On behalf of the 2009 Orleans Atom House League Tournament Committee, welcome to Orleans for the 34th edition of the tournament. 

The committee has spent numerous hours of work putting together an excellent program so that all the hockey players and their supporters enjoy some friendly competition in order to find what team will excel above all others. 

Documentation

2009 Invitation Letter

2009 Registration Form

2009 Tournament Rules & Regulations

2009 Tournament Line-Up

All Star Team Reps

Skills Competition 2009 Schedule

Skills Competition Skills Descriptions

Skills Competition Participants

Information by Division

Division A Schedule	Division B Schedule	Division C Schedule	Fair Play Tracker
Division A Scores	Division B Scores	Division C Scores	Game Hustlers
Division A Game Results	Division B Game Results	Division C Game Results
Division A Pool Results	Division B Pool Results	Division C Pool Results

For the newcomers to the tournament and for those not totally familiar with Orleans, a map of the rink location can be found at the following link:

Bob MacQuarrie Sports Complex

The complex has two sheets of ice where all tournament games are played. In addition, the complex has a pool and a snack bar. For relaxation between or after games, the pool is normally open to the public during the following hours, please check with the information desk if you plan on using this service: Friday, 7:30 to 9PM; Saturday 2 to 4:15 PM and 6:30 to 8 PM; and Sunday 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM, 1:15 to 4:15 PM. 

For other activities in the area:

• Place D'Orléans is a major shopping centre just a few minutes from the Sportsplex, 
• numerous restaurants supporting our tournament are nearby and of course, 
• Ottawa (with its longest ice-skating surface, the Rideau Canal, and all its museums) is also minutes away. 

Teams accepted to the tournament must provide the following to the registrar (dnormand@sympatico.ca) prior to the end of October:

• Team logo (jpeg format please) so tailored change room signs can be printed
• Electronic version of the Official Tournament Roster (Word format)
• The contents will be used for the event program, for line-up announcements, for signature sheets and for sticker sheets, so please make sure spelling is accurate
• The format must be the official one, which can be retrieved from the following link: Registration Form and Official Roster 

• Read the Tournament Rules & Regulations carefully, it is your responsibility to be compliant 
• Please note that the schedule includes a Skills Competition and an AllStar game this year, which were added to enhance the experience for the players; further information will be provided as we get closer to the Tournament 
• As the round robin games go on until early Sunday afternoon, the line-up for the semi-finals and finals may not be known until mid-afternoon; each team eligible for participation in post round robin play needs to make arrangements to contact the Command Centre or have someone on site who can contact the team if they have won their way in 

This is a special tournament because we pride ourselves on doing our utmost to make this a memorable event for all:

• for the coaches: volunteers pick the hustlers for each game, you do not have to 
• for the managers: pre-filled game sheets with team stickers pre-applied, team logos supplied by the tournament for change room doors, timekeepers and scorekeepers are supplied 
• for the players: loot bags, participation prizes, hustler awards, Skills Competition, AllStar game, juices after every game, chance at the Fair Play prize, bags carried in and out of the complex, event program, rosters called out before each game 
• for the parents: free admission, snack bar, pool, raffles, various vendors between the rinks, music and ambience 

RESTRICTED HALLWAY 

Because of several problems with hall congestion experienced in previous years, the Committee has implemented a number of procedures aimed at providing for a better flow of players in and out of the change rooms and on and off the ice. The following will be expected during the course of this tournament:

• players will be greeted at the door by volunteers who will bring their equipment bags to the appropriate change rooms while the players register 
• the players will then make their way to the change room accompanied by a Tournament volunteer 
• the coaching staff will be expected to help the players with equipment and skate tying, no parents will be allowed in the change rooms 
• the main hallway leading to the change rooms and to the rinks is off limits for everyone else with the exception of tournament/arena staff and volunteers 
• there are alternate entry points for parents & fans for both rinks both by going upstairs in the Complex 
• please be ready to vacate change rooms as quickly as possible after the game in consideration of other teams arriving to play their games 
• Tournament staff will control the change room keys; refer to them if you need to go back to your change room at any point during a game 

PRE-GAME PROCEDURES

The following are the procedures executed prior to each and every game:

• please make sure that you arrive at the rink no later than 30 minutes ahead of your game, especially on your first game in order to familiarize yourself with the process; your players will need to sign the roster prior to each and every one of their games 
• coaches are required to ensure that the lineup is accurate (cross off players not playing for the game or for the entire tournament, otherwise we will be running around trying to find them for signatures) 
• make sure prior to every game that your sets of numbers on the game sheets are the ones reflective of the jerseys you are wearing (some teams have different sets of numbers depending on whether they are playing at home or away; we do our best but the final responsibility for accurate information is the coaches’) 
• you can find out at the registration desk whether you are playing home or away (although the schedule states this, there are sometimes occasion to switch due to a team having only one set of sweaters which would match too closely with the sweaters you are expecting to wear, therefore the home/away is switched to avoid confusion; bring both sets of sweaters to every game) 
• all players are to stay in the change rooms until such time as they are summoned; the Rink Captain will give the teams a warning when the zamboni is about to come off the ice 
• when the referees are ready, the Rink Captain will come get the teams from the change rooms; players are to line up in the hallway and follow instructions of the Rink Captain 
• home team goes on the ice first and leaves the ice last, no players are allowed on the ice prior to a referee 
• non-player team officials must go around the rink to get to the benches, there is no crossing on the ice surface 
• there will be a 3-minute warm-up during which the team roster will be called out over the PA after which the players line up at the blue line 
• teams shake hands after the game unless advised otherwise

Please note the following:

• it may be wise for your parents to carry a birth certificate for their child should their age be challenged for any reason 
• make sure you have all your equipment, including neck and mouth guards, and that these are brought to every game; players will not be allowed to play if the equipment is missing 
• bring spare sticks and laces so that you do not have to start combing the neighborhood following a breakage 
• juices will be provided in your change room for each of your players 
• please note that the City of Ottawa makes it mandatory for trainers to wear helmets as they walk onto the ice surface to treat an injured player 
• the tournament provides an official photographer therefore no one will be allowed on the ice or at ice level to take photos of the team or players 

Due to the H1N1 virus, Hockey Canada has stipulated that gloves stay on during handshakes. Please disregard the section of the official rules and regulations of the tournament which dictate that the players need to take a glove off.

Tournament Volunteer Information 

Parent Volunteers

Scorekeeper Instructions

Student Volunteers

Timekeeper Instructions

Manley Clock Instructions

Senecal Clock Instructions 

Hockey Terminology Translations For Announcers

Hustler Selection Guidelines