15th Annual Golden Blade Tournament
Sarnia, Ontario

September 14 - 16, 2007

Major Peewee Teams
Team	League
Lambton Jr. Sting	MHAO
Gloucester Rangers	ODMHL
Richmond Hill Stars	ETA
Brantford 99ers	MHAO
Hamilton Reps	MHAO
Huron-Perth Lakers	MHAO
Grey-Bruce Highlanders	SCTA
Chatham-Kent Cyclones	MHAO

Schedule/Results

Tournament Format

4 Game Guarantee

Registration Fees: $750.00 (CDN/US)

Age Categories: Minor Atom (born 1998) to Major Midget (born 1991)

Entry limited to 8 teams in each category

The top 2 teams in each category advance to the finals.
 
Tiebreakers as outlined by the tournament committee will be in effect.

Champions and finalists will receive awards.

CHA Rules Apply (no exceptions). CHA Minimum Suspension list in effect.

Game Format:
Minor Atom to Peewee: 10 - 10 - 15 stop time (flood before each game)

Referees: 2 man system

Tournament website: www.sarniasports.com/GoldenBladeTournament.htm

The HPL PeeWee's played 4 very close games in the Golden Blade Tournament.

Playing without 3 defencemen in their opening game, the team moved out in front of the Gloucester Rangers 3-1 but failed to hold the lead, eventually losing 6-4. In their second game of the day, a hard fought match resulted in a 1-0 HPL win over the Grey Bruce Highlanders.  Day 2 saw the Lakers draw the Richmond Hill Stars for their first match.  Despite early pressure the team was unable to score on their chances eventually falling behind 2-0.  A late 5 on 3 HPL powerplay brought the team to within one.  The team was unable to cash in again, despite a number of good scoring opportunities, and lost 2-1. In their final game of the tournament, the team played the Hamilton Reps. The teams entered the third period tied at 2, with the HPL holding a 13-5 edge in shots. A third period lapse resulted in a 15 - 2 edge in shots for the Reps. Exceptional HPL goaltending kept the final score 2-2.
 
With 1 win, a tie and 2 losses, the team did not make the final.  A very different result could have been possible with more consistent play throughout the tournament. That said, it was a great opportunity for teammates to get to know one-another and to look forward to the team's season opener on September 20th in Stratford.

Jayden Landry (Gowanstown) led all HPL scorers with a goal and 3 assists, Cole Ciccone (Wasaga Beach) and P.J. Conlon (Goderich) had a goal and 2 assists, and Greg Williams (St. Marys) had 2 goals.  Singles went to Ben Kirwin (Embro), Matthew McCracken (Listowel), and Travis Bender (Listowel). Jordan Pache (Exeter) and Mackinley O'Keefe (Goderich) also picked up assists.  Goaltending duties were split between Ben Errington (Auburn) and Joe Metzger (Seaforth), with Errington facing Gloucester and Richmond Hill and Metzger facing Grey Bruce and Hamilton.

22nd Annual Tim Horton’s
Hamilton International Invitational “AAA” Hockey Tournament
Hamilton, Ontario
www.hamreps.ca/timstour.htm
October 5-8, 2007

Participating Teams

DIVISION A	DIVISION B	DIVISION C
HAMILTON REPS	OTTAWA VALLEY TITANS	WELLAND TIGERS
HAMILTON Jr. BULLDOGS	CAMBRIDGE HAWKS	OHIO BLUE JACKETS
ELGIN MIDDLESEX CHIEFS	SYRACUSE STARS	OTTAWA STING
GREATER KINGSTON Jr. FRONTENACS	SUDBURY WOLVES	HURON PERTH LAKERS
ROCHESTER AMERICANS	St. CATHARINES Jr. FALCONS	BRANTFORD 99ers

