Metro Mariners F.C is holding a club fundraiser in support of their teammate Kent Stevens rehabilitation from a serious shoulder injury which required major surgery.
The benefit will take place on Friday August 13, 2010 at the Pacifico Nightclub located at 1505 Barrington Street in Halifax. www.pacifico.ca Doors open at 8:00 pm till 2:00am.
Tickets cost $10 each. Each ticket includes cover charge and two drink tickets. This is a savings of $6.
100% of all proceeds are to help benefit Kent and his rehabilitation costs. Tickets are limited so put in your requests quickly. Contact Matt Mosher at mattmosher@msn.com to make arrangements to purchase tickets.
All MSMSL clubs are welcome and encouraged to come out for a great night for a great cause.

Players that have been suspended are not allowed on the player’s benches or playing field until the suspensions have been served. This is still the case if you are the manager or team official of the team.

Suspended individuals may watch from the spectator stands.

Players that are ejected during a match must leave the facility immediately and may not return during the match. The MSMSL definition of the facility is all grounds associated with the soccer facility, this includes the spectator area, just outside the fences, and the parking lot.

A current list of suspensions handed out by the league is now available in the download section of the website. This will be updated on a semi weekly basis.

http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/2010-summer%20discipline

Next League Meeting will be held June 28 at 7:00PM at the Bloomfield Centre. All teams are asked to send a representative.

Game sheets will be available at this meeting.

Please ensure that you input your scores within 48 hours. It is ultimately the winner’s responsibility to input the score, however, both teams must review the game report to ensure accuracy in scoring and discipline as the website is the leagues official record for the winter season.

Please note; games that did not have goal scorers or cards inputted will be reset on Sunday. It is the responsibility of those teams to update this information.

Passwords and team ID’s and the same as last season, and teams are encouraged to complete team information. Team reps not remembering their information should contact the league via e-mail as soon as possible (msmslexec@gmail.com).

Team managers should ensure that all players registered with their team appear on the 2010 Summer roster on the team page. Incorrect players or missing players should be reported to the league via e-mail as soon as possible (msmslexec@gmail.com).

Teams MUST input player pictures by June 20, 2010 or late registration players (within three days of website notification) using the correct format as stated in the website file. Teams not meeting this date will be subject to fines and/or sanctions. Pictures shall be as stated in the guide in regards to file size and content. Inappropriate pictures as defined in the guide will be removed; teams will be warned for the first offence, than fines and sanctions will follow for additional offences.

At a press conference held at Soccer Nova Scotia today, Premier Darrell Dexter announced a provincial contribution of $3.0 million towards construction of the Soccer Nova Scotia Multisport Facility slated to begin construction within 30 days.

The provincial contribution brings the total assistance from all government levels to 5.0 million dollars.

The three field facility will assist in alleviating the severe shortage of indoor facilities for HRM based soccer players.

The MSMSL team Soccafrique recently made the CBC national news as part of the CBC's World Cup coverage. Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhlKcimSkuk

MSMSL Summer Season will commence late May 2010. To facilitate the season, we are holding a meeting May 17, 2010 at Bloomfield Centre @ 7:00PM sharp. All teams must have a team rep at this meeting.

Costs

Player registration will be $30.00 per player.

Referee cost will be $48.00 per game. Fees will be brought to the game and given to the referee at no later than half.

League fee will be $455.00; see budget for further details.

Field costs will be based on teams paying for ½ of field cost (field cost average is $160.00). The following is the breakdown.

Upper (based on 21 games)(14 regular season, 6 crossover, 1 cup) $1680.00
Middle (based on 22 games) (14 regular season, 7 crossover, 1 cup) $1760.00
Lower (based on 21 games) (12 regular season, 8 crossover, 1 cup) $1680.00
Masters (based on 19 games) (10 regular season, 8 crossover, 1 cup) $1520.00

Field costs will be based on teams paying for full field cost for home games (field cost average is $160.00). The exception to this is Bridgewater who will secure their own field times. The following is the breakdown.

O45 (based on 8 home games) $1280.00

A first payment of $1455.00) (complete league fee ($455) and $1000.00 of your field fee cost), plus minimum 18 player registration fees (if registering through the WHFC) is due by May 25, 2010. Teams not having the money in by that due date will not be permitted to participate in the summer league.

Second payment (the remainder of field fees) will be due June 9, 2010.


DIVISIONS

Due to the number of open division teams, we are adding an additional division. There will be three open divisions this season.

Upper Division

1. Hellas
2. Albion
3. Metro Mariners
4. Landsharks
5. Scotia Stars
6. Soccafrique
7. Halifax Garrison
8. DU Barrington


This would allow for fourteen (14) regular season games in a double round robin format.

The division would also participate in a cross over with the lower division for an additional six (five*) games.
Total regular season games would be twenty (nineteen*) plus one League Cup games. (Maximum number of games played for a team in this division would be twenty nine (twenty eight*)). (Please note maximum is defined as making it to both the Cup final and Playoff final)

Playoffs will consist of top six with 1&2 getting a bye to the semifinals.

*Number based on the new DU O35 being able to be formed.


Middle Division

1. HCU Camillos
2. Citco FC
3. Barons FC
4. DU-Maxwell Plum
5. Hurricanes
6. Halifax City Celtic
7. Formation Halifax
8. Thistle

This would allow for fourteen (14) regular season games in a double round robin format.

The division would also participate in a crossover with the lower division for an additional seven games.

Playoffs will consist of top six with 1&2 getting a bye to the semifinals.

Total regular season games would be twenty one plus two League Cup games. (Maximum number of games played for a team in this division would be thirty). (Please note maximum is defined as making it to both the Cup final and Playoff final)


Lower Division


1. Alumitech
2. Sacktown
3. MAPP Blue Devils
4. Halifax Convoy Football Club
5. Clippers
6. HCU Masters
7. DU New

This would allow for twelve (12) regular season games in a double round robin format.

The division would also participate in a crossover with the lower division for an additional eight games.

Playoffs will consist of top six with 1&2 getting a bye to the semifinals.


Total regular season games would be nineteen plus one League Cup games. (Maximum number of games played for a team in this division would be twenty nine). (Please note maximum is defined as making it to both the Cup final and Playoff final)

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Upper O35 Division
1. Old Scotia
2. Athens United
3. DU Masters
4. Wolves
5. Master of Hellas
6. Potential DU Team*

This would allow for ten (eight*) regular season games in a double round robin format.

The division would also participate in a crossover with the upper division for an additional eight games. Crossover games will count towards league standings but not provincial standings.

Total regular season games would be eighteen (sixteen*) plus one League Cup games. (Maximum number of games played for a team in this division would be twenty five (twenty three*)). (Please note maximum is defined as making it to both the Cup final and Playoff final)

Playoffs will consist of top six with 1&2 getting a bye to the semifinals. These will most likely be held after the provincial tournament.



*Number based on the new DU O35 being able to be formed.


O45 Division

1. Celtic Masters
2. Sporting Rangers
3. Bridgewater
4. FC Bedford (with stipulations)
5. GenieKnows.com Masters
6. Tirecraft Sackville Masters
7. Spanglish United
8. Basin Insurance
9. DU Classics

This would allow for sixteen regular season games in a double round robin format.
Total regular season games would be sixteen (Maximum number of games played for a team in this division would be nineteen.) (Please note maximum is defined as making it to the Playoff final)

Playoffs will consist of top eight.


O45 Fall Tournament

We will discuss this tournament in June in order to extend play into October.

Registration

Teams are reminded that initial player registration and waiver forms must be submitted to Tim Mugratroyd (soccer@bellaliant.net) no later than May 19, 2010 @ 5PM. The club teams must have their player registration to Don by May 21, 2010. Teams must use the registration forms available on the league website.




Also, all players registering via the league's, Western Halifax Football Club, must have their waiver forms completed and passed into the league before any player may participate in any summer season. Waiver forms are available on the league website.


Schedule

Schedule is in process on being prepared

Player Pictures

All teams must have their initial player pictures posted to the website by May 31, 2010.

Registration Deadline

The registration deadline for summer is June 30, 2010

MSMSL Summer Season will commence the third week of May , 2010. To facilitate the season scheduling and commitment, we are holding a meeting April 26, 2010 at the Bloomfield centre at 7PM sharp. All teams MUST have a team rep at this meeting.
We will be accepting new team applications at this meeting.
All outstanding fees must be paid at this meeting for consideration for summer 2010.

Registration:
Several teams have yet to register with their clubs. No team shall take the team until they are registered.

For those registering through the league run club, the initial roster registration was to be sent to Tim Murgatroyd (soccer@bellaliant.net) by April 7, 2010. Using the registration form found on the website.
http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/msmsl_registration_form-
Players are to be registered 48 hours before they play unless notified by email from a league official.

