The Tallboy & Moose Beer League Throwback is a celebration of our league’s history! While any team is welcome to submit an EOI, priority will be given to teams returning with their old Beer League name and jerseys.

Please note: Positions are limited, completing this form does not guarantee entry.

COSTS

Total team cost $1800
Deposit of $200 required to secure your team’s place once invited
Remaining $1600 required to be paid before 15th September 2025

🍻 Tallboy & Moose Beer League Throwback 2025

We’re tossing out logic, bringing back nostalgia, and celebrating some questionable rules that built character.
Expect confusion. Expect controversy. Expect nachos.

Roster Stuff

• This is an 18+ tournament. No exceptions.

• Want to play on another team in a higher division? Knock yourself out.

• No roster changes after Game 1.

• Need a goalie sub? Grab any current goalie from a lower rec league division than your tournament goalie and tell the scorer.

🧾 Player Eligibility

It’s simple:
If you play Winter 2025 Rec League, you can play in the equivalent division in the Tallboy & Moose Beer League Throwback.

Here’s how it breaks down:

• A → Rec League Div 1 & 2 players (max 3 AIHL)

• B1 → Rec League Div 3 & 4

• B2 → Rec League Div 5 & 6

• C1 → Rec League Div 7 & 8

• C2 → Rec League Div 9 & 10

Players not currently in Rec League?
No worries, just email tournaments@icehq.com.au to let us know their playing history (ice, inline & ringette) and we can recommend a division.

If you “only played pond hockey growing up,” let’s be honest, you’re probably not suitable for C2.
Oh and if you played C1 Arctic Thunder back in 2018, times have changed. You’re probably not C1 now either.
🚨 And lastly, if a player is clearly not suitable for the division they’re in, they may be removed from their team. Our scouts will notice!

Let’s keep it fun and fair for everyone!

🕹️ Game Format (Yes, Halves Are Back)

• Warm-Up: 1 min (that’s all you get, you can stretch off the ice)

• Game Time: 2 x 25 minute halves

• There is NO stop time. None. Not for goals, penalties, drama, or even last-minute heroics. The clock is your enemy and your friend.

🧀 FREE NACHOS!

Play a clean game (0 penalty minutes) and your team gets a big ol’ plate of nachos in the bar!
🥑 No, there won’t be any guac. It's beer league, not brunch.
🕒 Valid only if your game ends during kitchen hours.

🧊 The Return of Beer League Icing

Yep, we’re doing it.
Beer League Icing Rules:

1. Chase the puck and beat the defensive player to the puck which clears off the icing. Referee will make a judgement call. 

2. Chase the puck and once you realise you will not get to the puck before the defensive player, peel away and allow the defending team to take possession and play the puck for play to continue. 

3. If the defensive player gets to the puck first, pressure the player and cause the icing to be called. Whistle blows and the puck is taken all the way to the other end for a face off. Teams can change on an icing.

Ref has final say. Player safety is #1. Confusion is a close #2.

💃 Style

• Jerseys only have to be matching colours not matching designs.

• Goalies can wear whatever ancient relic they want.

• Clash? The away team might be asked to reverse their jerseys.
  😎 And yes, this is the one time you can dust off that reflective visor.

✅ Player Check-In

Forget online check in. This is old school.
Each team must hand the scorer a written or printed team list with jersey numbers BEFORE warm up.

• BenchApp printout? Great.

• Scribbled on a napkin? Fine.

• No list/Late list = 1 goal against

🚫 Do NOT skate across the ice to give the scorer your list. If you’re on the ice it's considered late.

Make sure your jersey numbers are up to date and let us know if anyone ghosts last minute.

🦺 Safety

• Neck guards are still mandatory.

• All divisions are non-checking (it’s beer league, not the Battle of Alberta).

• Game misconduct = that game + next game.

• No slap shots in C2.

🧊 Finals Format (Sunday)

• You must play at least 2 games to be eligible for finals.

• Tied game?
  → 3 v 3 for 5 mins (running clock)
  → Still tied? 3 player shootout. Everyone shoots once before repeating.

• Timeouts? One 30-second break in Grand Finals only.

• ⏱️ Final 2 Minutes of the 2nd Half = Stop Time. If the score is within 2 goals. If it's a blowout, we keep the clock rolling.

🤝 Optional Handshakes & Fistbumps

Post-game handshake lines are allowed on the ice. If you want to do the end-of-game fist bump circuit, go for it. (This week only!)

🏆 Bonus Prizes

💫The Michigan Challenge

Any player to successfully pull off a Michigan goal during the tournament wins a jug of Tallboy & Moose beer (and bragging rights).
Yes, we fully support questionable decision-making in the name of entertainment.

🕺 Best Celly Award

Sure, goals are great, but how you celebrate matters more.
We’ll be keeping an eye out for the Best Celly of the Tournament.

🎉 Bonus points for creativity, commitment, and confusing the other team.

Winner gets a $100 CCM Voucher and the undying admiration of the bar crowd.

🧤 Highlight Reel Save Award 🥅

Goalies, it’s your time to shine (or wildly sprawl across the crease).

We’re also handing out a $100 CCM Voucher for the Best Highlight Reel Save of the tournament.
Pad stacks, windmills, diving glove saves, we want all the flair and none of the fundamentals.

If you make the rink or the bar erupt, you’re in the running.

🍻 And of Course…

The tournament champions will win Tallboy & Moose beer and other cool stuff.

Let’s just say... there might be a medal involved. And it might just open your celebratory beverage. 🍺🥇

Thanks for being a part of the madness 🤪🏒

Tallboy & Moose is a 100% independently owned pet-friendly brewpub in the heart of Preston, Melbourne, just steps from High Street.
www.tallboyandmoose.com
270 Raglan St, Preston VIC 3072