PoncePuck

Hope you all are doing well as we start looking forward to season 2 of the PPHL!

I just wanted to make a quick announcement to give a sort of heads up on the recent lack of movement towards the league.

1st of all we have been waiting to hear what this new update GAF is launching would do to a lot of our mods. We heard talks of a bigger rink would be added, shootouts built by GAF himself, and so much more. But unfortunately it doesn't look like they are being implemented as fast as we thought or at all. With this we will look to see if it is worth still waiting for this massive update or if we should push out some sort of small season in the meantime.

However on the bright side most of our mods have been transferring over to the new update pretty seamlessly. We have had a few issues with some so far but in the large scheme of things it has been going smooth.

All we ask for you guys right now is to sit tight while we get more updates from this update GAF is releasing.

In the meantime I would encourage you all to fill out the PPHL survey in the message right above this one! We will be using all this input to move forward with the league and it is not too late to fill out the form!

I once again want to thank all of you for your patience as we try to work out a few of the kinks we had from season 1 and this new update to make sure season 2 runs as smoothly as possible!

📢 PPHL SEASON 1 WRAP-UP📢

The first season of the PPHL has officially come to an end! 🎉

We want to thank everyone who took part in Season 1 — players, managers, staff, streamers, and everyone who helped make this league possible. It’s been great seeing the competition and the community come together for the league’s first season.

As we start preparing for the next season, we’d love to hear your thoughts on how things went. Your feedback will help us improve the league and make future seasons even better.

📝 League Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO_G1NDhlIV0bxbwfkR56ML3CiOot_cXPgWOa29TespCy8pA/viewform?usp=preview

As a thank you for participating, one random person who completes the survey will receive 1 month of the Ponce Puck Donor role.

We appreciate everyone who takes the time to share their feedback and help the PPHL continue to grow!

Award ceremony is in T - 30 minutes!!!

Award ceremony will be held Febuary 28th at 8 est! We hope to see you all there as we wrap up our inaugural season!

Everyone congratulate our Challenger Division Champions the @Utah Uncs! Completing the clean 🧹 of the Detroit Venom 4 - 0 for the Challenger League Title!

The Challenger Division has been witness to a single team that has gone far and above their competition this year. The @Utah Uncs finished off the season with a +37 Goal Differential, the only team bearing double digit Regulation Wins (14) and only a single Regulation Loss. @Troutman without a doubt has put together a group of guys that were completely unstoppable from top to bottom and in all phases of play.

@Pac & @SUP3RXAND7R.e̶g̶o̶, alone in these playoffs put up enough goals, assists, and points that they would be placed on the regular season top 10 leaderboard. Pac with 18 Points between 8 goals and 10 Assists would put him 9th for Points, and 3rd! for Assists. While Xander's 11 Playoff Goals would put him 9th on the Regular Season Goals Leaderboard.

and to leave out the Goaltenders, the dual threat option of both @Troutman & @kicks would be a crime. Both of them combining for 5 Shutouts over 8 games and an astounding perfect Sv% for Troutman for his two games, and a .923% over 6 games for Kicks. An undeniable domination of opposing shooters.

The sheer and utter obliteration is not something that I suspect we will ever see again. The Uncs pulled out all their wisdom to take the Crown as PPHL Challenger Season 1 Champions!

Congratulations go to your @Utah Uncs !
@Troutman
@Pac
@Prada
@TickleBits
@Vorime
@Aidan(FearThePasta)
@Mullinator
@Cook
@SUP3RXAND7R.e̶g̶o̶
@kicks

It's been a much longer time in the making than I'd have preferred, but with all our t's crossed and i's dotted we can finally present the PPHL Premier S1 Awards Voting as nominated by your Premier Division Managers!

I present this voting form to all eligible PPHL Players. Rostered or Free Agent, the ability to cast your vote for who you believe is most deserving in each of 5 categories, with the winners decided by your votes and announced live on the PoncePuck Twitch Channel once all the results are tallied and finalized.

Congratulations and good luck to all our Premier Finalists! Get your votes in and show your support for your Premier Stars!

https://forms.gle/2UxPy9etbcoh7HDPA

With a 4 - 1 Series Finale, The @Boston Bullets have defeated the Montauk Mariners to claim the Season 1 PPHL Premier League Title!

