Now that those pesky first rankings of the 2024-25 season are out of the way, it's time to move on to the really fun stuff. That's right, It’s time for the return of our MYHockey Rankings Play of the Week feature!

During the past two seasons we received enough potential Play of the Week video clips to have our Twitter/X and Instagram followers help us select a top play for 25-plus weeks of voting each year. That also provided us with more than enough candidates to coordinate Play of the Year contests each of the last two summers.

We're ready for a three-peat as we head toward our first week of MHR Play of the Week voting. But we can't do it without your support. 

Although we rank nearly 20,000 amateur North American hockey teams on an annual basis, we rely on our members, volunteers, coaches, team managers, league contacts and other interested parties to enter the data necessary to keep our rankings up to date. Likewise, although we do get to see a lot of great games, players and performances every season, there is no way for our small staff to compile the video necessary to honor a Play of the Week without the assistance of our followers and members.

And it's always more fun when we can engage and involve the members of the North American hockey community in anything we do. 

So, once again we are asking and inviting you to help us honor top plays that occur during the 2024-25 season by submitting nominees for Play of the Week. 

Our first Play of the Week vote of the season will be held a some point during the next seven days. Start sending your submissions and keep them coming throughout the season. Even if your nominee isn’t selected to be part of this week’s or next week's vote, we can use any play that is submitted at any point during the season. 

And if your play doesn't make it in for a weekly vote, there's always a chance it might show up next summer in our Play of the Year contest. 

We will consider any great goals, assists or saves we receive for weekly recognition, and any submitted clips also will be considered for the Play of the Year voting. Voting will take place on our Instagram story every week that we have enough submissions, but the clips will be posted on all of our social-media platforms. 

It is extremely important that all Play of the Week submissions follow the guidelines outlined below or they may not be considered:

• Email the actual video file or files to scott@myhockeyrankings.com.

• Include the player or players’ names, the team’s name and the age group or birthyear.

• Please DO NOT send a link to social media posts or videos that are posted online unless the link is to an actual downloadable file. 

• Keeping the natural rink sound on the video is fine, but please DO NOT include music or other special effects. ONE additional shot of the play in slow motion of from a different angle is fine, but we must have the clip show the play at real speed to use it. If you are pulling the clip from a service such as LiveBarn and their logo is on the video somewhere, that is acceptable.

Please understand that because of the volume of emails we receive, it is not possible for us to reply to the entries that are submitted. There also is no way that we can search for plays that are posted on the internet or pull video of plays that are submitted via social-media direct messages, especially if the information we need is not provided.

The only way to ensure consideration is to follow the procedure outlined above.

Also, there is no need to continue submitting plays made by the same player throughout the season once a player has been included in a vote for Play of the Week. A player will not be included more than once in a Play of the Week vote no matter how great the play is. We do try to spread the wealth. 

We look forward to receiving your nominations and honoring more players than ever this season!