Tournament Operations Guidelines
Approved February 17, 1999

 
 

Terrace Minor Hockey will host annual Tournaments in the Initiation, Novice, Atom, Peewee House, Bantam House and Bantam Rep Divisions. These Tournaments will be scheduled in June and booked as Special Events with the City.

Each Division will appoint a Tournament Chair and a Committee a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the Tournament date to organize their Tournament. The TMH Tournament Director will provide procedures for the Committee and act as an advisor, but should not become directly involved in Tournament organization.

The TMH Secretary will ensure that Tournament Sanctions applications are made to BCAHA 6 weeks prior to the Tournament date. In accordance with BCAHA Policies, Tournament Sanctions applied for less than 30 days prior to the Tournament will be refused, and the Tournament will not be allowed to proceed. In addition, Terrace Minor Hockey would be liable for a penalty assessment from BCAHA. The Tournament Sanction must be posted in a conspicuous location in the Arena.
 

The TMH Ice Coordinator will schedule the available ice times, and assist the Committee with game scheduling. The Ice Coordinator must be notified of any ice time not required so that other Divisions may make use of the time. A Tournament Schedule must be provided to the City to allow ice flood schedules.
  The Referee Assignor will assign on-ice officials in conjunction with the Referee-in-Chief or senior officials, according to the Tournament Schedule The Referee Assignor will provide a list of Referees and Linesman to the BCHA District Referees Committee Member for his approval at least 2 weeks prior to the Tournament. Any last minute game schedule changes must communicated to the Referee Assignor.
  Tournament fees for visiting teams are set annually be the Executive, and are used to offset the cost of ice rental and referees.

Each Tournament Committee must prepare a budget for their Tournament. Terrace Minor Hockey will provide financial support for each Tournament, calculated at $12.50 per player. Tournament expenses over this amount must be raised by the Tournament Committee. Any extraordinary tournament fund-raising activities proposed by the Committee must be approved by the Executive to avoid conflict with other TMH fund-raising activities.

All bills from the Tournament must be collected by the Tournament Chair and submitted to the TMH Treasurer for payment, along with a Tournament Financial Statement within 7 days of the end of the Tournament.
 

The Tournament Rules Committee will consist of the Tournament Chair, the TMH Referee-in-Chief , or delegate, and an experienced impartial member of the Association. A Coach or other team official participating in the Tournament should not be a member of the Rules Committee.

The Rules Committee will prepare Tournament Rules for inclusion in the Tournament Program, and to be posted in the Arena. These will be standardized by the Skeena Valley League annually, but can be modified with the agreement of the TMH Executive.

The Rules Committee is responsible for hearing complaints, for administering discipline in accordance with the Tournament Rules, and to resolve protests. The only protests that the Rules Committee can address are those dealing with Tournament organization and Tournament Rules, or decisions or conduct of an off-ice Official. In accordance with CHA Rules, a referee’s call cannot be subject to protest.

The Rules Committee will ensure that all players participating in the Tournament are eligible. Tournaments are sanctioned as a Recreational Tournament, as a CHA Carded Tournament, or as a Jamboree. CHA carded players may not participate in a Tournament on a House (non-carded) team. House players may not participate on a Rep Team. Over-age players may play on a House Team, if approved in advance by the Tournament Chair, and if their play does not incur unacceptable risk management. Over-age players may not play on a Rep Team in a Tournament. All players must be registered with the Association sending the participating team.

All sanction applications to BCAHA for TMH Tournaments, with the exception of the Bantam Rep Tournament, will be applied for as Jamborees. With the prior approval of the Tournament Chair, players in Jamborees can be placed on other teams and Jamborees can accommodate "loaning" of players to visiting teams, when those teams may be short players.
 

An All Star Team from a lower Division, such as from the Atom Development Program, is permitted to play in a Tournament. In all House Tournaments, each Terrace Minor Hockey team in the Division will be included, and invitations to neighboring Associations will be made as equitably as possible. If the required number of teams are not committed within 2 weeks of the Tournament, a lower Division team can be included. Also, if a team cannot attend at the last moment, a lower Division team may participate.

 

 

The House Division Head will send our House Teams to as many out-of-town tournaments as possible and will schedule each team so that all teams travel equally. Terrace Minor Hockey will provide Travel Assistance in accordance with the Travel Assistance Policy. Each team will receive Travel Assistance to two tournaments. If more than two Tournaments are proposed, the House Division Head must first receive the approval of the First Vice President, who will confirm whether TMH Travel Assistance funds are available.

Rep Teams will attend as many Tournaments as can be scheduled. Terrace Minor Hockey will pay the Tournament Fee for all Tournaments east to Prince George. TMH will pay the Fee for each Rep Team to travel to two Tournaments beyond Prince George, after which the Team will be responsible for the Fee. The Teams will receive support in accordance with the Travel Assistance Policy.

If the travel qualifies for Provincial Travel Grants, Terrace Minor Hockey will advance the Team the amount anticipated prior to the trip, and the Team will reimburse the Association when a Grant is received.
 

Each Rep Team will attend either Provincial Championships, if they are the successful Zone winner, or they can attend a year-end tournament. TMH will pay the Tournament entry fee.

The Executive will determine annually whether B-or Specialty Teams will be approved for year-end travel to tournaments, such as travel to the Challenge Cup..