All players registering with the MSMSL-WHFC must sign the waiver forms and fax or email them to the league using this form found on the website.

http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/whfc%20waiver%20form.pdf

Registration cost will be $10.00 per player.

Non WHFC team were to have their initial rosters to the league by April 10, 2010.

Fees:

The league fee of $625.00 plus the initial registration (for WHFC teams) of $10.00 per player is past due. Teams still owing for this spring or past seasons should contact Patrick Matthews or Don Hailstone to arrange for payment right away.

Spring 2010 will be the largest spring league the MSMSL has put on, the participation of twenty eight teams with four open divisions and one Masters Division.

Format
The games will be full field games with 40 minute halves.
The open division breakdown will look like this:
A
Athens United
Hellas
Thistle Masters
City Celtics
Alumitech
Sacktown AC
B
DU Masters
Albion
Citco
Dartmouth United
Landsharks
Clippers

C
Wolves FC
HCU Camillos
Old Scotia
Blue Devils
Barons FC
HCU Masters

D
Masters of Hellas
Metro Mariners
Scotia Stars
Halifax Garrison
Halifax Convoy
TBA

The Master Division (O35) will look like this:
Celtic
Tirecraft Sackville Masters
Genieknows.com
FC Bedford



Guaranteed Games
Open division
All teams are guaranteed 6 games (a 5 game round robin within division, plus either a playoff or consolation match).
Masters Division
All teams are guaranteed 6 games (6 game double round robin).
Playoffs
Open Division
Top team in each division will participate in a single elimination playoff tournament.
Master Division
Top two teams will playoff for a winner.
Schedule
The schedule has be uploaded to the website; the official schedule can be found here: http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/msmsl%20spring%20master%
Please review and compare the schedule to what has been posted to the website and report immediately any errors or omissions found to msmslexec@gmail.com .

Registration
For those registering through the league run club, the initial roster registration shall be sent to Tim Murgatroyd (soccer@bellaliant.net) by April 7, 2010. Using the registration form found on the website.
http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/msmsl_registration_form-
All players registering with the MSMSL-WHFC must sign the waiver forms and fax or email them to the league using this form found on the website.
http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/whfc%20waiver%20form.pdf
Registration cost will be $10.00 per player.
Non WHFC team shall have their initial rosters to the league by April 10, 2010.

Costs
The league fee will be $625.00. This is based on the leagues budget which can be found here:
http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/league%20budget%20for%20
Referees will be $46 per game played.
For a sample budget that teams may use for their team costs:
http://www.msmsl.com/download_files/sample%20budget.xls



Important Dates
March 29, 2010 AGM
April 7, 2010 Initial Registration Due to MSMSL Registrar
April 8, 2010 Fees are due to the league (Drop off location to be sent out)

April 10, 2010 Non WHFC to submit initial roster to league.
April 15, 2010 Player picture deadline for all player registered to date.

Due to the power outage on Feb 26, the MSMSL lost 4 games. To enable the League to re-schedule these games, the Playoff schedule will be the following.
Friday March 5
8:00 PM Camillo’s v Wolve’s Regular Season
9:00 PM DU v Sacktown Regular Season
10:00 PM Albion v Alumitech Regular Season
11:00 PM Blue Devil’s v Hella’s Regular Season
Saturday March 6
11:00 PM 15th v 16th Consolation Round
Sunday March 7
9:00 PM Mariner’s v Celtic Metro’s Ardmore Cup
10:00 PM 11th v 12th Consolation Round
11:00 PM 13th v 14th Consolation Round
Monday March 8
10:00 PM 9th v 10th Consolation Round
Friday March 12
8:00 PM 1st v 8th Playoff QF
9:00 PM 2nd v 7th Playoff QF
Tuesday March 16
6:00 PM 3rd v 6th Playoff QF
7:00 PM 4th v 5th Playoff QF
Saturday March 27
9:00 PM Highest Seed v Lowest Playoff SF
10:00 PM Remaining Seed v Remaining Playoff SF
Sunday March 28
7:30 PM MSMSL Final Playoff Final

All games for Friday February 26, 2010 have been cancelled due to a power outage at Soccer NS. Games will be rescheduled.

The next league meeting will be October 28 @ 7PM at Bloomfield Centre room 208. Only teams that are involved with the winter or winter qualification tournament need to attend. We will only be going over the winter 2009-2010 season items.
All teams involved with the winter 2009-2010 must have a rep at this meeting complete with the following:
· A list of four contacts with 4 valid emails.
· A cheque/money order as detailed below to cover both league fee first payment ($1000.00) and player registration fees (if registering through the WHFC).
· A cheque/money order to clear off any outstanding balance to the team account (contact Pat Matthews to verify monies owing).
· A cheque/money order (if they participated in the winter 2009 preseason tournament or qualifying tournament) in the amount of $450.00 to cover tournament costs.
Winter Info
The MSMSL has room for only sixteen teams and preference was given to the teams from last winter season that responded to the response deadline. Due to the great response within the league, the MSMSL regrets that it cannot take on any additional or new teams at this time from outside the MSMSL.
Teams that have responded and confirmed to participate are Albion, Alumitech, Mariners, HCU Camillos, Dartmouth United (Chard), MAPP Blue Devils, Scotia Stars, Old Scotia, Landsharks, Garrison, Convoy, Thistle, Hellas, Sacktown, and Wolves.
There is currently one open spot. This was competed for in last week’s qualifying tournament. Should an additional spot open up, the second, then third place teams will have an opportunity to participate.
The MSMSL winter season is slated to start November 3, 2009. Games will be mostly Tuesdays 6PM, Fridays 7-11PM, Saturday 11PM and Sundays 10-11 PM.
Finances
All teams must have their account balances at zero by October 26, 2008. There will be no further deadline extension. If teams fail to clear their accounts by this time, teams will lose their confirmed and potential spots in the winter season.
The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment. Payment checks must be dated October 28, 2009 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place at the bottom of the list of teams wishing to participate.
League costs shall be $1250.00 per team as per budget.

Teams should budget for league costs $1250.00 per team; player registration of $10 per player; referee costs of $11.00 per game. Teams will play a minimum of 16 games (teams involved in Ardmore cup and playoffs should make allowance for an extra eight games if successful).
The first payment will be $1000.00. The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment past the October 28, 2009 date. Payment checks must be dated October 28, 2009 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place excluded from winter competition.
Teams participating in the preseason or qualifying tournament must have their $450.00 tournament fee by this October 28, 2009 meeting.
Registration
Teams are reminded that their initial 12 player registration must be submitted to Tim Murgatroyd no later than October 30, 2009 @ 5PM to guarantee entry into the system. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Tim Murgatroyd (msmslreg@gmail.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742. Those that have registered for the preseason or qualifying tournament are already registered, and only changes need be sent by this date.
The Soccer Nova Scotia waiver form is now available in the download section of the website. Teams are reminded that this form is for teams registering thru the Western Halifax Football Club. Teams registering thru other clubs should obtain the form thru their club. These forms are due Oct 30, 2009 via email or fax. All players participating in soccer in Nova Scotia must sign this form to be eligible for play. Forms must be emailed to Tim Murgatroyd (soccer@bellaliant.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742 before any player may play.
Final registration date is December 15, 2009
Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures for the initial 12 players are complete by November 9, 2009

The MSMSL has released the list of award nominees for the upcoming banquet to be held October 3, 2009.

Upper MVP
Kent Stevens (Mariners)
Dimo Panagiotakos (Hellas)
Colin Devlin (Albion)
Delali Motey(Soccafrique)

Lower MVP
Douglas Vieira (Hfx Convoy)
Justin Melnyk (DU Barrington)
Ivan Rapchuk(Clippers)
Brendan Chard (DU Max Plum)

Masters MVP
Gary Bolt (Wolves FC)
Zac Amorin (M of Hellas)
Jason Meuse (DU Masters)
Tunde Oduntan (Wolves FC)
Jeff Farquar (Athens)

O45 MVP
Scott McRinner (Basin)
Stewart Clark (GenieKnows)
Howard Prior (DU Classics)
Elias Mutale (Sporting Rangers)

Upper Keeper
Peter Hoyt (Albion)
Mark Tyler(Scotia Stars)
J.P. Angelopoulos(Hellas)
Tola Alabi (Soccafrique)

Lower Keeper
Steve Beaton (Convoy FC)
Alex Chiasson (DU Max Plum)
Anthony Fielding (HCU Masters)

Masters Keeper
Kent Wornsop (Wolves FC)
Richard McConnell (Thistle)
Jeff Farquhar (Athens)
Gary Shaw (DU Masters)

O45 Keeper
Brian Wells (GenieKnows )
Robert Younkers (BW)

Upper Defender
Chris Ayotte (Albion)
Dimo Panagiotakos (Hellas)
Jason King (Albion)
Michael Fisher (Soccafrique)
Adam Lardner (Garrison)

Lower Defender
Andrew Chow (Clippers)
John Willows (Convoy)
Ben Manubay (HCU Masters)
Scott Howell (DU Max)

Masters Defender
Gary Bolt (Wolves FC)
Chris Burns ( DU Masters)
Rob Adams (Athens United)

O45 Defender
Steve Boudreau (GenieKnows)
Carl Goodwin(Tirecraft)
David Allen (Spanglish)
Dragon Tropek (Sproting rangers)
Howard Prior (DU Classics)

Basil Pellerine Award
Don McHanon
Eric McIntyre
Chalres Williamson

Year End Awards Banquet

The banquet will be Saturday October 3, 2009 at the Olympic Club in downtown Halifax. The meal will be gourmet chicken dinner and includes choice of dessert. Entertainment will be DJ this year. Doors will open at 6pm with food being served at 7pm followed by the award ceremonies.