Schedule

DATE		TIME	ARENA	VISITOR			HOME
FRI	5	5:00 PM	CHED BLUE	HAMILTON Jr. BULLDOGS		VS	HAMILTON REPS
FRI	5	5:50 PM	MOHAWK 4 (2 GREEN)	WELLAND TIGERS		VS	BRANTFORD 99ers
FRI	5	6:20 PM	MOHAWK 4 (1 YELLOW)	St. CATHARINES Jr. FALCONS		VS	CAMBRIDGE HAWKS
SAT	6	8:45 AM	MOHAWK 4 (1 YELLOW)	OHIO BLUE JACKETS		VS	WELLAND TIGERS
SAT	6	9:15 AM	MOUNTAIN	HAMILTON REPS		VS	ROCHESTER AMERICANS
SAT	6	9:15 AM	MOHAWK 4 (2 GREEN)	CAMBRIDGE HAWKS		VS	OTTAWA VALLEY TITANS
SAT	6	9:15 AM	MOHAWK 4 (4 BLUE)	SYRACUSE STARS		VS	SUDBURY WOLVES
SAT	6	10:00 AM	MOHAWK 4 (1 YELLOW)	OTTAWA STING		VS	HURON PERTH LAKERS
SAT	6	10:30 AM	MOHAWK 4 (2 GREEN)	ELGIN MIDDLESEX CHIEFS		VS	HAMILTON Jr. BULLDOGS
SAT	6	1:30 PM	LAWFIELD	GREATER KINGSTON Jr. FRONTENACS		VS	ROCHESTER AMERICANS
SAT	6	2:50 PM	LAWFIELD	SUDBURY WOLVES		VS	St. CATHARINES Jr. FALCONS
SAT	6	5:30 PM	MOHAWK 4 (3 RED)	OTTAWA VALLEY TITANS		VS	SYRACUSE STARS
SAT	6	5:50 PM	MOUNTAIN	HAMILTON REPS		VS	ELGIN MIDDLESEX CHIEFS
SAT	6	5:50 PM	MOHAWK 4 (1 YELLOW)	HAMILTON Jr. BULLDOGS		VS	GREATER KINGSTON Jr. FRONTENACS
SAT	6	6:00 PM	MOHAWK 4 (4 BLUE)	OHIO BLUE JACKETS		VS	HURON PERTH LAKERS
SAT	6	6:20 PM	MOHAWK 4 (2 GREEN)	BRANTFORD 99ers		VS	OTTAWA STING
SUN	7	8:00 AM	PARKDALE	ROCHESTER AMERICANS		VS	HAMILTON Jr. BULLDOGS
SUN	7	8:45 AM	MOHAWK 4 (1 YELLOW)	ELGIN MIDDLESEX CHIEFS		VS	GREATER KINGSTON Jr. FRONTENACS
SUN	7	9:00 AM	LAWFIELD	OTTAWA VALLEY TITANS		VS	St. CATHARINES Jr. FALCONS
SUN	7	9:00 AM	CHED GREEN	WELLAND TIGERS		VS	OTTAWA STING
SUN	7	9:10 AM	MOUNTAIN	SYRACUSE STARS		VS	CAMBRIDGE HAWKS
SUN	7	10:30 AM	SCOTT PARK	HURON PERTH LAKERS		VS	BRANTFORD 99ers
SUN	7	1:00 PM	LAWFIELD	OTTAWA STING		VS	OHIO BLUE JACKETS
SUN	7	1:10 PM	SCOTT PARK	ROCHESTER AMERICANS		VS	ELGIN MIDDLESEX CHIEFS
SUN	7	1:20 PM	PARKDALE	SUDBURY WOLVES		VS	OTTAWA VALLEY TITANS
SUN	7	1:50 PM	MOHAWK 4 (2 GREEN)	GREATER KINGSTON Jr. FRONTENACS		VS	HAMILTON REPS
SUN	7	4:10 PM	LAWFIELD	HURON PERTH LAKERS		VS	WELLAND TIGERS
SUN	7	5:30 PM	LAWFIELD	St. CATHARINES Jr. FALCONS		VS	SYRACUSE STARS
SUN	7	5:40 PM	MOUNTAIN	BRANTFORD 99ers		VS	OHIO BLUE JACKETS
SUN	7	5:50 PM	PARKDALE	CAMBRIDGE HAWKS		VS	SUDBURY WOLVES
MON	8	9:15 AM	CHED GREEN	SEMI FINAL	WILDCARD VS BEST DIV 1st
MON	8	9:15 AM	CHED BLUE	SEMI FINAL	THIRD BEST DIV 1st VS SECOND BEST DIV 1st
MON	8	1:00 PM	CHED BLUE	CHAMPIONSHIP	WINNER GM 89 & WINNER GM 90

Tournament Format

Gate fees: Weekend tournament passes are available to purchase ($20/weekend) or spectators may pay a daily admission fee ($7/day).)

