Author: Kelly Jones

WNHL March Break Mayhem Tournament

WNHL March Break Mayhem – March 12th 2025 – 8pm – Welland Youth Arena

Welland Canal Kraken (White Jersey)
Goalie – Ryan Giroux
Allan Cockell
Chris Accursi
Chewy McComber
Evan Fabiani
Alain Robichaud
Shawn McKinnon
Justin Daboll
Phil Busby
John Harvey
T.J. vanBeveren
Welland River Raiders (Black Jersey)
Goalie – Timmy Lalonde
Kevin Wright
Chris Woods
Craig Laro
Brian Barker
Jay Houle
Kelly Jones
Dylan Leahy
Sean Simpson
Dominic Reid
Gavin Sardella
Feeder Canal Falcons (Orange Jerseys)
Goalie – Chris Savage  
Stephen LaRose
Daryl Geerts
Darren DiMarco
Jay Thom
Jeffrey Beadle
Scott MacLeod
Nate Brady
Michael Law
Phil Hauser
Dino Maddalena
Time Home Visitor
8pmFalcons (Orange)Raiders (Black)
815pmRaiders (Black)Kraken (White)
830pmKraken (White)Falcons (Orange)
Resurfacing  
9pmFalcons (Orange)Raiders (Black)
915pmRaiders (Black)Kraken (White)
930pmKraken (White)Falcons (Orange)
Resurfacing18 minuteGames
10pm2 Place                 Vs.     3 Place
 1st in the standingsgets a bye……..
1030pmChampionship GameChampionship Game

Rules

  • All round robin games are 14 minutes – Stop Time the last Minute of Each Game 
  • Elimination Games are 18 minutes – Stop Time the last Minute of Each Game
  • There are no icings, no offsides.
  • Penalties are 2 minutes run time.
  • When the goalie covers the puck, the ref will blow the whistles all offensive players will need to tag the blue line to enter the zone.
  • Face-offs only at the start of the game and after goals at Centre Ice  
  • Wins are worth 3 points, Ties 1 point, Head-to-Head is the first tiebreak, Goals For is the second tiebreak, third tiebreaker is goal against.
  • Teams can pull the goalie whenever they see fit to break a tie to earn the f3 points.
  • No timeouts.
  • If the Championship Game is tied, there will be a 4 minute 4-4 OT and then an NHL Style Shootout to claim the winner of the WNHL Mayhem 4 on 4 tournament.
  • ORANGE JERSEYS ARE PROVIDED

WNHL Championship March 22nd

The WNHL Championship is on its way! Saturday March 22nd at the Welland Arena. The event kicks off at 4pm for a Free Public Skate for all WNHL Athletes, Fans, Family and Friends. We launch into the Toilet Bowl at 5pm for the battle of the worst the WNHL has to offer. 6pm there is Rex Hotel Pizza Bowl for the battle of 5th vs 6th, 7pm opens the door for the MT Bellies Burger Bowl with 3rd vs 4th. Once the preliminary bowls are over it sets the table for the WNHL King Street Cup Championship Game at 8pm to decide who will be the champs of 2024-2025 Season.

Raffle Table and 50/50 to support the United Way as the WNHL looks to break $10,000 to their total charitable donations for the 2024-2025 Season. Prizes from the CFL, Tucker Homes, The Vision Centre, Postech, Welland Jackfish, MT Bellies and the Rex Hotel. If you have a donation please reach out to our commissioner Kelly Jones at kelly_jones_ca@yahoo.com

More details coming as we approach the big day on March 22nd!

4pm – WNHL Family Skate

5pm –  Stack Plumbing Toilet Bowl

6pm – Rex Hotel Pizza Bowl – Featuring Centre Ice Shootout

7pm – MT Bellies Burger Bowl

Kids Shootout

8pm – WNHL King Street Cup Championship

930pm – WNHL Award Show at the Rex Hotel and Pizza Buffett

WNHL Playoffs Start Jan. 22nd!

The pathway to glory is paved with the upcoming battle of the next nine games starting on January 22nd 2025. The eyes of a city narrow their focus on Welland and Pelham’s arenas to see who will be the next King Street Cup Champion!

Here is some reminders entering the playoff series

  • Respect for your fellow players and future and past teammates is always key in the WNHL, even as playoff intensity builds in the King Street Cup Finals.
  • We are off March 12th 2025 for March Break – Keep an eye out for a WNHL Mayhem Tournament that evening for those who are not on vacation that week.
  • The Merritt Islanders have one point for the playoffs as winners of the WNHL In-Season Tournament
  • You will play each team once for the first 7 weeks and week 8 of the play-offs it is a “Pick Your Poison” selection. The Top 4 teams from the regular season will get to pick who they play from the bottom four teams. Going from 1st to 4th selection order.
  • There will be hats, not only will you get the King Street Cup, the champagne, the glory, Jackfish Game Feature, you will now get Hats for this year’s champs. Designed none other – Pete the Heat Voynovich.
  • Tiebreaker is Points, Wins, Playoff Head-to-Head, Goal Differential
  • The WNHL Championship will be on March 22nd 2025 at the Welland Main Arena starting with a family skate at 4pm. Than the Toilet Bowl Game, The Pizza Bowl Game and Burger Bowl Game and the Championship Game.
  • We are looking for door and raffle prizes to raise money for the United Way at the WNHL Championship. It would be great to raise $1100 at the WNHL Championship to bring our yearly charity total to $10,000! Which is absolutely insane and everyone has their finger prints on this success, thank you again.
  • WNHL Fantasy – Scotty Scumbag is counting the points and we should have a cool $100 to our winner on January 22nd and another $100 to Open Arms Mission.