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Apex Center
13150 W. 72nd Ave.
Arvada, CO 80005
303-403-2598

Driving Instructions:
From I-70: Take I-70 to Ward Rd. exit. Go
North on Ward Rd. to 72nd Ave. (Ward dead
ends at 72nd). Go west (left) 2 1/2 blocks on
72nd to the Apex Center Ice Arena, which is on
the left side of the road.

Boulder Valley Ice at Superior
125 Superior Plaza Way
Superior, CO 80027
303-494-4777
Driving Instructions:
From Boulder: US-36 east (towards Denver) to

the Superior/Louisville exit. At Mc Caslin Blvd.,

turn right. At Superior Plaza Way, turn left.
From Denver: US-36 west (towards Boulder) to
the Superior/Louisville exit. At McCaslin Blvd.,

turn left. At Superior Plaza Way, turn left.
Ice Centre at The Promenade

10710 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80020
303-469-2100

Driving Instructions:
From US-36: US-36 to Church Ranch Blvd.
exit. Go East on Church Ranch Blvd. (which
becomes 104th Ave.) to Westminster Blvd. Turn
left on Westminster Blvd. and enter Ice Centre
at the Promenade parking lot.
From I-25: Take 104th Ave. exit 221. Go West
on 104th to Westminster Blvd. Turn Right on
Westminster Blvd. and enter the Ice Centre at
the Promenade parking lot.
Dear Participants and Fans,
On behalf of the International Silver Stick®, Hyland Hills Hockey Association, Arvada Hockey Association,
and Boulder Valley Hockey Association we would like to welcome you the 2014 Rocky Mountain
Regional Silver Stick® Tournament. We are excited to have teams from Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming,
Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Utah participating in this year’s regional.
We are honored to have all these teams here to compete for the opportunity to represent the Rocky
Mountain States at the International Finals in January 2015. We look forward to an exciting weekend of
competition, great hockey, sportsmanship, and international goodwill, which is the tradition of Silver
Stick®.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Silver Stick® is played at three outstanding venues: the Ice Centre at the
Promenade, Apex Recreation Center, and Boulder Valley Ice. Please join us in thanking these
Associations, their Board of Directors, the Hockey Directors, ice rink staff, and numerous volunteers for
their continued support of this tournament. Without the help and energy of parents, team officials, and
referees this great opportunity for youth hockey would not be possible.
We hope you enjoy your stay in Westminster, Arvada, and Superior and that your Rocky Mountain
Regional Silver Stick® experience is one you will remember. If you have any questions regarding
activities and places to see while visiting, please stop by the tournament information table and the staff
will be happy to assist you.
Good luck to all teams and have a great time.

Todd and Sharon Benton
Rocky Mountain Silver Stick® Tournament Directors
THE SILVER STICK® STORY

The founder of International Silver Stick® Hockey Association, Mr. Jack Kinsella, was born in
Regina, Saskatchewan, April 12 1908. He moved to Ottawa, Ontario as a child, and it was in this city that the
idea of Silver Stick® originated in 1957. The purpose of the venture was to further International relations
between Peewee and Bantam age players from the Richmond, Ontario area south of Ottawa, Canada’s
Capital, and upper New York State.
The theme of the entire program is to promote citizenship and goodwill through the medium of Silver
Stick® hockey, and to foster sportsmanship through International competition for youth of all nations.
A trophy was needed for the tournament, and one of the founders, Mr. Ernie Temple, is credited with
the idea of using a long stick instead of a trophy to present to the winners. The stick, made of silver and
donated by the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, was used at the first Silver Stick® Tournament in 1958 in
Richmond, Ontario. Relative replicas of the original Silver Stick Trophy are used in North American Finals.
In 1961, Mr. Kinsella contacted Fred Lamlein of Port Huron, Michigan who then visited with Mr. Kinsella in
Ottawa. Following that meeting, Silver Stick® Hockey was introduced to southwestern Ontario with a
tournament in Watford. The late Roy Caley of Watford was responsible for organizing and promoting this
event.
In 1963, the first North American Finals Tournament took place in Port Huron, Michigan. Jack
Kinsella conducted the first Silver Stick® Annual General Meeting on May 19, 1963 to establish the structure
and organization of this Association. A constitution and bylaws were adopted and an International Board of
Directors was elected. Port Huron was then chosen as the permanent “home” of Silver Stick Hockey, and
the site of the Peewee and Bantam Finals each year.
In 1969 Sarnia, Ontario was established as the site of the “Atom and Midget” Finals Tournament
each year. In subsequent years, new Finals were introduced at other locations, as new divisions, and girls’
hockey were added to the Silver Stick® line-up.
Mr. Kinsella (at the age of 100) died in Ottawa, Ontario on March 14, 2007, the same year that the 50th
Anniversary of International Silver Stick® was celebrated. The highlight of the year’s celebrations was when
Tom Cowick, a Silver Stick Pioneer who coached a Richmond, Ontario team in 1959 against Potsdam N.Y.
organized a 50th Anniversary celebration for Richmond and held it on Feb. 16, 2008 It included games
between Richmond and Potsdam Peewee and Bantam teams, and was attended by the U.S. Ambassador to
Canada and a Canadian Cabinet Minister, just like 50 years earlier. The original Silver Stick® trophy used in
1958, which now rests in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, was also used during the Richmond
celebrations.
The International Silver Stick® Board of Directors is headed by a Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner, Second Deputy Commissioner, Executive Director and Immediate Past Commissioner. Also
fourteen International Directors, seven representing Canada and seven representing the U.S.A. are elected
for two year terms at the annual meeting in June each year. This board is honored to host an international
competition for more than 65,000 youth each year
The Rocky Mountain Regional Silver Stick® tournament has been held in Colorado for more than 20
years for both boys and girls at the competitive and recreational level. Many teams have a chance to
compete in the International Silver Stick® Tournament representing the Rocky Mountain region.
For more information about International Silver Stick® Regional and Finals Tournaments and their
locations, please refer to our website: www.silverstick.org
2014 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SILVER STICK® REGIONAL
November 25-30, 2014  Westminster, Colorado

