Purpose & scope

An independent journal,
with no league behind it.

A clear account of the purpose, independence, and reading boundaries of MJHL / the hockey notebook.

The purpose

The journal explores the practice of watching hockey and making a readable observation note. It attends to the sequence, the viewpoint, and the difference between seeing a movement and explaining why it happened.

The overview introduces the subject; the guide gives the reading a practical structure. Use the pages as prompts for your own notes rather than as a report about a real person, organization, product, or outcome.

An independent resource

An independent hockey reading resource. Not a league, team, governing body, news service, or ticket provider. No real fixtures, scores, players, or standings are presented.

The domain identifies this editorial resource. No professional biography, customer relationship, institutional endorsement, or affiliation with a real organization is presented.

What the examples mean

The rink, movement lines, and watching note are original conceptual examples. They do not reproduce a real game, identify a team, or imply affiliation with an organization that may use similar initials.

The site supplies no fixtures, standings, scores, player assessments, official rules, tickets, league services, or coaching program. No sporting result or improvement is promised.

How to use the pages

Start with a question that matches what you want to understand. Follow the internal guide, keep the context of your own situation visible, and leave an unknown marked as an unknown.

There is no account, form, upload, comment area, or booking flow. Nothing needs to be sent to this website, and the site does not evaluate the notes you make.

Read the practical guide →