Ten divisions across four months, from November through February — no mid-season reset, no scrambling to rebuild your roster.
Each division runs on designated game days. Rank them in order of preference when you register — for example, a Division 2 team that wants Fridays enters “1. Fridays, 2. Sundays, 3. Mondays.”
Game day No games Select a division to highlight it
Open division — bring anyone. Full matching uniforms required, roster max 22 including goaltender.
Rosters approved by league management and team reps.
Recreational format.
Counting players from higher divisions tells us how many strong players a team has, but not how strong they are. A cap system measures the roster as a whole, so divisions stay competitive from the first game to the last.
Player ceilings are confirmed and listed with each division above. Team cap figures follow before the October 25 deadline. Nothing changes for Division 1, which stays open with no ceiling and no cap.
The last day to register your team for the Fall/Winter 2026 season.
Held before the deadline, and open to all prospective team representatives. We'll walk through how the cap system works and answer anything else about the season ahead.
The first few weeks go up. We release the schedule in stages so teams can still be moved between divisions to keep things competitive.
The first games of the season are scheduled for this date. It doesn't mean your team plays that day — your first game follows shortly after.
The balance of the regular season schedule goes live.
No additions after this date. Players must appear in three regular season games to be eligible for playoffs.
On a roster of 20 across 20 guaranteed games. With HST that's $9.04 per player, per game.
Teams that go deep into the playoffs can play up to nine postseason games, dropping the real cost further.
Team reps registering two teams get 5% off both. Three or more teams gets 10% off across all of them. Discounts apply within the same season and can't be combined with other promotions. Women's and Co-ed divisions run a shorter regular season, with fees and instalments set to match — you'll see your division's figures at registration.
The Division 1 champions take home $5,000 in cash. Division 1 is an open division: no roster restrictions and no cap.
Every other division's champions receive expanded prize options plus a voucher toward next season's registration:
Vouchers apply only to the following season's registration. Not transferable, no cash value.
Division-specific awards recognize performance, sportsmanship, and impact, voted on by players during the playoffs.
League management selects a Playoff MVP in each division. All recipients are announced across Ballhockey.com platforms after playoffs.
Adult leagues run on three seasons a year rather than four, which means less resetting and more time competing:
Request one at registration. League management may move teams before the season starts, or during it, using the first six regular season games as an evaluation window. Placement considers roster strength, past performance, and overall competitive balance.
You rank your division's game days in order of preference when you register. We schedule to those preferences wherever possible, but a specific night can't be guaranteed.
Games run at both the Canal Rinks and Haig Bowl Arena. Your schedule will show the location for each game.
Ratings determine whether a player fits under a division's ceiling. A dedicated ratings document and a searchable lookup site — where you can check a rating and calculate your team's total — are coming ahead of the season.
The full Ballhockey.com Official Rule Book is available online and covers rosters, equipment, penalties, playing rules, playoffs, overtime, Co-ed rules, and suspensions.
One note: roster limits, the payment schedule, and the division restrictions in Section Eight are being updated for Fall/Winter 2026. Where the current rule book and this page differ on those three, this page is correct. Everything else in the rule book stands.
The team fee is the sole responsibility of the team rep. Captains can assign payments to players through the online portal, but the league does not track what individual players have paid — we deal with the team's balance only.
No. Payments made toward a season are non-refundable. Once a payment is made it stays with that season.
Yes — goaltenders count toward your roster maximum. Whether your goalie contributes to the team fee is entirely up to the team rep, since the fee is the rep's responsibility to collect and pay.
Yes, up until the roster deadline of December 31, 2026. Keep in mind a player must appear in at least three regular season games to be eligible for playoffs.
If you have fewer than seven players including a goaltender, you may pick up a maximum of two spares, provided your total doesn't exceed seven participants for that game. Spares must be registered participants in the current season and are regular season only. If you have no goaltender, you can pick up a spare goalie regardless of division. Co-ed teams must use female spares, except for a spare goaltender.
The game is a forfeit. Give league management at least 48 hours' notice — a forfeit without notice and without confirmation from league staff carries a $75 team fine, and outstanding fines must be cleared before playoffs. Letting your opponent know is a courtesy; they can take the win and use the hour to practise.
Games are played in virtually any weather. Only league management can delay, cancel, or postpone a game, and only for extreme cold, electrical activity, or severe storms. Your team rep will pass along any cancellation.
Each team must have at least two female players on the floor at all times — a female goaltender doesn't count toward that requirement. A maximum of three goals scored by male players count per game; beyond that the goal isn't added and the following face-off goes to the opposing end. If a Co-ed game is tied after regulation, the male goal limit is removed.
Ten divisions, a full four-month season, and a championship worth chasing.
Register hereQuestions about the season? Email adultleague@ballhockey.com
