Pacific Coast
Amateur Hockey Association
5th 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 5th Annual
Joe Morellato Midget "C" Scholarship
Tournament will be played December 15-20, 2010. 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, 2010 (born in 1993).
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 a 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 certification.
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 - Six (6) 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. Two (2) Special Bursaries per team will be awarded to the
players 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 - The Tournament Steering Committee may authorize individual
recognition for the players participating in the tournament (e.g.,
participation certificates).