A,B, & C-Tournament Rules

1. Tournament Applications will be accepted until Sunday October 26, 2014 or until the division has
been filled. No refunds will be given once a team has been notified of acceptance.

2. By entering this tournament your team agrees to attend the International Silver Stick®
Finals in Michigan or Canada if you are the regional champion. Runner-up teams may be
offered an opportunity to attend finals as well and are encouraged to accept these bids.

3. A check of credentials and qualification will take place before each team competes. A team
representative must present the following credentials 1 hour before your first game:
a. USA Hockey certified roster
b. USA Hockey Consent to Treat Form for each player
c. USA Hockey Code of Conduct Form for each player
Incomplete credentials could result in the forfeit of pending game.
4. A player may only play for one team during the Silver Stick® Regional Tournament. If a player is
rostered on more than one USA Hockey roster, this player must play at the highest level they are
rostered.

5. This Tournament is a Recreational USA Hockey sanctioned Tournament and open to properly
registered USA Hockey teams. Team selection for this regional tournament is determined by the
tournament directors and their decisions are final.

6. The divisions will include: 10U Squirt A, B, & C, 12U PeeWee A & B, 14U Bantam A & B, 16U
Midget Minor A, and 18U Midget Major A. A minimum of four teams will be accepted per division.

7. 7Cost of Registration:

10U Squirt A, B, & C- $1350
12U PeeWee A & B- $1350
14U Bantam A & B- $1350
16U Midget Minor A- $1450
18U Midget Major A- $1450
8. No admission fee for spectators.

9. Games will be scheduled beginning Tuesday afternoon through Saturday evening with Semi-
Finals and Finals played on Sunday (Championship games should conclude around 7:30pm).
Out of state teams must be available to play Thursday morning.

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2014 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SILVER STICK® REGIONAL
November 25-30, 2014  Westminster, Colorado

10. USA Hockey and CAHA Rules will apply to all play except as noted herein.
11. A tournament suspension will be issued in the following cases:
a. Any player issued a fighting penalty
b. A game misconduct for 5 penalties in one game by one player
c. 15 penalties by a team in one game will result in the suspension of the head coach
d. Any player or coach receiving a match penalty

12. Mouth guards are required for all players.

13. If a player is injured and play stopped, the injured player must leave the ice until the completion of
the ensuing face-off.

14. Any articles (except hats for hat tricks) thrown on the ice, or any abusive conduct by spectators
will result in immediate ejection from the arena and the tournament. Failure to comply will result in
the offending team forfeiting the game.

15. The referees and tournament directors’ decisions are final. No protests are allowed.

16. Pointstreak scoring systems will be used and uploaded immediately following the completion of
the games. Teams must provide the tournament directors with jersey numbers of all players and
designate goalies no later than Sunday October 26, 2014.

17. The tournament will be a four game round robin with the top four teams in each division
advancing to the semi-finals. Points for each game will be awarded as follows:

Win: 2 points
Tie: 1 point
Loss: 0 point

18. Players should be at the arena 1 hour prior to game time and be ready to go on the ice at the
scheduled game time for the 3 minute warm-up.