Semi-finals, Finals for advancing teams.

Player & Team Awards.

HOCKEY CANADA/OHF tournament and playing rules will govern all games.

Game lengths (Peewee): 10-10-15.

15 Team Division with 3 Divisions of 5 Teams.

4 Round Robin games guaranteed – each team will play the other 4 teams in their own division once.

3 Division 1^st Place Finishers advance to semi-finals and are ranked 1^st Best Division Winner, 2^nd Best Division Winner, 3^rd Best Division Winner based on points, etc.

1 Wildcard advances to the semi-finals from the 12 remaining teams based on points, etc.

All ties in the Standings will follow the tie-breaking rules.

In one semi-final, the Wildcard (Visitor) will play the team ranked 1^st Best Division Winner (Home). The other semi-final will have the team ranked 3^rd Best Division Winner (Visitor) playing the 2^nd Best Division Winner (Home).

The two semi-final winners advance to the Championship.  Home team is based on best Round Robin record.

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

1.  Prior to a team's first game of the tournament, team managers must report to the tournament officials with cards/rosters, players' and coaching staffs', and must submit a team list of not more than 19 players (20 players for Major Midget teams) eligible to play in the tournament.  All affiliated players (AP's), with proper cards/rosters, must also be declared at this time. Only players whose names appear on these lists will be eligible to compete in the tournament.    Teams may dress a maximum of 19 players (20 players for Major Midget teams)  for a game of which two (2) must be goalkeepers.

2. Team managers must report to the tournament officials at the arena one (1) hour prior to game time.

3. Team managers must report to the tournament officials with the completed game sheet prior to each game.

4. CANADIAN PLAYERS.  Only players signed and approved on Hockey Canada cards/rosters will be eligible to play in the tournament.  Only players that can produce their Hockey Canada cards/rosters to the tournament officials are eligible to play in the tournament.  Note:  Players cards/rosters must be original.  Certified photocopies for affiliated players only.  Canadian teams must provide a travel permit from their particular branch of Hockey Canada that they are registered with.

     AMERICAN PLAYERS.  United States teams must provide a travel permit and validated team roster from the branch of USA Hockey they are registered with.

5. Games starting times must remain flexible in that they may have to be moved forward or back as circumstances dictate.  Please note that teams must be ready to go on the ice up to 15 minutes prior to their scheduled game time.  Failure to comply may result in a 2-minute bench penalty being assessed to the offending team(s).

6. All games will consist of three (3) stoptime periods:

    Minor Atom-Minor Bantam (9-13 yrs), inclusive, 10-10-15

    Game lengths for semi-finals and championship games will be the same as above for the respective age divisions.

    Time outs are not permitted in any games.

7. *Overtime will only be used in the semi-finals and championship games as follows:

    10 minutes sudden victory   - if game still tied at the end of 10 minutes, the buzzer will sound and one player from each team will be removed from the ice.  Play will resume with a face-off at centre ice for 5 minutes, sudden victory. (players in the penalty box will remain there for the duration of their penalty).   If the game is still tied at the end of 5 minutes, the buzzer will sound and a shootout will take place.  Two 5-man teams will line up back-to-back facing the opposing goalie and upon the signal from the referee, the 1^st shooter of each team will begin the shootout simultaneously, tallying the score at the end of the shootout.  If the teams are still tied, rotation resumes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1) with a sudden victory, one-on-one, individual shootout with the player from each team still standing back-to-back and shooting simultaneously.

    *Prior to all semi-finals and championship games, each team must select 5 players plus 3 alternates who would be the shooters in a shootout.  These 5 players plus 3 alternates must be noted on the game sheet prior to the start of the game.

8. In the event of a tie in the Standings, the following tie breaking rules will be used:

    (a) 2 team tie - 1. team with most wins

                             2. if the teams played each other, the winner of that game advances

                             3. highest % when total goals for plus total goals against - divided INTO goals for. (i.e. GF (12) + GA (9) = 21 total. (GF + GA) 21 divided INTO (GF) 12 = 0.5714).  Team with highest % advances.

