Tournament Information

Metro Girls Summer Blast
Future Prospects Hockey Classic 2003
August 22,23,24, 2003 in Toronto
U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 and U-19 divisions
with three tiers per age group
Also Elite AAA division for NCAA, CIAU and Senior AAA players
Individual, group and team entries

SARS.....what SARS?????????
 
Four game guarantee
Entry fee $545US/team/$695Canadian...NO gate fees
Discounts on hotels, vehicle rental and to Hockey Hall of Fame
Previous teams include teams from California, Colorado, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvannia, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Delaware

Our age groups are based on CHA age groups for the 2003-2004 season
Novice 95-96
Atom 94-93
Peewee 92-91
Bantam 90-89
Midget 88-87-86
Intermediate 85-84-83

Eight teams in each of three tiers per age group.
Travelling teams should confirm by April 1st.
Four local teams and four travelling teams per division.

Each age group has Tier I(AAA,AA), Tier II (A, BB) and Tier III (B and C)
Ideally, eight teams accepted per division, divided into two groups of four.
Teams play three games within their group.
Championship semi-finals are 1st vs 2nd cross-over
Consolation semi-finals are 3rd vs 4th cross-over
Winners in championship semi's advance to championship final
Winners in consolation semi's advance to consolation final

With the four game guarantee, we have always had to move one or two
teams from one tier to another after the second game of the tournament.

All games are held at the same four-rink complex.
The arena has pro-shop, restaurant, snack bar etc.
It is centrally located in Toronto , approx 20 minutes from the airport
and five minutes from the host hotels.
Hotel rooms are approx. $95Canadian per night .four to a room.
Discounts also available on vehicle rental through Budget and to Hockey
Hall of Fame

Standard format for teams travelling a great distance, (ie
Colorado,California etc) is arrival Thursday or Friday.  We can arrange
pre-tournament exhibition game or practice on Thursday evening or
Friday morning.
Tournament games start Friday at 2pm
Teams should play their three round-robin games by Saturday at 4pm.
Semi-finals Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
Finals Sunday between noon and 4pm

Any special scheduling requests can be accommodated.

This year requests for application forms have come from British
Columbia,Alberta, Nova Scotia, Texas, Montana, Florida and Louisiana.
We like to confirm the "travelling teams" by April 1st, so we know how
many local teams to allow.

For more information on this tournament or others in Ontario; contact
Bruce Tennant at 416-579-1560 or hockeytoronto@sympatico.ca

Additional Information

Submitted by:    Bruce Tennant
E-mail address:  hockeytoronto@sympatico.ca
For season:      2002 - 2003
For month:       Aug
City:            Toronto, Ontario
Country:         Canada

Date submitted:  Jun 17, 2003 at 09:18

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