During the forced break of the last week due to a tournament at the College Notre-Dame arena the administration of the Ligue Fédérale des As was not idle, especially in the discipline department.  It was necessary to bring back in line some of the members of the Barbarians and Meteors who had exceeded the limits of what is acceptable in a competitive but friendly hockey league during their meeting of December 2nd. In addition to the general warnings to both teams, some players received personal letters because in their case formal complaints had been made against them by members of the league.

I rarely write my texts for the LFA journal on the fly, but I just came back from the press conference for the PASSION HOCKEY exhibition at the Pointe-à-Callière museum where the LFA is proudly represented and where its colours are displayed. This exhibition is held in partnership with the Canadian Museum of History, the Montreal Canadiens in connection with the National Hockey League centennial . The LFA has come a long way in four years of operation and is now amongst what is truly hockey in the city. Without believing that we will one day have our place in the Hall of Fame, despite having redrawn the boundaries of what a well managed amateur sports league with a singular vision can be and can become (as we have not finished rethinking the game) it's still fun to realize that we are part of this great Montreal premiere and that thousands of people will see our logos and colors in a museum in the next days . I invite you to visit the exhibition over the next couple months to discover all its treasures, it's worth the trip!

After finishing my text of the LFA bulletin board for our journal, I learned the death of Robert Girard, a hockey friend of some of us. Bob played 7 seasons in the NHL at a time when it was rought and you had to keep your head up. I met him in the early 2000s after an accident during a friendly game where I busted my knee. Although I knew many other guys in the room it was he who volunteered with another dude to take me home as I could not drive.. Over time with his sidekick François we made travel plans and I finally joined them in Mexico in 2016 where we spent two great weeks and this well before he was diagnosed with cancer. Bob was an example in a number of ways, including physical fitness and exemplary eating habits. He was filled with kindness and warmth, a characteristic not so common thease days His smile and presence will be missed. Salut Bob !

Hi guys,
I am very pleased to announce that we have a new partner who joins our list of sponsors who support the league and allow you to practice your favorite sport in the best possible conditions. That said the Gagnier team composed of one of ours Remy Babin, will be the official partners of Meteors, champion team of the 2016-2017 season in the LFA. With now 7 teams out of 8 in the central division who have a partner we only have to find another company to support the Barbarians and other partners for our different products such as some of our cups, the stats section, the player of game etc.

I will teach you nothing by saying that doing sport is good for the body and the mind, but being part of a team sport pushes the concept itself even further. Although people generally think that therapy is only for people with identity, couple or life crisis issues, it's actually good for everyone to share with others what we feel or think. Team sports such as hockey, basketball, volleyball and all the other sports that allow us to meet in an intimate space like a locker room, sometimes turns into group therapy and again there is no need to have a problem for it to be therapeutic.

Sometimes, actually most often, you have to read between the lines, see the invisible and understand things at a different level than the one we are presented with. Take for example the communications between the league and its members by the ticket of this site or various emails or post on FB. They are not always addressed to you personally but to all the men who form the LFA.

Hi guys,

I have been saying it for a long time since I've lived it on many occasions in my "carrier" but the other day I had the tub on while I was working on league stuff and a former member of the Ducks organization if I remember well mentioned on RDS that their coach had ordered them to go take "a" beer together to get to know each other and create chemistry within the team. And from what he says, it worked !

Salut guys,

One is forced to admit that we have ad a tuff start to the season with a festival of absences week after week in the central division. The abnormally warm weather is no longer the reason I believe but more so a busy famely agenda. It is not the end of the world as long as we have enough substitutes to fill the gap. But it is certain that when half of the team is composed of "subs" cohesion is rarely to be seen.

Hi guys,

Following unprecedented cancellations in the history of the LFA last weekend due to what I understand beeing good weather and family pressure, the games played will not count in the rankings of the season. So it is this coming weekend that the season will starts for real in our central division! .......... I hope !!