Last updated: 05-Sept-2024
Updates: Minor clean-up to league setup and sparing paragraphs. Added description of fundraising activities.
DESCRIPTION
A fixed team division with draws Wednesday evening rotating between 7:00 and 9:15 pm. Individual members will be placed on teams with vacancies. This is an "Open" league so any combination of genders on a team is allowed.
CONTACT INFO
Contact the league rep via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
LEAGUE SETUP
The format is the same as the Tuesday and Thursday Evening Open leagues, except where noted below.
Wednesday Evening Open will have 20 teams. There will be 5 draws (periods of 5 weeks each with reshuffling of teams using total points to date).
Unique to Wednesday Evening Open: Draw #1 will be a seeding draw. Teams will be into 4 pools of 5 teams, split based on last year's standings.
Following completion of the each draw, teams will be ranked by total season points earned to date. The top 10 teams will be in the A Division and divided into 2 pools of 5 teams, approximately split based on the standings to date (some adjustments are made to accommodate bye requests and to ensure teams can play a variety of opposing teams). The bottom 10 teams will be B Division and divided in the same manner as the A division.
In Draw # 5, teams will be ranked by points earned to date and split into 4 divisions (i.e., teams ranked 1-5 will play in the A Division, 6-10 in B Division, 11-15 in C Division, and 16-20 in D Division).
Ties in the standings will be broken by head to head in the standings so far with a team in a higher division getting the advantage. When tied teams have not played each other, ties will be broken by random draw.
Points for the leagues will be as follows:
Division A Win=9, Loss=3, Tie=6
Division B Win=7, Loss=1, Tie=4
(Note: For Draw #5, Divisions A and B points will be worth 9-3-6. Divisions C and D will be worth 7-1-4.)
All Forfeits = 0 points. Please report all forfeits to the league rep.
Skips/Vices are responsible for recording the win/loss/tie on the CVCC website following conclusion of the game.
5th/6th NAMED TEAM MEMBER
Teams may identify a 5th and 6th team member as alternates once the team has four paid-in-full members. Alternates can be anyone that has paid club fees – this includes someone that has paid spare fees only (but excludes a social membership). Alternates can play in any position.
SPARING
Everyone who has already registered for a league or joined as a "Spare Member" can spare in this league. "Youth Members" must be 14 or older to spare in this league. Non-members of CVCC can spare (refer to https://cityviewcurling.ca/index.php/member-s-home/other/frequently-asked-questions/691-can-non-members-spare).
Spares cannot be used by a team until the team has four paid-in-full members.
Spares cannot fill positions higher than the person being replaced. No more than two spares are allowed per game unless agreement is reached between both teams to use three spares.
Teams looking for a spare should refer to the spares list at https://cityviewcurling.ca/index.php/member-s-home/league-information/sub-lists
BELL RULE
The bell signals to finish the end you are in! No extra ends or tie breakers.
An end is deemed to have started once the first rock of the end has crossed the near tee line during a slide.
The bell in the early draw will go off at 8:50pm. The bell in the late draw will go off at 11:05pm.
FUNDRAISING
Along with other evening leagues, this league fundraises for a joint year-end banquet (dinner and prizes) and maintaining league awards. Additional prizes are occasionally purchased through the year.
