Summer 2025 Adult Ball Hockey – A New Season, A New Format to Stay!

Get ready for a revitalized adult ball hockey experience this summer at Ballhockey.com! Whether you’re a seasoned competitor or just looking to throw on the running shoes for some fun, our reimagined league format is designed to deliver a better game for everyone. With tiered divisions to match your level— from the return of D1 to our Recreational divisions —players and teams can expect the right balance of intensity, camaraderie, and excitement!

League Highlights – Summer 2025

12-Game Regular Season + Playoffs (minimum 2 playoff games guaranteed)
Full 3-Month Season: June, July & August
No Deposit Required
Roster Size: Minimum 11, Maximum 18 (including goaltender)
Game Locations:
- Ballhockey.com Canal – 1944 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines
- Haig Bowl Arena – 17 Beech Street, St. Catharines

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

What’s New This Season?

D1 (Formerly D3)

Introductory Rate: $999.00 + tax*
Game Nights: Tuesdays & Fridays
Teams: Max of 6*
Season: 14 regular season games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Format: Open Division – no player restrictions
All D1 teams are required to have full uniforms.*
Champions play following season for FREE!

D2 (Formerly D4/D5)

Fee: $1991.15 + tax
Game Nights: Mondays & Thursdays
Season: 12 regular season games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Roster Restriction: Max 3 players from higher divisions (D1)
Promotion/Relegation:
- Bottom team moves to D3 (unless they win the division championship)
- Champions can move to D1
- 3 consecutive championships = Automatic promotion!

D3 East & D3 West (Formerly D6/D7)

Fee: $1991.15 + tax
D3 East: Mondays & Thursdays
D3 West: Tuesdays & Fridays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Roster Restriction: Max 3 players from higher divisions
Promotion/Relegation:
- Bottom team drops to D4 (unless they win division championship)
- Champions can move to D2
- 2 consecutive championships = Automatic promotion!

D4 East & D4 West (Formerly D8/D9)

Fee: $1991.15 + tax
D4 East: Mondays & Thursdays
D4 West: Tuesdays & Fridays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Roster Restriction: Max 3 players from higher divisions
Promotion:
- Champions may move up to D3
- 2 consecutive championships = Automatic promotion!

Men’s Recreational Division (Formerly D10)

Fee: $1991.15 + tax
Game Days: Sundays & Wednesdays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Restrictions: No players from D1–D3 permitted

Men’s Masters (35+) – New for Summer 2025!

Fee: $1,769.03 + tax
Game Night: Tuesdays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Eligibility: Players must be 35+ (turning 35 in 2025 allowed)
New for Summer 2025 — for the experienced vets who still have wheels.

Women’s League – Competitive & Recreational

Fee: $1,150 + tax
Game Nights: Wednesdays & Sundays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Format:
- Competitive: Open player pool
- Recreational: Max 3 players with comp experience

Coed Competitive Division

Fee: $1,750 + tax
Game Nights: Wednesdays & Sundays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Format: Open Division

Coed Recreational Division

Fee: $1,750 + tax
Game Nights: Wednesdays & Sundays
Season: 12 games + Best-of-3 playoffs
Roster Restriction: Max 3 players from higher divisions
(Women’s Comp, Coed Comp, Men’s D1–D3)

Summer 2025 Adult Season Timeline

Team Registration Deadline: June 8
- Deadline to register your team for the upcoming season.

Schedule Release (First 2 weeks): June 12
- 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 2-3 games scheduled.

Season Start Date: June 15!
- 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: June 22
- The remainder of the season schedule is released

Roster Deadline: Three games remaining in season
- Rosters become locked as of the 3rd last game of the regular season. Reminder that players must participate in 3 regular season games to be eligible for playoffs.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?


HELMET	SHIN PADS	HOCKEY GLOVES	RUNNING SHOES	HOCKEY STICK	ELBOW PADS	JOCK / JILL
Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Recommended	Recommended
Ice hockey helmets are the standard, but there are lightweight ball hockey options available. Cages must be worn by anyone under the age of 18.	Shin Pads must completely cover both the shin and knee cap. (These can be two separate pieces)	Protective gloves required with full palms. Ball hockey, ice hockey or lacrosse gloves accepted.	You can wear your favourite running shoes, but some are designed better for ball hockey. Reinforced toed shoes not permitted (Goalies exempt).	Composite, ABS & wooden sticks accepted. Sticks must be in good shape with tape on the knob.	Elbow pads are optional, but recommended.	Jock / Jill straps are optional but recommended.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Seasons:

Each season lasts 3 months in total (10 week regular season + 3 weeks of playoffs).
Spring Season (March, April, May)
Summer Season (June, July, August)
Fall Season (September, October, November)
Winter Season (December, January, February)

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 end in a tie if no overtime goal is scored.
Playoffs have a 5 vs 5 overtime (5 minutes stopped time) followed by a shootout. Championship games 2 & 3 are continuous overtime.
2 minute minor penalties & 5 minute major penalties.

Team Requirements:

Roster minimum is 11 players and roster maximum is 18 players. Which includes at least 1 goaltender
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. (Starting Summer 2025 – if a team at the beginning of the game does not have the same base colour jersey colour, then a 2-min minor penalty will be assessed)
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.
D1*1: This is an introductory rate for the Summer 2025 season only.
D1*2: All D1 teams must have played D5 or higher in order to qualify as a D1 team for Summer 2025.
D1*3: All D1 teams must have full team kits.
Players must play a minimum of 3 games to qualify for the playoffs

Scheduling:

Divisions will have set game days, which could include 1 weeknight and 1 weekend.
There are 12 games throughout a 10 week regular season, so teams can expect to play 1-2 games per week.
Adult league games are scheduled on weeknights between 6:30pm & 10:30pm 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 online.
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.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding the Summer 2025 Adult Season, or any adult league inquires, please feel free to contact our Adult League Director, James Cairns, at [email protected]