July – October 2026 | Ballhockey.com Adult Leagues
Three Seasons. One Better League Experience.
Starting Spring 2026, adult leagues will run on a three-season calendar:
- Spring: March – June
- Summer: July – October
- Winter: November – February
Fewer seasons means less resetting and more time competing!
Season Format
- 18-game regular season
- Guaranteed 2 playoff games per team
- Up to 3 games per round (best-of-three series format)
Total Guaranteed Games: 20 (18 regular season + 2 playoffs)
Divisions of Play Offered
Each division lists its designated game days. When registering, teams are asked to rank their preferred game days in order of preference. For example, if your team registers for Division 2, which plays on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays, and your preference is Fridays first, Sundays second, and Mondays last, you should indicate during registration: “1. Fridays, 2. Sundays, 3. Mondays.”
While teams may request a specific division at the time of registration, league management reserves the right to reallocate teams to a different division prior to the start of the season (or during – using the initial six regular season games as an evaluation timeframe). This may occur based on factors such as, but not limited to, roster strength, past performance, and overall competitive balance within each division, in order to ensure a fair and competitive league experience for all participants.
Division 1
- Game Days: Tuesdays / Thursdays / Sundays
- Format: Open Division – no player restrictions
- All D1 teams are required to have full uniforms.
- Prizing (unique to Division 1): Champions win $2000* voucher for following season’s team fee!
- *Prize pool of $2000 increases $250 per team (if division has five or more teams in current season)
Division 2
- Game Days: Mondays / Fridays / Sundays
- Roster Restriction: Max 4 players from higher divisions (D1)
Division 3
- Game Days: Tuesdays / Fridays / Sundays
- Roster Restriction: Max 4 players from higher divisions (D1-D2)
Division 4
- Game Days: Mondays / Thursdays / Sundays
- Roster Restriction: Max 4 players from higher divisions (D1-D3)
Division 5
- Game Days: Tuesdays / Fridays / Saturdays
- Roster Restriction: Max of 4 players from D4. No players from D1-D3 permitted.
Men’s Recreational Division
- Game Days: Wednesdays / Mondays / Sundays
- Restrictions: Max of 4 players from D4 and D5 collectively. No players from D1–D3 permitted at all. *Rosters will be approved by league management/team reps*
Women’s League
- Game Days: Wednesday Nights & Sundays (early – mid afternoon)
- Recreational Format: Max 3 players with comp experience
Co-ed Competitive Division
- Game Days: Wednesday Nights & Sundays (early – mid afternoon)
- Format: Open Division (no restrictions)
Co-ed Recreational Division
- Game Days: Wednesday Nights & Sundays (early – mid afternoon)
- Roster Restriction: Max 4 players from higher divisions
(Women’s Comp, Coed Comp, Men’s D1–D3)
Summer 2026 Adult Season Timeline
- Team Registration Deadline: June 28, 2026
- Deadline to register your team for the upcoming season.
- Schedule Release (First 3 weeks): July 1-3, 2026
- We issue our schedule in stages to allow for team movement between divisions to keep things competitive. Generally speaking, each team will have their first 3-4 games scheduled.
- Season Start Date: July 5, 2026
- This is the date of the first game of the season. Chances are your team will not play this day, but will have their first game shortly thereafter.
- Complete Schedules Released: End of July 2026
- The remainder of the season schedule is released
- Roster Deadline: August 30, 2026
- Rosters become locked as August 30, 2026. Reminder that players must participate in three (3) regular season games to be eligible for playoffs.
Team Fee & Cost Breakdown
Team Registration Fee:
$3,200 + tax per team
Payment Structure:
- Prior to the first scheduled game: $500 payment required
- Prior to the third scheduled game: $500 payment required
- Prior to the sixth scheduled game: $500 payment required
- Prior to the ninth scheduled game: $500 payment required
- Prior to the twelfth scheduled game: remainder of team balance due.
Based on a maximum roster of 20 players and 20 guaranteed games, your team cost breaks down to $8.00 + tax per player, per game!
REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY
Every season guarantees 20 games, creating a full, meaningful schedule. With playoffs and playoff bracket structure, some teams may play well beyond 20 games, with teams advancing deep into the postseason playing up to 9 playoff games — significantly reducing the effective cost per game.
