Registration, Parking, Locations:

 

• Registration begins at 8:15am. ALL TEAM MEMBERS are required to register before their games beg in  by signing the tournament waiver. CHECK-IN: 8:15 am at Pancho and Lefty's, 11120 Grand Ave. Get a grab-and-go Burrito and OJ! 

• COME EXTRA EARLY TO HELP SET-UP/SHOVEL

• Parking will be available on Grand Ave. (main st.) and limited spots on Lake Ave. Parking lakeside is limited, but all spots on Grand Ave. (Grand Lake's main st.) are walkable to the rinks.

• All rinks will be located straight out from the public beach in Grand Lake, directly behind Pancho's, and walkable from parking spots on Grand Ave.

• Public Restrooms Available may not be not easy access on Skates So bring Blade Covers

• ALL ALCOHOL MUST STAY ON THE ICE AT ALL TIMES.  Must be 21 years of age to drink alcoholic beverages. 

• No Smoking or Vaping....Anything. This is a youth event, Just don't. 

• EMTs WILL NOT be on hand during tournament play. The local EMTs have been notified the tournament is taking place.

• There may or may not be a warming tent (more info on this to come). In either event, There are many local cafes and other restaurants in town are easily walkable from the lake, and they are all warm and cozy. But do keep in mind- this is outdoor pond hockey in the Rockies in February, be prepared for the cold and snow. 

• It may be Snowing Sunday, Hockey Gear is not WaterProof. Ponder how you will keep your Child Warm and Dry for the whole day. Maybe a Water Proof Layer Under their Jersey? A Poncho? Large Ski Coat to fit over hockey gear? A tent or Canopy? Hats and Gloves under Gear? Warm Ski Gloves Between Games? Let us know if you have any ideas! 

• Personal portable warming fires are allowed. However, be mindful of where you located it. We wouldn't want you to melt through the lake! Feel free to bring a Shelter, or Shanty to keep warm and dry in. 

• Drink plenty of water and be sure to stay hydrated. The altitude makes a big difference to while undergoing physical effort, such as hockey.

• Teams will have rink side benches to change in and out of skates/pads. Movement between rinks on skates will be possible but may be a little snowy/crusty, snow is difficult to walk in wearing ice skates.

• There will not be hockey gear available at the tournament.

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Tournament Format and Rules:

• Please review all rules with each player on your team:

• 3-on-3

• The team must wear matching jerseys or jerseys of similar color

• All games are self-started at center ice. Teams will switch goals after the first half. Team captains will rock/paper/scissor shoot (best 2/3) at center ice to determine who starts with possession. Possession at the start of 2nd period goes to the other team.

• After a goal is scored, the team who was scored on starts with the puck behind their goal, and the other team must retreat behind center ice. If the puck leaves the playing surface and goes out of bounds, the team who touched puck last loses possession, and play restarts at point puck left the surface, with 2 stick-length restart buffer. 

• Two 15 minute periods.           

• Full Hockey Gear is REQUIRED. 

• Each team is guaranteed 3 games.

• The Schedule is tight. Teams need to check it AT their rink ready to take the Ice 5 minutes before each game.

• 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie.

• The top two teams in each division will play in a championship game Championship teams will receive prize packages.

• If there is a tie for getting into the championship game, the first tiebreaker is head to head matchups (if there are two teams tied), and the next tiebreaker (or if there are 3 teams tied) is AGGREGATE GOALS SCORED over all three games. So no neutral zone trapping á la Jacque Lemaire. If teams are still tied after the second tiebreaker, they will take shots from center ice-- best out of 3 wins. 

• Goals are scored in two 12" wide, 6" high slots at the ends of a 6' wide wooden goal. 

• Changes on the fly.

• There is no off-sides or icing calls

• No referees. Parents, please help with this. If you get tripped, get up. If you trip/hook/hold/slash someone, don't be a Jerk, be honest and give them back possession. 

• No checking is allowed. Such action will result in a major penalty and ejection of a player.

• No slap shots. No pucks above the waste. If a team does either, it is a loss of possessions. 2 stink-length restart buffer from the spot of the infraction. 

• Goaltending is not allowed. A player may not patrol, camp out or remain stationary in the crease area and act as a goaltender. A defender may deflect the puck in the crease area, but the defender must do so while continuing to move through the crease area. The crease area is defined as an imaginary box extending four feet from the outside corners of the goal. No laying any part of the body on the ice to defend a goal. A goaltending infraction is an automatic goal scored for the opposing team. 

• Any major penalty, which includes any action that could possibly injure a player, will result in the player being ejected from the tournament. The team that received the ejection will play the remainder of the game short-handed (2 v 3) and the ejected player will not be allowed back into the tournament. All remaining games may be played (3 v 3). The off-ice scorekeeper will determine major penalties.

• The time/scorekeeper has final say over any disputes. They are Volunteers. They are NOT a referee, they are a volunteer scorekeeper who does the best they can to monitor gameplay. So give'em a break eh! Be Nice or you will be asked to leave. Abuse of scorekeepers will be considered a major penalty. This includes yelling, arguing or swearing about calls and/or at scorekeepers.

• Time/scorekeeper will yell out the time remaining at  2min, and 30sec. And announce the score after each goal scored. Team captain from each team must sign the scorecard after each game.

• Team captains are the only players to discuss disputes with the head scorekeeper.

• ICE CONDITIONS WILL BE VARIABLE. This is not arena hockey with a Zamboni, so please be extra aware of ice conditions while skating. There may be bumps and cracks in the ice.

• If it is snowing on game day, teams will be responsible for shoveling the rink before/during games.

• Each rink will be resurfaced periodically throughout the day using ParadICE Rinks Ice Resurfacers!

• Handshakes after each game and help shovel the rink.

 

 

 

This entire tournament, including building and maintaining the ponds, is being put on entirely by volunteers, so please be cognizant of that. Parents may be asked to score/time keep for other games throughout the day, if you are able to, please volunteer.

 

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