How to cancel/reschedule a VHL game
How to Cancel and Reschedule a VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE Game
First, DON'T! You will see that games are a headache to reschedule. They also cost AHA and the cancelling team money (about $700: $315 for ice, about $80-$100 for officials, and $20 for a timekeeper, in addition to the $270 game fee that has already been paid.) IF a canceled game is not rescheduled, your team is charged with a forfeit loss AND AHA is charged your opponent's game fee. Note: There is no cost to your team or AHA if your opponent cancels a game. They are then responsible for rescheduling and providing ice, officials and a timekeeper.
Other options
• Submit day off requests to the AHA Valley Hockey League as soon as you know your team is participating in a tournament so that you don't end up with games when your team is away.
• If you are canceling because you are short on players, call up players from a lower level team.
• If you feel the game date or time is unreasonable (e.g. too late on a school night or on a holiday) contact the AHA VHL rep to request that the league reschedule the game.
If you have no other option and must reschedule a Valley League Game, the new standard process when a team has a conflict with a game is the following:
1) Contact your opponent - this is the most important, so that they are aware of your conflict and do not arrive at a rink to find no opponent to play.
2) Submit a Game Cancellation form – this can be found on your dashboard when you log into VHL website. Note - when the form is submitted, the game status will show as a FORFEIT - but this is simply a place holder until the game is made up. Once the league receives a copy of the make-up game sheet, we will remove the forfeit and replace it with the actual game score.
3) Reschedule the game - this is often done on either practice ice from one of the two teams, or if another VHL team cancels a game on you, you can utilize that ice (and referees) for a make up game like this! If you end up rescheduling the game on your own ice, you will need to get referees and a timekeeper. Some programs have a set of refs that they use for make-up games - but if you end up having trouble lining two refs up, you can always reach out to our Referee Assignor, Dan O’Connell at officials@valley-associates.com. They will normally need to be paid at the game and Dan will pass along the rates.
4) Submit the Game Sheet - once the game is played, please send a copy of the completed game sheet to the league office via mail, fax or scan/email to: Valley League 7 Parkridge Rd. Haverhill, MA 01835 Fax 978-557-5519 Email: mattjohnson@valley-associates.com
How to obtain open ice - Use AHA's "Open Ice" sheet to reserve a date and time that works for both teams. If none of the listed Open Ice works, contact the Ice Director (see below.)
Schedule Officials - You have 2 options. Option A is less time-consuming but you will have to pay the officials and be reimbursed by AHA. Option B requires more effort the first time you set up an account, but will allow the officials to be paid directly by AHA.
Option A. Email the Valley League's Director of Officials at officials@valley-associates.com. Be sure to include the game date, time, and location with your request to expedite the process. You will need to pay the officials in CASH at the game. You will then need to contact AHA's Treasurer (treasurer@andoverhockey.org) to be reimbursed.Current rates for single games are:
Squirt / U10 $40 per official
Pee Wee/U12 $42 per official
Bantam / U14 $50 per official
OR
Option B. At least one week in advance of your makeup game, go to Horizonwebref.com and follow the instructions to create an account. AHA's Association Number is 205168. Note: After you have created your account, you will receive a message that it must be approved by someone in your organization. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT ANYONE AT AHA FOR YOUR ACCOUNT TO BE APPROVED. You do not need to take any action except wait for your approval. Once you are approved, you will be able to request officials. With this option you DO NOT pay the officials at the game.
Schedule a Timekeeper - You can use a parent or sibling who is familiar with running the clock. Or contact the Girls Director (see below) for a list of timekeepers. Your team is responsible for paying the timekeeper $20. Update the schedule - Once the game has been confirmed with the other team, inform the Ice Director so that the game can be added to your schedule and AHA's master schedule. The game will not be added to the
VHL site.
Submit the Makeup Game Sheet - Once the game is played, please send a copy of the completed game sheet to the league office via mail, fax or scan/email to:
Valley Hockey League
7 Parkridge Rd.
Haverhill, MA 01835
Fax 978-557-5519
Email: msettipani@valley-associates.com
Contacts and Info:
AHA VHL Rep: vhlrep@andoverhockey.org
AHA Girls Director: girlsdirector@andoverhockey.org
Ice Director: icedirector@andoverhockey.org
VHL Team Contacts:
Go to valleyhockeyleague.com
Username: andovercoach
Password: 6451
Once logged in, "ADMIN" shows up on the right side of the menu bar. Choose "Game Swap " or "Game Cancellation" form from the drop-down list. Follow the directions on the form.
Select "My Team" under "myVHL "
Choose program & team from drop-down lists on the right
Completing Game Swap and Game Cancellation Forms on VHL site