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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
I've played in 4 leagues. HNA has to be by far the worst:
1) Brutal ice times
2) Brutal ice locations: Cochran, Chestermere, Indus, it wouldn't surprise me if they added Lethbridge this year
3) Dumb rules. I got kicked out of a game for having a white helmet for an 11pm ice time in Indus. You can't play unless you have your real last name on your jersey. Good luck getting spares. Matching pants was a rule then too.
4) Horrible, horrible officiating. Although I hear the massive dink with the mail order bride may finally be gone.
Winsport is the best run out of any we've been in. COP can be a bit far for some people, and the league is pricey. Very well run, divisions were re-shuffled and kept fair, ice times were great, fantastic facility.
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2)Actually, HNA stopped going to Indus this winter. I've never had a game in Cochrane. Chestermere is pretty common, though.
3)We haven't had much problem with spares. You just need to know who might spare for you at the start of the year. Get a couple spare jerseys with velcro for removable name tags.
4)Officiating is a little hit or miss, but I found it mostly good this year. Worst officiating I ever had was in the NCHL, where they put my team down 5 on 3 for the first 10 mins of the game on phantom calls until they managed to kick out the three guys they were specifically targeting.