August 30th, 2010
It looks like there are only minor changes for the Fall ‘10 session. They are as follows:
1. CAHL game ejection penalty for players who are playing with out signing in. Player will be able to enter the game at any time if they check-in late based on the late check in paper, but they must submit this paper to the score keeper before they start playing. If the player enters the game with out submitting the late check in paper to the scorekeeper or without even checking in then he will be ejected from the current game and will be assessed
CAHL ejection penalty. If the player is not signed in and records a goal or assists on goal then the goal will be disallowed and the Player will be ejected from the game. Also if the Player is not signed in and he is assessed a minor or major penalty then he will be ejected from the game. His penalty will be served by any player from his team.
2. Goalie can’t be jumping out of the way! As you know in our D and C west leagues the Upper Tier player is not able to score unless his team is down two goals or more. In the case the Upper Tier player is shooting to get a rebound and the goalie moves away from the net to give up a goal intentionally to get a face off in the center ice then the face off will be not taken in the center ice, but in the defensive zone of the goalies team.
Use the comments below to share what you think about these changes.
Tags: CAHL, Rules Changes, the chiller
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May 20th, 2010
As you might have noticed we’ve launched a new “Team History” table on the teams pages. Team History was designed to allow our users to follow a team not just in its current session, but also see how they did in past sessions and leagues.
When looking at a team’s page, such as The Hive, you’ll see a new table down at the bottom called “Team History”. In this table, they have an entry which lists a team name of “Village Idiots” for the “Winter 2010″ session. This tells you that last session they were the “Village Idiots”, and since then have updated their name to “The Hive”. Along with the Session and Team name, this table also shows a brief summary of how they played that session.
If you want to drill in further and see how they played against the other teams in that league for that session, you just have to click on either the Session or Team Name. This will take you to the team’s page for that particular session. One last thing to note, at the top of the page you’ll see:
Village Idiots
Sunday D East – Winter 2010
This helps you to identify which particular session & league your looking at.
If your team has changed names or leagues, and needs to be “Connected”, you’ll need to contact me at coreysnyder@centralohiohockey.com and I can take care of this. Our software has caught most of the changes but team name changes can be quite tricky!
We hope you enjoy this new feature, and as always, please post any comments, questions, or concerns below.
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May 12th, 2010
Summer ‘10 session has begun and we’re excited! For those of you who are refreshing the site hoping to see changes, do not worry. They are coming. We are hard at work on updating things. Currently our focus is not only on bringing in the data for the new session but also linking up teams to their data from last session.
When this is done, your new team page will include a flashy new table called “History” which will list all of the past sessions your team has played. Each entry in this table will show Session, League, GP, W, L, T, PTS, GF, and GA. This will be how you will track a teams progress through the leagues.
These updates and more are set to drop sometime between now and early next week. Keep checking back for more info.
As always, please post your comments, questions, or concerns below.
Tags: history, Site changes, upgrades
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May 3rd, 2010
Martin, the new Commissioner, has sent out the proposed rule changes that could be effective Summer Session 2010. I’ll just touch on the main points…
- If, at the end of the three (3) regular twelve (12) minute periods, the score shall be tied, each team shall be awarded one point in the League standings.
- Overtime period is reduced to three (3) minutes running clock with the team scoring first declared the winner and being awarded an additional point.
- During this overtime period players are not allowed to make changes after the whistle, they are only allowed to change “on the fly”.
- Shoot-Outs:
- A shoot-out will commence for all games that are not decided with an overtime period. Previously, this was reserved for playoffs only.
- Players who score a hat-trick are eligible to participate in the shoot out.
- All players are eligible to participate in the shootout unless they are serving a penalty.
- Each team can use only one Upper Tier player in the shootout. If one of the teams does not have Upper Tier player participating in the game, then the opposite team’s Upper Tier player is not eligible to participate in the Shootout.
- Each team will be given three shots, unless the outcome is determined earlier in the shootout.
- After each team has taken three shots, if the score remains tied, the shootout will proceed to a “sudden death” format. No player may shoot twice until everyone who is eligible has shot.
- The general rules for a penalty shot were laid out, including: The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponent’s goal line and once it is shot, the play shall be considered complete. Does this mean they’ll actually call penalty shots now? Who knows.
- The fines/suspensions for different offenses were laid out. The only one that concerned me was: Abuse of officials – game misconduct = one to five weeks suspension + 25 dollar fine. I’m wondering what this includes? Back talking, Cursing, who knows?