                             4. fewest goals against

                             5. most goals for

                             6. team with least penalty minutes

                             7. coin toss

     (b) 3 or more teams tied - start with rule (a) 3.

9. Teams should bring two (2) sets of sweaters.  Designated HOME team will wear "white” sweaters.  Designated VISITOR team will wear "dark” sweaters.

10. No one is allowed on the ice until the ice maintenance staff is off and the doors closed.

11.  All games will be played under HOCKEY CANADA/OHF rules and regulations.

12.  Teams will not play with a “red” line during all tournament games.

13.  Body checking is not permitted in the Minor Atom and Atom divisions.

14. Protests must be submitted, in writing, no later than one hour after game finish.

15. All decisions by the Tournament Executive will be final.

16. Teams will be responsible for any damage to dressing rooms and other arena facilities.  Report any damage to a tournament official before using the assigned dressing rooms.  It will be the individual team's responsibility to insure that the dressing room doors are locked.

17.  The tournament accepts no responsibility for loss or theft from dressing rooms.

Tournament website: www.hamreps.ca/timstour.htm

Despite some of their most consistent efforts of the year, the HPL PeeWees returned home Sunday sporting an 0 – 4 record in the Tim Horton’s International Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament.

Game 1 saw the team draw the Ottawa Sting.  The game was competitive from start to finish, with the outcome only determined by a Sting empty net goal in the last minute of play. Both teams traded scoring chances throughout the game, with special teams ending up being the difference. With the game scoreless, the Lakers took some uncharacteristic penalties, facing a lengthy 5 on 3 late in the first period. The Sting scored on the 5 on 3, as well as on the subsequent 5 on 4.  The Lakers pulled to within 1 early in the 2^nd when Ben Kirwin buried home a rebound on the short-side, off assists from Jordan Pache and P.J. Conlon. Game MVP was Joe Metzger for strong play between the pipes.

The Lakers 2^nd game was against the Ohio Blue Jackets.  Unfortunately for the Lakers, Ohio, a team focused almost exclusively on tournament play, had the best player the team had faced all year. The Blue Jackets also played an extremely strong team game, moving the puck quickly and often. Their puck movement caused positional break-downs for the Lakers, often leading to good Blue Jacket scoring opportunities. The game’s final score was 5 – 0. Tyler McNaughton was the Lakers Game MVP, largely as a result of some spirited physical play.

Sunday morning saw the team play league rivals, the Brantford 99’ers. Down a forward due to a suspension, the team juggled lines and went with 5 defencemen. The team got off to a strong start, scoring first on a powerplay when Carter Strachan banged home a rebound off assists from Greg Scott and Austin Chaffe.  The team was then handed 4 penalties within a 3½ minute span.  Brantford was able to capitalize twice and took a 2-1 lead into the 3^rd. They increased their lead to 3-1 when they scored another powerplay goal early in the period.

Showing lots of character, the Lakers fought back to tie the game off 2 more powerplay goals of their own. Strachan scored his 2^nd goal of the game off some good down low effort in front of the net.  Mackinley O’Keefe and Cole Ciccone picked up assists.  The game’s tying goal was off the stick of Iain Donnelly who let a rocket go from the blueline.  Assists were picked up by Conlon and Greg Williams. Unfortunately, sloppy play at their own blueline led directly to Brantford’s go-ahead goal with just over 2 minutes to play. They iced the victory with a late empty net goal. Laker Game MVP went to Carter Strachan who played a solid game both on the blueline and as a forward.

In the team’s last game of the tournament, they fell 5 – 1 to the Welland Tigers. The team again picked up the game’s first goal, this time on the powerplay when Strachan notched his third goal of the tournament, off an assist by McNaughton. The Lakers could not maintain sustained pressure, and allowed Welland to tie the game late in the 1^st, also on the powerplay.

The team entered the 3^rd period down 2-1 and were beginning to pressure the Tigers deep in their own end. Unfortunately, the team gave up a short-handed goal at the 10 minute mark of the period and could not recover, eventually seeing Welland score 2 more goals, both on the powerplay. The Laker MVP was goaltender Ben Errington who absolutely robbed a number of Tiger players throughout the game.

