Pacific
Coast Amateur Hockey Association
28th ANNUAL JUVENILE SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT
PHILOSOPHY AND
FORMAT
A. General Philosophy:
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.
B. Coaching
Selection:
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 Game
Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or Match Penalty during the current season was
considered, and all Coaches are required to hold NCCP Intermediate
Level/Developmental 1 certification.
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 registered in the Juvenile Division with a PCAHA-member
Association.
(ii) 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, 2009). If
there are insufficient eligible 20 year olds, second preference shall be given
to 19 year olds. Third preference will be given to other registered Juvenile
players.
(iii) Each member
Association entering a Juvenile "A" team will have as close to equal
representation as possible on the Tournament team representing their Conference
or grouping. (Some Association teams may not be represented as a result of a
lack of eligible 20 year old players on those teams). Groupings for the 2010 Tournament are given below.
(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.
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 for the Sinkie-Hanusiak
Trophy. Please refer to the Tournament Rules and Regulations.
E. Tournament Awards:
(i)
Juvenile Special Bursary Awards - A Juvenile Special Bursary Award in
the amount of $500.00 will be awarded to the player on each Tournament team
adjudged to have best exemplified excellence and sportsmanship over the course
of the Tournament (one award per team). Recipients of the three Special Bursary
Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony following the final game of the
Tournament. 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 will receive the Game M.V.P Award.
(iii) Team Awards -
The winning team will be awarded the Sinkie-Hanusiak
Trophy. 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
(iv) Participant
Recognition - Additional individual participation awards may be authorized
by the Special Events Committee.