Price for the tickets are $25. This includes your food, entertainment and entry into the cash draw. There is also a 50/50 draw. Spouses are more than welcome.

Teams are encouraged to get number of attendees to the league as soon as possible. Players should contact their team representative for ticket info.

Teams should start thinking about their selection for team MVP.

In the upper divison, Landsharks and Garrison were tied for points at 19 each. Tie breaker of head to head has (1-1-0) records for both. Goal differential in the two games favored Garrison thus giving them sixth spot and Landsharks seventh spot.

In the lower division, Citco and Clipper were tied for points at 24 each. Tie breaker of head to head has Citco (1-0-1) in fifth spot with Clippers (0-1-1) in sixth.



Here is the Play-off schedule:

Sept12
Dart2 7pm Soccafrique v Landsharks
Dart2 9pm DU Barrington v Blue Devils
Main1 7pm Hellas v Garrison
Main1 9pm Convoy v Clippers
Main2 7pm Halifax City Celtic v Citco
Main2 9pm Masters of Hellas v Thistle

Sept13
Dart2 7:30pm Mariners v Scotia Stars
Dart2 9:30pm DU Max Plum v Sacktown
Main1 9pm Wolves FC v Old Scotia
Main2 9pm Albion v HCU Master

Sept16
Main1 7pm Highest Upper v Lowest Upper
Main1 9pm Remaining Upper v Remaining Upper
Main2 7pm Highest Lower v Lowest Lower
Main2 9pm Remaining Lower v Remaining Lower

Sept20
Dart1 9pm Upper Final
Dart2 9pm Lower Final

Sept26
Main1 7pm Athens v Lowest seed
Main2 9pm DU Masters v Highest seed

TBA Masters Final

The O45 Division should be sorted in the next day or so.

The following are the times for the quarter finals.

Aug-23 Sun 10:00 Weir Soccafrique vs DU Masters Quarter1
Aug-23 Sun 20:00 Weir Albion vs Athens Quarter2
Aug-23 Sun 12:00 Main2 Wolves vs FC Citco FC Quarter3
Aug-23 Sun 14:00 Main2 Mariners vs Old Scotia Quarter4

Semi finals will be as follows:

Aug-30 Sun 21:00 Main1 Winner1 Winner2
Aug-30 Sun 21:00 Main2 Winner3 Winner4

2009 Cup
The round robin portion of the MSMSL Summer Cup has been completed.

A draw was held on August 23, 2009. Draw was done by a member of Basin Insurance at the game sheet pickup night.
The cup playoff draw is as follows:
Aug-16 Sun 10:00 Weir Soccafrique Clippers Rnd2 A
Aug-16 Sun 20:00 Weir DU Masters DU-Maxwell Plum Rnd2 B
Aug-16 Sun 19:00 Dart1 Albion Hellas Rnd2 C
Aug-16 Sun 19:00 Dart2 Athens United Landsharks Rnd2 D
Aug-16 Sun 21:00 Dart1 Wolves FC HCU Masters Rnd2 E
Aug-16 Sun 21:00 Dart2 Halifax Garrison Citco FC Rnd2 F
Aug-16 Sun 21:00 Main1 Barons FC Metro Mariners Rnd2 G
Aug-16 Sun 21:00 Main2 Old Scotia Masters of Hellas Rnd2 H

Playoff format is a single round elimination.
RND 3 A Winner A versus Winner B
RND 3 B Winner C versus Winner D
RND 3 C Winner E versus Winner F
RND 3 D Winner G versus Winner G


Semi A Winner A versus Winner B
Semi B Winner C versus Winner D

Final Winner A versus Winner B

On Saturday, June 20 at 2PM, there will be a ceremony to dedicate the Brookside Junior High School Field in honour of Romano Janc. Romano was founder of the Brookside Tigers Soccer Club and a leader in the development of youth soccer in Halifax. The field will become known as the "Romano R. Janc Memorial Park". The Janc family will be there and all are welcome. The ceremony is taking place at 2pm during the annual HCU Mini Brookside Tournament.

Bullying / Racism Has No Place in the MSMSL

The MSMSL prides itself on providing a tolerant and welcoming environment for all to enjoy. With the 2009 summer season kicking off, we would like to remind all players and coaches that there is to be absolutely no bullying or racism. Discrimination of any kind against a player for any reason is strictly prohibited and is punishable by suspension or expulsion.

Spring
Everyone needs to update all of their scores to ensure that the standings are correct.
Playoffs (Open Divisions)
Open divisions will be broken into three tiers. Tier one will consist of teams placing first or second in their division. Tier two will consist of teams placing third or fourth in their division. Tier three will consist of teams finishing fifth or sixth in their division.
All tiers will be seated in positions 1 thru six based on points, then goal differential. First and 2nd place in each, of the tiers receive a bye to the Semi's. 3rd plays 6th (in each tier) in one Quarter final, 4th plays 5th (in each tier) in the other Quarter Final. Winner's play Semi Final against top 2 seeds. Winners of the Semi Final play each other for the Championship.
Tier 1 winner will be crowned Spring Open Champion
Playoffs (Master Division)
All teams will be seated in positions 1 thru six based on points in division play. First and 2nd place in each, of the division receive a bye to the Semi's. 3rd plays 6th in one Quarter final, 4th plays 5th in the other Quarter Final. Winner's play Semi Final against top 2 seeds. Winners of the Semi Final play each other for the Championship.
Winner will be crowned Spring Masters Champion

Schedule

09-May__Sat__1830__Weir__3rd in Tier 3__6th in Tier 3__Tier 3 QF
09-May__Sat__2000__Weir__4th in Tier 3__5th in Tier 3__Tier 3 QF
09-May__Sat__2130__Weir__3rd in Tier 2__6th in tier 2__Tier 2 QF
10-May__Sun__2000__Dal__4th in Tier 2__5th in Tier 2__Tier 2 QF
10-May__Sun__2130__Dal__3rd in Tier 1__6th in Tier 1__Tier 1 QF
12-May__Tue__2100__Burnside 2__3rd in Tier 1__6th in tier 1__Tier 1 QF
13-May__Wed__1900__Weir__3rd in Master's__6th in Master's__Master's QF
13-May__Wed__2030__Weir__4th in Master's__5th in Master's__Master's QF
14-May__Thur__2000__Weir__1st in Tier 3__Lowest Seed Tier 3__Tier 3 SF
14-May__Thur__2130__Weir__2nd seed in Tier 3__Highest Seed Tier 3__Tier 3 SF
15-May__Fri__2000__Dal__1st in Tier 2__Lowest Seed Tier 2__Tier 2 SF
15-May__Fri__2130__Dal__2nd seed in Tier 2__Highest Seed Tier 2__Tier 2 SF
15-May__Fri__1900__Burnside 2__1st in Tier 1__Lowest Seed Tier 1__Tier 1 SF
15-May__Fri__2030__Burnside 2__2nd seed in Tier 1__Highest Seed Tier 1__Tier 1 SF
16-May__Sat__1700__Weir__1st in Master's__Lowest Seed Master's__Master's SF
16-May__Sat__1830__Weir__2nd in Master's__Highest Seed Master's__Master's SF
17-May__Sun__2000__Dal__Semi Winner Tier 3__Semi Winner Tier 3__Tier 3 Final
17-May__Sun__2130__Dal__Semi Winner Tier 2__Semi Winner Tier 2__Tier 2 Final
18-May__Mon__2000__Weir__Semi Winner Tier 1__Semi Winner Tier 1__Tier 1 Final
18-May__Mon__2130__Weir__Semi Winner Master's__Semi Winner Master's__Master's Final

The MSMSL Summer 2009 season will see the creation of the first over 45 division in Atlantic Canada. The division presently has six very committed teams, with the possibility of three more teams looking to join the division. The inaugural season in this division should see some great competition as well as the return of many past MSMSL players. Any players interested in the O45 division, or any other divisions offered by the MSMSL should contact the MSMSL at msmslexec@gmail.com to get placed on a distribution list for new players.

