A few things to note.
1) Players do NOT need to sign in at any time during the tournament. As far as paperwork is cocerned we only need an approved roster and your association travel permit. Most of you have already sent this out and thank you for that.
2) The tournament office is at Rink A in Belle River(Lakeshore arena).
Some of you will be playing your first game at the WFCU centre. You can pick up your tournament package (coupons for lunch, t-shirts, gatorade,
etc...) at any time so you need not worry about driving out to Belle River before your first game to pick that up. We will have a Belle River representative at the WFCU centre who will answer any questions and take care of any problems that may arise.
3) On Saturday and Sunday mornings I will have Tim Hortons coffee and donuts available for all coaching staff at the tournament office. Please feel free to come in and say hi and have a coffee on us.
4) There is a tournament program for all participants and any family/friends that want one, no charge.
5) The Selects will play a round robin format within your division(3
games) and you will be ranked 1 to 4. The 4th place team in your division will play the 4th place team in the other division and the same goes for the 3rd place teams. The nice thing is that you get to play those games on the big bowl at the WFCU rink. The kids should really enjoy that experience.
The 1st place team in one division will play a semi-final game against the 2nd place team in the other division on Sunday morning. The winning teams will play the final around 12:30 on Sunday.
6) If you are fortunate enough to make it to the championship game on Sunday morning there are a few things to note. Before the game the players will line up on their blue line for the singing of O Canada. After the game the finalists willl receive their trophies. The championship teams will also receive their trophies along with a banner that they can take back to their centre and a championship trophy. The championship trophy remains in Belle River and is basically used for pictures as well as a permanent record of which team won that particular division. Some of these trophies go back many, many years. So after all the festivities I would ask that you bring the trophy back to the tournament office to be used in future years.
6) There is no gate fee for any games.
7) All games are played using the 5 point scoring system(1 point per period and 2 points for the win). Games can end in a tie.
8) The managers will be given the complete set of tournament rules upon check in.
Have fun and we hope you enjoy our tournament.
Ray Holland
Tournament Director