PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORMS BELOW AND EMAIL THEM TO: hbtournaments@mymts.net

Registration Form 
http://www.tournamentofchampionsbrandon.ca/files/toc_registration_application-_march_7.docx

Hotel Form - Rooms are limited so your team may not get the exact room type required depending on availablity.   Rooms will be alotted on a first come first serve. All bookings must go through the tournament office. Please fill out Team name and Division (ex. Female U13AA, U15AA, etc.) on top of form.

http://www.tournamentofchampionsbrandon.ca/files/toc_hotel_selection_form-20253.docx

Division Listings Per Region
DIVISIONS FROM EACH REGION:
Underlined Divisions are the divisions we offer and in each box is the equivalent of that division in each Region your team is located. Example:  U1 A1 here is equivalent to U11 B in Saskatchewan, U11 A in Ontario. U11-2 in Alberta and Squirt B1 in North Dakota.

WINNIPEG	SASKATCHEWAN	ONTARIO	ALBERTA	NORTH DAKOTA
U11 A1 U11A1	U11 A1 U11 A	U11 A1 U11 A	U11 A1 U11- 2	U11 A1 Squirt B1
U13 A U13 A1	U13 A U13 A	U13 A U13 A	U13 A U13- 2	U13 A U13 B1
U13 AA U13 AA	U13 AA U13 AA	U13 AA U13 AA	U13 AA U13- 1	U13 AA U13 A
Female U13 AA Female U13 AA	Female U13 AA Female U13 AA	Female U13 AA Female U13AA	Female U13 AA Female U13 AA	Female U13 AA Female U12 B
U15 A U15 A1	U15 A U15 B	U15 A U15 A	U15 A U15- 1	U15 A U15 B1
U15 AA U15 AA	U15 AA U15 A	U15 AA U15 AA	U15 AA U15 AA	U15 AA U15 A

 
Dear Manager or Coach,
 
The Tournament of Champions Committee will be hosting their 54^TH Annual Hockey tournament in February of 2025 in Brandon, Manitoba (CAN).  The tournament’s goal is to provide a competitive tournament for Rep teams only.
 
This tournament will be a round robin format with each team guaranteed 4 games.  Final selection for teams who have registered, will be made by the tournament committee in late October or early November of 2024.  Please note that not all teams will be accepted into the tournament.  Upon verification of acceptance your entry fee will be due within 2 weeks of acceptance.  If tournament fee is not received, we will go to our wait list for the next team.
Please visit our website for registration info at: http://www.tournamentofchampionsbrandon.ca
 
Brandon is situated in the southwest corner of the Province of Manitoba, with a population of just over 48,000 people. We are a 2-hour drive from Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson’s International airport and home to Brandon’s Municipal Airport with WestJet arriving and departing out of daily.  We have a great working relationship with Brandon Bus Lines who have driven other travel teams around for their weekend stay.
We are fortunate to have a complex that has 3 ice surfaces under one roof.  The Keystone Centre is home to 3 NHL sized ice surfaces. Our main arena, 5,101 seat Westoba Place, is home to the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and serves not only as an ice rink, but can be converted to host concerts, and agricultural exhibitions. It is also used for large graduations and tradeshow space for Manitoba Ag Days. Westoba Place is fully serviced with 4 dressing rooms, 3 concessionaires, adequate bathrooms, and a Private Suite level. Westoba Place is also serviced by a few vendors for major events and hockey games.
The Keystone Centre is also home to the Enns Brothers Arena and Flynn Arena, known as our twin arenas. Their unique parallel design allows them to share a concessionaire. Each arena has 5 dressing rooms, 4 dressing rooms and a female only dressing room,  portable bleachers (900 capacity), electronic score clocks and in-arena sound system. Bathrooms for each arena are conveniently located on our “Main Street” concourse.
The other facilities we use are the Sportsplex which has an Arena, Olympic sized swimming pool and 3 Racquetball courts located on the North Hill in Brandon.  We also use the newly built J and G Homes Arena, which features 6 dressing rooms, an upper concourse viewing area and an ice level fully licensed restaurant called King’s Kitchen.
 
The Tournament of Champions has several sponsoring hotels which are near all arena venues.  The committee will be responsible for allotting teams into the hotels.
 
We will provide a competitive environment with staff on-site at all our hockey venues. 