The AGM is being postponed from this Wednesday, March 25, 2009 to Tuesday March 31, 2009. The reasons for the postponement are:
1) A critical crash in our accounting spreadsheets, that needs a bit of time to correct. Spreadsheets crashed and the closest backup (not corrupted) was November. Patrick is working on rectifying the problem, but needs a bit of time.

2) Not all teams have responded to their interest in the upcoming spring and summer seasons. If your team has not please do so, as we need to figure out both budgets and scheduling, which we want to present at the AGM.

We are keeping the time slot, and asking all Masters Teams (and anyone else that wants more information) to attend a meeting concerning the creation of the unnamed over 45 division on Wednesday at 7PM at Dalplex Room 206.
Also we need to update contacts, if you haven’t please do so, this will be one of the last time that we will be using the existing contact data base. We had asked for this information for March 21st so that we could do a budget as start to have an idea of the scheduling and division. As of March 25, 2009, we will begin to use the new database and contacts that have been sent to us by 13 of the 30 teams from last year. Please include names of four (4) contacts, their email addresses, and their phone numbers, as well as what you are wanting to do for spring and summer.

Teams that have responded are with complete information are:( 3 others have partial information provided).
Albion

Barons FC
Celtic Masters
City Celtics
Clippers
Halifax Convoy

HCU Camillos
Hellas

Metro Mariners
Mexi's
Sacktown AC
Scotia Stars
Wolves FC

Here is the following schedule for both the consolation and playoff match ups. Games will be added to the schedule as soon as team positions are confirmed.

Consolation
Sun Mar 8 10 PM 11th versus 12th
Sun Mar 8 11 PM 13th versus 14th
Tue Mar 10 6 PM 9th versus 10th
Sat Mar 14 8 PM 15th versus 16th
Note: No player data will be added to the consolation rosters.

Playoffs
Fri Mar 13 8PM 1st versus 8th
Fri Mar 13 9PM 2nd versus 7th
Fri Mar 13 10PM 3rd versus 6th
Fri Mar 13 11PM 4th versus 5th
Sun Mar 15 10PM Highest Seed versus Lowest Seed
Sun Mar 15 11PM Remaining Team versus Remaining Team
Sat Mar 21 9:15PM Championship Game Final

Hella's is the only remaining MSMSL team left in the Ardmore cup. They defeated their opponents the HSL Hurricanes 3-1

The next league meeting will be October 16 @ 6PM at Dalplex. Only teams that are involved with the winter or winter qualification tournament need to attend.

All team participating in the winter season shall provide a list of four contacts complete with email addresses and phone number.

The MSMSL winter season is slated to start the last week of October. Games will be mostly Tuesdays 6PM, Fridays 7-11PM, and Sundays 9-11 PM.

The MSMSL has room for only sixteen teams and preference was given to the teams from last winter season that responded to the response deadline. Due to the great response within the league, the MSMSL regrets that it cannot take on any additional or new teams at this time from outside the MSMSL.


Teams that have responded and confirmed to participate are Albion, Alumitech, Mariners, HCU Camillos, Dartmouth United (Chard), MAPP Blue Devils, Scotia Stars, Landsharks, Garrison, Convoy, Thistle, Hellas, Sacktown, Mexi’s, and Wolves.


This means that there are a minimum of one spot is up for grabs; teams that have expressed interest in these three spots by the deadline set are: Halifax City Celtic, Old Scotia and Clippers


Teams that want the vacant spot shall compete in an indoor tournament to be held on the weekend of October 25th to compete for the spots. Teams participating in the tournament will be expected to pay for the costs of the tournament; the MSMSL will endeavour to keep costs as low as possible. Tournament format and details will be confirmed on the meeting on October 16, 2008. Teams wanting to compete in the tournament will have to produce a deposit of $300.00 at this meeting. Successful teams will have the money minus the tournament expenses credited to their winter account. Unsuccessful teams will have their deposit minus their tournament expenses returned to them by November 1st.


In order to prevent team stacking for the tournament teams must submit a list of a minimum of 14 players, which will be registered for the winter season at the October 16, 2008 meeting. No changes to this roster will be allowed going into the winter season.

Successful teams are expected to have the remainder of their first payment ($1000.00) paid in full by November 1st.

After the tournament, we will confirm the teams that will participate in the 2008 season.

All teams must have their account balances at zero by October 16, 2008. There will be no further deadline extension. If teams fail to clear their accounts by this time, teams will lose their confirmed and potential spots in the winter season.

The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment. Payment checks must be dated October 16, 2008 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place at the bottom of the list of teams wishing to participate.


Teams should budget for league costs between $1300-$1500 per team; player registration of $10 per player; referee costs of $11.00 per game. Teams will play a minimum of 16 games (teams involved in Ardmore cup and playoffs should make allowance for an extra eight games if successful).

The first of two payments for Winter Fees will be due in full, October 16, 2008.
The first payment will be $1000.00. The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment past the October 16, 2008 date. Payment checks must be dated October 16, 2008 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place excluded from winter competition.

Teams participating in the preseason tournament must have their $360.00 tournament fee by this October 16, 2008 meeting.


Teams are reminded that player registration must be submitted to Tim Murgatroyd no later than October 17, 2008 @ 5PM if participating in either tournament to guarantee entry into the system. October 22, 2008 if not in the tournaments. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Tim Murgatroyd (msmslreg@gmail.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742

The Soccer Nova Scotia waiver form is now available in the download section of the website. Teams are reminded that this form is for teams registering thru the Western Halifax Football Club. Teams registering thru other clubs should obtain the form thru their club.

All players participating in soccer in Nova Scotia must sign this form to be eligible for play. Forms must be emailed to Tim Murgatroyd (msmslreg@gmail.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742 before any player may play.

Final registration date is December 15, 2008

Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures for the initial 12 players are complete by November 9, 2008.

The MSMSL has released the list of award nominees for the upcoming banquet to be held Sept 27 2008.

Most Valuable Players Nominees
Upper Masters
Lorne Timmons (Wolves)
Jason Muese(DU Masters)
Rob Adams (Athens)
Dom Amorin (MOH)
Ricki Reid (Old Scotia)
Allan Langois (Athens)

Lower Master
Ray Smith (Tirecraft)
Scott Neil (FC BED)
James MacNeil (Celtic)
Jim Young (BW)
Stewart Clark (Genieknow.com)

Lower Open
Pat Mather (Barons)
Jules Laraque (Blue Devils)
Regis Simmons (Scotia Stars)
Nathan Brooks (Hfx City)
Craig Colgan (HCU)
Adam Lardner (Garrison)


Upper Open
Kent Stevens (Mariners)
Delai Motey (Sacktown)
Ryan Munden (Landsharks)
Jordan Quinn (Albion)

Defensive Player of the Year
Upper Masters
Tim Murgatroyd (Wolves)
Eric MacIntyre (DU Masters)
Sean Burke (Athens)
Mike Ewalde (DU Masters)

Lower Master
Scott Neil (FC BED)
Jerry Porter (Tirecraft)
Steve Boudreau (Genieknows.com)

Lower Open
Patrick Whitty (Barons)
Neil Kendall (Scotia Stars)
Danny Slaunwhite (HCU)
Adam Lardner (Garrison)
Chris Lavell (City)

Upper Open
Jason King (Albion)
Dimo Panagiotakos (Hellas)
Josh Todd (Mariners)
Rob Boucher (Hellas)

Keeper of the Year
Upper Masters
Gary Shaw (DU Masters)
Richard McConnell (Thistle)
Jeff Farquhar(Athens)

Lower Master
Robert Younkers (BW)
Robert Morash (Celtic)
Alec Murphy (FC BED)
Paul Peace (Tirecraft)
Gord MacKenzie (Spanglish)
Brian Wells (Genieknow.com)


Lower Open
Mark Tyler (Scotia Stars)
Shawn Gilliagan (Barons)
Geof Reith (Hfx City)

Upper Open
Peter Hoyt (Albion)
Matt Robinson (Mariners)
Dave Weatherbee (Mexis)


Basil Pellerine Award
Mike Dauphinee
Don Chard
Greg Fletcher

This is a reminder that the next league meeting will be held September 10, 2008 at Dalpex. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM.

All teams should be be prepared to pay in full any outstanding monies. Please contact Pat Mathews to verify your account.


In order to simplify the nomination process for the awards, we are asking each team to submit the following by Sept 9, 2008 to me @ this email address.