- Mercy Rule Option - The losing team by 6 goals will be given an option of a running clock. This decision can be overruled by the referees in case the game is going out of reach with too many penalties and the losing team is not acting appropriately.
- The Sunday D-Leagues have been re-organized. You check out the new order here.
- Players coming into the game late must wait until the end of the period. Then he together with his captain will contact the referees and scorekeeper to sign his name on the score sheet based on the late check-in paper.
- 3 penalties in one game won’t be assessed as game misconduct penalty anymore, which is inconsistent with USAH rules. It will be assessed as a CAHL game-ejection penalty.
Overall I’m pretty satisfied with the changes that are being made. What do you guys think?
Tags: CAHL, Chiller League, Rule Change, Shoot-outs
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April 1st, 2010
Hey Guys/Gals,
This month has been a great one for COH! We had over 500 different users stop by this month, most of which are coming back on a regular basis. You guys viewed around 6,500 pages, averaging 6.16 pages/visit! Not bad for our 3rd month online! I just wanted to give a quick shout out to the top 10 teams using the site. We really appreciate your support! They are as follows:
- The Village Idiots
- The Yokos
- The Organ Donors
- Smokey Bones
- Koharskis Donuts
- The Ice Hawks
- Double D Jets
- Team TBA
- Ohio Mayhem
- Outdoor Living
Keep You’re eyes open for some features coming soon, as we’ll be setting something special up for playoffs and getting things ready for next session.
Also, Please support COH by visiting our sponsors on the right side of each page. Even a single click helps pay the bills. 
Thanks,
C.O.H. Dev Team
Tags: C.O.H., Monthly Stats, Top 10 Teams
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March 18th, 2010
New to CAHL hockey? Trying to figure out which league is for you? Well you found the right place! Listed below are the different skill levels available here in Columbus, Ohio. It’s important to pick the correct league so you don’t end up at your first game with guys skating circles around you, or vise-versa.
Here are the “Official” CAHL explanations for the different leagues:
- “A” – Intended for adults with years of playing experience, collegiate, college club, major junior or competitive
high school participation.
- “B” – Intended for adults with years of playing experience, junior hockey or high school hockey participation.
- “C” – Intended for adults with approximately 6-10 years of playing experience and/or limited coaching and know the
basics of team play.
- “C2” – Intended for those who are above D level but not ready for full transition to “C” level. (teams must be
approved, no “B” players allowed at this level)
- “D” – An entry level for players with little to a few years playing experience (approximately 3-6 years) or players
having recently completed a learn to play hockey program. We highly recommend you have some experience (class
or previously played) before joining!
- “E” – For extreme beginners. You should have zero to no more than 2 years playing experience and have very
limited skating ability and game experience. Recommend for those in or recently out of a learn to play hockey
class. No upper tier players allowed.
Once you’ve figured out which of the above you belong in, you may need to pick a more specific sub-category. The full list of Available leagues is as follows (from most advanced to beginner):
- Thursday A (Most Advanced)
- Monday B
- Wednesday C East
- Tuesday C East
- Wednesday C West
- Tuesday C West
- Sunday C2
- Friday C2
- Sunday D East
- Thur D East
- Sunday D West
- Thur D West
- Sunday D North
- Sunday D South
- Monday E (Least Advanced)
I’ve put the most recent changes in bold above. A bit daunting I know, but fear not! You can narrow down your choices quickly by picking which day you’d prefer to play on. The incremental sub-categories are minor differences and won’t determine whether or not you’ll have fun out there. The game just gets quicker as you move up and you’ll be ok as long as you’ve got the “lettered” skill level right. You may even choose to play on multiple nights, which many players do.
If you’re still not sure where you will fit in the best, you could always head to a Drop-in and talk to the other skaters. You’ll quickly figure out where you fall in with the other players around you. I hope this has helped you determine which skill level si right for you!
And as always, please post your comments below.
Tags: Columbus Adult Chiller League, League Skill Levels, Leagues Explained, the chiller
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March 12th, 2010
For anyone looking for ways to work on their Shot, Stick handling, and/or Endurance off the ice, you should look into trying Street Hockey. Street hockey (also known as road hockey, deck hockey, floor hockey, ground hockey, easy hockey, cosom hockey or ball hockey) is a type of hockey played on foot, usually on an outdoor surface (very often a street, parking lot, or other asphalt surface).
