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
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09.03.07 - 11:00 pm Albion Landsharks

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

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

14.03.07 - 11:00 pm Halifax Garrison DU Sporting Bedford
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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.