Seeding for the 2025-26 MCHL season will take place August 22nd-24th at the Easton Chiller.

Each team will play four 30 minute games. Cost will be the same as last year, $425. The league will supply the ice and referees.

There is no commitment to join the league after seeding. If the league is right for your team, we welcome you. If we are not a good fit, you do not have join.

If your team would like to participate, please contact us at mchlcommissioner@gmail.com

We look forward to another exciting and successful season.

The following food trucks will be available at Lou and Gib Reese Arena in Newark on playoff weekend

Fat Kid Burgers:

https://www.fatkidburgerstruck.com/menu?menu=fat-kid-burgers

Grilled Cheese Gangsters:

https://www.grilledcheesegangsters.com

Have a great weekend everyone!

• The games will primarily be played at Lou and Joe Gibb Arena in Newark
• A few games will be played at various Chiller locations
• It is a single elimination tournament
• U10 games will play 12 minute periods, U12 and U14s will play 13 minute periods
• All minor penalties will be 90 seconds; Majors 4:00 minutes; Misconducts 8:00 minutes
• Each team will be allowed one 30 second time-out
• In the event the score is tied after regulation, a 5 minute 3 on 3 sudden death overtime will
  be played
• If the game remains tied a 3 player shootout will occur, then continue if necessary until the
  game is decided. Players cannot shoot a second time until all skaters have had a turn
• If the goal differential in the third period is 5 or more goals, a running clock will be used
  Should the goal differential then decrease to less than 5 goals, stop time will resum
• Due to the tight schedule, supplemental discipline will not be an option, we must rely on the
  referees and USA Hockey rules to determine if suspensions are warranted
• Higher Seed teams will be the home team and wear light jerseys. Lower seeded teams will
  the away team and wear dark jerseys
• Each team must provide a volunteer to work the penalty box.
• Home teams must provide a volunteer to work the clock and digital GameSheet
• The MCHL will provide referees
• Please be ready to go on the ice at least 20 minutes early if we start to run ahead of
  schedule

The 2025 MCHL playoffs will be held February 21st-23rd. Most games will be played at the Lou and Gibb Ice Arena in Newark. The playoffs are a single elimination tournament. Good luck to all our teams.

The following tie-breaks will be used to determine seeds should two or more teams be tied in points at the conclusion of the regular season:

1. Head to head record

2. Most wins

3. Goal differential

4. Fewest goals against

5. Fewest penalty minutes

6. If more than two teams are tied, once one team has been determined to win the tie-break, the tie-breaks will then be re-applied to the remaining teams starting with head to head record

Thanks to all the teams for participating in seeding. Hope you all had a great weekend.

10U RED DIVISION

CCYHA BLUE JACKETS 2014

CAHA CAPITALS 2014 WHITE

MAVERICKS GREEN

DAYTON STEALTH (SCHNEIDER)

FINDLAY TROJANS

10U BLUE DIVISION

CAHA CAPITALS 2014 TOURNAMENT TEAM

CCYHA BLUE JACKETS2015

MAVERICKS BLUE,

EDP SPIDERS PREMIER

CAHA CAPITALS 2015 WHITE

NEWARK GENERALS

12U RED DIVISION

CINCINNATI CYCLONES (MAHONEY)

CCYHA BLUEJACKETS 2012

DAYTON STEALTH (BORNEMAN)

MAVERICKS BLUE

FINDLAY TROJANS

12U BLUE DIVSION

CCYHA BLUE JACKETS 2013

EDP SPIDERS PREMIER

CINCINNATI CYCLONES (GJESTVANG)

CAHA CAPITALS 2012 TOURNAMENT TEAM

NEWARK GENERALS

CAHA CAPITALS 2013 RED

12U WHITE DIVISION

MAVERICKS WHITE

DAYTON STEALTH (MILANO)

EDP SPIDERS ELITE

CAHA CAPITALS 2013 TOURNAMENT TEAM

CINCINNATI CYCLONES (TRUEB)

14U RED DIVISION

CCYHA BLUEJACKETS 2010

MAVERICKS 2010

CAHA CAPITALS 2010

FINDLAY TROJANS

DAYTON ICEHOUNDS

NEWARK GENERALS

EDP SPIDERS PREMIER

14U BLUE DIVISION

CAHA CAPITALS 2011 RED

EDP SPIDERS ELITE

MAVERICKS BLUE

CINCINNATI CYCLONES

The MCHL Seeding tournament will be August 23rd-25th this year. Thanks to all the teams participating.

The full schedule and rules are below:

Rules:

1. For each game, there will be a two-minute warmup, followed by a 25-minute running clock game.  The clock does NOT stop for any reason (eg. injuries, penalties, discussions with refs).  You have only your allocated time to complete the game, you are not allowed to run late.  Post game handshakes will be eliminated to ensure we use the ice available as efficiently as possible.  These games are intended to evaluate the competitive levels of the teams involved, wins and losses are secondary, so please avoid late game shenanigans to kill the clock (eg. late line changes, arguing with refs etc.).

2. Minor penalties will be 1 minute. Major penalties will be 3 minutes and the offending player will be ejected from the game.  Start the penalty time at the drop of the puck.  Players receiving 2 major penalties in seeding may be suspended for the rest of seeding at the discretion of the commissioner.  If something egregious happens in your game, please notify me immediately.

3. Home teams (listed first) will wear light colored jerseys and are responsible for the clock and scorekeeping – see below as there are updates to how scorekeeping will be completed this season in the MCHL.   Away teams will wear dark jerseys.  Each team needs a volunteer in their penalty box.  The league will provide referees.  

4. We will be introducing digital GameSheet at seeding, and using it for all league games this season.  Seeding will give us all a good opportunity to learn the software, so that we are ready once the season begins.  I’m told it’s very simple to learn.  Home teams will now need to bring their own Ipad to games.  There will be no paper scoresheets required for seeding or league games.

5. At the conclusion of your game please email the score to mchlcommissioner@gmail.com.  We also want your feedback on the game:  was the other team a good match for you, or should they be in a higher or lower division than your team?

6. Once seeding is complete I will have a discussion with your coaches about where your team best fits.  It is possible that your team may not be a good fit for the league.  This process takes a few days.  Once division assignments are finalized, I will send you a list of the managers in your division, and you may schedule your league games. It is our plan this year to host a virtual meeting in the week following seeding for all the managers to facilitate scheduling.  Our hope is that your league schedule can be completed by the end of the meeting.  More information on this will come closer to seeding. 

The MCHL is looking forward to another successful season next year. We plan to have multiple divisions at the U10, U12, and U14 levels.

If your team would like to participate in the MCHL in 2024-25, please contact league commissioner Dan Singleton at MCHLCommissioner@gmail.com.

The Dayton Stealth have agreed to join the MCHL for the 2024-2025 season. We look forward to their participation and believe they will be an excellent addition to the MCHL.