September 14th - Player Registration Opens
October 1st - Team Reps to Submit player names for Rules Clinic
October 4th - Rules Clinic (Sport Manitoba, 7pm-9pm)
October 9th - League Fees Due
October 11th - Introductory Referee Clinic (Sport Manitoba, 7pm-9pm)
October 22nd - Season Opener (Red River College)
December 3rd - End of First Half
January 7th - Start of 2nd Half
January 19th
- Final Rosters to be Submitted
January 20th
- CTHF Fees Due
February 23rd-25th - Heritage Classic Tournament (Regina)
March 4th - Start of Playoffs
April 8th - Last Day of Games
April 27th - League Wind Up
MTHF/WTHL AGM - TBD

For anyone wishing to attend the MTHF Annual AGM or the WTHL Team Rep Meeting, it is taking place September 13th at the Sport Manitoba Building (145 Pacific Ave) from 7pm-9pm. We will be going over MTHF Board positions and the year, followed by the WTHL agenda for the upcoming season.

If you have any questions about the meeting, please talk to your team rep, or if you are a new team, please contact the WTHL Coordinator: winnipegteamhandball@gmail.com

Final Standings:
The final standings are as follows:

Women's Division:
1st Y & R
2nd Deep Blue
3rd Fury
4th 4 Llamas (Tiebreaker was needed: Head to head)
5th Gambit (Tiebreaker was needed: Head to Head)
6th Phoenix Women
7th Gators

Men's Division:
1st Rebels
2nd Pikeys
3rd Shockers
4th Tube Sharks
5th Tropics
6th Thunder
7th Phoenix
8th Blitz
9th Harambes

The standings at the end of the regular season will determine the playoff slot in which your team will start in. If the standings result in a tie, the following format will be followed to determine final standings:

Tiebreaker format:
o Head to head wins
o Lowest points against between tied teams
o Head to head against common opponents

Overtime Format:
During playoffs, if the game ends in a tie at the end of regulation time, officials and teams will follow this overtime format:
If tied at the end of regulation: 2 x 5 minute halves
If still tied: another round of 2 x 5 minute halves
If tied after two rounds of 2 x 5: a single 5 minute period
If tied after single 5 minute period: teams will go to a 5 round shootout (5 players from each team, each shooter a different player)
REMEMBER: Overtimes - No time outs in over time; 1 minute half time; teams switch sides at half

We've made a brief summary of the rules changes that is easier to interpret than the wording in the rule book.

Summary:
1.) May now ‘pull their goalie’ and replace them with a court player. Note however that only a goalie can enter the crease to make a save. Doing otherwise would result in a 7m and a sanction against the player in question.
2.) When it is discovered that a player is not signed in it will result in progressive punishment against the team official. If the team doesn’t have a team official, then the player is subject to progressive punishment.
3.) In the event a player enters the court with faulty equipment (i.e. not covering the hinge of a knee brace) it will result in progressive punishment against the team official. If the team doesn’t have a team official, then the player is subject to progressive punishment.
4.) If during the last 30 seconds of a game the ball is out of play, and a player or team official prevents or delays the execution of a throw for the opponents, in order to prevent them from being able to take a shot on goal or to obtain a clear scoring chance, the guilty player / official is to be disqualified and a 7m throw is to be granted to the opponents. It applies to any type of interference (e.g., with only limited physical action, interfering with the execution of a throw such as intercepting a pass, interference with the reception of the ball, not releasing the ball).

WTHL deviations from the new IHF rules:
1.) We will continue to use passive play as we did in prior years (not limited to 6 passes);
2.) Injured players don’t have to sit out for three offences;
3.) The blue card will not be used.

-WTHL