2026 Winter Season

Information:

Season: January 3, 2026 to May 4, 2026 (at the latest), includes regular season and playoffs. 10 – 16 matches per team depending on the number of teams in the league/division.

Venues:

 

Schedule: All matches are 2 hours in length, starting at one of the following times (some dates/times may be added or dropped depending on demand and venue requirements):

  • Mondays 6pm, 8pm
  • Thursdays 6pm, 8pm
  • Saturdays 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm (or may be shifted 1 hour earlier)
  • Sundays 12pm, 2pm, 4pm (or may be shifted 1 hour earlier)
  • Teams play approximately 1 match per week on one of the days/times listed
  • Playing dates/times are not fixed – teams generally will NOT play on the same day/time each week.
  • Full schedule will be published approximately 1 week before the season starts.
 

Divisions: Mixed Doubles AND Gender Doubles

  • Each player can play on one team in each of mixed and gender doubles. The MPL will do it’s best to not schedule a player to play in both at the same time. However, there may be cases where the player plays one mixed and one gender match in one day.
  • Players only in one of mixed and gender doubles can spare in the other.
  • Divisions will be formed based on team DUPR rating (average of all roster players).
  • The league may also rebalance divisions based on results part way through the season or at playoff time.
 

Format: 4 players per team in each match – up to 6 players on the roster to allow for alternates

  • Gender divisions – 6 doubles games per player per match – 2 games with each partner.
  • Mixed divisions MUST be 2 female and 2 male playing in each match, 6 doubles games per player per match – 4 mixed games and 2 gender games – each player will play with the same partner for all 4 mixed games (against 2 pairs of different opponents for 2 games each)
  • See the scoresheets for details on how partners and opponents are created for each match.
  • Click here for detailed rules
 

Significant Rules to Note:

  • All players must be members of Pickleball Canada (PCO), Pickleball Manitoba (PMI) (or other provincial/territorial membership body) and the MPL. Memberships are on an annual basis (January to December) and current membership fees are PCO $10, PMI $10 and MPL $0 (no additional player fee over the league team entry fee). If you’re not already a member, please don’t register for PCO/PMI/MPL until your team is confirmed to have a division to play in (these fees are non-refundable). Click here for PCO/PMI/MPL Individual Registration (or access through your PCO account).
  • Spares are allowed to play in two matches before being required to register (but must complete a paper waiver to do so). Prior to the third time playing a league match, the spare must register with PCO, PMI and the MPL.
  • All players must join the DUPR MPL club during the team registration period. Click here for the DUPR MPL Club (or search through dupr.com). There is no cost to do so – you do NOT need the DUPR+ membership they will try to sell you when you create your DUPR account.
  • All game results will be entered into DUPR.
 

Team Entry Fee: $800 – $1100 (tax included) for the season, which includes regular season and playoffs (13 – 16 week season). Exact amount will be determined based on the schedule required for the number of teams in the division and will be communicated/due shortly after registration closes.

*** Registration Deadline: December 14th, 2025 ***

Registered Teams and League Spares:

All teams and league spares will be published here as they register (player names only, email/phone number will NOT be listed).

Women’s Teams and Spares (DUPR ID):
– Dinking Divas – Bobbi Milberg, Kelleigh Coombs, Davilyn Cairns, Sarah Gilchrist, Kathleen McNamara
– Hailey’s Comets – Hailey Kupiak, Manivone Morrison, Lauren Kushner, Jeanette Clark, Susan Leverick
– Pickled Tink – Danielle Fontaine, Jen McRae, Kristin Storie, Melanie Gregg, Kristen Asmundson, Heather Kattenfeld
– Rally Chicks – Shandis Price Maykut, Daria Orloff, Victoria Loewen, Lori Peters, Kim Wallace
– Sass ‘n Smash – Cathy Boucher, Carolyn Kornelsen, Ginette Lafreniere, Liz Barker, Heidi Toews
– Smash Squad – Claire Gumieny, Jacynth Lagace, Rhonda Dagg, Krista Edkins
– The Dainty Dinkers – Lisa Poetker, Kim Ezzard, Kim Bell, Louise Vermette, Catherine Gregoire

Jackie Bend (X2OOGR)
Jackie Jacobsen (3OYVL2)
Karen Schellenberg (5922VP)
Leanne Lotecki (JZPK44)

Men’s Teams and Spares (DUPR ID):

Chad Tritthart (ME0GEV)
Sean Bend (KXN777)
Nagappan Letchumanan (NYM4V7)

Mixed Teams and Spares (DUPR ID):
– Average Joes – Natalie Aitken, Dan Aitken, Evelyne Grenier, Alex Grenier
– Big Dink Energy – Jenna Tritthart, Chad Tritthart, Jackie Bend, Sean Bend
– Classic Vlasic – Lisa Poetker, Henry Poetker, Catherine Gregoire, Pat Simard, Dor Gonzales, Jeff Logan, Jerry Pao, Jean Concepcion
– Dill With It – Diane Dalkie, Paul Dalkie, Teresa Wall, Mike Wall, Anna Brunetta, Rick Schwartz
– East Side Picklers – Chris Tauber, Daryl Didyk, Nancy Smith, Toni Kabaluk
– Happy Paddlers – Adeline Richardson, Doris Maynard-Connor, Glen Richardson, Barry Connor, Hailey Kupiak, Zach McKie
– Imported Pickles – Matthew Greenspan, Pannipa Dentongtang, James Rea, Minying Yao
– Lucky Dinks – Julio Acuna, Cathy Boucher, Heidi Toews, Brent La Rose
– Smash & Dash – Shandis Price Maykut, Marty Maykut, Daria Orloff, Kelly Orloff, Jessica Erb, Conrad Erb
– Volley Llamas – Adam Trimble , Julie Biluk, Allan Morrison, Larissa Maslechko, Marc Morissette, Aura Morissette

Jackie Jacobsen (3OYVL2)
Karen Schellenberg (5922VP)
Leanne Lotecki (JZPK44)
Nagappan Letchumanan (NYM4V7)

Free Agents / Partial Teams:

Individual players looking for a team and partial teams looking for additional players will be published here (player names only, email/phone number will NOT be listed). If you’d like to play but don’t have a full team then please register! Hopefully there will be others in your situation and/or teams looking for players. The league will exchange your contact information with each other when requested.

Women (DUPR ID – divisions):
Brina Clowater (OZP06E – women’s)

Men (DUPR ID – divisions):
Matt Couch (MYQP9D – men’s and mixed)
John Huynh (7J9OX5 – men’s and mixed)
Javier Hofman (L5JQ7J – men’s and mixed)

Registration (Full/Partial Team, Free Agents and Spares):

For full team registrations, player 1 is the Team Captain and registers the entire team. Players 5 and 6 are optional (only 4 play at any given time, click here to see the league rules for details).

League spares / individual free agents / partial team registrations will have your name(s) listed in the sections above. Leave the team name blank in this case. If a team forms out of the individuals/partial team then the captain needs to resubmit a full team registration form.

If player 2 through 6 names are entered then DUPR ID and Email are mandatory.