Team MVP

Division MVP
Division Best Keeper
Division Top Defence

We will be voting for these awards at the league meeting.


Teams still having trophies in their possession must bring these to this meeting.

We need to get a sense of the number that your team is sending to the banquet. Tickets will be available for purchase at this meeting .


A ticket presale night will happen Monday Sept 8 from 8:30 to 10 pm at Eastside Mario's in Bayer's Lake. Trophies can be dropped off at this time as well.


Agenda for meeting to follow on Monday.

Quarter Finals
Sept 9th Dart1 7pm Masters Upper 3 v 6
Sept 9th Dart2 9pm Masters Upper 4 v 5
Sept 13th Dart1 7pm Masters Lower 3 v 6
Sept 13th Dart2 7pm Masters Lower 4 v 5
Sept 13th Main1 7pm Open Upper 3 v 6
Sept 13th Main2 7pm Open Upper 4 v 5
Sept 14th Dart2 6pm Open Lower 1 v 8
Sept 14th Dart2 8pm Open Lower 2 v 7
Sept 14th Main1 4pm Open Lower 3 v 6
Sept 14th Main2 4pm Open Lower 4 v 5

Semi Finals
Sept 16th Main2 8pm Masters Lower 1 v lowest seed
Sept 17th Main1 9pm Masters Lower 2 v highest seed
Sept 17th Main2 9pm Open Upper 1 v lowest seed
Sept 18th Main2 8pm Open Upper 2 v highest seed
Sept 18th Dart1 8pm Masters Upper 1 v lowest seed
Sept 18th Dart2 8pm Masters Upper 2 v highest seed
Sept 18th Dart2 9:45pm Open Lower 1 v lowest seed
Sept 18th Main1 10pm Open Lower 2 v highest seed

Finals
Sept 20th Dart1 5pm Open Lower
Sept 20th Dart2 5pm Masters Lower
Sept 20th Dart1 7pm Open Upper
Sept 20th Dart2 7pm Masters Upper

The following matches have been cancelled Thursday Aug 14 on Mainland Common:

Camillos v City
DU-Ashley v Landsharks
GenieKnows.com v Thistle
FC Bedford v Masters of Hellas

The next MSMSL General Meeting will be held Monday July 28, 2008 at Dalpex (off of South Street). Meeting will start promptly at 7:00PM in classroom 206 (ask the front desk for directions)

All MSMSL teams must have a member present.

Teams are reminded that the remainder of the summer payments will be due at this meeting. Invoices will be coming out via e-mail on the weekend.

This is a reminder that the registration deadline of June 30 th is fastly approaching.

Suspensions til for game up to June 8

Carlos Holmes - Genieknows - 3 game suspension for violent conduct - 23 May 08
Danny Murphy - Masters of Hellas - 2 game suspension for 2 yellows - 31 May 08
Predrag Mrkic - Camillos - 3 game suspension for violent conduct - 31 May 08
Scott Lynch - Celtics - 2 game suspension for serious foul - 3 Jun 08
Joe Chaisson - Sackville - 1 game suspension for 2 yellows - 3 Jun 08
Seamus Rooney - Spanglish - 2 game suspension for 2 yellows - 4 June 08
Mike Abbott - Athens - 1 game suspension for 2 yellows - 7 Jun 08
Tom Riley - Bridgewater - 3 game suspension for violent conduct - 8 Jun 08
Ambroise Matwawana - Basin - 2 game suspension for serious foul - 8 Jun 08

Spring 2008 Playoffs

Due to the amount of field time we have and the necessary start of summer play,
we are changing the playoff format as such.

In the open division, only the top two teams in each division will playoff off in a
crossover semi final with the winners of these games going to the finals. This
differs from the top four teams playing of in a crossover quarter final play. First
from division A will play second for division B and first from division B will play
second from division A.

The open division semi finals will be held at Dartmouth 2:

May 22, 2008 at 8:30pm will see 1 st Div A (Mariners) versus 2 nd Div B (Clippers)
May 22, 2008 at 9:30pm will see 1 st Div B (DU Masters) versus 2 nd Div A (Albion)

In the Master’s division there is no change with the top four teams playing off.
First will play fourth, and second will play third.

Games are as follows
May 20, 2008 at 9:00 pm at Dartmouth 2 will see Masters 1st (Master Hellas)versus Master 4 th (Celtic) .
May 20, 2008 at 9:00 pm at Weir will see Masters 2 nd (Old Scotia)versus Master 3 rd (Thistle).


The finals for spring will be held at Weir field as follows:
May 28, 2008 at 7pm will see the Masters final.
May 28, 2008 at 9pm will see the Open final.


Tie breakers

Semi's: Straight to five shooters in penalty shots.
Final’s: Two (2) 5 Minute golden goal halves, than straight to five shooters in penalty shots.

3pm at Weir (Albion versus Mexi) has been moved to Burnside 1 at 6PM on May 3.

The following games on Weir, May 3rd have had the following time changes.

5pm Mariners vs Landsharks was 4:30

6:30pm Resolutes vs Blue Devils was 6pm

8pm Old Scotia vs Spanglish was 7:30

9:30pm FC Bedford vs GenieKnows was 9:00pm

The first round of the playoffs is now completed with the first and second place regular season teams knocked out in the first round.


Eighth place Sacktown defeated Hellas 3-2 in regular time to gain their berth in the next round. It took seventh place Albion’s sixth shooter in penalty kicks for their victory over the Metro Mainers . Alumitech defeated Mexis; while Landsharks won against Halifax Garrison.

The next round, to be held this Sunday is as follows;

Sun, Mar 16 at 10pm Alumitech versus Sacktown

Sun, Mar 16 at 11pm Landsharks versus Albion

The final shall be held Thursday March 2 th at 10 PM. Finals will be two 25 minute halves, if tied, Two 10 minute Golden goal halves, if still tied 5 a piece shootout.

Teams are reminded of the Consolation matches to be held Friday Mar 21, 2008 . Any teams not able to field a team due the holiday should contact the league as soon as possible.


7pm Resolutes 9th versus Stallions 10th
8pm HCU Camilo's 11th versus DU Chard 12th
9pm Thistle 13th versus Blue Devils 14th
10pm Scotia Stars 15th versus Convoy 16th

This is the list of confirmed teams so far for the Spring League; if you want in you should let the league know as we are beginning to work the schedule and book field time. All interested teams should contact the league by March 13,2008 to ensure that you have a confirmed spot in the spring.


Open Div
1 Albion
2 Alumitech
3 Mariners
4 Hellas
5 Landsharks
6 Garrison
7 Convoy
8 Sacktown
9 Blue Devils
10 Mexis
11 DU Max Plum
12 Clippers
13 Resolutes
14 DU Masters
15 Stars
16 HCU

Masters
1 Genie Knows
2 Celtic
3 Spanglish
4 FC Bedford
5 Old Scotia
6 Hellas Masters
7 Sackville Masters
8 Thistle

Individuals looking to place new teams into the league for spring and summer seasons should contact the league for more details and new team application processes. Contact the league at msmslexec@gmail.com for further information. New teams will have to appear at a league meeting during the week of March 24, 2008.

New teams should indicate their desire to play spring, and or summer, as well as, the level at which they wish to play.

Only two of the eight MSMSL teams have advanced to the second round of the Ardmore Cup. Both Hellas and Albion defeated their HSL opponents to advance to the second round games to be held this Friday.

Unfortunately for the MSMSL, only one of these teams will continue on to the next round as the teams will have to play each other. The MSMSL wishes both teams well, and hopes that the winner will be the eventual Ardmore Cup champion.

Due to some National Training Centre time overlaps and to accommodate teams wanting to participate in Superbowl festivities, the following games have been changed.


Friday, Feb. 1, 7pm Albion vrs HCU Camillo's moved to Sun Feb. 3 4pm Albion vrs HCU Camillo's

Friday, Feb. 1, 8pm DU Maxwell vrs Scotia Stars moved to Sun Feb. 3 5pm DU Maxwell vrs Scotia Stars



Sun Feb 3 10pm Metro vrs Convoy moved to Sat Feb 2 10pm Metro vrs Convoy

Sun Feb 3 11pm Mexi's vrs Stallions moved to Sat Feb 2 11pm Mexi's vrs Stallions

The Halifax Blue Devils have withdrawn from the Ardmore Cup. Halifax Garrison, the next highest standing from last season, will replace them.

Their game time is as follows:
Sun Feb 10 10pm OPA (HSL) Hfx Garrison Cup 7

Complete regular season schedule has now been posted to the website including the two rescheduled games.

The MSMSL Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday December 12, 2007. Location to be announced. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM.

