INBJUDAN/INVITATION:
Dear ice hockey friends, let us invite you to international ice hockey tournaments for youth U15 & U17 EASTER LIONS CUP 2024 which will be held in town Kadan near Most and which belong to the CZECH OPEN tournament series.
In the past have visited CZECH OPEN tournaments youth ice hockey teams from 28 countries and 4 continents, for example: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, England, Hungary, Austria, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Poland, United Arabien Emirates, United States of America, Canada and of course CZECH TEAMS.
Age categories and basic information:
U 15 - 2009 & younger - 8th - 10th March 2024
U 17 - 2007 & younger - 8th - 10th March 2024
Winners U15:
Winners U17:
Cup start – on Friday 8th March 2024 - in the morning at 9:00
Cup finish – on Sunday 10:th March 2024 – in the afternoon approx. at 16:00
(it is necessary to come into tournament place on Thursday afternoon/evening)
Game time 2x 20 min. effective/stopped time
Play level – A (easy/light)
We ask teams to respect the play level! No bodychecking!
Ice-rink – ICE-ARENA in Kadan
Every team has guaranteed to play 5 games in the tournament
max. 4-5 teams can participate in each age group
Attendant program - skill competitions:
Full attendant program is ready for all participants. Together with official gala ceremonials in the beginning and in the end of tournament there is a possibility to participate in skill competitions. 4 players and 1 goalie can participate of each team. They compete in following disciplines – speed skating, shooting on targets, slalom with puck and penalty shooting.
If you have any questions or hesitations, write an email in English or Swedish to Radek Bachtik on scanact@volny.cz , or call to mobile phone number +420775104411.
Deadline for Team applications - until tournament is fullybooked or 18th February 2024!
Send your Team application to Radek Bachtik at email: scanact@volny.cz
ENTRY FEE: 900 € / team
Entry fee should be sent to bank account as follows:
Tournament organizer and owner of the account
AVANTGARD HOCKEY z.s., Vladimira Majakovskeho 2093/9, 434 01 Most, Czech Republic
Bank address and account number
Bank address: Komercni banka a.s., Na Prikope 33 c.p. 969, 114 07 Praha 1, Czech Republic
IBAN: CZ14 0100 0001 1567 9955 0237
BIC (SWIFT): KOMBCZPPXXX
As a condition of acceptance, out-of-town teams must stay at an cup organizer´s authorized hotel. Several price alternatives are offered:
HOTEL ARENA in Chomutov.
- Price 80 € person/night with full board (lunch served in the restaurant at ice-arena, other meals at hotel)
(In the price is also included bus transfers all 3 tournament days - in the morning from hotel to ice-arena in Kadan and after games in the evening back to hotel in Chomutov).
* Players are usually accommodated in triple rooms, other people - coaches, leaders, parents - in double/twin rooms. Limited number of single rooms can be obtained for additional cost 30€/night.
Payment:
– Entry fee – first at the direction of the tournament organizer.
- for meals, hotel accommodation and ev. bus transfers 6 weeks before tournament starts (according to an invoice from the cup organizer)
- all your payments you will make directly to cup organizer´s bank account mentioned above
Bus transport
– it is approx. 90 km from the Airport Prague to Chomutov
- price for bus transfers is 900 € to Most and back to Prague Airport
Notice:
Transport to the Czech Republic and insurance costs are on responsibility of players/team.
We are looking forward to your participation and wish you many sporting accomplishments.
Zdenek Kolman
General Tournament´s Manager