38th SEDMHA HONDA Minor Hockey Tournament

                        

 
The SEDMHA Honda Minor Hockey Tournament is one of the largest and we believe best, minor hockey Tournaments in North America. This tournament is a great way to close out the minor hockey season.  
The tournament is held throughout Halifax, Nova Scotia. We use 17 different ice surfaces in Halifax, Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Bedford, Sackville, Tantallon and East Hants.
 
The tournament is open to minor hockey teams offering competition for Atom, Peewee, Bantam and Midget teams in various skill categories. This year SEDMHA is adding a C Recreational Category to each of our Divisions.
 
Teams play their first game on Thursday, April 2nd in the afternoon and evening. Games continue through Friday and Saturday. The finals are held on Sunday, April 5th 2015.
  
 Male Divisions 

Division	Age	Cat.	Cat.	Cat.	Cat.	Cat.
Atom	9 to 10		AA	A	B	C
Peewee	11 to 12	AAA	AA	A	B	C
Bantam	13 to 14		AA	A	B (Non Checking)	C (Non Checking)
Midget	15 to 17		AA	A	B (Non Checking)	C (Non Checking)

Body Checking is allowed in the Bantam and Midget AA and A Categories only.
All other Categories are non checking. C Category is defined as any form of Recreational Hockey played within Minor Hockey Associations.                                     
All ages are as of December 31, 2014. All categories are based on NOVA SCOTIA standards and may be different from your Province / State. Final team placement is at the discretion of the tournament committee.
 
We welcome applicants from all geographical areas. For non North American teams the tournament will work with your team to ensure that a letter is sent to your Hockey Federation to extend a tournament invitation to your team and arrange all necessary permits.
 
The registration limit is February 15, 2015 or 275 confirmed teams; however teams may apply after this date but team acceptance will be at the discretion of the tournament committee. All applicant teams must be registered minor hockey teams.
 
The entrance fee is $900.00 for all divisions except for C Category teams whose fee is $800 due to shorter game times (see below).


All registration is to be done on line at Team Registration 

FORMAT

 
The tournament uses a unique draw system of games which not only allows us to run divisions with odd numbers of teams but also gives us the ability to provide competition within each category based on team skill. Teams play their first two games to establish their level of play. The result is teams with 2 wins playing in the ODYSSEY division, teams with 1 win/1 loss playing in the ACCORD division, and teams with 2 losses playing in the CIVIC Consolation division.
 
All teams are guaranteed three games. With this draw system in most cases if you win your third game you will play a fourth game even with two losses. See the sample draws from last year’s tournament for further details.
 
All games in all categories except C play 15 minute stop time periods with a flood after either the first or second period. C Categories plays 12 minute stop time periods with a flood after either the first or second period.
 
All Championship Finals are 15 minute stop time with a flood after the second period.
 

SEDMHA AWARDS

The Tournament has a wide array of awards outline as follows:
 

Odyssey	1 st	Gold Medals	Jackets	Banner
Championship	2 nd	Silver Medals	T Shirts
	3 rd	Bronze Medals	T Shirts
Accord	1 st	Gold Medals	Hoodies	Banner
Championship	2 nd	Silver Medals	T Shirts
Civic	Winner	Bronze Medals	T Shirts
Consolation	Loser		SEDMHA Pucks

 
  

Format

A minimum of four teams are required for each division In divisions of 4 and 5 teams only Odyssey Gold and Silver are awarded.  In divisions of 6 and 7 teams a Bronze is added to Odyssey. Odyssey (1st, 2nd, 3rd)  In divisions of 8 and 11 teams Odyssey (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and Accord (1st, 2nd) are awarded.  In divisions of 12 teams or more Odyssey (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Accord (1st, 2nd) and Civic (winner) are awarded.

 

Game MVP

Two game MVPs per game will be awarded. One MVP per team.

 
In addition, all players and coaching staff receive a SEDMHA Tournament souvenir for participating in the tournament.