Executive positions up for election this year are; President, Treasurer, Member at Large (Registrar). and Member at Large (Banquet & Promotions). Any teams still owing the league funds after this meeting will be place in "non good standing" with the league.

All MSMSL teams must have a member present for the AGM.

Individuals looking to place new teams in the league do not have to appear at this meeting; the league will have a special meeting in February for new team applications into the league for spring and summer seasons.

In case of bad weather, please check the league website www.msmsl.com for meeting cancellation. Cancellation will be posted before 5PM on Wednesday December 12, 2007.

Games sheets are available at the office at Soccer Nova Scotia; please do not take more than one or two at a time as we have a limited number for the time being.

The team called Sporting Rangers were withdrawn from the tournament due to violations to the eligiblity to compete for one of the coveted spots..

Here is the new schedule for this weekend. Every team will now play four games.



Sat. Oct. 20
Noon Mariners vs Scotia Stars Round Robin
1pm Clippers vs HCU Camillo's Round Robin
2pm FC Bedford vs Mariners Round Robin
3pm Scotia vs Clippers Round Robin
4pm HCU Camillo's vs FC Bedford Round Robin
5pm Mariners vs Clippers Round Robin
Sun. Oct. 21
10am Scotia vs HCU Camillo's Round Robin
11am FC Bedford vs Clippers Round Robin
6pm Scotia vs FC Bedford Round Robin
7pm Mariners vs HCU Camillo's Round Robin
5th place is out of tourny
8pm 1st Place vs 2nd Place
Final 1st & 2nd excepted inot league
9pm 3rd Place vs 4th Place

3rd Place Game Winner of 3rd place game excepted into League

The MSMSL winter season is slated to start the first week of November. Games will be mostly Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Time slots will be mostly 9PM, 10 PM and 11 PM.

The MSMSL has room for only sixteen teams and preference was given to the teams from last winter season that responded to the response deadline. Due to the great response within the league, the MSMSL regrets that it cannot take on any additional or new teams at this time from outside the MSMSL.



Teams that have responded and confirmed to participate are Albion, Alumitech, Stallions, Dartmouth United (Chard), MAPP Blue Devils, Landsharks, Garrison, Convoy, Thistle, Hellas, Sacktown, Mexi’s, and Resolutes.



This means that there are a minimum of three spots up for grabs; teams that have expressed interest in these three spots are: FC Bedford, HCU Camillos, HCU Barons, Metro Mariners, Celtic, Clippers, Scotia Stars, and Sporting Rangers.



Teams that want the vacant spots shall compete in an indoor tournament to be held on either the weekend of either October 20th or October 27th to compete for the spots. Teams participating in the tournament will be expected to pay for the costs of the tournament; the MSMSL will endeavour to keep costs as low as possible. Tournament format and details will be confirmed on the meeting on October 15, 2007. Teams wanting to compete in the tournament will have to produce a deposit of $500.00 at this meeting. Successful teams will have the money minus the tournament expenses credited to their winter account. Unsuccessful teams will have their deposit minus their tournament expenses returned to them by November 1st.



Teams looking for a spot should reconfirm their interest to both Don Hailstone (msmslexec@gmail.com) AND Kevin Boutlier (coachsintrepid@yahoo.com) by October 11, 2007 so that we can setup the tournament format. No response by this date, we will assume that you are not interested.



In order to prevent team stacking for the tournament teams must submit a list of a minimum of 14 players, which will be registered for the winter season at the October 15, 2007. No changes to this roster will be allowed going into the winter season.



Successful teams are expected to have the remainder of their first payment ($1000.00) paid in full by November 1st.


All teams must have their account balances at zero by October 15, 2007. There will be no further deadline extension. If teams fail to clear their accounts by this time, teams will lose their confirmed and potential spots in the winter season.


The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment. Payment checks must be dated October 15, 2006 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place at the bottom of the list of teams wishing to participate.

To help facilitate this the league is having a winter league meeting October 15, 2007 facility and time to be named

After the tournament, we will confirm the teams that will participate in the 2007 season.

Teams should budget for league costs between $1300-$1500 per team; player registration of $10 per player; referee costs of $10.00 per game. Teams will play a minimum of 16 games (teams involved in Ardmore cup and playoffs should make allowance for an extra eight games if successful).

The first of two payments for Winter Fees will be due in full, October 15, 2007.
The first payment will be $1000.00. The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment past the October 15, 2007 date. Payment checks must be dated October 15, 2007 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place excluded from winter competition.


Teams are reminded that player registration must be submitted to Tim Mugratoyd no later than October 30, 2007@ 5PM. to guarantee entry into the system. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Tim Mugratoyd (msmslreg@gmail.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742

The Soccer Nova Scotia waiver form is now available in the download section of the website. Teams are reminded that this form is for teams registering thru the Western Halifax Football Club. Teams registering thru other clubs should obtain the form thru their club.

All players participating in soccer in Nova Scotia must sign this form to be eligible for play. Forms must be emailed to Tim Mugratoyd (msmslreg@gmail.com); or faxed to the league number 405 3742 before any player may play.

Final registration date is December 31, 2007

Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures for the initial 12 players are complete by November 15, 2007.

Old Scotia and Athen’s United will battle it out for the Master’s Division Regular Season trophy on September 8 ,2007 at Weir field. Game time is at 5PM. It should be an exciting match as both teams have competed hard all season to get to the top of their respective divisions.

Year End Awards Banquet
The banquet will be Saturday Sept 22th at the Olympic Club in downtown Halifax. The meal will be buffet style Hip of Beef dinner and includes choice of dessert. Entertainment will be DJ this year. Doors will open at 6pm with food being served at 7pm followed by the award ceremonies.

Price for the tickets are $25. This includes your food, entertainment and entry into the cash draw. There is also a 50/50 draw. Spouses are more than welcome.


Teams are encouraged to get number of attendees to the league as soon as possible. Player contact you team representative for ticket info.

Game Reschedules

Most if not all game have been rescheduled and posted on the web.


Playoffs

In the Masters divisions, 1 through 5 make the playoffs. 4X Div versus 5X Div plays with the winner to cross over to play 1Y Div in a quarter, similarly 4Y Div versus 5Y Div to crossover to 1X Div. 2Y Div plays 3X Div and 2X Div v 3Y Div in the other quarters. .

In the Lower and Upper divisions, 1 through 6 make the playoffs. 1 and 2 get a bye, therefore 3 v 6 and 4 v 5. Lowest seed plays 1 in the semi.


Consolation Round

The teams not making the playoffs all get one extra match. Some of these will cross divisions.


Cup

This final rounds of the cup will be held the week of the September 17th.

The MSMSL General Meeting will be held Monday July 23,2007 at the Halifax Police Club. The Police club is located upstairs in the Vimy Legion ( Now Z103) 5527 Cogswell St in downtown Halifax, NS. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM. Teams participating in summer seasons must attend.

All outstanding bills are due at this time. Final field fees for each team will be distributed at this meeting for immediate payment. Please contact Mike Boyce to ensure what you have owing on your account.

Any team having league trophies are asked to return them to the league at this meeting.

Main topics for this meeting will be finances, discipline and the year end banquet.

All teams have been uploaded into the site. Please input scores for all games as per standard procedure.

The remainder of the schedule should be uploaded by May 28, 2007

Player pics are Due June 4, 2007.

Spring playoffs start up today, May 6, 2007, for both open divisions.


Division A

DU Masters have clinched first (based on one (1) game remaining with only Albion able to catch DU Masters, head to head tie breaker would let DU Masters still be in frist place) and therefore will have a bye to the quarter finals along with second place Albion (based on one (1) game remaining with Resolutes only able to catch up, head to head tie breaker would let Albion still be in second place).

Due to a scheduling error, several of Saturday’s games were affected. The DU Masters and Resolute game was not played and ruled a 0-0 tied after Albion defeated Sacktown AC thus allowing Resolutes to clinch third spot.


The remaining teams (Convoy, Sacktown and Landsharks) all finished with six points. The next tie breaker (head to head) was even with 3 pooints to each team. The next tie breaker (goal differential) gave Sacktown AC fourth with minus six (-6), the Landsharks fifth with minus nine (-9), and Convoy sixth with minus twelve (-12).

Third place Resloutes will play sixth place Convoy in today’s action, which will also see Fourth Place Sacktown AC match up against fifth place Landsharks.

Winners will play on the 12th.

The seventh place DU team will face the yet to be decided last place master division team in the consolation round.


Division B

First and second spots were clinched by Mexis and Metro Mariners. Their game to decide first and second was postponed due the HRM scheduling error and will be played Wednesday May 9, 2007 (at either 9 or 10 time to be confirmed) to determine first spot.

Alumitech has clinched third and will play sixth Halifax Blue Devils Fourth place Stallions will play fifth place Halifax Garrison. Both games are slated for play today.