It's been a long season, we've had the chance to watch the best of the best duke it out in the PPHL, @Razepage one of the OG Ponce Players has put together a team that can truly be considered champions. The blood, sweat, and tears this team shed has been like no other, the teamwork, camaraderie, and raw skill put on display throughout the season is proven unmatched.

In this thrilling finale we were witness to an unstoppable wall in the Boston Bullets goaltender @Hecow who led the Playoffs in Sv% at a .881% and put up a .893% in the finals alone while nearly running a 3 game scoreless set to finish out the series and the Leading Playoff Goal-Scorer @jurkey who put away 7 Goals in these last 5 matches, with 2 OT GWGs!

The efforts of everyone on this roster are not to be understated. No single player wins a championship alone, and so without further adieu, The Roster of the PPHL Season 1 Champion @Boston Bullets!


Massive congratulations to our 10 Champions!
@Razepage
@Austin
@Jackk
@P1kem1n
@Dalton
@Madan
@jurkey
@Crow
@Hecow
@Oddz

I'm proud to announce the nominees for the PPHL S1 Challenger Award Ceremony have been finalized and prepared on behalf of the selections from your Challenger Division Managers! The Premier Nomination Form for Managers will be sent out tomorrow morning.

I welcome all PPHL Challenger Players, Rostered or Free Agent, the ability to vote for who you think is most deserving in each of 5 categories, with the winners decided by your votes and announced in an Award Ceremony Event that will be Streamed on the PoncePuck Twitch Channel once all the results are tallied and finalized.

I'd like to say congratulations to all our finalists, good luck to everyone in the Challenger Playoffs, and without further ado, here is your form to get your vote in!

https://forms.gle/zBjQWbMfUp7ABcrU9

Challenger Top Performers have been added as well as updated stats(I believe)

@Carolina Reapers
@Cleveland Hitmen
@Detroit Venom
@Kuskokwim Currents
@Orlando Otters
@Tampa Bay Flamingos
@Utah Uncs

@Boston Bullets
@Colorado Ice Wolves
@Montauk Mariners
@Washington Blossom
@New Bedford Whalers

The cross-divisional form is once again open due to popular demand. If you haven't done so already and are a challenger player interested in being a premier FA, please fill it out

https://discord.com/channels/796443532566069299/1448802634248224831/1452044571876917309

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Some parts are unfinished such as

• Updating parts of the Stats page to include Shots Against
• Adding a "Top Performers" page

And a couple other small tidbits, but I'd rather get it posted now and add those in the future

Hello PPHL players! We are in the process of putting together our stats sheet, and would appreciate if all rostered players were to respond to this form to provide some basic info that will help us with this.

This form is also incredibly important for challenger players who may wish to sign to a premier team this season. Challenger players may opt in, or opt out, of the premier division free agent pool. The deadline to do this will be at 12 AM EST on Tuesday, December 23. A non response to this form will be considered an "opt out" response. If you are in challenger division, and are interested in playing in both premier, and challenger division, you must fill out this form by the deadline!

There is also an optional final section to provide some basic feedback on some gameplay related items, such as puck speed, puck weight, and a minor change that could be made to icing. This form will also be available in #📝・pphl-forms

Other News

• Our master sheet will be officially released to the public following the incorporation of our current stats from this weeks premier games.
• We are always looking for more streamers / commentators! If you would like to get involved, please let @vxpr know!
• We will try to ensure that ads on twitch are manually ran if possible in the future, and don't come at obnoxious times on future streams, as we are unable to disable them and have the minimum selected amount currently running.

Thank you everybody and happy holidays! 🎄

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea1W9Q7dBxC5xvnFNmpTZhnL6Pbj-2BfJIsUQnI9joKK06vA/viewform?usp=dialog

Hello @PPHL ! We have been working tirelessly here in League Staff to bring you a start date for the league alongside a full schedule that will be posted soon!
Without further ado,

• The Premier Division will officially start on December 15th at 7:30pm EST kicking off our season with two games,

@New Bedford Whalers @ @Banff Powder Hounds
@Colorado Ice Wolves @ @Washington Blossom

• The Challenger Division will officially start on December 20th at 7:30pm EST kicking off their season with two games,

@Carolina Reapers @ @Kuskokwim Currents
@Orlando Otters @ @Tampa Bay Flamingos


We are so excited to bring you guys the inaugural Ponce Puck Hockey season :)
A quick reminder that both divisions will equally be taking breaks for the Christmas Holidays & New Years so there will be a minor gap between games, alongside that over the coming days I will be re-announcing all teams WITH THEIR TEAM LOGO as a little countdown to the season starting, until then, see you later ❤️

Hello my PUCKIANS, I am looking for Social Media Managers for the PPHL Social Media channels, there are roughly give or take 3-4 spots available, and I am primarily looking for people with experience in these roles before in some shape or form, please if you're interested DM me so we can speak more!