Team Rep Meeting
A team rep meeting for all prospective Summer 2026 Adult League team representatives is scheduled for 6:00 PM on June 10, 2026 at Haig Bowl Arena.
Seasonal Division Awards
- Division-specific awards recognize outstanding performance, sportsmanship, and impact across each division, with players voting during the playoffs!
- A Playoff MVP is selected per division by league management to recognize exceptional postseason performance, with all recipients announced and recognized across Ballhockey.com platforms following playoffs
Enhanced Divisional Prizing
- Divisional champions receive expanded prize options plus a cash voucher applied toward the following season’s team registration, reinforcing continuity and rewarding competitive progression.
- Vouchers are tiered by division: Men’s/Women’s/Co-ed Rec – $150 | Div. 5 – $200 | Div. 4 – $250 | Div. 3 & Co-ed Comp – $350 | Div. 2 – $500
- Vouchers are redeemable exclusively toward the following season’s registration and are not transferable or redeemable for cash.
Multi-Team Registration Incentives
- Team representatives registering two teams receive a 5% discount off the registration fee for both teams; those registering three or more teams receive a 10% discount applied across all registered teams.
- Discounts apply to teams registered within the same season and are not transferable or combinable with other promotions
Additional League Information
Game Format:
- Games are three 10-minute stopped time periods scheduled in 1 hour slots.
- 5 vs 5 format with a 3 vs 3 overtime format for regular season (5 minute run-time). Games do not end in a tie!
- Playoffs have a 5 vs 5 overtime (5 minutes stopped time) followed by a shootout. Championship games 2 & 3 are continuous overtime.
- All penalties are called in accordance with the official ballhockey.com Rule Book (found under the “Resources” tab of website)
Team Requirements:
- Roster minimum is 11 players and roster maximum is 20 players. Which includes at least 1 goaltender. For D1 only, the roster max is 22 (including goalie).
- Teams are required to supply their own jerseys or t-shirts. All jerseys must be the same colour and all team members are required to have a number on the back of the jersey to identify them.
- Team captains are to submit and manage their roster online, but all players must sign their team’s respective waiver inside the clubhouse prior to their first game of the season. Each rink location will have a ‘waiver binder’ with a page dedicated to each team for players to sign. Players only need to do so once at any location before they begin playing. Once a player has signed, they will be approved by staff to the team’s roster. Any players failing to sign the waiver are considered illegal players and any game they participate in will be considered a forfeit loss.
- Division 1 players are those who competed on a Division 1 team during the Fall 2025 Adult Season. (If Division 1 runs in the Summer 2026 season, all Division 1 ratings will be reset.)
- Players must play a minimum of 3 games to qualify for the playoffs
- Rosters will be locked as of August 30, 2026 for the Summer 2026 Adult League season. League management reserves the right to restrict or regulate rosters at any point during the season based on factors such as team strength and competitive balance. Teams may also be subject to divisional re-placement if deemed more appropriately suited for a different division, either before or after the roster deadline.
Scheduling:
- Divisions have allocated game days, as noted teams must identify their preference while signing up.
- Teams are expected to play between 1-2 games per week.
- Adult league games are scheduled on weeknights between 6:30pm & 11:30pm and weekends between 12pm & 11:00pm.
- The rescheduling of games is reserved strictly for Emergency situations (i.e. Extreme weather conditions, staff illnesses in which coverage cannot be provided last minute, power outages). It is up to the team representatives and players to field a team for any scheduled game. Failure to do so will result in a game forfeit.
Payment Information:
- All payments are made through the team captain. As a reminder, the league is not responsible – nor aware – of the amount each player is paying. The team captain/rep is responsible for the payment to the league (ballhockey.com).
- All teams must pay $500 prior to the start of their first scheduled regular season game.
- All team payments must be paid in full by the start of the team’s twelfth regular season game (in accordance with the payment plan outlined above) . Any team that still carries an outstanding balance after the twelfth scheduled game will be subject to the risk of forfeits until balance is fully paid. (in addition to further disciplinary action if needed)
- Team captains can assign payments to players through their online portal.
- Management kindly asks team reps and teams to do their best at managing their team through the online portal, this includes managing their roster (adding players prior to the season starting), as well as making payments.
Questions?
For more information on the Summer 2026 Adult League season, please contact [email protected].