Pacific
Coast Amateur Hockey Association
11th ANNUAL FEMALE MIDGET SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT
PHILOSOPHY AND
FORMAT
A. General
Philosophy:
The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey
Association annually hosts the Female Midget Scholarship Tournament with the
following objectives in mind:
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.
B. Team Official
Selection:
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 Game Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or
Match Penalty during the current season was considered, and all coaches and
assistants are required to hold Coach Stream/Coach Level certification or
higher (Developmental 1/Intermediate Level preferred).
C. Player Eligibility
and Selection:
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).
(ii) Players must be registered on a Female Midget “A” or “C” 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.
D. Tournament Format:
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.
E. Tournament Awards:
(i)
PCAHA Special Bursary Awards: Three (3) PCAHA Special Bursary Awards in
the amount of $500.00 will be presented to the players adjudged to have best
exemplified excellence and sportsmanship during the course of the Tournament. One (1) Special Bursary Award will be awarded
to a Midget Flight 1 player participating in the Tournament, one (1) Special
Bursary Award will be awarded to a Midget Flight 2 player participating in the
Tournament, and one (1) Special Bursary Award will be awarded to a Midget
Flight 3 player participating in the Tournament.
These Special Bursary
Awards 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, two players adjudged to have best exemplified excellence and
sportsmanship will receive the Game M.V.P Award.
(iii) 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.