@PPHL

We're excited to announce we finally have a date for the Challenger Draft which is the second last step towards to kicking off the PPHL's Inaugural season!
The Challenger draft will be hosted on 2025-12-08 00:00 UTC

We're excited to see you all there!
@PPHL ❤️

Combine 1 (Commentary Included) | https://www.twitch.tv/poncepuck

Other combine lobby (upon start) will be recorded

@PPHL

@PPHL
This will be our combine for all the undrafted players that want to raise their stocks before the challenger draft!
Sunday the 30th at 730 est

Here is the signup form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiRT3GyJzOSoAGbWBP9yK-vnvlmIMuMu4rPlQsJdwc-W8njA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thank you to everybody who came out and showed their support for the Ponce Puck Hockey League tonight!
We're so grateful here in production, and league staff for the ability to deliver what we did for the draft & lottery production wise and we're so excited for this upcoming Premier & Challenger Season.

Couple of things we'd like to announce

• There will be another combine for anyone who wasn'tdrafted in the Premier Division
• More likely than not there will be a short 1-2 week pre-season before both Premier & Challenger.
• The draft date for Challenger is still TBD alongside that aforementioned Combine
• Logos should be done sooner than later and will be announced here!

With no further to do here are your Premier Draft Results and Challenger Lottery Results
We're so excited for this upcoming season 🔥
@PPHL

DING DING DING, GOODMORNING CUPCAKES @PPHL

The Inaugural Premier Draft is tonight at 2025-11-24 01:00 UTC, we're so excited to see you all tonight and wish everybody Good Luck in being drafted!
you will be able to find the draft streamed at the PoncePuck social medias listed below;

- https://www.youtube.com/@PoncePuck
- https://www.twitch.tv/poncepuck
https://discord.com/events/796443532566069299/1442220986324750357

We hope to see you all there!

This will be taking place at 8 PM EST tomorrow night. You can watch at https://www.twitch.tv/poncepuck

🔮 Challenger Draft Lottery - Stay tuned through the end of the draft, as we'll also be holding the draft lottery for Challenger Division right after the Premier Draft concludes!

Some Major Announcements Prior to This:

🛠️ Game Config - We will be playing PPHL games on a config similar to our current PUG config. The minor details of this config may change slightly prior to the start of the season as our rink devs work hard to ensure the best possible build, though the overall feel shouldn't change drastically.

✅ Eligibility Finalized - Thank you to all applicants! Our eligibility has now been finalized through both drafts. If you're unsure whether or not you're eligible, please view #📝・pphl-forms and find your name in the public draft pool sheet.

If you have any concerns, or questions about your eligibility, such as believing you should be eligible, changing your in game name/position, or are wanting to withdraw your application from the draft pool, please open a ticket ASAP!

📜 Draft Procedures - Each Team will have 2 minutes per pick to select a player. There are 9 rounds in the draft. Teams must roster a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 10 players. This total must include at least 2 players who are goaltenders.

If a player is selected, and is inactive, or refuses to play, they will receive a season long suspension from the PPHL.

🏒 Challenger Division Combine- If you are not selected in the premier division draft, you'll have the chance to play in a final combine to impress challenger managers prior to the challenger division draft. Details on this will be shared in the days following the Premier Division Draft.

Good luck to all our premier division hopefuls tomorrow night!

@PPHL

1. @kip - @New Bedford Whalers
2. @Cavy - @Montauk Mariners
3. @Mal - @Banff Powder Hounds
4. @Razepage - @Boston Bullets
5. @SmilingYeti - @Colorado Ice Wolves
6. @baygull - @Washington Blossom

For round 2 this will be the order
7. @Mal - @Banff Powder Hounds
8. @kip - @New Bedford Whalers
9. @Razepage - @Boston Bullets
10. @Cavy - @Montauk Mariners
11. @SmilingYeti - @Colorado Ice Wolves
12. @baygull - @Washington Blossom

After that it will snake around and repeat

@PPHL

@PPHL
Here is our last official combine before our Premier draft. It is once again being held at 7:30 est. Please use this form to signup for the combine otherwise it is very hard to get some of you guys in the right positions for games. I will once again be prioritizing ineligible people so I am sorry if some of you do not get a game.

