North Texas Hockey League

Edd Baker

   It is with a deep heart that we inform you of the passing of Edd Baker on November 18^th, 2008. Edd was a very well respected Official in the DFW area and will be sadly missed. Edd gave unselfishly of his time over the years to help kids in the Metroplex understand and learn hockey. He coached teams in Duncanville Travel and House Leagues and with the Dallas Stars Select. He was an official with MHOA and an NHL Replay Referee. He was taken from us way to early.

   There has been an Account opened at the Bank of America and monetary donations can be made at any of their branches under the “Edd Baker Family Support Fund” Account #:488019278115.

   Edd and his family will be honored by the Dallas Stars at the game, Thursday November 20^th, 2008 against the Chicago Blackhawks. 

   For teams playing in the Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament the Dallas Stars Select will have a table set up at the rinks to accept donations to the “Edd Baker Family Support Fund”.

   There will be a Memorial Service in early December. We will update the website with the information when finalized.

   Please keep his wife Lori and their family in your prayers as they go through this difficult time.

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NTXHL and Pointstreak have completed the implementation of Digital Signature for Game Sheets. Enclosed is a description of the feature and examples of the game sheets. I want to thank the many people that were involved in making this happen.

For people entering games into Pointstreak, please be aware that 2 or more Officials names are required on the game sheet for it to be verified.

If you have any questions, please get back to us.

Also, the Texas Shootout Tournament over Labor Day and the Western Region Silver Stick Tournament both have their games verified and can be printed and used for credentials.

Team managers be sure to read the "Pointstreak Guidelines" in the Point Streak Issues section on how to request a change to a game that has been entered into pointstreak. 

When sending your email requests for any/all changes that have to do with pointstreak , (rosters, games, etc.)  be sure to indicate your teams full name.  Include color (red/blue) if it applies to your team.  Your help is greatly appreciated.  We are dealing with 150 teams almost daily and it makes our job a lot easier to not have to take time to search. 

Example -  Midget Minor A Red - Jones 

Please take a few minutes to review the updated league rules for the 2008-2009 season.  A copy of the rules can be found in the "Rules/Documents" section.  Click on the tab to the left of this notice. 

2008-2009 NTXHL Dates
Rosters Due Aug.1st, 2008
Host Weekend Ice Schedules due Aug 22nd, 2008
Regular Season Starts - Mite, Squirt, Pee Wee Sept. 20th, 2008
- Bantam, Midget Sept. 22nd, 2008
Regular Season Ends Feb.15th, 2009
Playoffs Start Feb. 21st, 2009
Playoffs End Mar. 7th, 2009

2008-2009 TAHA Dates

Aug 2 Registrar's mandatory meeting (Dallas)

Sept 12-14 Level 4 Coaching cert clinic (Phoenix)

Sept 20 Level 4 Officials cert clinic (Houston)

Oct 4 RMD ACE Coordinator Workshop (Dallas)

Feb 6-8 States: Tier II (Houston)

Feb 20-22 States: Tier I (Dallas)

Mar 6-8 Districts: Girls/Women’s (OK host)

Mar 12-15 Districts: Tier I (UT host)

Mar 12-15 Districts: Tier II (U14/16 in AZ, U12/18 in ID)

Mar 20-22 Districts: Girls Rec (NM or UT host)

Mar 20-22 Districts: High School (AZ host)

Mar 20-22 TAC Boys & Girls (Dallas)

Mar 27-29 Nationals Women’s (Rochester, NY)

Apr 1-5 Nationals Girls (Rochester, NY)

Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U12 (Indian Trail, NC)

Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U14 (Frisco, TX)

Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U16 (Chesterfield, MO)

Apr 1-5 Nationals Youth Tier I/II U18 (Pittsburgh, PA)

Apr 15-19 Chicago Showcase (Chicago, IL)

Apr 17-19 Texas Cup HS Championship, Gold/Silver (Austin, TX)

Apr30-May3 Rocky Mountain Player Dev Camp (Salt Lake City, UT)

If you have have that magic photo eye and want to submit some game photos to be displayed on the website now is the time.   In order to be considered,  all pics need to already be formated as indicated below by the time they get to the webmaster.  It would be helpful if all photos were grouped by games with the following side note - date, location, and the two teams playing.(for each group of pics - not per pic)  Send your photos by email to the webmaster or contact the webmaster for other options.  We will be keeping the photos for the most part limited to game/action shots, team group photos (other than trophie shots) and inidividual player stills should be used on your team's webpage. 

Accepted file formats include: JPEGs, non-animated GIFs and PNGs.  Photos need to be sized in the following sizes: 75x75 pixels, 100 pixels (on the longest side), 240 pixels (on the longest side), 500 pixels (on the longest side), large (which will be 1024 pixels, on the longest side, if it exceeds that length), and the original size.  Uploads must be less than 4MB in size.  Images on the web will only display correctly if they are set to an RGB color-space (not CMYK).

If you have any poll suggestions, send them to the webmaster and maybe your question will be polled in the coming months!