U22 AA (Colin Murdoch), 2023-2024, Rep (Barracudas - Burlington Girls Hockey Club)

Stoney Creek Sabres
20th ANNUAL UNIVERSITY Showcase Tournament Rules September 15-17, 2023
OWHA Permit #2324003

The Showcase format will include 64 Teams with a 5-game guarantee (3 min. Warm up - 15-15-15 min with a 3 min. OT in Round Robin Games). Flood every 2 periods. 

The Tournament will be divided into 8 divisions of 8 teams with each team playing 4 round robin games within their division (2 games on Friday and 2 games on Saturday and a minimum of 1 game (Placement or Playoff Game on Sunday). 

Divisions have been named after Sabres Alumni.
Sunday Games: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Brass Playoff games with the remaining teams playing a 5th Placement Game on Sunday. 

Divisional Break Down and Playoff format
8 Divisions of 8 teams – seeded #1 through #8 after the 4 game Round Robin

Gold and Silver
1st Place Teams in each Division seeded #1 - #8 by Round Robin Points (Tie Breakers below) 
Gold Semi: 1st seed vs 4th seed and 2nd seed vs 3rd seed
Silver Semi: 5th seed vs 8th seed and 6th seed vs 7th seed

Bronze and Brass
2nd Place Teams in each Division seeded #1 - #8 by Round Robin Points (Tie Breakers below) 
Bronze Semi: 1st seed vs 4th seed and 2nd seed vs 3rd seed
Brass Semi: 5th seed vs 8th seed and 6th seed vs 7th seed

SUNDAY PLACEMENT GAMES only: The remaining teams #3 through #8 would play a predetermined game. Example: 3rd place in the Nurse Division would play a 3rd place in the McKibbon Division at a specific time and venue etc.

Concept

The vision behind the USA Canada Cup Series is to bring together the top USA U16-Ontario Midget AA and USA U19- Ontario Junior/ Intermediatte AA teams. Have them play in a USA versus Canada type format. USA Canada Cup is a showcase series tournament that allows University scouts from both the CIS and NCAA schools to see top University eligible female hockey players go head to head in high level competition. The series of USA Canada Cup events in Detroit & Kitchener is a main stage for competitive female hockey players advancing to the Collegiate & National stages of ice hockey.

Mission

The USA Canada Cups main focus is providing the elite female ice hockey player with a platform of exposure to showcase their skills to College Coaches. Nearing our 15th year, over 5,000 female hockey players have been recruited to the NCAA level. Girls hockey in Canada and the United States have led the world in woman’s ice hockey from grass roots level to premier international tournaments.

Concept

The vision behind the USA Canada Cup Series is to bring together the top USA U16-Ontario Midget AA and USA U19- Ontario Junior/ Intermediatte AA teams. Have them play in a USA versus Canada type format. USA Canada Cup is a showcase series tournament that allows University scouts from both the CIS and NCAA schools to see top University eligible female hockey players go head to head in high level competition. The series of USA Canada Cup events in Detroit & Kitchener is a main stage for competitive female hockey players advancing to the Collegiate & National stages of ice hockey.

Mission

The USA Canada Cups main focus is providing the elite female ice hockey player with a platform of exposure to showcase their skills to College Coaches. Nearing our 15th year, over 5,000 female hockey players have been recruited to the NCAA level. Girls hockey in Canada and the United States have led the world in woman’s ice hockey from grass roots level to premier international tournaments.