I haven't found the NCHL refs to be any better or worse than those in any of the other leagues in town (we've played in 5 or 6 different ones).
The penalty shot rule after x number of penalites is kind of stupid, but if you don't have a bunch of dirty players on your team, it won't affect you (we've only seen it once in 2 seasons).
Their summer league ice times aren't too bad, but they get do get bottom of the barrel ice slots in the winter due to their being a relatively young league (i.e. the other leagues that have been around longer have secured relationships that get them first dibs on good ice).
My only complaint is that they're perhaps trying to grow too fast. Too many teams means they need to pick up 11:00pm and later games to cover all the games that need to be played.
The league organizers are good at getting back to team reps with any comments/concerns/questions.
Your other choices aren't going to be all that great though. The better run leagues with less teams and earlier ice times (e.g. Heritage League, SASM) have long waiting lists. AllCal has a lot of teams, but the organizer is in a little over his head, and it often feels very disorganized (we've had 4 teams show up to the same ice slot, 2 teams show up to a game that was never booked with the arena, we played half a season with no scorekeeper, etc). We had similar "disorganized problems" in the ARCHL as well.
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Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE
+1 for HNA over NCHL.
HNA is by far and away a better and more effeciently run league. The guy who runs actually helps ref, you can go and BS with him, and it isnt quite so freaking obvious that he's in it for the money. The best thing is the preseason evaluation skate where the captains of all the teams get to watch all the new/proposed players for teams in your division to make sure no ringers get in. AFter that your roster is set before the season starts.
NCHL is a joke, the refs are brutal, the ice times are brutal, there is no regulations on who can play in what division, and from what I've heard from my other team (new C div team, currently play E div summer) the fees are ~$1500 more expensive per team than HNA (which didnt increase this year).
And dont get me started on the penalty shot rule for too many penalties in NCHL.
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