Brandon is home to WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings.  We will do our best to accommodate teams for them to attend a WHL game while in town.

• A Round Robin Format will be employed in all divisions for preliminary round play.
• All games will consist of 3 - 17 minutes.  All stop-time.
• Each team will be guaranteed 4 games.
• Player/Coach gifts
• Player of the game awards
• A FREE pasta lunch is provided on the Saturday of each weekend between 11am-3pm for all Players/Coaches/Managers. This will be held in the MNP hall which is located on the Westoba Place main concourse directly across from the Ticket office.  Teams must have tickets to attend.
• Free Admission to all Tournament Games
• All games streamed on Hometeamlive.
• Schedule will be posted on this website in late December.
• Any team cancelling after December 15, 2024, will be fined a portion or all their tournament fee (discretion of Tournament Committee).

We hope you will consider entering this tournament and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us. 
 
Al Sellars -TOC Coordinator/Admin. Assistant - hbtournaments@mymts.net or 1-204-729-3777
 
 
 
Official Rules
STANDARD HOCKEY MB. & HOCKEY CANADA RULES APPLY
PLEASE BE ADVISED:
Penalty Box:  The Tournament of Champions DOES NOT provide penalty box staff at the rinks except for Westoba Place.  We ask all coaches assist in closing the penalty box doors.
Game Sheets and Rosters - Must be verified by the team manager before the first game.   Our Tournament uses the Game sheet App that produces a live game sheet.  Printed game sheets are available at the tournament office after games are completed.
Warmup – Each team will be given a four-minute warmup.  If late coming on the ice your time will be reduced.
Flood – The ice will be cleaned after every two periods. 
Players of the Game -   Players line up on their blueline at the conclusion of the game for awards.  Coaches pick your own team’s player of the game and inform the timekeeper.
Dressing Room – The team manager and/or coach are responsible for the condition of the dressing room.  Please keep them clean.  Locks will be available to sign out at the TOC office with a deposit.
GENERAL RULES:

1. Players that accumulate four minor penalties in one game will receive a game ejection for that game only. (Double minor is one penalty)
2. After Ice is Cleaned – Only players on the starting lineup are permitted on the ice.
3. After the tournament has started there will be no team requests to change ice times or rinks.
4. Gross Misc. & Match Penalties – Players or coach will be suspended for the rest of the Tournament.

Team Official Conduct – Should the tournament committee feel that any member of the coaching staff or team management has treated players, on-ice, and minor officials with disrespect at any time, a suspension can be put forth.  The tournament committee reserves the right to terminate any game progressing in an unruly manner and appoint a winner.  If any team official is ejected from the game, he or she will be suspended for an additional two games.
MERCY RULE – The mercy rule will apply when there is a five-goal difference after the first period.  If the lead is decreased to a four-goal difference the clock will then stop after each whistle.  Minor penalties will be two minutes.  Run time as well.
JERSEYS – Each team is to carry two sets of jerseys to all games.  If your team only has one set, you must notify the tournament in advance. HOME-White & AWAY-Black.
OVERTIME – There will be overtime in round robin play and playoffs.  If tied in a game, there will be a five-minute stop time sudden victory period (three on three).  If still tied there will be a three-player shootout format.  If still tied it will be a one player shootout until a winner is declared.  All players from a team must shoot before a player may shoot for a second time.  Home team will have the choice to shoot first or last.  If a player is serving a penalty at the conclusion of Overtime, he or she will not be permitted to shoot in the shootout.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT – In all age categories -   Games will consist of three 17-minute stop-time periods.
TIE BREAKER RULES

1. The result of the round robin game involving the tied teams if two teams are tied. If three teams are tied, the team which has a 2-0 record against the tied team will advance.  After one team advances, the tie breaker process begins again.
2. If teams are still tied after #1, then the team with the most wins would qualify.
3. If team are still tied after # 2, the team with fewest goals allowed in round-robin would qualify.
4. If teams are still tied after #1 & #2 then the team with the best goal average would qualify.  The goal average of a team is determined by dividing the total number of goals for and against into the total number of goals for.  The team having the highest percentage winning the higher position.
5. Coin toss.

FORFEIT RULE – The game will score 3-0.
TIME-OUT – One 30 second timeout per game including overtime.