regions in Ontario . To be eligible for this team, players must have tried out for the AAA team in their home region and not been selected.

Tryouts for the Northwest Composite Team were held in Ajax July 4th and 5th. 42 skaters and 8 goalies from across the province participated in the tryouts.

3 players from Eastern Region were named to the team and another 3 players were named as alternates.

The Eastern Region Ringette Association would like to congratulate the following players:

Sarah Brown - West Ottawa
Karlinda Hinds - GCRA
Jessica Hutchinson - Ottawa
Sara Lawlor - GCRA
Brittany MacDonald - Nepean
Emily MacDonald - Ottawa
.

NCRRL League Playoff Rules
(& Summary of Match Ups)

The playoff schedule may be found here.   

For the Playoffs, Standings as of Games reported by 21 Mar will be used .

The NCRRL Championship Day Schedule may be found here.   

NCRRL Championship Day Rules.

It is CRITICAL that every coach receive a copy of both sets of rules as they contain important information for the Playoffs and Championship Day:


What are we doing about LTAD in the ERRA?
A public Q&A session will be held on Tuesday, January 5th, 7:00pm in Room 202 at Walter Baker.
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  Minutes of the LTAD ERRA Working Group Meeting - November 25, 2009
 
 
U12 - Skills Testing Pilot
    Sat, Jan 23 and Sun Jan 24 Schedule
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ERRA AA and A TEAMS INTENT TO PROCEED TO PROVINCIALS
Click on the link to download file in WORD, save it. Then go to Windows Explorer and change the name
Also note if you get a pop-up box requesting a password to access the form
simply click the "X" in the upper right corner of the box and the form will appear.

Posted a copy of the ERRA Intent to Proceed to Provincials Form All teams that wish to attend the Ontario Ringette Association Provincial Championships must sign and submit this form the Grace Kelly the ERRA Games & Tournaments Convenor by 1 Dec 2009. The form is in WORD format. If you are asked for a password, simply click the X in the top right corner of the box

Help prevent the spread of H1N1

Please consider the following suggestions to help prevent the spread of H1N1. Use separate water bottles for all players, glove taps replace handshakes, and that bench staff carry hand sanitizers and wipes. As we don't know the impact of the swine flu scare, it's best to be on the safe side!.



ERRA / NCRRL

POLICY ON PENALTIES

Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations

At the start of the 2009 / 2010 season the league and the association presidents agreed to a policy to allow the NCRRL to track both individual and the team's accumulation penalty minutes. Individuals exceeding certain thresholds will be subject to disciplinary hearings and possible suspension. Teams accumulating an excessive number of penalty minutes may also be subject to a disciplinary hearing.

Details

MATCH OR MISCONDUCT PENALTIES

NEW THIS SEASON  -  Submission of a form by Officials for ALL match or misconduct Penalties.  Officials MUST fill out and submit this form for all match and misconduct penalties. It is in a form which allows people to print it and fill it in by hand or fill it in and send it electronically. The On-line Form below is the preferred method of submission for reasons of timeliness and legibility. Submission of this form electronically will ensure that details of Match or Misconduct Penalties are immediately sent to the Match-Misconduct Review Group.

Click here for the online version of the form.

It is suggested that officials carry a hard copy of the form with them in case of a need to fill it out during a tournament or as a means to record the information for later on-line submittal.

Click here to download a printable copy of the form.
Please note if you get a pop-up box requesting a password to access the form
simply click the "X" in the upper right corner of the box and the form will appear

GAME SHEETS and REPORTING GAME SCORES

We have instituted a new, and hopefully, more user friendly online Game Reporting system for submitting  Game Score Reports,  Cancelled Game Reports and   Rescheduled Game Reports.  Access to the reports is by clicking on the Blue Scoreboard at the top of every page on the Website.

Associations that have a direct link
to the Online Game Reporting System
Please redirect your link to:
http://www.erra.ncrrl.on.ca/ncrrl/reports.asp

Teams must report all games within 48 hours by submitting the Online Report Form found on the NCRRL Website. They must then submit the Original (White) copy of the Game Sheet to their Community Statistician in accordance with their community procedure. The Community Statistician will mail the Scoresheets to the League Statistician at "NCRRL Statistician, 1293 Lotus St, Gloucester, ON, K1J-8A9," noting any changes or errors that may have been made in the electronic reporting.

REPORTING GAMES AND SUBMISSION OF GAME SHEETS MUST BE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION OR TEAMS WILL BE FINED.

Submit the Online Reporting Form

If you have any questions please send an email to: ncrrl_statistician@erra.ncrrl.on.ca


USE OF SHOT CLOCKS IN THE NCRRL

A motion that was passed at the NCRRL AGM to use Shot Clocks at all B Division games (including Novice B). They are to be used/provided by the home team. The Home team must also provide the minor official to run them..


NCRRL COACHES PAGE
Page entraîneurs et gérants NCRRL

A new coaches page has been created to offer coaches some guidance and direction about NCRRL League Play.

English Version NCRRL COACHES PAGE

Version Francais de Page entraîneurs et gérants NCRRL




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