Critical Dates - Season Timeline
| Code | Date | Description | Notes |
| C1 | August 01, 2025 | Associations to provide contact information of Ice Allocators, Treasurers & Member Association Representatives to BGL and association home page link | FORM - CLICK HERE |
| M1 | August 28, 2025 | Start Up meeting | Online |
| M2 | August 29, 2025 | Ice Allocators Meeting | Online |
| C2 | September 05, 2025 | Deadline for Associations to submit all ice for first session league play | ICE SUBMISSION TEMPLATE & INSTRUCTIONS - CLICK HERE |
| C3 | September 19, 2025 | Deadline for Associations and Teams to submit blackout requests for session 1 | submit to scheduler@blackgoldleague.com |
| M3 | Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | Team Declaration | Online |
| C4 | Friday, October 03, 2025 | Deadline for Association to provide BGL with all team staff contacts | Info to come from Registrars |
| C5 | Saturday, October 04, 2025 | Session 1 schedule distributed | |
| M4 | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Manager's Meeting | Online |
| S1 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Session 1 begins play all divisions except U10 | |
| S2 | Friday, October 17, 2025 | Session 1 play begins for U10 | |
| C6 | Friday, November 07, 2025 | Deadline for Associations to submit ice for second session league play | ICE SUBMISSION TEMPLATE & INSTRUCTIONS - CLICK HERE |
| C7 | Friday, November 07, 2025 | Self Advance and Self Retreat Request Deadline | |
| C8 | Friday, November 14, 2025 | Second Session scheduling blackout request deadline | QUIESCENT REQUEST TEMPLATE submit to scheduler@blackgoldleague.com |
| C9 | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | All Session 1 game results to be submitted to Statistician | |
| S3 | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Last day for games for repooling | |
| M5 | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | Re-Pooling Meeting | Online |
| C10 | Saturday, December 06, 2025 | Session 2 Schedule distributed | |
| S4 | Friday, December 12, 2025 | Session 2 begins play for all Divisions | |
| C11 | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Deadline for associations to submit applications to host U10 and U12 Championship events | |
| C12 | Dec 21 to Jan 2, 2026 | 2025 Christmas Break | 2 weekends off |
| C13 | Friday, January 9, 2026 | Associations to submit ice for session 3 (playdown) play | |
| C14 | Friday, January 16, 2026 | Associations to submit ice for U10 windup and U12 Championship | |
| C15 | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Session 3 schedule distributed - U16A & U19A | subject to change |
| S5 | Sunday, February 02, 2026 | Last day for Session 2 games - U16A, U19A, U14B, U16B | subject to change |
| S6 | Monday, February 03, 2026 | Session 3 begins - U16A & U19A | subject to change |
| M6 | Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | General Discussion | Online |
| C16 | Thursday, February 05, 2026 | Session 3 schedule distributed - U14C & U16B | subject to change |
| S7 | Sunday, February 08, 2026 | Last day for Session 2 games - U14C, U16C, U14A, U19B | subject to change |
| S8 | Monday, February 9, 2026 | Session 3 begins - U14B & U16B | subject to change |
| C17 | Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Session 3 schedule distributed - U14C, U16C, U14A, U19B | subject to change |
| C18 | February 13-16, 2026 | Alberta Winter Games | |
| S9 | Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Last day for Session 2 games - AA if Session 3 not required | subject to change |
| S10 | Monday, February 16, 2026 | Session 3 begin for U14C, U16C, U14A, U19B | subject to change |
| S11 | Sunday, February 22, 2026 | Last day for Session 2 games for U10, U12 | subject to change |
| S12 | Mar 6-8, 2026 (Mar 13-15 if necessary) | U10 Step 1 & Step 2 Windup / U10 Step 3 Championships | |
| S13 | Mar 13-15, 2026 (Mar 6-8 if necessary | U12 League Championships | |
| M7 | May 9, 2026 | Annual General Meeting | In Person (Location TBD) |
| M | Meetings | ||
| S | Schedule | ||
| C | Critical Dates for Associations |