We will also likely be holding the draft lottery before the combines so be ready for that.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqaJIq0DBO0od1b0qWFi3202YLuxGmiwmYXgHv1RG-yQYBqw/viewform?usp=header

Due to some people still needing some elgibility and some managers not being able to make the draft work on our planned dates we are going to push it back to sometime around next weekend. This won't mess up scheduling at all as it still sets our first game week to be the weekend after thanksgiving (December 5th). We will have a combine most likely this Sunday and people who are not eligible yet will have top priority. Anyone else still can and is encouraged to sign up as well

I am here to answer some of our recent questions and try and set up a schedule for our future in this league

Keep in mind these could be subject to change and are not set in stone. I will update you all with new information as soon as I receive it

Currently we are headed to our drafting phase which for the premier division will hopefully take place Friday 11/14
After that I would like to host a combine this Saturday for all the players who do not get drafted to the premier division 11/15
Once that is done we will have the challenger division do their draft on either Sunday or Monday 11/16-17
We will then have about about two weeks of preseason as the first week of games would fall under American Thanksgiving

Game schedules will be as follows
Premier: Games Friday and Sunday at 7:30 est - around 9:00 est
Challenger: Games Saturday and Monday at 7:30 est - around 9:00 est

@PPHL

These are also your finalized teams:
Premier:
@baygull: @Washington Blossom
@Cavy : @Montauk Mariners
@Razepage : @Boston Bullets
@kip : @New Bedford Whalers
@Mal : @Banff Powder Hounds
@SmilingYeti : @Colorado Ice Wolves

Challenger:
@vxpr : @Detroit Venom
@Auntie Canti ♡ : @Cleveland Hitmen
@Dog : @Tampa Bay Flamingos
@pascal : @Orlando Otters
@Log : @Albuquerque Airbags
@Sillymanblah : @Carolina Reapers
@Yeti : @Utah Uncs
@A Ferg In Its Natural Habitat : @Kuskokwim Currents

WE HAVE BOTH STREAMS UP TONIGHT 🔥 🔥 🔥

- Combine 1 | https://www.twitch.tv/poncepuck (Commentary Included)
- Combine 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZruTPKkYkg (No Commentary)

WE HOPE YOU HAVE FUN TO ANYONE WHO WATCHES!!!
PLAY YOUR BEST
@PPHL

Hey @PPHL! Following a recent discussion about certain configurations that was held earlier today, I am personally running a quick poll about the server configuration on a few key gameplay elements that are a major factor in how games are played, and to get a grasp of what the communities believes is best compared to what we as staff are currently thinking.

Your input helps us understand what the community prefers and where interests lie for possible adjustments

📢 Note: This poll is for feedback and future discussion purposes only, results won't guarantee any changes, but they will help PPHL staff guide our future decisions regarding configs
It'll only take a small portion of your time to fill out, and every response helps us make more informed changes moving forwards, I'd like to personally thank anyone who decides to take part in this
Remember you can always check the public player pool in https://discord.com/channels/796443532566069299/1422780372785303753 ⁠ to check your eligibility status.
Player Sign Up End Date - We will be closing player applications following combines on Thursday night. If you want to play in the league, you MUST sign up via the player sign up form by 12:00 AM EST on Friday 11/7.

🔗 https://forms.gle/iFn3bDTjts4QTSDP6 (Feedback)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY3ey0MTAsr4hNFMGWaKQj4Osp_KdhCoGjTTUQ7UOeebYHuw/viewform (Combine Signup)

PPHL Combines Server - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKfMsvpqlTk
Pugs2 Combines Server - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB7iFebTeYk

It should be noted some parts of the Pugs2 Combine Server was unfortunately cut out (you'll see), because of an ongoing issue with the afk detection that is used in Puck, we are currently working on a way around this to see if we can change it, or simply bypass it and would like to apologize to anyone's games that were affected by the footage being cut out for parts of it

we do our best to try and deliver the most consistent streams/vods that we can and sometimes unfortunate things like this happen and we'll do our best to be better in the future :)