Date

Item

Comments

January 9

Draft Scheduling Business Rules to Associations for Review and Input

January 23

Deadline for Associations to Provide Input on Scheduling Business Rules

February 2

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

• Finalize scheduling business rules
• Decide number of games for each division
• Preliminary team declarations
• Tournament hosts provide dates to VIMLC for planning purposes
• Associations identify volunteers for commissioner positions

March 2

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

• Final team declarations

March 6

Floor Time Submission Deadline

• Associations submit available floor time
• Associations request blackout dates consistent with business rules
• Associations submit available floor time to Commission.

March 15

Distribute Draft U13/15/17 Coed and Female Tiering Schedule to Commissioners and Associations

March 22

Commissioner and Association Tiering Schedule Review Complete

March 29

Finalize and Post U13/15/17 Coed and Female Tiering Schedule 

April 3

U13/15/17 Integrated Season Starts

April 5

Distribute Draft Season Schedule (U7/9/11) to Commissioners and Associations

April 6

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

• Information sharing
• Troubleshooting

April 12

Commissioner and Association Season Schedule (U7/9/11) Review Complete

April 19

Finalize and Post U7/9/11 Season Schedule

April 24

U7, U9 and U11 Integrated Season Starts

Female U13, U15 and U17 Travel Starts

May 9

Tiering Schedule Complete

• Target 7 games per team
• No games May 10-15

May 10

VIMLC Tiering Decision Meeting

• Finalize tiers for remainder of season and playdowns.

May 11-13

Post-Tiering Schedule Development

May 14

Finalize and Post Post-Tiering Schedule

May 16

Post-Tiering Schedule Start

May 25

BCLA  Playdown Declaration Date

• Associations advise the Commission of their declarations by separate email to facilitate playdown schedule development

June 7

Group 1: Regular Season Ends

• U15 C
• U13 A2
• U13 B
• U13 C
• Female U13 A
• Female U13 B

• 10 weeks to complete league schedule

June 12

Group 1: Playdowns Begin

• Group 1 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 2 provincials 

June 14

Group 2: Regular Season Ends

• U17 A2
• U17 B
• U15 A2
• U15 B
• Female U17 B
• Female U15 B

• 11 weeks to complete league schedule

June 19

Group 2 Playdowns Begin

• Group 2 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 9 provincials

June 21

Group 1 Playdowns End

• Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
• Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

Group 3 Season Ends

• 17 A1
• 15 A1
• 13 A1
• Female U22
• Female U17 A
• Female U15 A

• 12 weeks to complete league schedule

June 26

Group 3: Playdowns Begin

• Group 3 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 16 provincials

June 28

Group 2: Playdowns End

• Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
• Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

July 2

Provincial Championships: U15C U13 A2, U13 B, U13 C, Female U13 A, Female U13 B (Group 1)

• Shuswap

July 5

Group 3: Playdowns End

• Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
• Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

July 9

Provincial Championships: U17 A2, U17 B, U15 A2, U15 B, Female U17 B, Female U15 B

• Prince George

July 16

Provincial Championships: U17 A1, U15 A1, U13 A1, Female U22, Female U17 A, Female U15 A

• Port Coquitlam