8 Teams · 1 Day · 3-Game Guarantee · Sunday, December 27 · SLS Centre, Cochrane
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For team managers and coaches

Manager
resources

Everything your bench needs for a smooth day, from what to send before the tournament to what happens after the final buzzer.

Register your team

$1,600 entry · spots fill first come, first served

Sanctioned event

Hockey Calgary #26-900371

Hockey Canada and Hockey Calgary rules apply unless noted below.

Verify our sanction on the Hockey Calgary website

Your game plan

01

Before the tournament

  • Register your team. Entry is $1,600, and spots fill first come, first served
  • When you receive your acceptance letter, e-transfer the $1,600 entry fee to u112blue@gmail.com
  • Send your official team roster to u112blue@gmail.com
  • Get your travel permit: complete the "Play in a Tournament" form in your Hockey Calgary Team Manager account
  • Tell us your home and away jersey colours
  • Share the schedule and SLS Centre page with your families

02

Game day check-in

  • Check in at the welcome table in the arena lobby 60 minutes before your first game
  • Bring your official team roster and travel permit. Cochrane is outside Calgary, so every team needs one
  • Pick up your dressing room assignments and the day's contact list

03

Between games

  • Confirm your score on the game sheet before leaving the bench
  • Coaches choose the MVP and Heart & Hustle players after every game
  • Leave dressing rooms clean and clear for the next team
  • Watch the live standings for the finals

Tournament
rules

Hockey Canada and Hockey Calgary playing rules apply. These are the tournament-specific details your bench needs to know.

Full rules PDF: coming soon

Format

Two pools of four. Every team plays two round robin games in its pool, then one playoff game: 1st vs 2nd for gold and silver, 3rd vs 4th for bronze. See the full schedule.

Ice time

Round robin games get 60-minute ice slots and medal games get 75-minute slots, with a 15-minute flood after every game.

Points

Win 2 · Tie 1 · Loss 0

Tiebreakers

Two teams tied: head-to-head result. Three or more teams tied: 1. Most wins · 2. Goal differential (maximum +5 per game) · 3. Fewest goals against · 4. Most goals for · 5. Coin toss

Tied finals

5-minute sudden-death overtime, 4-on-4. If still tied, a 3-player shootout, then sudden-death shootout until there's a winner.

Mercy rule

If a team leads by 5 or more goals in the third period, the clock switches to run time.

Awards

Gold, silver and bronze medals, plus MVP and Heart & Hustle awards every game, chosen by the coaches

Who to call

Before game day

Tournament committee

u112blue@gmail.com

On game day

Welcome table

Find us in the arena lobby all day

The venue

SLS Centre

403-932-1635

Questions from your bench?

We're hockey parents too. Reach out any time before December 27.

Email the committee