the tournament is open to players born after 01.01.2014 (after 01.01.2013 for girls)
Select teams are NOT allowed to participate in the tournament - for foreign teams, participation is subject to the permission of their federation, who will indicate to us if they are club teams
each team is allowed one guest player (who may come from another club), which will be very strictly controlled during the tournament
in the U10 AAA tournament, 25 teams from 5 countries will compete and will be drawn into 5 groups (so there will be 5 teams in each group)
the top two teams from each group will advance and play for 1st to 10th place
the 3rd and 4th placed teams in each group will play for places 11-20
the 5th placed teams in each group will play for 21st-25th place
each team will play 12 matches, each match lasting 1x30 minutes
one minute substitutions will be on the horn
3-3 field players will play against each other
minimum number of players in the tournament 7+1
maximum number of players in a match 12+2
no need to change the lines in 1-2-3 sequence; everyone can change as they like
one very important rule: a player cannot play in two consecutive shifts
the goalkeeper can be taken off during a match
no side substitution after the first half
1-minute break between two halves
each foul is followed by a penalty shot
all teams must remain for the announcement of the result
after each game, the coach will award the best player of the game, the award will not be presented on the ice, but each coach will award his/her player in the dressing room
all players and coaches will receive a medal at the end of the tournament
there will be a separate award from each team for: the best player of the team, MVP award, Goal scorer,Best Goalkeeper, Best Defenceman, Best Forward
AA Rules
the tournament is open to players born after 01.01.2014 (after 01.01.2013 for girls)
Select teams are NOT allowed to participate in the tournament - for foreign teams, participation is subject to the permission of their federation, who will indicate to us if they are club teams
each team is allowed one guest player (who may come from another club), which will be very strictly controlled during the tournament
in the U10 AA tournament, 30 teams from 6 countries will compete and will be drawn into 6 groups (so there will be 5 teams in each group)
the top team from each group will advance and play for 1st to 6th place
the 2nd placed team in each group will play for places 7-12
the 3rd placed team in each group will play for places 13-18
the 4th placed team in each group will play for places 19-24
the 5th placed team in each group will play for places 25-30
on saturday, each team will play 4 games in their groups, each game is 25 minutes in length
on sunday, each team will play 6 placement games, each game is 18 minutes in length
one minute substitutions will be on the horn
3-3 field players will play against each other
minimum number of players in the tournament 7+1
maximum number of players in a match 12+2
no need to change the lines in 1-2-3 sequence; everyone can change as they like
one very important rule: a player cannot play in two consecutive shifts
the goalkeeper can be taken off during a match
no side substitution after the first half
1-minute break between two halves
each foul is followed by a penalty shot
all teams must remain for the announcement of the result
after each game, the coach will award the best player of the game, the award will not be presented on the ice, but each coach will award his/her player in the dressing room
all players and coaches will receive a medal at the end of the tournament
there will be a separate award from each team for: the best player of the team, MVP award, Goal scorer, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defenceman, Best Forward
