Toronto City Blues Hockey Club

Escape The Blues

Rick Heinz Hockey and Goalie Schools

	Escape The Blues Minor Hockey "A & AA" Tournament February 3 to February 5, 2012 We are inviting your team to apply for our "Escape the Blues" A & AA Tournament to be held from February 3 to February 5, 2012. The tournament will follow all CAHA and GTHL rules and regulations and is open to A & AA level teams. Dates and Location Escape The Blues Tournament runs the weekend of February 3 to February 5, 2012 at Chesswood Arena, Toronto Ontario. All teams will be accepted upon receiving an application with full payment. All games will be played at Chesswood Arenas. Located at: 4000 Chesswood Drive Toronto, Ontario M3J 2B9 Arena Tel.: 416-630-8114 Directions: www.ArenaMaps.com Accommodations The Toronto City Blues are pleased to recommend the Marriot, Toronto Airport and the Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale as the exclusive accommodation providers for the Escape The Blues Tournament. These hotels are offering special rates to tournament participants, discounted parking and food specials for participant families. Please click on the either PDF to download the information.

	Marriott, Toronto Airport

	Holiday Inn
	Fees and Application
	Games - 3 game min, 5 game max Fees - No Gate Fees Minor Atom-Midget - $1100.00 Duration of games are three stop time periods as outlined below: Minor Atom - Peewee: 12 - 12 - 12 Minor Bantam - Midget: 12 - 12 - 15 Tournament Application Form All applications must contain a deposit of $600.00 and a post dated cheque for Jan. 2, 2012 for the balance of $500.00. No refunds will be given after Dec 1, 2011. All funds are in Canadian dollars. Please make cheques payable to: The Toronto City Blues. Tournament schedule
	Registration Requirements
	Teams must posses a CAHA or GTHL Certificate Card for the current season and proof of tournament permission to the Tournament Registrar. Managers are requested to register their teams 45 minutes prior to their first game, and all teams must be ready to play 15 minutes prior to their schedualed game time.
	Tournament Format & Rules
	Format: Top teams in each category will advance to the next round. Tie Breaking Rules In round robin play; points may be awarded per game. Two points for a win, and one point per period. In the event of a tie, a winner will be determined as follows: - Head to head results - the team with the most wins - the highest percentage of goals (based on goals for divided by the sum of goals for and against) - team with least number of penalty minutes - largest spread between goals for and against In the event of a tie during semi-final and Championship Games, Sudden Death overtime periods of 10 minutes will be played. This will continue until a winner is determined.

If you have any questions and concerns, please contact Rick Heinz at 905-854-3435 or rick.heinz@gmail.com.

Permit Number: B09-11-12