Clearly the players, coaches, parents and siblings were disappointed that success on the ice was not in the cards. Good lessons were learned however including: how competitive the team is when all players commit 100% effort to the game; how important special teams become at this level of play; how important strong positional play, with and without the puck, is to success; how well the players get along as a team; and, how bad the parents are at finding restaurants.

2007-2008 SHANAHAN INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

• Divisions  M. Atom(1998), Atom(1997), M. Peewee(1996) Peewee(1995)
• Games 4 game guarantee with a possible 7 games 
• Length 3X15 minute stop time periods
• Awards Tournament Championship and runner-up trophies & banners 
• Sanctioned for 110 teams

   

Shanahan Tournament Rules 1. All CHA/OHF/GTHL rules in effect. 2. Teams must be prepared to play 20 minutes prior to the published start time. 3. All tournament players, plus any AP's, must be listed on your first game sheet in order to be eligible. AP's can only be used when your affiliated team has been knocked out of the tournament. The only exception to this rule is for goaltenders. 4. It is the responsibility of the home team to change color if sweaters are similar to opponents. 5. A player can register and play for one team only. Maximum of 19 may register and dress for each game. 6. Mercy Rule: If by, or at any time, during the third period one team is ahead 5 goals or more, running time will commence and will not revert back. The mercy rule will not apply in playoff games. 7. Scoring: 2 points for win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss 8. Game Times: There will be one 3-minute warm up prior to the start of each game. After the warm up, referee will blow whistle for each team to shake hands before the start of the game. Each age category will have 3 x 15 minute periods. 9. No time outs will be permitted in round robin games. One-30 second time per team will be permitted in playoff games. 10. Overtime Rules: There will be no overtime during round robin games. In playoffs the following overtime rules will be in effect: 4 on 4 for 5 minute sudden death period, running time, if still tied, 3 on 3 for 5 minute sudden death period, running time, if still tied, 3 man shoot out to determine winner - no one player may shoot twice, if still tied, Sudden death shoot out - same players as in c may shoot, but no one player may shoot twice unless every player had taken a shot. 11. No body contact will be allowed in the Minor Atom and Atom age category. 12. Protests must be filed by the team officials in the Tournament Office within thirty minutes after the end of the game and must be accompanied by a cheque for $250.00. The decision of the Tournament Committee will be final. Protest fee to be returned if the protest is upheld. 13. Advancing to Quarter Finals: The first place teams in each division advance, plus the next best three teams in Minor Atom and Peewee and the next best two teams in Atom and Minor Peewee, based on points. The teams are then seeded 1 through 8 based on their GF avg. The teams will then play as follows: 1 vs. 8; 2 vs. 7; 3 vs. 6; and 4 vs. 5. Note: GF average is calculated as follows: add the goals for and the goals against together and divide the total into the goals for, with the Team having the highest percentage being awarded the highest position. Example: If a team scores 54 goals for and has 9 against, their GF average would be calculated as follows: 54 plus 9 = 63 54 divided by 63 = GF avg 0.8571 14. Advancing to Semi-Finals: Winners of each semi-final move on and are seeded 1 through 4 based on the GF avg earned in their semi-final game. Teams will play as follows: 1 vs. 4 and 3 vs. 2 15. Advancing to the Championship: Winners of each quarter final move into Championship. Team with best GF avg becomes the home team. 16. Tie Breakers: Most Points Head to Head Most Wins GF Average Least Goals Against Least Penalty Minutes Fastest first goal in first game of round robin Most Goals For Most Assists Coin Toss between Head Coaches 17. Admission: $25 for the individual weekend wrist band pass; $12 for the daily individual wrist band pass; Players, Coaching Staff, Seniors and Children under 16 are free. Please send your manager into the registration office before the first game to pick up your five coaching passes. Tournament Committee reserves the right to rule on items not covered above. All decisions will be final.

The Lakers opened the tournament Friday afternoon playing the then unknown Flint Icelanders ’95 Selects. While the game was within reach for the team, 7 Lakers penalties kept flow out of the game. Flint capitalized, scoring 3 power play goals. The lone Lakers goal also came off the power play when Travis Bender knocked home a rebound off a goal mouth scramble. The team’s 2^nd game of the day was against the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, who handed the Lakers a 7-0 defeat. While the score was lop-sided, the team did maintain focus and did not allow themselves to be intimidated by the bigger and faster Canadiens.

