EUROPE ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT BY INVITATION ONLY 5 Games Guaranteed 7 games if qualified for semi-final AGE LEVELS 05, 04, 03, 02, 01 YOU ARE INVITED! included: tours arround Bled Castle visit Bauer Opening night Bauer Experience BUS transfers 3 ICE RINKS: ITALY Stay in Hotel 4 nights in Hotel in Bled (Full Board) including transfers, gifts, sightseeing 360 EUR per Person (90 EUR per day) Experience Bled 4 nights in Camping-ground in Bled near the lake (Full Board) including transfers, gifts, sightseeing 320 EUR per Person (80 EUR per day) 1200 ENTRY FEE PER TEAM AUSTRIA BLED Ljubljana Slovenia CROATIA HUNGARY BLED JESENICE LJUBLJANA INFO & APPLICATION ON www.slovenia-hockey.com
INFO The Bauer Euro Invite Who may participate The Bauer Euro Invite is an international youth hockey tournament organized by the same directors of the Bauer World Invite (the largest AAA hockey tournament in the world held annually every November in Chicago, Illinois, USA). This will be our 8th year in a row conducting the tournament in Europe. The previous Bauer Euro Invite s were held in Moscow, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Riga, Prague, Helsinki and Bratislava. The tournament is now accepting team applications for the August 4-7, 2016 event to be held on Bled, Slovenia. The Bauer Euro Invite gives young people an opportunity to play games against teams from around the world, attend cultural tours & events and cap off a great summer. Age groups of 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 can apply for the invitation. Primarily AA/AAA level association teams, all star teams and or select clubs welcome to participate in the Bauer Euro Bled Invite. We already have commitments from Russia, Sweden, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Ukraine and USA teams. Tournament Format The tournament format of 6 teams per age group will cross over and play the other teams once. All teams will advance to playoff round depending on final seeding. Exhibition/Friendly Games can be arranged for all teams arriving early. Enclosed you will find (nearly) all the information s about our Tournament. If you have any further requests or you need special information do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee.
AGE GROUPS 05, 04, 03, 02, 01 INFO Bauer Opening Night & Bauer Experience Opening Night Reception with Bauer Demo and Skills Competitions. Welcome Gifts for every single player, Team Leader Duffle Bags, Bauer MVP Skates and Bauer MVP Sticks, Championship/Runner Up Trophies and Medallions. North American teams must work directly on team registration and logistics arrangements through main office, European teams must work directly trough slovenia-hockey.com Office. BLED Bled is known for the glacial Lake Bled, which makes it a major tourist attraction. Perched on a rock overlooking the lake is the iconic Bled Castle. The town is also known in Slovenia for its vanilla and cream pastry (Slovene: kremšnita, kremna rezina). Naturopath Arnold Rikli (1823 1906) from Switzerland contributed significantly to the development of Bled as a health resort in the second half of the 19th century. Due to its mild climate, Bled has been visited by aristocratic guests from all across the world. Today it is an important convention centre and tourist resort, offering a wide range of sports activities (golf, fishing, and horsebackriding). It is a starting point for mountain treks and hikes, especially within nearby Triglav National Park. A small island in the middle of the lake is home to Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church; visitors frequently ring its bell for good luck. Human traces from prehistory have been found on the island. Before the church was built, there was a temple consecrated to Živa, the Slavic goddess of love and fertility. One can get to the island on a traditional flatbottomed wooden boat (Slovene: pletna). The island on Lake Bled has 99 steps. A local tradition at weddings is for the husband to carry his new bride up these steps, during which the bride must remain silent.
INFO Ice Rinks There are three Ice Rinks reserved for the tournament. Ledena dvorana Bled main ice rink Ljubljanska cesta 5 4260 Bled Bauer Opening Night & Bauer Experience Ledena dvorana Podmežakla - Jesenice Ledarska ulica 4 4270 Jesenice Near Austrian border, 15km from Bled Hala Tivoli Ice Rink Celovška cesta 25 1000 Ljubljana Capital city of Slovenia, 42km from Bled
AGE GROUPS 05, 04, 03, 02, 01 INFO Registry Registry notifications for participation in shall include the team name and the asked age group and may be submitted ONLINE: www.slovenia-hockey.com/registration-form/ Player lists of all participating teams reflecting last name, first name, jersey number(s) - for both sets of jerseys, player passport number as well as team photograph and logo must be provided and reach the organizer by not later than April 10th 2016. Deposit & entry fee A guaranteed deposit fee of 1200 Euro must be submitted within 10 days after confirmation by the organizer. If the team cancels the participation (for any applied reason) after 1st of May 2016 the whole amount of 1200 will remain with the organizer. Deposit should be submitted to the following account: HKMK Bled Ljubljanska cesta 5 4260 Bled, Slovenia IBAN: SI56 0312 7100 0003 205 (SKB BANKA) The transfer form should include the team name and the age group. The entry fee for the tournament is 1200 Euro and is taken for ice rink rentals, transportation and organisational matters such as time keeping, refereeing, etc.
