Register to enter the KIHL Season 3 Entry draft.

FAQ

What is the Kiwi Inline Hockey League (KIHL)?

The KIHL is an Inline Hockey competition that has teams formed using a draft. All players will be selected by team managers from the total pool of available players with the hopes that this creates the most even teams and therefore best competition.

Who is eligible to play in the Inline Hockey Draft League?

The KIHL is open to all players over 16 years of age.

How many teams will there be?

We are looking to expand to 12 teams split across 2 divisions for season 2 of KIHL (pending registration numbers)

What is the cost?

Any player who pays the complete registration cost by the 9/12/23 will only pay the early bird registration fee of $300. Players who complete payment after the 15/12/23 but before 17/2/24 will be subject to the full fee of $350 ($175 due before 15/12/23, and $175 due before 17/2/23). 

How many games will I get?

This is dependent on the number of teams playing in the competition. Our aim is to give each team a minimum of 12 “regular season” games.

Where/When will the games be played?

The Dates and Venues for KIHL Season 3 are:

Current dates are:

24/25 February - New Plymouth
16/17 March - Hamilton
13/14 April - Lower
25-28 April - Hamilton (All-star Weekend)
11/12 May - Lower
15/16 June - Hamilton
6/7 July - New Plymouth (Semi-finals)
26/27 July - Hamilton (Finals)

Who are the team managers?
We have 6 Team managers – Joe Dowman (Wellington), Nathan Sergent (Wanganui), Arden Phillips (Levin), Dean Gibbins (New Plymouth), Craig Young (Mt Maunganui), and Lewis Dawson (Nelson). Managers will play for the Franchise they manage.

What is included in the cost?
Included in the cost is – rink hire fees, payment for referees/timekeepers, website maintenance for keeping comprehensive (and accurate) statistics, trophies for winning teams/awards for individual accomplishments (leading scorer etc)

What is the game format / points system?
Regular Season games will be played with 2x 16-minute stop-time periods, 2 minutes for half-time, and 1x 1 minute timeout per team, per game. Tied games will go to a 5-minute sudden death overtime period. Games that remain tied after the overtime period will go to a 3-man shootout. If 3 players aren’t enough to decide a game, it will be one shot per team until one team scores and one doesn’t.

Game points will be as follows:
3 Points for a regulation win
2 Points for an overtime/shootout win
1 Point for an overtime/shootout loss
0 Points for a regulation loss

What rules are games played under?
Games will be played under World Skate rules except where they conflict with what is outlined above or where the organisers specify a deviation from the World Skate 2021 Rulebook. Such deviations will be explained to the team managers ahead of the competition beginning and will be available through the KIHL website.

KIHL Competition Format

Kiwi Inline Hockey League

KIHL Fees - $350 per player

If fees are paid in full by 7/12/22 the entry fee is $300/player