Hey folks!

The scores are up on the PAPA Site from Monday at The Pint!  Looks like a good race starting in the Most Improved category!

Next Monday is the Family Day holiday, so we don’t have regular league pinball, however, for those looking for their pinball fix, come out for the ToPL Family Day Flipper Frenzy on Monday evening at Maple Pinball in Mississauga!

Flipper Frenzies have become very popular over the last 2 years, and if you haven’t tried one yet, Monday’s your chance!  We hope you all can make it out, and please register ASAP so we can plan for food!  Check here for details and how to register.

The next ToPL league night is February 24th at Bluffs!

Thanks and have a great week!

Thanks to Mike for hosting last night!  The results are up on the PAPA Site!

Reminder:  The ToPL Family Day Flipper Frenzy is on Monday, February 17th.
UPDATE:  The time of the tournament has been changed to 7:30 pm!

Please check the ToPL Tournaments page for complete details and registration information.  Please register early if you are planning to attend!

Looking forward to seeing everyone downtown next week at The Pint!

Myles

Thanks for Shane and Doug for hosting us, hope everyone enjoyed the new venue!  We had a record turnout of 42 people last night!

Thanks to Jim for hosting this week!  The scores are up on the PAPA Site.

Congratulations to ToPL’s own Laura Edwards for finishing 2nd place in the Ontario Women’s Provincial Championship this weekend!

Congratulations also to ToPL’s John Zaharatos, John Flitton, Donna Wai, and Myles Cameron for making the Playoffs!  Well done!

Next week we are playing at a new location – Maple Pinball!  We hope you can all make it out!  Have a great week!

Myles

Thanks to Kim for hosting this week and to everyone who came out. It was another big turnout with 37 players!  Awesome!

The scores are up on the PAPA site.

Congratulations to ToPL’s Laura Edwards for finishing 13th out of 65 competitors at the Women’s Tournament at INDISC!

We’re at Jim’s next week!  We hope everyone has a great week, and good luck to everyone who is playing in this Saturday’s Ontario Provincial Championship!

Myles

Thanks to Nick for hosting the ToPL Season Opener this week!

Welcome to four new members; Dale, Brian, Pablo, and Mike!  We hope you all had a great time, and look forward to seeing you throughout the season!

The scores are up on the PAPA site! There was a little hiccup in the PAPA system earlier today, but we’ve got it all sorted out!

We look forward to seeing everyone out at Kim’s next week!  Have a great week!

Thanks to all our members for coming out to make the ToPL Fall Playoffs a fantastic evening of competitive pinball, and a great finish to our season!

Big thanks to Jerry Power and Player 1 for hosting our Playoffs and providing such a fantastic venue (and pizza!) for us!  As our league’s Platinum Sponsor, Jerry and Player 1 very generously donated their host fees back to the league to help fund trophies, medals, and other league expenses!  Your support is very appreciated!

Congratulations to our two Season Champions, John Flitton and John Zaharatos for winning the Fall Season in a tie!  Impressive!

Congratulations to Ryan Matheson on winning both the Handicapped Season Champion and the Most Improved Player!  Well done, sir!

And to close out the season, Congratulations to Charles Blaquière, our 2019 Fall Playoffs Champion!  Outstanding!

Congratulations to our A Division Finalists!

1st – Charles Blaquière
2nd – John Flitton
3rd – Mike Cuzzupe
4th – John Zaharatos

Congratulations to our B Division Finalists!

1st – Adam Hollander
2nd – Kirk Hutton
3rd – Brian Sauvé
4th – Joe Bauman

Final results:

Thanks to Chris Bardon for running the tournament software for playoffs last night!  Thanks also to Luch, Myles, Jason, Jenny, and Jim for coming early to help set up the pins for our Playoffs!

Thank you to all our members for making the Toronto Pinball League  a terrific league to play fun, friendly competitive pinball!  On behalf of Myles, Luch, and myself, thank you all for being a part of ToPL!  Merry Christmas and we wish you all the best for the New Year!

The new ToPL Season commences on January 6th, 2020!  Stay tuned for details!

David Newman
President – Toronto Pinball League
topl.ca

Well, this is a first.  I’ve been playing in TOPL for 11 years now, and scorekeeping for 5, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a season tied (as you can see on the PAPA site).  In the simplest terms, with everything down to the wire, John won the season!  After some consultation, we decided that for the purposes of the TOPL records, we’d let the tie stand, so there’ll be a special “JRF John Flitton/JAZ John Zaharatos” plaque on there for all eternity.  If, in five years, someone asks why there’s a plaque with two names on it-this is the reason.  It’ll be a little like lifetime high score standings-back when we had those-had two players with half a high score on them.  John Z has graciously offered to let John F take the top spot for the WPPR submission, but in the end this can go down as the first recorded tied season in topl history (until proven otherwise).  Congratulations to both Johns!

Besides the season championship, Ryan Matheson won the handicap award with a pretty sizeable lead, and Ryan also takes home the Most Improved trophy with an impressive 27% jump over past performance.  Congrats Ryan!

Also, you’ll be receiving voting information for the TOPL elections in the next day or so from Jim, our election CRO (Chief Returning Officer).  Thanks to Jim for taking this on, and thanks to David Newman, Chris Draper, Mike Luciani, Ryan Matheson, and Myles Cameron for stepping up to run for an SLO position.  This league exists because of our hosts, and our members, but what brings those two things together is our leadership team.  Everyone who takes on an SLO position is working for free, and doing so to make sure we can have fun playing competitive pinball every week.

Next week is our playoffs at the Player One showroom, so thanks in advance to Jerry for opening up for us.  Remember, there’s still time to buy a new pin before Christmas.  Have a great week everyone!

Thanks to Luch for hosting this week!  With one more week to go, things are really close for the season lead, as you can see by the scores here.  John Z is just 2 points ahead of JRF, so scores next week could determine who wins the season. 

Also, just a reminder that if anyone is interested in one of the exec positions for TOPL, now is the time to speak up.  Luch, Newman and I are all happy to continue on, but if anyone else wants to take a stab at running this circus as President, Scorekeeper, or Treasurer, send an email to topl@groups.io and let everyone know.  The deadline to declare your candidacy is Tuesday Dec 10 at 11:59 pm. 

In case you missed the calendar update, Andy wasn’t able to host next week, so I’m taking over.  It’s been a while since I’ve hosted, but many of the same games are still here.  See everyone next Monday!

Hello ToPL!

As you may or may not know, every two years, the league holds elections for the three leadership positions. It has been two years since our last elections, so the time is at hand!

For those new to the league, the current leadership is:

Treasurer – Mike Luciani

Score Keeper – Chris Bardon

President – David Newman

The league rules provide members the opportunity to run for a particular position and volunteer their time and effort to make the league better for everyone.

Mike, Chris, and myself are interested in and happy to continue in these leadership positions, volunteering our time for the league. If anyone would like to volunteer their time and effort for any of these positions, we will schedule an election for the specific position.

Full details on ToPL leadership elections and eligibility can be found in the ToPL Rules, (Section 1.2 & 1.3)

In order to be considered for a position, the member would need to submit their application via the ToPL Groups email, stating which position they would be interested in volunteering for. This open nomination is available until December 10th (11:59 pm EST). If multiple members are vying for particular position, voting will be held from December 11th until December 15th, 2019.

If you have any questions, please let us know.