Spordle Play (HiSports) Instructions:

  1. Each game approved by the Managing Director or League Manager by way of a game number will appear in the Spordle Play application.
    1. Team Managers shall prepare the electronic game report in Spordle Play using the Sign Game Lineups module at least one (1) hour prior to the commencement of the game. Select the appropriate game number, available players, and bench officials for that game, and ensure that players’ jersey numbers are accurately entered.
    2. If any player is suspended for the particular game, identify that player as such in the Spordle Play application.
    3. A registered team official of each team shall sign the game lineup to verify the eligibility of all players and team officials and that the team roster is complete and accurate.
    4. The home team Manager shall provide the Game ID and the home team’s Hockey ID to the Scorekeeper at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the commencement of the warm-up. The home team’s Hockey ID does not change throughout the season and can be found in Spordle Play or on the team’s Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) roster provided by the Association Registrar.
    5. The names of the off-ice officials (Scorekeeper and Timekeeper) shall be clearly entered in the electronic game report.
    6. The electronic game report shall be available for the Referee at the timekeeper’s bench prior to the commencement of the warm-up. The names and Hockey IDs of the Referee and Linespersons shall be properly selected in the electronic game report.
    7. If requested by the Referee at the end of the game, the home team Manager shall e-mail a copy of the Spordle Play Game Report to the Referee through the Spordle Play application. This may be necessary if the Referee has to write up a serious penalty or other matters of concern arising from the game.
    1. It is recommended that the home team have a backup device available in the event of a technical issue with the device used to record the game data in Spordle Play.
    2. The Scorekeeper shall be provided with a copy of the Game Notes Scratchpad (which can be downloaded from https://help.hisports.app/).
    3. In the event of a technical issue with Spordle Play or devices used for scorekeeping, the Game Notes Scratchpad will provide a backup record of the game. In such case, the Game Notes Scratchpad shall be retained and scanned/e-mailed to the League Manager.
    4. Scorekeeper instructions are available at https://help.hisports.app/.
  4. Exhibition or tournament games against teams from outside PCAHA/BC Hockey which do not use Spordle Play will require use of a physical (paper) gamesheet. Copies shall be distributed to both teams and the League Manager.