Thanks to Scott and The Pint for hosting us this week! Scott really looked after us with food and drink specials, and with putting all the machines on free-play for us!
The scores and standings are up on the PAPA site. The standings will look a little strange this week due to the system taking account of the 3 drop-weeks of our season.
The winners from our 25th Anniversary giveaways were drawn last night:
Big thanks to all our awesome sponsors for their generous donations of prizes to recognize ToPL’s 25th Anniversary!
Stern Pinball
We’re off next Monday for the Victoria Day Long Weekend, but we’re back on May 30th at Maple Pinball! Looking forward to seeing you all there! Have a great long weekend!
Have a great week and we look forward to seeing everyone down at The Pint on Monday! Scott has arranged a special area for ToPL members having dinner at The Pint, and a 10% discount on food!
Thanks to everyone for making it out to Player One for our Season Opener on Monday!
Big thanks to Jerry Power and Player One for hosting us at their fantastic showroom with all the latest pinball machines! If you are looking for a new pinball machine, contact Jerry Power (and let him know you are a ToPL member!)
The scores and standings are up on the PAPA Site. Congratulations to Dave Glen for scoring a perfect 28 points on Monday! Welcome to Mark, Andrew, Gary, and Noel as newcomers! We hope you had a great time!
Have a great week and hope to see you all at Maple Pinball next week!
The league has decided to close registration for the Spring 2022 Season and run a single session for the benefit of all registered members, as opposed to potentially having the complexity of running 2 sessions every Monday. Registration has been open since March 22nd.
We apologize for any inconvenience to those just learning of our league. ToPL will continue to announce tournaments, news, and registration dates for the next season via the ToPL Mailing List.
Big thanks to Scott and Walt at Bluffs Pinball for hosting ToPL’s Limited Flipper Frenzy on April 11th!
Congratulations to Laura Edward for AGAIN absolutely dominating the tournament with a 22-2 win/loss record through regular play, just like she did in November!
Congratulations to Dan Copeland for winning the playoffs and becoming the Tournament Champion!
Tournament Results
The playoffs finished up as follows:
Playoff Results
Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and make this another fun Frenzy! The ToPL Spring Season starts with our Season Opener at the Player One Showroom on April 25th!
Big thanks to Shane and Doug at Maple Pinball for hosting ToPL’s Limited Flipper Frenzy on April 4th!
Congratulations to Paul Bakker who came out on top with 13-4 win-loss record at the end of regular play!
Congratulations to John Zaharatos for winning the playoffs and is the Tournament Champion!
The playoffs finished up as follows:
1st – John Zaharatos 2nd – Laura Edward 3rd – Paul Bakker 4th – Eric Machtinger 5th – Doug Baird 6th – Dave Glen
Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and made this a fun Frenzy! If you didn’t get a chance to get to Maple on Monday, come join us for our second pre-season Flipper Frenzy at Bluffs Pinball this Monday (April 11th)! See the ToPL Tournaments page for details and to register today!
We have some exciting, long awaited news! A new ToPL Season will start on April 25th, and Jerry Power and Player One has generously offered to host our Season Opener at the Player One Showroom! Come out and join us for some great pinball as we celebrate the Toronto Pinball League’s 25th Anniversary!
Additionally, we are running two Limited Flipper Frenzies: • April 4th at Maple Pinball • April 11th at Bluffs Pinball These tournaments will be limited to 24 players. Please see the ToPL Tournaments page for full details. Register today!
As COVID case numbers have been declining, we are in a position to cautiously resume league activities with certain considerations in place to keep it safe for everyone participating.
Anyone (including hosts) participating in any ToPL activities must be double-vaccinated at a minimum, and must be masked at all times inside the venue. Proof of vaccination status must be confirmed via the QR code and app. Despite Ontario removing COVID precautions, ToPL will continue to require them for the time being, and our COVID policies will be re-evaluated in future as the situation evolves.
We will start by holding league nights at larger venues that are not residences.
For the Season Opener at Player One, all players need to register with Myles (scorekeeper@topl.ca) not later than Friday, April 22rd. Players may pay for membership online via EFT (e-Transfer) to Mike (treasurer@topl.ca) or cash at the event. Paid members from the Winter 2020 Season that was suspended due to the pandemic will have a $10 credit to their next season membership fee.
In order to provide a safe environment and prevent over-crowding, a capacity limit of 24 people will be in place. • If we have 25 or more members, ToPL will run 2 sessions at one location. • The league will accept a maximum of 48 members this season to ensure we have no more than 24 players at a session. • Drop-in players will not be accepted, and once the season has started, new members need to contact Myles by Sunday evening so that he can advise as to which session they are scheduled. Please see ToPL’s COVID Policy for full details.
It’s been a long time that we’ve all had to endure this pandemic. We eagerly look forward to re-connecting with you all for our 25th Anniversary and playing some great competitive pinball!
Big thanks to Jerry Power and Player One for generously hosting ToPL’s Limited Flipper Frenzy on November 29th!
Congratulations to Laura Edward for absolutely dominating the tournament with a 15-3 win/loss record through regular play!
Congratulations to John Zaharatos for winning the playoffs and becoming Tournament Champion!
The playoffs finished up as follows:
1st – John Zaharatos 2nd – Myles Cameron 3rd – David Newman 4th – Eric Machtinger 5th – Laura Edward 6th – Jeff Teolis 7th – Donna Wai 8th – Stephane Raymond
Thanks to Myles for running the tournament and to all players for coming out and making it a fun tournament!
Note: Several days after our tournament, ToPL leadership was alerted to a possible COVID exposure from another league’s event where some players at our tournament had also participated. We can confirm that all contact tracing has been done and the potentially exposed players relayed their negative PCR test results.
We hope you are all doing well and had a great summer!
As we’re kind of overdue for an update about the league, we wanted to reach out about where things are at currently.
All throughout the COVID pandemic, the leadership team have been continuing to evaluate and plan options for our eventual resumption of ToPL league play. Mike, Myles, and I connect regularly to discuss considerations of the continually evolving pandemic situation.
Currently, Ontario is experiencing the onset of a fourth wave brought about by the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. The Delta variant is significantly more transmissible and significantly more virulent than the original strain of the virus – people catch it more easily and more people are hospitalized with more severe symptoms.
While Ontario (and Canada for the most part) is seeing good vaccination rates, the Delta variant is causing an increase in tested case numbers and an increase in hospitalization. Add to this that everyone under the age of 12 has no protection from vaccination at all yet. As colder weather arrives and people spend more time indoors, case counts typically rise.
Unfortunately, we’ve all seen in the news about how Alberta’s reopening too soon and abandonment of safety precautions has created an emergency situation for that province. This is not a situation we would want to risk emulating. ToPL plays at many collections in people’s homes where they and their families live. Many members have kids under the age of 12. Currently, bringing a large group into someone’s home is not a safe or responsible thing to do for the host’s family or the families that we all go home to afterward.
As such, we are currently exploring options for a cautious resumption of some league events when the prognosis of this fourth wave is more clear, hopefully before the end of the year. What will this look like? We will initially start with some tournaments with limited numbers at a public venue. All participants will have to show proof that they have had their 2nd COVID vaccination dose at least 2 weeks before the event, and masks will be worn indoors at all times. Full details will accompany any announcement for an event.
We miss ToPL league events just as much as everyone, and eagerly look forward to getting back to it when it is safe and responsible to do so.
David Newman President – Toronto Pinball League ToPL.ca
