Escape The Blues Minor Hockey "AA" Tournament
2008 Tournament Winners
The 2008 Escape the Blues Tournament was a great success enjoyed by all teams, coaches and parents.
Special Congratulations to the division winners listed below:
Minor Atom: Scarborough Bruins
Atom: Markham Waxers
Minor Pee Wee: Humber Valley Sharks
Pee Wee: Toronto Eagles
Minor Bantam: Toronto City Blues
Bantam: Humber Valley Sharks
Midgets: Toronto City Blues
Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2009
We are inviting your team to apply for our "Escape the Blues" AA Tournament to be held from Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2009. The tournament will follow all CAHA and GTHL rules and regulations and is open to AA level teams.
Dates & Location
Escape The Blues Tournament runs the weekend of Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2009 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
Duration of games are three stop time periods as outlined below:
Minor Atom to Peewee 12 - 12 - 12
Minor Bantam to Midget 12 - 12 - 15
Accommodations
The Toronto City Blues are pleased to recommend the Marriot, Toronto Airport & the Delta, Toronto Airportas the preferred accommodation providers for the Escape The Blues Tournament. The both Hotels are extending special rates to tournament participants, please download the Escape The Blues PDF for details.
Fees & Application
| Games: | 3 Games min. - 5 Games max. |
| Fees: | No Gate Fees |
| Minor Atom to Midget: | $975.00 |
Tournament Application Form
All applications must contain a deposit of $500.00 and a post dated check for Jan. 2, 2009 for the balance of $475.00. No refunds will be given after Dec 15, 2007. All funds are in Canadian dollars. Please make cheques payable to: The Toronto City Blues.
Tournament Schedule - coming soon -
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.
Tournament Contacts
Please feel free to contact our tournament directors for further information, questions or comments.