Master Division

There are no positions yet decided.


Open Divisions:

Top two teams in each division receive a bye to quarter finals. Third versus sixth and fourth versus fifth will determine quarter finals in each division.

First plays lowest seed, second plays remaining team all within the division.
Winners play in the semi final.

Division A versus Division B winner for championship.


First Round
Sun May 6 Dart 1 2:00pm 3rd in Division A 6th in Division A
Sun May 6 Dart 1 3:30pm 4th in Division A 5th in Division A
Sun May 6 Dart 1 5:00pm 3rd in Division B 6th in Division B
Sun May 6 Dart 1 6:30pm 4th in Division B 5th in Division B

Quarter Final Round

Sat May 12 Weir 5:00pm 1st in Division A Lowest seed Div. A
Sat May 12 Weir 6:30pm 2nd in Division A Next lowest seed Div. A
Sat May 12 Weir 8:00pm 1st in Division B Lowest Seed in Div. B
Sat May 12 Weir 9:30pm 2nd in Division B Next lowest seed Div. B

Semi Final Round
Wed May 16 Weir 7:00pm QF Winners Div. A QF Winners Div. A
Wed May 16 Weir 8:30pm QF Winners Div. B QF Winners Div. B

Final Round

Sat May 19 Weir 6:30pm SF Winner Div. A SF Winner Div. B


Masters:

First will play fourth; and second will play third. Winners will play for division championship.

Semi Final

Thur May 17 Weir 8:00pm 1st Masters 4th Masters
Thur May 17 Weir 9:30pm 2nd Masters 3rd Masters

Final Match
Sat May 19 Weir 8:00pm SF Winner in Masters SF Winner in Masters

Consolation Match

There will be a consolation match in which seventh in Div. A will play fifth in Masters Div

Sat May 19 Weir 5:00pm 5th in Masters 7th in Division A
.

2007 MSMSL CUP

The cup will be run with a round robin division this year. Each team will play everyone in their division. Division winners will advance to the second round of the cup.

Cup games will run throughout the season and will be posted once schedule has been completed.

Division G & H will have a consolation round as these divisions only have three teams. G2 will play H2 and G3 will play H3 to ensure that all teams have at least 3-cup games.

Winners will play as follows

Quarter Finals

Game 1 A vs B
Game 2 C vs D
Game 3 E vs F
Game 4 G vs H

Semi Finals

Game 5 Game 1 vs Game 2
Game 6 Game 3 vs Game 4

Finals

Game 5 vs Game 6


The division draws are as follows:


Division A
Team
Sporting Rangers
Hellas
Halifax Convoy Football Club
HCU Barons

Division B
Team
Celtic Masters
Dartmouth United
GenieKnows.com Masters
DU Sporting Bedford

Division C
Team
Alumitech
Halifax Garrison
Athens United
Bedford ???

Division D
Team
Thistle Masters
Mexicali Rosas
Spanglish United
HCU Camillos

Division E
Team
Halifax Blue Devils
Tirecraft Sackville Masters
Bridgewater
Metro Mariners

Division F
Team
Stallions
Landsharks
MUFC- Metro Stars
Old Scotia

Division G
Team
Basin Insurance
Albion
SacktownAC

Division H
Team
Resolutes
DU Masters
Clippers

Website Update complete; please check your rosters and let us know if there are any issues. Please note; player pictures are due by April 30, 2007

Due to expected snow storm, all games on April 7th have been postponed. Games will be rescheduled shortly.

The MSMSL General Meeting will be held Wednesday March 28,2007 at the Halifax Police Club. The Police club is located upstairs in the Vimy Legion ( Now Z103) 5527 Cogswell St in downtown Halifax, NS. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM. Teams participating in upcoming spring and summer seasons must attend.

Individuals looking to place new teams in the league will have to appear at this meeting for new team applications into the league for spring and summer seasons.

A first payment of $450.00 plus registration fees is due by March 28, 2007. Teams not having the money in by that due date will not be permitted to participate in the spring league. New teams wishing to play in the spring season should be prepared to have there registration by April 2, 2007 into the league upon application acceptance.

The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment. Payment checks must be dated March 28, 2007 or earlier.

Here is the schedule for the playoffs.
If there are any regular season ties, please look to our league tie-breaking rules.
All playoff games with the exception of the final will go directly to penalties. (3 per team)
Final will be two 25 minute halves. If tied, will go to 2 ten minute Golden goal halves then straight to penalties,


Mon Mar 19 10pm 1st(Albion) versus 8th (stallions)
Mon Mar 19 11pm 2nd (Rouge's Roosters) versus 7th(Blue Devils)
Tue Mar 20 9pm 3rd (Alumitech) versus 6th (Dartmouth United)
Tue Mar 20 10pm 4th (Hellas) versus 5th (Resolutes)
Fri Mar 23 9pm Highest Seed versus Lowest Seed
Fri Mar 23 10pm Remaining team versus remaining team
Sat Mar 24 9pm Final
Consolation Round

Sun Mar 25 6pm 15th (Genie Knows) versus 16th (DU Sporting Bedford)

Sun Mar 25 7pm 13th(Mexi's) versus 14th (Garrison)
Sun Mar 25 8pm (Landsharks) 11th versus 12th (Convoy)
Sun Mar 25 9pm 9th (Sacktown) versus 10th (Thistle)

The following are the schedule changes due to some facility schedule changes and requested reschedules.




04.02.07 - 9:00 pm SacktownAC Resolutes
Changed to
09.03.07 - 10:00 pm SacktownAC Resolutes

14.02.07 - 11:00 pm Landsharks Mexicali Rosas
Changed to
14.02.07 - 10:00 pm Landsharks Mexicali Rosas

14.02.07 - 10:00 pm Dartmouth United Halifax Garrison
Changed to
14.03.07 - 11:00 pm Dartmouth United Halifax Garrison

03.03.07 - 11:00 pm Albion Landsharks
Changed to
09.03.07 - 11:00 pm Albion Landsharks

07.03.07 - 10:00 pm GenieKnows.com Ma Hellas
Changed to
11.03.07 - 8:00 pm GenieKnows.com Ma Hellas

07.03.07 - 11:00 pm Alumitech Halifax Blue Devils
Changed to
11.03.07 - 11:00 pm Alumitech Halifax Blue Devils

14.03.07 - 11:00 pm Halifax Garrison DU Sporting Bedford
Changed to
18.03.07 - 10:00 pm Halifax Garrison DU Sporting Bedford

The remainder of winter fees and player registration (for those teams registering with the league) is now due. All payments must be in by January 24, 2007.

To help facilitate the collection of fees, the MSMSL will be having a drop off night January 17, 2007 at Eastside Mario’s in Bayer’s Lake between 8PM and 9:30PM.

Billing, inquiries and payments should be made to Metro Senior Men’s Soccer League Treasurer Mike Boyce (sktirecraft@eastlink.ca) (861 1853) or president Richard McConnell (maibee11@excite.com) (229 1392).

New rules for Winter 06/07.
Starting November 14 The MSMSL Winter league will be using the Winter rules, as stated by SNS. The only effect it will have on MSMSL teams is the rule for goalkicks. Goalkicks will now be kicked from the ground inside the small box by the goal line. All other rules remain the same, ie the ball still may go over half on a goalkick.

The MSMSL winter season is slated to start the October 30, 2006. Games will be mostly Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Time slots will be mostly 9PM, 10 PM and 11 PM. Early part of the season will see MSMSL teams playing on other days and time slots due to vacancy at the SNS Indoor Facility.

There will be a league meeting on October 25, 2006 from 7- 8:30PM. Location will be at the Niche restaurant at the base of the Maritime Centre, 1505 Barrington Street. Teams are asked to meet before 7PM in front of the restaurant. We will be escorted to a boardroom at 7PM. Game sheet will be distributed at this time.

Teams should budget for league costs between $1200-$1400 per team; player registration of $10 per player; referee costs of $10.00 per game. Teams will play a minimum of 16 games (teams involved in Ardmore cup and playoffs should make allowance for an extra eight games if successful).


The first of two payments for Winter Fees will be due in full, October 25, 2006.
The first payment will be $1000.00. The league will not be accepting any post-dated cheques for payment past the October 25, 2006 date. Payment checks must be dated October 25, 2006 or earlier. Teams submitting cheques with non-sufficient funds will be place at the bottom of the list of teams wishing to participate.

Teams are reminded that player registration must be submitted to Tim Mugratoyd no later than October 30, 2006@ 5PM. to guarantee entry into the system. Teams playing on October 30,2006, must have their registration in by October 29, 2006. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Tim Mugratoyd (soccer@ns.sympatico.ca); or faxed to the league number 405 3742

The Soccer Nova Scotia waiver form is now available in the download section of the website. Teams are reminded that this form is for teams registering thru the Western Halifax Football Club. Teams registering thru other clubs should obtain the form thru their club.

