TRYOUT 3 (INVITATION ONLY $20) SUNDAY 19TH MAY 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM PENRITH ICE PALACE
All eligible Midget aged players are invited to attend tryouts for the IHNSW Team to participate in the 2019 Syd Tange National Championship, held from 11th – 14th July in Melbourne, VIC
Attendance at tryouts 1 & 2 is expected and the 3rd tryout is invitation only (Coach discretion). Any NSW players currently playing overseas must send a letter or expression of interest toand complete online registration for tryout
IHNSW will provide selectors to evaluate and select players from the tryouts. Input may be sought from Club Team coaches, but it is to your advantage to attend tryout 1 & 2.
The $45.00 tryout fee is payable regardless of the number of open tryouts you attend.
It is essential players wear you’re CLUBjersey or a jersey with your name and number on it and you must wear the same jersey to all three tryouts. The selectors will be identifying you by what you are wearing, and it needs to correspond to the jersey listed.
All players attending tryouts are expected to have, as a minimum completed the online Linesman course as per the State Representative rule. If you have attended a course at any time you are eligible to be selected. There are no exceptions to the rule.
Team members will be required to stay in team accommodation with Team Officials for the duration of the tournament. There will be charges to cover tournament entry fees, accommodation, food, entertainment and bus hire. A detailed budget will be released to the team after selection.
The IHNSW Team will be announced on the IHNSW website, the week following the last tryout www.ihnsw.com.au Please do not hesitate to contact IHNSW with any queries
ONLY ATOMS TOURNAMENT July 12 – 14, 2019
Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!!
The Only Atoms Tournament is having its 13th anniversary! (This tournament will not be changing its name to reflect the NSW name change to Squirts. However, this tournament is still for children aged 11 and under. You must not be turning 12 in 2019, therefore the tournament is open to those born in 2008 or later only.)
This very fun weekend is open to each of the Squirts teams in NSW, one team from ACT, three teams from QLD (Stars, Buccs, and Grizzlies), a combined WA-SA team, and one team from VIC. While it is a competitive tournament, FAIR PLAY is expected and encouraged. We will be starting at 3:00pm on Friday this year due to the number of teams we are expecting. It is expected that all teams will make themselves available for Friday.
Playing rules
Teams are to be lined up and ready for their games at least 5 minutes before puck drop.
Mouth guards are not required.
Any swapping of players or goaltenders between teams is not allowed unless permission is sought from the Tournament Director beforehand.
After a goal differential of FIVE, the scoreboard will no longer register the goals.
No game sheets will be kept (only the scores and points tally will be recorded), and there will be no prizes for top scorer.
Games will be full-ice 5 on 5 plus goalies.
Teams will play a round robin format against EVERY other team. Games will be a 1 x 18 minute period with 1 minute between games. The ice will be resurfaced approximately every 2 hours.
A win is worth 2 points, a tie worth 1 point, and a loss is zero points.
There will be a finals series of 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, followed by Bronze and Gold Medal Matches. If a team is tied with another at the end of the round robin, the IHA National Championship guidelines for tournaments will be followed.
Ties in the semi-finals and Bronze and Gold medal matches will result in a 5 minute sudden death period, and if still tied a 3 person shootout will occur with the higher seeded team choosing who will shoot first.
Though games sheets are not kept, any injury that results in a player not finishing the game, or penalty that results in a game misconduct or higher, will be officially reported to IHNSW.
Rink rules
The draw will come out by the beginning of June and will include change room and breakfast times.
Please ensure your team is using the correct allocated changing area and eating as per the schedule.
Teams are not to linger in the coffee shop once their meals have been eaten.
Sticks, pucks, and balls are not to be played within the rink area or dressing rooms.
Skates without guards are not to be worn in the coffee shop and children must be supervised in this area at all times.
Abuse of players, staff, referees, or tournament volunteers by other players, parents, officials, coaches, managers, etc. will not be tolerated and will result in expulsion from the rink.
Included in the $99 entry fee is a minimum 11 games of hockey (if all 12 teams accept), two breakfasts, a participation puck, medal for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and a t-shirt. Breakfast will consist of eggs, bacon, hashbrown, toast, and juice. Three adult officials per team will receive complimentary breakfast. Family members can purchase breakfast on the day.
When registering, players will be asked for their t-shirt size. Please note that the t-shirt brand tends to be on the small size, particularly in the children’s sizes. Please consider ordering the next size up. (Children sizes 6 to 14, adult sizes S to XXXL)
To register by May 31st, please have your coaches, managers, and players go to esportsdesk:
We are also looking for referees to help during the weekend. All games will be 2-man systems and pay $6 per game per official. Complimentary breakfast will be provided to all referees. We encourage any peewee/bantam/midget age siblings who have some experience refereeing to contact me on the below email address if they wish to volunteer…this is a great way to gain experience.
I look forward to seeing everyone back in Newcastle. Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