Saturday saw the dawning of a new day with all parents and players fresh after a nice hockey tournament hotel night that resulted in no formal eviction notices. Playing their most inspired stretch of hockey so far this year, the team started the day off playing the West Seneca Wings. They kept the Wings hemmed up in their zone for much of the early part of the 1^st period, generated a number of quality scoring chances, and even drew a penalty shot. Special teams however played havoc with the Lakers as they gave up 3 power-play goals and surrendered two more while on power-plays of their own. The final score ended up 7-1. 

The team’s last game of the Tournament was against the St. Catherines Falcons. The team took an early lead when PJ Conlon intercepted a Falcons’ clearing attempt, went in alone and ended the play with a nice deek. The Falcons tied the game up before the end of the period while on their only power play of the game. The Falcons then scored 3 more goals to take a 4-1 lead into the last 8 minutes of the game. Not wanting the tournament to end this way, the Lakers dug deep, scoring 2 goals in the last 4 minutes of the game, almost evening the score in the last minute while on the power play.  Goal scorers were Cole Ciccone and McCracken, with Connor Johnson, Jayden Landry and Ciccone picking up assists.

Although the team returned from the Tournament sporting an 0-4 record they did, however, at times play some of their most complete hockey of the season to date.

40^th Annual Burlington Golden Horseshoe Hockey Tournament
December 27-30, 2007

Tournament Format

Each team is guaranteed 5 games (round-robin with 10-15-15 periods).

At the Peewee level, you can play 7 games to reach the Championship.

All teams are expected to play up to two games each day with only the semi-final and final games on December 30th.

Each team is awarded two points for a win in the round robin, and the games beyond the round robin are played with overtimes for a tie until there is a sudden victory winner.

Group team-standing records will be kept, two points for a win and one point for a tie in the round robin. There will be no overtime in group games.

The division semi-final winners will play for the Tournament Grand Championship (in the finals, the periods are 15-15-15).

Tournament regulations are available for download in pdf format: Horseshoe Regulations 2007.pdf

Tournament website: www.burlingtoneagles.com/tour_shoe.html

For Tournament results, click here.

Burlington Golden Horseshoe Peewee Division
Date	Time	Arena	Home	Visitors
Thu-Dec-27-07	8:00AM	Wave Twin	Hamilton Reps	Mississauga Reps
Thu-Dec-27-07	9:15AM	Wave Twin	NY Rangers	Huron Perth
Thu-Dec-27-07	11:45AM	Mainway A	Guelph	Burlington Eagles
Thu-Dec-27-07	11:45AM	Appleby 1	Chicago Young A	Markham Waxers
Thu-Dec-27-07	11:45AM	Wave Twin	Central Ont	Chicago Blues
Thu-Dec-27-07	12:00PM	Mainway B	Toronto Y Nats	Oshawa
Thu-Dec-27-07	12:00PM	Appleby 2	Brampton	Niagara Falls
Thu-Dec-27-07	1:00PM	Wave Twin	Hamilton Reps	NY Rangers
Thu-Dec-27-07	2:30PM	Wave Twin	Mississauga Reps	Huron Perth
Thu-Dec-27-07	6:15PM	Mainway A	London	North Central
Thu-Dec-27-07	6:15PM	Appleby 1	Markham Waxers	Toronto Y Nats
Thu-Dec-27-07	6:30PM	Mainway B	Oshawa	Guelph
Thu-Dec-27-07	6:30PM	Appleby 2	Niagara Falls	Chicago Young A
Fri-Dec-28-07	8:00AM	Wave Twin	Huron Perth	Central Ont
Fri-Dec-28-07	9:15AM	Mainway A	Brampton	Burlington Eagles
Fri-Dec-28-07	9:15AM	Appleby 1	London	Oshawa
Fri-Dec-28-07	9:15AM	Wave Twin	Chicago Blues	Hamilton Reps
Fri-Dec-28-07	9:30AM	Mainway B	Niagara Falls	Guelph
Fri-Dec-28-07	9:30AM	Appleby 2	Chicago Young A	North Central
Fri-Dec-28-07	11:45AM	Wave Twin	Mississauga Reps	NY Rangers
Fri-Dec-28-07	1:00PM	Wave Twin	Central Ont	Hamilton Reps
Fri-Dec-28-07	2:15PM	Wave Twin	Huron Perth	Chicago Blues
Fri-Dec-28-07	6:15PM	Mainway A	Toronto Y Nats	Niagara Falls
Fri-Dec-28-07	6:15PM	Appleby 1	North Central	Brampton
Fri-Dec-28-07	6:30PM	Mainway B	Burlington Eagles	London
Fri-Dec-28-07	6:30PM	Appleby 2	Guelph	Markham Waxers
Sat-Dec-29-07	8:00AM	Wave Twin	Mississauga Reps	Central Ont
Sat-Dec-29-07	9:15AM	Wave Twin	NY Rangers	Chicago Blues
Sat-Dec-29-07	10:30AM	Mainway A	Guelph	North Central
Sat-Dec-29-07	10:30AM	Appleby 1	Chicago Young A	Oshawa
Sat-Dec-29-07	10:45AM	Mainway B	Toronto Y Nats	Burlington Eagles
Sat-Dec-29-07	10:45AM	Appleby 2	Brampton	Markham Waxers
Sat-Dec-29-07	1:00PM	Wave Twin	London	Niagara Falls
Sat-Dec-29-07	2:15PM	Wave Twin	Chicago Blues	Mississauga Reps
Sat-Dec-29-07	3:30PM	Wave Twin	NY Rangers	Central Ont
Sat-Dec-29-07	5:00PM	Appleby 1	Oshawa	Brampton
Sat-Dec-29-07	6:15PM	Appleby 1	Hamilton Reps	Huron Perth
Sat-Dec-29-07	6:15PM	Mainway A	North Central	Toronto Y Nats
Sat-Dec-29-07	6:30PM	Mainway B	Burlington Eagles	Chicago Young A
Sat-Dec-29-07	6:30PM	Appleby 2	Markham Waxers	London

