Pacific
Coast Amateur Hockey Association
4th ANNUAL JOE MORELLATO MIDGET "C" SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT
PHILOSOPHY AND
FORMAT
A. Introduction:
The Pacific Coast Amateur
Hockey Association annually hosts Scholarship Tournaments in the Midget and
Juvenile divisions to promote the ideals of scholastic achievement and sportsmanship
combined with participation in Minor Hockey.
The 4th Annual Joe
Morellato Midget "C" Scholarship Tournament will be played December 13-17,
2009. This event is being held by Presidents "C" League with games to
be hosted by the Minor Hockey Associations comprising the League - Arbutus Club
MHA, Burnaby MHA, Burnaby Winter Club MHA, New Westminster MHA, Richmond MHA, Seafair
MHA, Vancouver MHA, and Vancouver Thunderbird MHA. Participation is open to
Midget "C" players on both Contact and Checking teams, and the games
will be played according to Contact rules (non-bodychecking). The emphasis will
be on FUN and SAFE hockey.
The Tournament is named in
honour of Joe Morellato, who served as Chairman and Managing Director of
Presidents "C" League from the mid-1970’s until 2007 and who was a
tireless promoter of "C" hockey during his 40+ years of involvement
in amateur hockey. He advocated equal treatment for all players regardless of
competitive level, and worked behind the scenes to ensure access to the game
for less privileged members of the community. His contribution to Minor Hockey
was recognized by the PCAHA membership in May, 2007, when they elected him a
Life Member of the PCAHA.
B. Player Eligibility
and Selection:
Players meeting the
Tournament’s participation criteria were nominated by their regular Midget
"C" teams and have been drafted onto three tournament teams, Team
Sockeye , Team Steelhead, and Team Tyee. Eligibility
criteria is as follows:
1) 17 years old as of
December 31, 2009 (born in 1992).
2) Registered with a Midget
"C" team within Presidents "C" League.
3) Any player who has
incurred a Match Penalty or Gross Misconduct during the current season or who
has incurred excessive penalty minutes will not be eligible for selection.
C. Team Official
Selection:
Coaches and other team
officials for the three 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 Game
Misconduct, Gross Misconduct, or Match Penalty during the current season was
considered, and all coaches are required to hold at least Coach Level/Coach
Stream qualification.
D. Tournament Format:
The three tournament teams
will participate in a single round-robin series. A total of 3 games will be
played.
E. Tournament Awards:
(i)
Special Bursaries - Three (3) Special Bursary Awards in the amount of
$500.00 will be awarded. These Special Bursaries have been donated by the Minor
Hockey Associations comprising Presidents "C" League. One Special
Bursary will be awarded to the player on each team adjudged to have best
exemplified excellence and sportsmanship during the course of the Tournament.
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, the player on each team adjudged to have best exemplified
excellence and sportsmanship will receive the Game M.V.P Award.
(iii) Participant
Recognition - Each player participating in the Tournament will receive
recognition in the form of a participation certificate.