All players participating in soccer in Nova Scotia must sign this form to be eligible for play. Forms must be emailed to Tim Mugratroyd (soccer@ns.sympatico.ca); or faxed to the league number 405 3742 before any player may play.

Final registration date is December 31, 2006

Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures for the initial 12 players are complete by November 20, 2006.Remainder of pictures are due December 31st, 2006

The MSMSL Year End Award Celebration was held Friday September 29, 2006 at Brewsters in Bedford. The event was well attended, and the league thanks all of those who did attend and those teams that gave door prizes.

The following awards and trophies were given out:


Winter Season Indoor Champions

• Hellas

Ardmore Cup

The cup between the top eight teams in both the HSL and MSMSL compete in a single knockout cup challenge.

• Hellas



Spring Dal League Champions

• Hellas


Spring Weir League Champions

• DU Masters


Regular Season Team Trophies

• Lower Division- Sporting Bedford (11-3-2) (36 pts)

• Master Division- Sporting Rangers (9-2-5) 29 pts

• Upper Division- Hellas (13-2-3) 41pts

The MSMSL Challenge Cup

• Metro United

Top Goal Scorers (Golden Boot)

• Lower Division- Michael Fougere (Landsharks) 18 Goals

• Masters Division- David Glover(Basin Insurance) 13 Goals

• Upper Division- Richard Hausman (Alumitech) 24 Goals

Playoff Champions

• Lower Division- Landsharks

• Master Division- Sporting Rangers

• Upper Division- Metro United


Team MVPs

Lower Division
• Mat Richard (Metro Stars)
• Steve Beaton (Convoy)
• Bryce McCarthy (Garrison)
• Jules Laraque (Halifax Blue Devils)
• Alex Moriea (Sacktown)
• Mike Fougere (Landsharks)
• Justin Melnyk (Sporting Bedford)

Master Division
• John Miller (Thirsty Duck)
• Beniot Dugas (Sporting Rangers)
• Riki Reid (Sackville Masters)
• Mark Trevorrow (Spanglish)
• Mike Ewald (DU Masters)
• Charles McNally (Thistle)
• David Glover (Basin Insurance)

Upper Division
• Lorne Timmons (Resolutes)
• Kent Stevens (Metro United)
• Jason King (Mexicalla Rosas)
• Richard Hausman (Alumitech)
• Cliff Flint(Albion)
• Zac Amorin (Hellas)
• Eli Wolpin (Stallions)


Division MVP

• Lower- Alex Moreira (Sacktown AC)
• Masters – Riki Reid (Sackville Masters)
• Upper- Richard Hausman (Alumitech)


Division Top Keeper

• Lower- Steve Truzak (Sporting Bedford)
• Masters –Richard McConnell (Thistle)
• Upper – Jason King (Mexicalla Rosas)

Division Top Defender
• Lower- Jeff Little (Metro Stars)
• Masters – Benoit Dugas (Sporting Rangers)
• Upper- Glen Herbert (Mexicalla Rosas)

Basil Pellerine

• Sam Bennett (Thirsty Duck)

The next MSMSL General Meeting will be held Wednesday September 6, 2006 at the Halifax Police Club. The Police club is located upstairs in the Vimy Legion 5527 Cogswell St in downtown Halifax, NS. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM.

All teams fees and fines are due at this meeting.

The final schedule for the remainder of the season has now been posted. Games on Aug 9,2006 on the schedule that was sent out have been rescheduled. The schedule on the website should be 100 % correct.

Barring the Dartmouth fields not opening on the target date of August 12, 2006, these should be the final schedule changes. All teams should review their schedules as game times and/or field locations have changed for many scheduled matches.

The playoff, Cup and banquet dates will hopefully be released in the next couple of weeks.

Shawn Langille is looking for people to help out with the year end banquet. Please contact him if you are interested in helping out. smlangille@hotmail.com.

The summer season registration deadline is June 30 at 5:00 PM for any additions or deletions from your roster. You have until July 15 to transfer players already registered. For transfers between July 1st and 15th, you must complete the Soccer NS transfer form (available on the SNS web site), have it signed by the player, both team managers and Shawn Langile, then send it to Soccer NS.

The website is now completely ready with complete team rosters and is ready for inputting of scores for our summer season. It is ultimately the winner’s responsibility to input the score, however, both teams must review the game report to ensure accuracy in scoring and discipline as the website is the leagues official record for the summer season.

Complete season schedule to be inputted by June 5, 2006.

Please note; games that did not have goal scorers or cards inputted have been reset. It is the responsibility of those teams to update this information.

Passwords and team ID’s and the same as last season, and teams are encouraged to complete team information. Team reps not remembering their information should contact the league via e-mail as soon as possible (donhailstone@hfx.eastlink.ca).

Team managers should ensure that all players registered with their team appear on the 2006 Summer Roster on the team page. Incorrect players or missing players should be reported to the league via e-mail as soon as possible (donhailstone@hfx.eastlink.ca).

Teams MUST input player pictures by June 30, 2005 using the correct format as stated in the website file. Teams not meeting this date will be subject to fines and/or sanctions. Pictures shall be as stated in the guide in regards to file size and content. Inappropriate pictures as defined in the guide will be removed; teams will be warned for the first offence, than fines and sanctions will follow for additional offences.

The next MSMSL General Meeting will be held Tuesday May 23, 2006 at the Halifax Police Club. The Police club is located upstairs in the Vimy Legion 5527 Cogswell St in downtown Halifax, NS. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM. We are meeting in the smaller room to the right.

All teams participating in the upcoming summer season are required to send a representative to this meeting. League fees of $600.00 are due at this meeting

All teams have been loaded into the website for scorer input. Some games have been reset, so teams will have to enter all information including scorers and discipline. Teams are reminded that they have 48 hours to enter the event.

Teams should review players listed to ensure correctness. Contact Don Hailstone if there is a problem with your roster.


Teams are reminded that player registration must be submitted to Sam Bennett no later than April 30, 2006@ 5PM. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Sam Bennett.


Also, all players registering via the leagues, Western Halifax Football Club, must have their waiver forms completed and passed into the league before any player may participate in any Spring season. Waiver forms are available on the league website. Waiver forms may be scanned or sent to Sam Bennett via mail.


Club teams should submit their final registration lists to the league by April 30, 2006.

Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures are complete by April 30, 2006. Teams should review picture guidelines found in the download section of the website

All league fees are now due. Please contact Mike Boyce to make arrangements for payment.

The complete revised schedule for the Weir Spring league is now posted. The complete the Dal Spring League is also posted.

Teams are reminded that player registration must be submitted to Sam Bennett no later than April 15, 2006@ 5PM. Teams participating in the Dal league must have their player’s registration complete by April 13, 2006 to guarantee entry into the system. Registration forms are available on the league website. Forms maybe emailed to Sam Bennett.

Also, all players registering via the leagues, Western Halifax Football Club, must have their waiver forms completed and passed into the league before any player may participate in any Spring season. Waiver forms are available on the league website.


Club teams should submit their registration lists to the league by April 15, 2006 as well.

Teams are reminded to ensure that player pictures are complete by April 30, 2006.

There will be a registration fee and waiver form drop off held at Eastside Mario’s in Bayers Lake on April 10, 2006 from 6:30- 8:30PM. Teams will be able to pickup game sheets at this time.

Teams unable to drop off fees and forms before this date must make other arrangements with either Mike Boyce or Kevin Boutlier. All fees are due April 15, 2006.

The next MSMSL General Meeting will be held Monday March 20, 2006 at the Halifax Police Club. The Police club is located upstairs in the Vimy Legion 5527 Cogswell St in downtown Halifax, NS. Meeting will start promptly at 7PM.

Individuals looking to place new teams in the league must appear at this meeting; we will be accepting new team applications into the league for spring and summer seasons. New teams should review the new team requirement document on the website. www.msmsl.com.



Existing teams interested in spring or summer must attend this important meeting.

The MSMSL has two remaining teams in the semi final round of the Ardmore Cup.
Albion, and Hellas, will be representing the MSMSL in the semi.

HSL competitors still remaining are Opa, and Source.

Hellas will face OPA in one semi while Albion will face Source in the other.

The MSMSL wishes its teams all the best in the second round.

The MSMSL has dominated the first round of the Ardmore Cup with five out of eight MSMSL teams advancing to the next round. This betters last years first round results by two.

Albion, Alumitech, Hellas, Safe Choice and Thistle will be representing the MSMSL in round two.

HSL competitors still remaining are Opa, Source, and Dartmouth United.

The MSMSL wishes its teams all the best in the second round.