HURL: Halifax + Ultimate = Here

halifaxultimate.ca, the home of HURL, the Halifax Ultimate Recreational League, your one-stop shopping source for all things Ultimate in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada!

Halifax Ultimate News

HURL Survey Posted: 17-Feb-10 Author: Rob Douglass

The HURL Board of Directors is interested in your thoughts on Ultimate in Halifax. We have put together two quick surveys. Please consider filling them out to help us plan for the upcomming seasons.

General Survey: Click here to respond to this survey.

Volunteer Survey: Click here to respond to this survey.

Tournament of Fools 2010 Posted: 28-Jan-10 Author: Bobo Eyrich

The Dalhousie/Kings ultimate team will once again be hosting Tournament of Fools. The tournament will take place March 27/28 on Wickwire field at Dalhousie University.

This is a great opportunity to get your league team together before the summer gets here and to kick of the winter rust. Cost of the tournament is $300/team. Please email bobo.eyrich _at_ dal.ca if you are interested in submitting a team, or if you have any other questions.

Winter League Updates Posted: 3-Dec-09 Author: Gavin Gray

Hello Winter Hurlers!

Here are some updates and information for the winter league:

Stadacona Gym: We have been asked by the staff at the Stad gym to pass along the following message that we are not entitled to use the track or the weight room during our rental period. However as long as no military personel are using the track we may use it but we could be asked to get off of it at any time. To limit any potential incidents please keep to a single file and give the right of way to any military personel. The weight room is to be considered off limits by all people in the winter league as we don't want to lose our access to the gym. As well please keep your outdoor shoes out in the hallway so that we don't make a mess in the gym once the snow hits.

Fairview Junior High School: This week is our first week where we have games at Fairview Junior High school which is located here. Fairview also has a policy where the entrance doors will only be open for fifteen minutes before our booking to allow groups to enter and then the doors will be locked. Pounding on the doors to gain entry will not be tolerated. We will hopefully have ppl checking the door regularly to make sure ppl are not waiting outside for long but please be patient if you are stuck outside. We also have access to the change rooms but are not allowed to use the showers.

Game Lengths: Some of you may have noticed that there are different lenghts for games some weeks and this was done to maximise playing time depending on if games were going on at the Stad, Fairview, or both. The game lenghts are summarized below:
- Nights when we have just the Stad: 1h 20m
- Nights when we have just Fairview: 1h 20m
- Nights when we have both Stad & Fairview: Stad games: 1h 30m
- Fairview games: 1h 15m

Captains: By this point all teams should have chosen a captain for their winter league team. Please let the convenors know who those captains are so we can give you access to your team emails and captains password.

Convenors: I would like to introduce you to the team of volunteers that are going to be convening the winter league this year they are: Steve Locke, Rob Douglass, Tim Scribner, Greg Dennis, Shannon Murphy, Tessa Craig, Mike Milenchuk, Mike Thorne, Amy Rees and Avery Berman. Please take the time to get to know your conveners and also show them how much you appreciate the time they are going to put in to help the league run smoothly. As well if you need to contact convenors please contact them at the following email address: hurl.convenors@gmail.com

That's it for now people. Enjoy winter league and keep playing with good spirit!

Winter League Registration Update Posted: 17-Nov-09 Author: Webmaster

Winter League registration is now full for guys. However, we still need a few more women.

If you are a woman looking to play in the winter league, please register by starting at this link.

Winter League Registration Open Posted: 9-Nov-09 Author: Webmaster

Winter League registration is now open to the first 144 people who register and pay their fees. A league pick-up list has also been setup for those who are only available occasionally and can't commit to the full schedule.

To begin the registration process visit: this link.

2009-10 Winter League Posted: 6-Nov-09 Author: HURL Board

Cost: $79.65 + HST ($90 total)
Where: CFB Stadacona (some games may be held at other locations in the event of scheduling conflicts)
Time: Saturdays from 3:00pm - 11:00pm. 1 hour and 12 min games
Format: 5 on 5 (3:2 ratio) continuous play (no stopping for pulls)
Dates: Nov 28th until March 27th (16 weeks)

Registration

Winter League registration will open on Monday, Nov 9th at 9:00 am.

Space is limited to the first 144 people (84 males, 60 females) that REGISTER AND PAY so please complete your registration and payment early if you want to ensure your spot. You are not "officially" registered into the league until you have paid all your fees, only then is your spot in the league guaranteed.

Note that if you haven't yet paid your HURL membership fee for this year, $22.13 + HST ($25 total) will be added to the player costs shown above. Your HURL membership fee is good for one year, paid only once per year, and allows you to play in all HURL leagues. It expires on April 30th of each year.