No recap has been provided for this tournament

59th annual YOUNG CANADA WEEK
March 7th to March 15th, 2008.

REQUIREMENTS:

Any boy/girl born on or after January 1, 1995 is eligible provided he/she has been approved by the team entered.

All teams entered in the tournament MUST be affiliated with the O.H.F., the A.H.A. for all American teams and the OWHA for all girls' teams.

An approved player card, and/or roster sheet, complete with signatures, issued by the above-mentioned governing bodies, MUST be presented at your first game.
 
The tournament is planned to consist of 90 teams in eight divisions, each division determined according to classification.

The tournament will use the Maitland Recreation Complex on Suncoast Drive, as well as the Goderich Memorial Arena on McDonald Street.

DIVISION 1 - All major AAA teams are guaranteed four games. They will play in a four-team round robin format with the top two teams playing for the Championship and the third and fourth place teams playing for the Consolation.

DIVISION 4, 5, 6 and 7 - In the balance of divisions, all teams are guaranteed two games.  A team winning its first game shall continue playing on the Championship side of their division until they are defeated, at which time they are eliminated from the tournament.  A team losing its first game shall move to the Consolation side of their Division and shall continue playing until defeated, at which time they are eliminated from the tournament.

DIVISION 1 Major AAA - Number of Teams: 4 (Huron-Perth Lakers, Grey-Bruce Highlanders, Kitchener Rangers, Cambridge Hawks), to be played Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15.

DIVISION 4 BB, B, Minor A, A.E Group 2 -  Number of teams: 16, to be played Friday March 7, Saturday March 8, Sunday March 9 and Monday March 10.

DIVISION 5 CC, C, A.E Group 3 -  Number of teams: 16, to be played Friday, March 7, Saturday March 8, Sunday March 9, Monday March 10 and Tuesday March 11.

DIVISION 6 DD, D, E, A.E Group 4 & 5 -   Number of teams: 16, to be played Monday March 10, Tuesday March 11, Wednesday March 12, and Thursday March 13.

DIVISION 7 Local League -  Number of teams: 16, to be played Friday, March 7, Saturday March 8,  Monday March 10, Tuesday March 11, Wednesday March 12, and Saturday March 15.

DIVISION 8 (Girls)  - All teams are guaranteed three games.  The teams are divided into two divisions of four.  The two top teams from each division will advance to the semi finals.  First place A division plays second place B division, and first place B division plays second place A division.  The winning teams of the semi final games will play for the Championship, and the losing teams will play for the Consolation.

