The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association annually hosts the Juvenile Scholarship Tournament to promote participation in Minor Hockey at the Juvenile level (age 18-20) by showcasing those Juvenile Division players exhibiting the qualities of good sportsmanship, leadership, character, and playing ability. In addition, the Tournament aims to increase participation by Juvenile players in the PCAHA Scholarship Program.

Coaches and other team officials for the three Tournament teams have been selected by the Tournament 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 registered in the Juvenile Division with a PCAHA-member Association.

(ii) Each member Association entering a Juvenile "A" team shall have as close to equal representation as possible on the Tournament team representing their Conference or grouping. Groupings for the 2001 Tournament are as follows:

l PCAHA "Canucks" (White) - Burnaby MHA, Coquitlam MHA, Killarney MHA, Mission MHA, New Westminster MHA, Port Coquitlam MHA, and Squamish MHA.

l PCAHA "Flames" (Red) - Abbotsford MHA, Aldergrove MHA, Chilliwack MHA, Cloverdale MHA, Langley MHA, and Vancouver Thunderbird MHA.

l PCAHA "Senators" (Black) - North Delta MHA "A1", North Delta MHA "A2", North Vancouver MHA "A1", North Vancouver MHA "A2", Richmond MHA, Seafair MHA, and Surrey MHA.

(iii) Player nominations from club teams shall be based upon the qualities of good sportsmanship, leadership, character, and playing ability. First preference shall be given to graduating Juvenile players (those 20 years old as of December 31, 2000). If there are insufficient eligible 20 year olds on a given club team, second preference shall be given to 19 year olds. Third preference will be given to other registered Juvenile players.

(iv) 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 for the Sinkie-Hanusiak Trophy. Please refer to the Tournament Rules and Regulations.

(i) PCAHA Juvenile Special Bursaries: A PCAHA Juvenile Special Bursary Award worth $300.00 will be awarded to the player on each of the three Tournament teams adjudged to have best exemplified excellence and sportsmanship during the course of the Tournament (one award per team). These Bursaries must be applied by the recipients towards post-secondary study according to the guidelines of the PCAHA Scholarship Program.

(ii) Game M.V.P. Awards: In each game, the player on each team adjudged to have best exemplified excellence and sportsmanship during the game will receive the Game M.V.P. Award.

(iii) Team Awards: The winning team will be awarded the Sinkie-Hanusiak Trophy (formerly the Toyo Tire Trophy). Participants of the competing teams will receive the following:

(iv) Participant Recognition: Additional individual participation awards may be authorized by the Special Events Committee.