September 16, 2022

The EIHA Operations Team have written to all clubs regarding this weekend’s fixtures across all sections in the Association.

As we continue in the official mourning period before the State Funeral on Monday, clubs have been asked to continue with a ‘toned-down’ pre-game at fixtures this weekend and pre-game silence and national anthem.

In addition on Sunday, there is a national minutes’ silence at 8pm. Teams will liase with match officials before the game to arrange the process for pausing a few moments beforehand and, following a PA announcement, the buzzer will sound at 8pm and again at 8.01pm. Players on the ice at the time of the stoppage will stand around the nearest face-off spot, while those on the bench will remain there. This will allow for a quick resumption of play.

Clubs are reminded that during the pre-game ceremonies, silence and anthem, all players under the age of 18 should keep their helmets on.

The new sporting platform with Spordle is going through its final testing phase and we hope to have this in place very soon. Once this system is in place, all existing registrations will be transferred across and fixtures, transfers, dispensations, various communications etc will be managed through this online portal. In the meantime, fixtures and results will be published via the EIHA website: /gameday/.