INFO Tournament organisation Tournament Organisation HKMK Bled Organizing Committee Valerij Šahraj Gregor Podrekar Tadej Burazin Dejan Podgoršek Board of Referees DSSHL Slovenia Medical Support Zdravstveni dom Bled Adress ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Ljubljanska cesta 5 4260 Bled, Slovenia Our official website: www.slovenia-hockey.com Organization office e-mail: info@slovenia-hockey.com
AGE GROUPS 05, 04, 03, 02, 01 INFO Tournament regulations 1. Eligible to participate are all players within the birth-years indicated herein for participation within the prescribed age group. Every player requires a player s passport from his IIHF-member national federation. 2. Net playing time will be 3 x 15 minutes (NETTIME) for all age groups, 3 min pause between periods. 3. Three minutes on-ice warm-up time is set out prior to each game. 4. The teams play a round robin in one round, then game over 5. Place, semifinal and final games (6 teams). 5. The standings within a given group will be determined as follows: Win - 2 points Tie - 1 point Loss - 0 points 6. The winner of each respective group is the team with the most points. In the event two or more teams have the same number of points for any rank in the standings, the following applies: 7. The position within the standings will be determined upon the direct games played between the deadlocked teams. 8. In the event no decision can be made after a) above, the goals for and against between the tied teams will be considered as a tie-breaker. The goals scored against will be deducted from the goals scored, the team with the higher remaining + goals (goals for) or lower - goals (goals against) has preference and will be ranked ahead. 9. In the event of a further deadlock, the goals scored (for) will be divided by the goals scored against - the team with the highest quotient will have ranking preference. 10. Awards Teams placed first, second and third place in the tournament will be awarded with cups and medals. The rest of the teams are awarded with prizes for their participation. Commemorative medals will be awarded the best players of the match; awarded prizes tournament players on the line the best: best scorer ( goal + pass system) best goal-getter best goal-assistant best goalkeeper best defender MVP 11. Minimum number of players is 15+2 goalies, coach and team manager 12. Every team must bring two different-coloured game jerseys. A light coloured (home team) as well as a dark coloured jersey. The home team is the first team mentioned in the schedule. 13. Ice re-surfacing will take place after every game. 14. The tournament will be played in accordance with the statute of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation), the current valid international rules and in line with the playing regulations of the HZS (Slovenia Ice hockey Federation) 15. In the event of a protest, same must be filed with the Tournament Board of Directors within 30 minutes of completion of such game. Any such issues will be resolved by the disciplinary Committee comprised of the Tournament Board of Directors plus one representative of the competing teams. 16. All participating teams concur, that in the event of a general sponsor or the participation of a no-profit social institution providing medial benefit for the tournament, their self-adhesive logo sticker or similar, in modest size, may be placed on player equipment (helmet, for instance). 17. In case of injuries, first aid will be provided by the medical staff on hand at the arena. It is the responsibility of each team to arrange for their own insurance in case of a major or complex injury. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY IN THE TRANSLATION OF THE RELATING MODE OF PLAY AND TOURNAMENT REGULATION FROM THE SLOVENIAN ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL WILL BE CONSIDERED AS THE APPLYING INSTRUMENT.
INFO Summary Registration mail including team name and age group until 10th of April 2016 (non)confirmation until beginning of June 2016 Transfer of deposit fee within 10 days after the written confirmation of the organizing team. pls note team name and age group on the transfer document Bookings of accommodation after confirmation!! Playerlist, Teampicture and Logo should be submitted latest 1st of June 2016 Game schedules will be submitted at least 10 days prior to the tournament Competition will be held from 4 to 7 August 2016. The day of arrival of teams 2-3 August 2016. Venue of games: the city Bled, Ljubljana, Jesenice. Games are conducted according to the rules of the IIHF (with power struggles). Bookings / Lodging Stay in Hotel 4 nights in Hotel on Bled (Full Board) including transfers, gifts, sightseeing 360 EUR per Person (90 EUR per day) Experience Bled 4 nights in Camping-ground on Bled near the lake (Full Board) including transfers, gifts, sightseeing 320 EUR per Person (80 EUR per day)