DIVISION 8 C (Girls) -   Number of teams: 8, to be played Friday March 7, Saturday March 8 and Sunday March 9.

Each Division Champion shall receive an arena banner and individual Gold medals; Runner up teams and Consolation winners receive an arena banner and Silver and Bronze medals. All teams receive tournament pins.

Each team on the days of their games (other than opening night), is invited to a full hot meal that is served in the grandstand at the Memorial Arena.  Tickets will be given out in the Administration Office.

TOURNAMENT RULES

THE ONTARIO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION AND ONTARIO WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION SANCTION THIS TOURNAMENT.

IN ADDITION TO THE O.M.H.A. / O.W.H.A. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS, THE FOLLOWING RULES SHALL APPLY:

EACH TEAM WILL COMPLETE AN O.M.H.A. or O.W.H.A TOURNAMENT SIGNATURE SHEET BEFORE THEIR FIRST GAME. EACH PLAYER WILL SIGN HIS/HER NAME OPPOSITE THEIR NAME AND EACH SIGNATURE SHOULD RESEMBLE THE SIGNATURE ON THE PLAYERS CARD. THESE SIGNATURES WILL BE CHECKED.

ANY PLAYER, OR TEAM OFFICIAL WITHOUT AN APPROVED CARD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT.


SUSPENSIONS:

OMHA MINIMUM SUSPENSION LIST WILL APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:

ANY PLAYER OR TEAM OFFICIAL RECEIVING A FIGHTING PENALTY OR GROSS MISCONDUCT IN THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM FURTHER TOURNAMENT GAMES. ANY PLAYER OR TEAM OFFICIAL RECEIVING A GAME MISCONDUCT IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF PLAYING TIME INCLUDING OVERTIME WHERE IT APPLIES WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THEIR NEXT TOURNAMENT GAME.

EACH GAME WILL CONSIST OF TWO TEN (10) MINUTE STOP TIME PERIODS AND ONE FIFTEEN (15) STOP TIME PERIOD. IF THERE IS A FIVE (5)-GOAL DIFFERENTIAL ANYTIME AFTER THE START OF THE THIRD PERIOD, THEN THE PERIOD OR REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WILL BE STRAIGHT TIME.

POINT SYSTEM:

THE 5 POINT SYSTEM WILL BE USED FOR THE ROUND ROBIN GAMES. EACH PERIOD WILL BE WORTH 1 POINT. IF A PERIOD ENDS IN A TIE, THEN EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1/2 A POINT. THE WINNER OF THE GAME WILL RECEIVE 2 POINTS. IF A GAME ENDS IN A TIE, THEN EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 POINT.


OVERTIME:

THERE WILL BE NO OVERTIME IN THE AAA, AA, A, GIRLS C, DIVISION ROUND-ROBIN GAMES.

FOR THE B, C, D AND LL DIVISIONS, IF THE SCORE AT THE END OF REGULATION TIME IS TIED, THEN THERE WILL BE A FIVE (5) MINUTE STOP TIME, SUDDEN-VICTORY PERIOD. EACH TEAM WILL PLAY 4 ON 4. IF AT THE END OF THE 5-MINUTE PERIOD THE SCORE IS STILL TIED, THEN THERE WILL BE A SUDDEN VICTORY SHOOT-OUT. EACH TEAM WILL MARK THEIR FIRST 3 SHOOTERS ON THE GAME SHEET PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GAME. ONE PLAYER WILL SHOOT AT ONE TIME. IF A PLAYER LISTED TO SHOOT IS IN THE PENALTY BOX AT THE COMPLETION OF THE 5 MINUTE OVERTIME, HE/SHE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SHOOT IN THE SHOOT-OUT.

OVERTIME FOR ALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND CONSOLATION FINALS:

IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATION TIME, TEAMS WILL PLAY TEN (10) MINUTE STOP TIME, SUDDEN-VICTORY OVERTIME PERIODS UNTIL A WINNER HAS BEEN DECIDED. THE OVERTIME IN THE FINALS WILL BE PLAYED 5 ON 5.

TIME-OUTS:

EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED 1 – 30 SECOND TIME-OUT PER GAME.



Tournament website: http://www.youngcanadaweek.com/

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