League prize fees are $25 per official player (this includes rostered 5th players). All prize fees and sponsorship go back to the players for series wins, playoff positions, and overall rankings.
Please submit all game scores electronically — via text message or email — to the league convener. Submissions only need to include the winning team and final score (though feel free to have fun with it).
Convener contact information can be found on the Home Page or the Dundas Valley G&CC website.
Team rosters posted on the website are considered the official team, and all sparing rules apply based on the listed (registered) players. Any team changes requested after the season starts require approval from the convener.
An optional 5th player may be registered for each team. 5th players are full members of the team, exempt from standard sparing rules for their registered team. They can play any position at any time, and count toward the “two registered players” minimum. Except in rare, pre-approved circumstances, teams may not have more than 5 registered players (6th players are not listed on the website).
Teams are seeded into the league based roughly on the previous year’s results (regular season and playoffs). To keep things as fair as possible, all new teams are seeded into C Flight regardless of skill level.
A new team is defined as:
All rules not covered on this page follow the standard Curling Canada Rules for General Play.
Regularly scheduled game times are:
Team schedules, while fixed to a certain day of the week, are balanced across all applicable timeslots and ice sheets as evenly as possible. Schedules don’t follow a particular rotation, and you may play the same timeslot multiple times in a row.
Games can be rescheduled if both teams agree. Games can be played during any available ice time during the week, but must be played PRIOR to the last game of the current series. Any rescheduled game must be communicated to the convener and curling manager to confirm ice availability. Games that can’t be played will result in a forfeit to the offending team.
Whenever possible, games cancelled due to weather will be made up during regular game times, potentially resulting in two games in one week. There may be occasions where games are required on a day other than Wednesday/Thursday, but they’ll be communicated ahead of time.
Time clocks are used and strictly enforced for both the 6:30 PM and 8:45 PM draws. The clock is set for 1h 55m and starts as close to the scheduled draw time as possible. If the ice is ready before the draw time, you may start early to bank additional time. Both teams are responsible for monitoring the time clock and keeping the game at a reasonable pace.
When time runs out, teams may finish the current end in play, but may not start another end.
All teams should be on the ice 5 minutes ahead of game time for practice slides and handshakes, so the game can start on or before the scheduled time.
| End | Time Remaining |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1:55 |
| 2 | 1:40 |
| 3 | 1:25 |
| 4 | 1:10 |
| 5 | 0:55 |
| 6 | 0:40 |
| 7 | 0:25 |
| 8 | 0:10 |
Teams MUST have at least TWO registered members present for each regular-season game. A maximum of two spares may play in a regular-season game — the first spare may play any position, while the second spare must play front end. Failure to do so results in a forfeit of that game.
All games are 8 ends, unless shortened by the time clock, with points distributed based on wins and losses. While final scores are tracked, they have no bearing on ladder position or seeding.
Ties after regulation are broken by skip’s rocks — you may only sweep your own team’s rocks during skip’s rocks. Should skip’s rocks not determine a winner, the game is decided by vice rocks (and so on down the lineup).
Playoffs follow the standard regular-season rules, with the exceptions listed below.
Playoff game times are:
Teams will typically have to play multiple games in one week during the playoffs (typically Semi-Finals and Finals). While there are no fixed days for a particular flight, Playoff Pool games typically fall on the “standard” days, with Semi-Finals and Finals played on “off” days. If your team knows it won’t be able to legally field a lineup for any playoff game, you’re required to inform the convener, who will decide on the appropriate action.
For round-robin / pool-based playoffs (default): you can only reschedule your pool games. Any rescheduled game must be played within the round-robin schedule and may not extend into Semi-Final / Final week. Semi-Final and Final games cannot be rescheduled.
For single-elimination bracket playoffs: due to the time-sensitive nature of the playoffs, rescheduling is not permitted unless pre-approved by the convener. Semi-Final and Final games cannot be rescheduled.
Playoff Pool: the time clock is set to 2 hours, with standard time-clock rules applying.
Semi-Final and Final: the time clock is NOT used. While this may cause games to run longer than usual, we ask for your patience.
Only ONE spare may play in a playoff game, and must play front end (if 3 registered team members are present) or lead (if 2 registered team members are present).
In the event of a tie game:
Playoff Pool: games are decided by skip’s rocks, thrown toward the glass. Should a winner still not be determined, the game is decided by vice rocks (and so on, looping through the lineup as necessary).
Semi-Final and Final: a full extra end is played toward the glass. Should a winner still not be determined, the game is decided by skip’s rocks (and so on, looping through the lineup as necessary).
Last updated September 23, 2026