Upcoming Chowder Cup
Adult Hockey Tournaments
Chowder Cup(Marlboro, MA)
When: May 5 - May 9, 2010 (Men's Tournament)
Where: New England Sports Center
What: The one that started it all. Our 20th anniversary tournament! We have over 90% returning teams each year and many have been around over 10 years! Held at the beautiful 5 rink New England Sports Center, this is a must for any team that wants a total tournament experience!
Number of teams: 80
Divisions (12 total): 25A, 25B, 25C1, 25C2, 30B, 30C, 30D, 35B, 35C, 35D, 40C
Team Fees: $950 per team (includes 14 players: 13 skaters and a goalie). If a team wishes to have more than 14 players, they need to pay an additional $75 per player.
Games: Each team plays 3 first round games (2 games from Wednesday thru Friday, one game on Saturday unless otherwise requested. For more on that, see priority schedules). Top 4 teams in each division make the playoffs on Sunday. First round of playoffs set the first place team versus the fourth place team in one game and the second place teams versus the third place team in the second game. Winners play for the championship the same day. See playoff and other game facts in the rules and regulation menu section above.
Payment Schedule: All teams must have paid the following amounts by the stated dates:
$400 Deposit to reserve slot by Dec 31, 2009; $500 of the fee must be paid by Jan 31, 2010
$750 of the fee must be paid by Feb 28,2010
FINAL PAYMENTS DUE BY FRIDAY MARCH 14, 2010. No exceptions!
Final Rosters are due April 15, 2010. Any extra player fee amounts are due at this time.
Priority Schedules:
Any team can request to have a priority schedule. As in prior years this is based on earliest date of FINAL payment. This year there is one additional consideration. All teams on that list must have at least $500 paid. The final order of priority will be based on date of final payment.
Schedules:
The final team schedules will be sent to the team captains between March 16 and April 4, 2010. No team will get a schedule with a balance due. All schedules are FINAL. Any team that forfeits a game will not be asked back again to any Chowder Cup Tournament.
Divisions:
| 25A, 25B, 25C1, 25C2, 25D |
30B, 30C, 30D |
35B, 35C, 35D |
40C |
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25+ yr old
(4 players allowed under 25 but must be at least 21)
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30+ Yr Old
(2 players allowed under
30 but must be at least 25)
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35+ Yr Old
(2 players allowed under 35 but must be at least 30)
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35+ Yr Old
(50% players on roster must be at least 40. Others need to be at least 35)
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No less than 6 teams and no more than 8 teams in each division.
If there are more than 8 teams interested, then there will be a waiting list until the time the waiting list is 4 teams. Then 2 divisions of 6 teams may be created for that level and age bracket (ex: 30B1, 30B2). At that point, we would split up the teams based on a teams prior experience in the Chowder Cup and group known teams that appear to be equal together.
Teams in each age level will be placed in a division based on:
- Your teams prior Chowder Cup Experience
- The current level your team is playing in Mens League
- Your players experience.
All levels can have 2 expections under the min age rule. They must be no more than 5 years younger than the min age in the division as of 1/1/10. In the 25 age level divisions, all players need to be at least 21.
No professional hockey experience is allowed at any division level EXCEPT 25A. No exceptions.
Rosters & Player Registration:
- All rosters must be done online prior to April 15, 2010.
- All player registrations must be mailed or faxed by April 15, 2010. Any additions made after 4/15/10 are subject to being charged a player fee of $90. If an injury occurs or a replacement needs to be made after 4/15/10, the captain must designate who will not play and replace that person with the new person. No additional charge will be applied. The new player, however, must fill out a registration form and give a photocopy of license and be eligible to play on the team (age, level, etc.)
- Up to 2 players may be excluded by the minimum age restrictions. However, the minimum age cannot be more than 5 years younger. (NOTE: For the 25 yr old divisions, it is 21 and older and we are allowing up to 4 players) This age level exception INCLUDES goalies. Ages based on 1/1/2010. Remember this restriction only applies to the minimum age. If 40 year olds want to play on a 25B team, more power to them!
- All players need to fill out and sign a player form. The form, along with a photocopy of a drivers license, must be mailed with a postmark no later than April 5, 2010 or faxed to our office no later than April 15, 2010. The photocopy is for player identification purposes only. We do not need any licence number or social security number so please black this out when sending the photo.