Over 30 Hockey League

October 13, 2011

To All Over-30 Players,

From time to time throughout the course of a season, as the situation warrants action some individual players will receive notification from the League Director when their respective actions and conduct is deemed “detrimental to the game, players, and the Over-30 league.”  This past week some of the players of the league have individually received such an email as well as their respective captains.  These are personal emails between the players, team captains, league director, and the governing Board of Directors of the Over 30 League.

With this being said, I would like to remind all the players in the Over-30 league of some league policies, standards, and players code of conduct that needs to be observed and followed when participating in the league:

1.    We are not professional Street Hockey Players nor do we get paid to play, and we all have to get up and go to work on Monday morning!  If a player before, during, or after an Over-30 league game does not control his stick at all times and uses it in a manner that can cause another player or game official injury or jeopardize another player’s safety and well-being, then that player will be disciplined accordingly; said player will also run the risk of a suspension including possible league termination, as long as there is sufficient evidence found to substantiate any further action taken.

2.    Conduct detrimental to the game, players, and the league shall result in at least an unsportsmanlike penalty, delay of game penalty and/or a misconduct (possibly a game misconduct) penalty.  Some examples of this behavior includes any berating, taunting, and/or confrontational behavior that is directed towards another player, game official or any league personnel, emotional outbursts, excessive arguing of calls made by officials, knocking over the net, throwing one's stick on the rink, or slamming one's stick against the boards or Plexiglas.  This applies across the board to all players in the Over-30 league. 

These types of infractions, if warranted, can also lead to league suspensions or player termination with the League.

In an effort to continue to make the league safe, fun and competitive, the League Director and Board of Directors will take the necessary actions to ensure that the above standards, policies, and player codes of conduct are met and player safety remains the top priority of the league.

Bill Abcunas

League Director

October 9, 2011

My sincere appreciation to all those players from the Over-30 league who contributed donations for the Colby Deharo fundraiser in Woburn.  On behalf of the Over-30 league, we presented Jeff with a total raised of $1,500.  A special thank you goes out to Ray Nickerson and his individual $500 cash donation.  The league also presented Jeff with the laminated poster board that was signed by every player in the Over-30 league.  In addition, I would like to thank those individual players who took the time to show up in person to attend this benefit.  Your support to Jeff and his family was sincerely appreciated and reinforced the ongoing theme of the Over-30 league being an extended family for one another.
 
Congratulations on the individual winners of the raffles and auctions at the benefit.  John Colucciello I am sure will enjoy that gift basket of beauty products for men.  Naz will be taking his son to that Bruin's home game against Toronto sitting in the lodge seats from his auction win of purchasing Bruins tickets (although I am sure he would consider taking one of the league players for the right price).  The League Director no doubt has remembered the saying to "always keep the boss happy" by winning the Day at the Spa treatment he won in a raffle on behalf of his boss.  Ed Nigro took home his autographed picture of Patrice Bergeron and that autographed hockey puck which no doubt will go in that trophy case, to be proudly displayed right next to those 10 championship jackets he won in the Over-30 league.

Bill Abcunas