Rules & Details

For the league rules and details for the 2009-10 Winter League, see this link.

MUC Bowl 2009 Posted: 21-Sept-09 Author: Nat Deveau

The end of outdoor season is almost to an end, but not before MUCBowl!

When: October 17-18^th
Where: Sportsplex Fields in Moncton
Format: 4 men 3 women
Cost: $350 per team

Please let us know if you're interested in coming and send a deposit of $100 by October 2^nd.

Cheques can be made payable to Moncton Ultimate and mailed to:
427 Robinson Street
Moncton, NB
E1C 5E7

For further information, please contact Nat Deveau.

Catch-n-Release 2009 Posted: 11-Sept-09 Author: HURL Board

When: September 26-27, 2009 Time - TBA
Where: Acadia University - Wolfville, NS

Details:
Catch and Release, the annual Halifax co-ed tournament, is confirmed for September 26th-27th.

No Halifax fields unfortunately. But something even better came up. Wolfville, NS. The University of Acadia is letting us use their fields.

There is also a sweet music festival happening that weekend in Wolfville. Check it out at http://deeprootsmusic.ca/festival/. My favourite line up is Friday night: Joel Plaskett, Rose Cousins, Old Man Ludueke and more. But the Saturday line up looks wicked cool too. We're working on getting discount/free passes.

There will be a debaucherous party in Halifax on Saturday night, Sept 26th. Stay tuned for more info.

Team fees will be $250 per team. Deposit is $100 and cheques can be made out to HURL and mailed to Amy Rees: #3-5645 Macara St. Halifax, NS B3K 1W3. For more information, contact Amy Rees at: amygwyneth@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!

Fall League Registration Posted: 3-Sept-09 Author: HURL Board

Registration for returning teams and draft players is now open!

Team Registration

Send an email to registration@halifaxultimate.ca. Include a team name and list the 7 returning players on your team.
The Registrar will setup your team and ask that you to pay your team fee in full. Team fees are $309.97 + tax ($350 total) and must be paid in full before we will send you a team code.
Pay your team fee online by clicking the Team Payments link under the Fall 2009 header on the right of this page.
Once your team fee is paid, send other email to registration@halifaxultimate.ca to let us know. The registrar will send you a team code and password. Send the team code to your players.
Tell your players to return to the HURL website and register or update their registration with the team code you gave them. At that point, they will automatically be placed on your team's roster.

Individual Player Registration

Here is how to register as an individual with a team or as an individual without a team (draft player):

If registering on a pre-formed team, have your team code ready from your team captain.
Click the Player Registration link under the Fall 2009 header at the right of this page and follow the instructions. Make sure you enter each of your team codes in the appropriate box next to your team's night of play.
If registering without a team, click the Player Registration link under the Fall 2009 header on the right of this page and follow the instructions. Make sure to check the appropriate boxes for the night(s) on which you want to play.
Pay your fees online by clicking the Online Player Payments link under the Fall 2009 header on the right of this page.
All HURL players must purchase a HURL membership fee in addition to any team and/or draft fees. The membership is $25.66 + HST ($29 total), is charged only one time per year, and is valid intil April 2010.

Note:

Draft player fees will be $26.55 + HST ($30 total) per player.
There will be no draft players for Tuesday Competitive.
We will create as many draft teams as space and the registered gender ratio allow. Any players not placed on a team for a given night will be refunded.
When selecting a night on which to draft, please select only those nights on which you will play. If you would like to play on more than one night, please indicate your preferred night in the comments field of your registration.

Fall League 2009 Posted: 1-September-09 Author: HURL Board

Details for the HURL fall league have arrived. The planned extended summer season will not be happening due to the early start we have ready for fall.

Fall registration will open for returning teams and draft players on Thursday Sept 3rd at 9:00am and for general registration (new teams) on Tuesday Sept 8th at 9:00am.

Instructions on how to register will be posted to the website when registration opens, please have your rosters ready as soon possible after registering.

Season Details

Cost: $350 per team, or $30 per draft player. Draft players are individually registered players (without a team) who we form into teams after they register.

Mondays: Mixed Gender, 8-10 teams Rec and 6-8 teams Competitive (16 teams total)
Dates: Sept 14th - Oct 26th
Times: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Draft (individual) registration: *Yes*

Wednesdays: Mixed Gender, 16 teams Rec
Dates: Sept 16th - Oct 28th
Times: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Draft (individual) registration: *No*

Notes:

Returning teams include any team that played in *Fall 2008* and has at least 7 returning players. We will allow teams to move from the Rec night to the Rec/Comp night, but not the other way around.
Teams that register early could be scheduled for games as early as Sept 9th, but the season won't start for new and draft teams until the following week.