2026 Season Key Dates

Date

Item

Comments

January 9

Draft Scheduling Business Rules to Associations for Review and Input

 

January 23

Deadline for Associations to Provide Input on Scheduling Business Rules

 

February 2

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

  • Finalize scheduling business rules
  • Decide number of games for each division
  • Preliminary team declarations
  • Tournament hosts provide dates to VIMLC for planning purposes
  • Associations identify volunteers for commissioner positions

March 2

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

  • Final team declarations

March 6

Floor Time Submission Deadline



  • Associations submit available floor time
  • Associations request blackout dates consistent with business rules
  • Associations submit available floor time to Commission.

March 15

Distribute Draft U13/15/17 Coed and Female Tiering Schedule to Commissioners and Associations

 

March 22

Commissioner and Association Tiering Schedule Review Complete

 

March 29

Finalize and Post U13/15/17 Coed and Female Tiering Schedule 

 

April 3

U13/15/17 Integrated Season Starts

 

April 5

Distribute Draft Season Schedule (U7/9/11) to Commissioners and Associations

 

April 6

Monthly VIMLC Meeting

  • Information sharing
  • Troubleshooting

April 12

Commissioner and Association Season Schedule (U7/9/11) Review Complete

 

April 19

Finalize and Post U7/9/11 Season Schedule

 

April 24

U7, U9 and U11 Integrated Season Starts

 

Female U13, U15 and U17 Travel Starts

 

May 9

Tiering Schedule Complete

  • Target 7 games per team
  • No games May 10-15

May 10

VIMLC Tiering Decision Meeting

  • Finalize tiers for remainder of season and playdowns.

May 11-13

Post-Tiering Schedule Development

 

May 14

Finalize and Post Post-Tiering Schedule

 

May 16

Post-Tiering Schedule Start

 

May 25

BCLA  Playdown Declaration Date

  • Associations advise the Commission of their declarations by separate email to facilitate playdown schedule development

June 7

Group 1: Regular Season Ends

  • U15 C
  • U13 A2
  • U13 B
  • U13 C
  • Female U13 A
  • Female U13 B
  • 10 weeks to complete league schedule

June 12

Group 1: Playdowns Begin

  • Group 1 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 2 provincials 

June 14

Group 2: Regular Season Ends

  • U17 A2
  • U17 B
  • U15 A2
  • U15 B
  • Female U17 B
  • Female U15 B
  • 11 weeks to complete league schedule

June 19

Group 2 Playdowns Begin

  • Group 2 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 9 provincials

June 21

Group 1 Playdowns End

  • Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
  • Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

Group 3 Season Ends

  • 17 A1
  • 15 A1
  • 13 A1
  • Female U22
  • Female U17 A
  • Female U15 A
  • 12 weeks to complete league schedule

June 26

Group 3: Playdowns Begin

  • Group 3 teams are from divisions scheduled for July 16 provincials

June 28

Group 2: Playdowns End

  • Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
  • Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

July 2

Provincial Championships: U15C U13 A2, U13 B, U13 C, Female U13 A, Female U13 B (Group 1)

  • Shuswap

July 5

Group 3: Playdowns End

  • Playdowns (including wildcard games) must end 8 days before provincials
  • Provides two weekends to complete playdown brackets

July 9

Provincial Championships: U17 A2, U17 B, U15 A2, U15 B, Female U17 B, Female U15 B

  • Prince George

July 16

Provincial Championships: U17 A1, U15 A1, U13 A1, Female U22, Female U17 A, Female U15 A

  • Port Coquitlam