Fortunately for you, there is an indoor rink right here in Columbus. The only pieces of gear required are a stick & gloves, but most choose to wear shin guards. The rink you play in is setup like a typical ice rink, complete with boards & glass. The flooring is made up of hard plastic tiles so your stick slides over it quite nicely. The rules on icing and the blue lines are a little different but I won’t get into that here. Just know they are easy to understand and won’t screw you up much if you come from ice hockey.
I’ve been playing D-level ice for a couple years and this season joined a Co-ed Street hockey team. The first thing I noticed is how much more tiring it is than Ice hockey. You don’t realize how much you glide in ice until you have to run everywhere on the floor. It’s non-stop walking and running around depending on how aggressive you are. You generally play with less people/team in street hockey also, so expect to get more game time than you would typically in ice hockey. For me this has resulted in increased endurance and I’ve even shed a couple pounds over the past few weeks.
Being steadily grounded and not on a sheet of ice opens up the opportunity to get really comfortable with your slap shot–a skill we all would like to improve. I’ve also noticed there seem to be more opportunities to take a slap shot while playing street hockey, something usually reserved for Defense-man in ice.
A ball is used and it’s very light and softer than a hockey puck. This results in the need for soft hands and finesse when stick handling and receiving passes. The first couple games I had a very hard time receiving passes because I was too rough and clunky with the ball. Many times it would shoot off the blade of my stick and go flying 10 feet in the air. I’ve stuck with it; the soft hands are coming along and I think it’s really helped my ice game considerably.
Overall I’ve found street hockey to be a great way, off the ice, to improve my Slapshot, Stickhandling, and Endurance. Its a great way to add another day of hockey into your schedule without a big hit on you’re wallet. For anyone who plays “D” or “E” level ice, I think you would fit right into the co-ed level street hockey. “C” and above ice players could go competitive and be ok.
To get more information on playing street hockey in Columbus Ohio, check out OhioStreetHockey.com. And as always, please post your comments below.
Tags: Columbus Street Hockey, Dek Hockey, Endurance, Indoor Hockey, Slap Shot, Stick Handling, Street Hockey
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March 5th, 2010
If anyone was even considering upgrading their hockey stick, now is the time. HockeyMonkey is currently hosting an Easton Stick Blowout which features last years Easton Stealth S17’s for $135, or $140 with grip. That’s a really great deal considering a couple months ago they were going for around $260. If you’ve got the money to toss around, you can pick up a pack of 3 for $350, saving you $55 in the end.
If you’re interested in receiving updates regarding great deals on other hockey equipment I’d suggest subscribing to the E-mail specials over at http://www.hockeyoverstock.com/
If you know another place that offers great deals, please share with us below in the comments.
Tags: Deals, Easton S17, Hockey Monkey, HockeyOverstock
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March 1st, 2010
This past week has been explosive! We’re getting new users in like crazy and most of you are coming back on a regular basis. It’s clear that you guys are spreading the word and we here at C.O.H. really appreciate it! Seriously!
We’ve worked really hard to bring you, the hockey players of central Ohio, features to make your life easier. So when we see over 300 unique visitors per week taking advantage of those features, it gets us pumped!
Keep your eyes open for new features. We are updating pretty regularly and we have some awesome pieces in the works including a subscribe feature which will allow you to be alerted when your league is updated. That way you won’t have to spam refresh anymore. 
If you have ideas for things you’d like to see, you can reply to this post, or head over to the forum and drop us a message in the Contact Us area.
Thanks again,
C.O.H. Team
Tags: COH, feedback, Users
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February 24th, 2010
As of February 19th the Chiller has hired Martin Spanhel to take over the Adult hockey league coordinator and assistant hockey director duties.
“Martin hails from the Czech Republic and has played hockey all over the world including more than 800 professional games in Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Canada and the U.S. His name is familiar to Blue Jackets fans as he spent two seasons in the organization with the Syracuse Crunch including 10 games with the Blue Jackets.
Martin brings a wealth of hockey and business experience as well as enthusiasm for the position, and we’re excited to have him on board. We hope you’ll give him time to become acclimated to his new duties and be patient and respectful as he learns the ropes.” – TheChiller.com
I had the pleasure of meeting Martin last year at the 2-day winter adult clinic. He came across as a really nice guy and seemed very eager to help out any way he could. He even gave a few of us his cell # and told us to call him if we needed any help at our Team Practices. We here at COH congratulate Martin on the new job, and believe he’ll fit in well at his new role!
You can tell us what you think by hitting up the forum.
Source: TheChiller.com
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