19. All games will have a 3 minute warm-up. All games will be stop clock and game times are as
follows:

U10 Squirt A, B, & C 3, 12-minute periods
U12 PeeWee AA 3, 12-minute periods
U14 Bantam AA 3, 12-minute periods
U16 Midget Minor AA 3, 14-minute periods
U18 Midget Major AA 3, 14-minute periods

If there is a four goal or more differential in the third period, the clock will become run time. There
will be no run time in the semi-finals or championship games.
2014 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SILVER STICK® REGIONAL
November 25-30, 2014  Westminster, Colorado

20. Tie-breaking procedure:
a. The four teams with the highest point total in round robin play in each division will
advance to the semi-finals.
b. Forfeits are counted as a 1-0 win for the non-offending team.
c. Tie-breaker if two or more teams are tied in round robin play:
i. Head to head if all tied teams have played each other
ii. Goals scored by a team / goals scored by a team + goals allowed by a team.
This will be a team’s percentage. The highest percentage amongst the tied
teams will advance. Example: Team A scored 18 goals and allowed 12 goals in
round robin play. Percentage = 18/18+12 = 18/30 = .60
iii. Fastest goal scored in the first game of the tournament
iv. The least amount of penalty minutes, including misconducts, accrued by a team.
v. The flip of a coin between two teams. The choice of heads or tails will be called
by the association name alphabetically. If more than two teams are tied,
numbers will be drawn in an alphabetical order by association name.

21. All teams must have a home (white) and away (dark) set of jerseys. Please bring both jerseys to
all games in case of changes.

22. All games are on curfew.

23. There is no overtime except in semi-finals and championship games.

24. After one overtime there will be a shootout.

25. Overtime period are sudden death. The overtime period will be 5 minute stop clock. A shootout
will occur if the teams are still tied after the 1st overtime. Shootouts will consist of 5 players and a
goaltender from each team. The coach will present a list to the referee with the order of the five
shooters. The home team will shoot first. The team with the most goals after 5 shooters will be
declared the winner. If the teams are still tied, the shootout will continue using one additional
skater from each team until a winner is determined. If all players on one team have shot, then
shooters will continue in the same order as they shot previously.

26. All teams must furnish their own penalty box attendant (attendant must be18 years of age or
older)

27. No noise devices allowed. This includes, but is not limited to bells and horns.

28. Locker rooms- The head coach or assistant coach, if the head coach is not present, is
responsible for the locker room. This responsibility cannot be delegated to a parent or team
volunteer. A parent may check out the key, but ultimately the head coach is responsible for the
locker room conditions and activities within the locker room.

29. Should any player or team willfully damage any property at any ice facility, all cost for repairs or
replacement shall be paid by the team concerned. Arrangements for restitution shall be made
immediately with the rink management. Notice of such damage will be given to the tournament
directors to determine if removal of the player and/or team from the tournament is appropriate.
Any profanity or abusive behavior towards rink personnel or tournament officials will result in
immediate ejection from the rinks and tournament.
2014 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SILVER STICK® REGIONAL
November 25-30, 2014  Westminster, Colorado

30. Any team (CAHA registered or otherwise) which enters this tournament and fails to appear on
time for a scheduled game, forfeits a game, or fails to provide a valid roster signed and sealed by
their USA Hockey Registrar to the tournament director prior to the team’s first game will be
subject to:

a. Forfeit of scheduled games as determined by the tournament director
b. Pay for all expenses, including but not limited to referee fees and ice costs for all forfeited
games.
c. Denied entry in any other Colorado tournaments for the remainder of the season and any
approved travel permits will be rescinded
d. Tournament director is required to notify the CAHA VP of any team who fails to appear
for a scheduled game within 24 hours of the infraction.

31. The tournament staff has the right to change a game time or rink assignment if circumstances
beyond their control occur (IE-weather, loss of the availability of the rink, loss of power, etc.).

32. All first place teams will receive a team trophy, championship banner, champion pins, and the
invitation to the International Silver Stick® Finals. The second place teams will receive a team
trophy. All players and coaches will receive a participation pin.
Larry McGrath Scholarship

The Silver Stick® Scholarship conceived by one of our most devoted worker/promoters and a Past
Commissioner of the Association the late Richard (Dick) McGrath of Port Huron, Michigan. Dick and
his son Larry could almost always be found together at the arena. Larry often remarked that it would
be fitting for the Silver Stick® Organization to provide a scholarship award for deserving hockey
players.
In 1970, Larry McGrath met with a fatal accident while at work. In lieu of flowers, Dick and his wife
requested that donations be made to the International Silver Stick® Association. That was the
beginning of the scholarship funding program that today bears Larry's name.

