1) To showcase the talents of graduating Female Midget players.
2) To promote participation by Female Midget players in the PCAHA Scholarship Program.
3) To promote the growth and development of Female Hockey.

This event recognizes players who exhibit the qualities of good sportsmanship, leadership, character, and playing ability.

Coaches and other team officials for the Tournament teams have been selected by the Tournament Steering Committee on the basis of their philosophy of the game, past coaching record, and personality. No coach or other team official who has incurred a 10-min. Misconduct, Game Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or Match Penalty during the current season was considered, and all coaches and assistants are required to hold an NCCP Coach Level certification or higher (Intermediate Level preferred).

Players meeting the Tournament criteria have been nominated by their club teams to participate in the Tournament. The basic player selection criteria are as follows:

(i) Players must be graduating Midget players (17 years old as of December 31st of the current season). In addition, for the 2002 Tournament, players who are 16 years old as of December 31st and who are graduating from Grade 12 in June, 2002, as a result of the "dual entry" kindergarten program in 1989-1990, may elect to participate but will then not be eligible to participate in the 2003 Tournament.

(ii) Players must be registered on a Female Midget team with a PCAHA-member Minor Hockey Association.

(iii) Sportsmanship Requirement - Any player having incurred a Match Penalty or Gross Misconduct during the current season shall be ineligible for participation in the Tournament. In addition, players may be disqualified for excessive penalty minutes upon review of their penalty record.

The three Tournament teams will play a single-round-robin series, with the top two teams meeting in a championship final game. Please refer to the Tournament Rules and Regulations.

PCAHA Special Bursary Awards: Four (4) PCAHA Special Bursary Awards will be presented to the players adjudged to have best exemplified excellence and sportsmanship during the course of the Tournament. One Award of $500.00 and one Award of $250.00 will be presented to Midget Tier 1 players participating in the Tournament. One Award of $500.00 and one Award of $250.00 will be presented to Midget Tier 2 and Midget Tier 3 players participating in the Tournament. These Bursaries must be applied by the recipients towards post-secondary study according to the guidelines of the PCAHA Scholarship Program.

Participant Recognition: Participants of the competing teams will receive the following:
l Winning Team - gold medals.
l Runner Up Team - silver medals.
l Third Place Team - bronze medals.