WELCOME
to the spring trip and the final tournament of the 2023-2024 season in Helsinki!
What if you
combined your end-of-season party with a tournament trip to celebrate with your
hockey team? A week before May Day, this is possible when the Karhu-Kissat
(Bear-Cats) U11 team organizes a spring tournament in Helsinki in cooperation
with Sokos hotel Flamingo, located in the Flamingo entertainment center.
KARHU-KISSAT
U11 (born 2013) spring tournament 27.-28.4.2024 at Kaarela Ice Hall in
Helsinki.
The
tournament is played on three levels. On Saturday 27th April there will be an AA level tournament (8 groups),
on Sunday 28th April an AAA level tournament (8 groups) and A level (6 groups)
tournament games will be spread over both days of the tournament (27-28 April).
The games will be played on full area. U11 finnish official rules with 1 minute penalty time.
There will
be four games for each group (playing time 2 × 15 min effective playing time).
Venue
Kaarela Ice Rink, Kaarelan raitti 2, 00430 Helsinki, Finland
The organizing
team will enter three teams, one for each level.
Tournament
fee
The entry
fee for the tournament is EUR 690 (one team from the same club), EUR 1 350 (two
teams from the same club) and EUR 2 000 (three teams from the same club).
Half of the
tournament fee will be invoiced at the time of registration as a booking fee and
the balance closer to the tournament date. The booking fee is non-refundable if
a team cancels its participation. If the tournament is cancelled on behalf of
the organizer, all fees will be refunded.
Registration
Registration
is done through GameResultsOnline.com or by email to pptkahkonen@gmail.com.
Prizes
The top
three (3) teams in the tournament from all divisions will be awarded with
trophies and medals.
A
tournament MVP will be selected from each group of players and rewarded with
product prizes.
In
addition, teams can change pucks/pennants and select “player of the game” from
their teams as usual, as they would in a series game.
Catering
The
tournament will offer lunch and dinner on both Saturday and Sunday.
The meal
price is €10 per person per meal.
Catering
must be ordered in advance and the number of caterers and any special dietary
requirements must be notified to the tournament organizer by 28th March 2024. Catering
will be invoiced separately.
Accommodation
and spring break programme
Teams have
the possibility to book moderate cost accommodation [options of 1 bed, 2 beds
and 3 beds (double room with extra bed)] at Sokos Hotel Flamingo, which is a
15-minute drive from the ice rink. Accommodation is booked directly with the
hotel using the discount code, please ask the signatory for the discount code.
Combine a
tournament trip with a nice end-of-spring happening for your team! One day
tournament and one day fun! Flamingo's entertainment centre offers a variety of
experiences for a separate fee: movies, water park, bowling, glow golf, pixel
virtual park, etc. Flamingo's entertainment services also include various
excursions in the metropolitan area, for example to Korkeasaari or Haltia
Nature Centre.
Ask for the
low-cost Bear-Cat-Shuttle (bus) service for hotel-ice-hall-hotel transfers if
needed.
Coffee
shop and other programme at the tournament
There will
be a tournament café at the rink, where you can buy food and drinks. The Bear-Cat
Grill in the rink's courtyard will be serving tournament sausages.
There will
also be a raffle and other side events at the rink.
Payment
methods at the ice rink
At the café,
barbecue, raffle, etc., mobilepay, credit cards and cash are accepted as payment
methods.
Further
information and contact
The Karhu-Kissat
spring tournament contact person and tournament manager is:
THC
(Tournament Happiness Coordinator) Pete Kähkönen
Karhu-Kissat U11 team, GM
p. 0400 580 356
pptkahkonen@gmail.com