Additional donations were requested in 1979 when Dick McGrath died and again when one of our
founders, Fred Lamlein passed away.
A committee was set up in 1970 to establish guidelines, prepare By-laws and application forms. The
amount of $500 would be presented to one Canadian and one American citizen each year. The
International Silver Stick® Scholarship program was formally approved in 1972 by the Board of
Directors. The first scholarship awards were made following the 1972-73 hockey season and annually
since that time. Currently, each year there are several American and Canadians awarded a
Scholarship of $1000 each.
Applications are reviewed and recommendations are made by the Scholarship Committee each spring
and then approved and announced at the International Silver Stick Annual Meeting in June each year.
Additional information and applications are available at the International Silver Stick® website:
www.silverstick.org.
2013 Rocky Mountain Regional Silver Stick®
All-Tournament Team

The Rocky Mountain Regional Silver Stick® Tournament would like to recognize and
congratulate the following participants chosen for their outstanding sportsmanship,
hockey skills ( as a forward, defenseman, or goalie), and dedication to the great sport of
hockey by being named to the 2013 All-Tournament Team.
PeeWee AA  Goalie Ryan Burke- Littleton
 Forward Noah Decker-Hyland Hills Jaguars PeeWee B
 Forward Mason Hoehn-Littleton Hawks  Forward Chase Ganse- Littleton Black
 Forward Trace Norwell-Boulder Bison  Forward Maxwell Schultz- Colorado Springs
 Defense Todd Branish-Littleton Hawks Gold
 Defense Kassia Brooks-CHC Rampage  Forward Brennan Hill- Hyland Hills Hockey
 Goalie-Evan Crawford-Littleton Hawks Association
Bantam AA  Defense Kyler Wootten- Littleton Red
 Forward Charles Huang-Foothill Flyers  Defense Madison Morton- Colorado Springs
 Forward Michael Baer-Littleton Hawks Black
 Forward Brendan Meyer-NCYH Jr. Eagles  Goalie Mitchell Myles- Littleton Red
 Defense Trent Nietzel-Phoenix Jr. Coyotes PeeWee A
 Defense William Jordan-Arapahoe Warriors  Forward Zachary Anderson- Littleton Black
 Goalie Andrew Miller- Boulder Bison  Forward Tylor Green- Colorado Springs
Midget Minor AA  Forward Blake King- Boulder White
 Forward Cody Noel- Arvada  Defense Jacob Stordahl- Arapahoe Navy
 Forward Sean DeKramer- Arapahoe  Defense Emilo Flores- New Mexico Warriors
Warriors  Goalie Chloe Beabien- Colorado Springs
 Forward Kadin Riccardi -NCYH Jr. Eagles Bantam B
 Defense Jackson Ross- Arapahoe Warriors  Forward Braedon Greenwood- Evolution
 Defense Eric Bourgeois-Arvada  Forward Dylan Anderson- Casper
 Goalie Cameron Bukes-Littleton Hawks  Forward Tylec Kohrust- New Mexico
Midget Major AA  Defense Ethan Holland- Arapahoe
 Forward Gian Lucca Cervo-Boulder  Defense Hunter Costello- Casper
 Forward Tyler Seltenreich-Littleton  Goalie Darion Cordova- NCYH
 Forward Ben Joseph- Littleton Bantam A
 Defense Joseph Millar-Arvada  Forward Chance Wolford- Arvada
 Defense Cody Russell-Utah  Forward Joshua Cox- Littleton Black
 Goalie James Madok-Arvada  Forward Hayden Maxwell- Mission Arizona
Squirt C  Defense Eric Linden- Littleton Red
 Forward Triston Olick- NCYH  Defense Blake Jankowski- Arvada
 Forward Carter Haycraft-Arapahoe  Goalie Jacob Paul- Las Vegas Wranglers
 Forward Nolan Berg- Casper Midget Minor A
 Defense Tyler Olien-HHHA  Forward Jamie Stokes- Arapahoe
 Defense Rocky Holloway-Littleton Black  Forward Brecken Beiman- Hyland Hills
 Goalie Annalena Heuten- NCYH Hockey Assoc.
Squirt B  Forward Ricky Zink-Mission Ice, AZ
 Forward Borya Valis- Evolution  Defense Keegan Lewis-Boulder Bision
 Forward Patrick Blomber-KRIVO  Defense Lane Robinson- Arvada
 Forward Owen Walsh-Littleton Black  Goalie Bryan Warnecke- Arapahoe
 Defense Zachary May- Littleton Red Midget Major A
 Defense Coulter Barnes-New Mexico  Forward Matt Jung- Arapahoe
 Goalie Caleb Allen-KRIVO  Forward Philip Sean Murphy- Northwest
Squirt A Regulators
 Forward Kieran Cebrian-Arapahoe  Forward Grant Carlstedt- Mission Ice Az
 Forward Jameson Charles-KRIVO  Defense Collin Todd- Arapahoe Warriors
 Forward Marek Hejduk-Arapahoe  Defense Branson Taheri -Casper Oilers, WY
 Defense Connor Mariner- Boulder  Goalie Garrett Grant-Casper Oilers, WY
 Defense David Hejduk- Arapahoe