Silver Stick Rules

The Eastern Regional Silver Stick Tournament is sanctioned by USA Hockey and the International Silver Stick Hockey Association, Inc. The tournament will be conducted under the rules of those governing bodies, with the exceptions as described herein.

Required Paperwork

This tournament has the following paperwork requirements.

• All players must sign in before the first game that they play. Sign in sheets will be available all rinks. Players must sign in only once for the entire tournament.
• You must upload a copy of your official USAH 1T roster in PDF, or JPG format.
• This region uses the four (4) sticker system for score sheets. You must provide four (4) standard labels for the score sheets, plus a fifth detailed label including each player's USAH # for the back of the score sheet. If you are able to fit the player's USAH numbers on your standard labels, the fifth label is not required.

Tournament Details

• A minimum of four (4) and a maximum of sixteen (16) teams per age level will play three (3) games guaranteed, plus playoff's if eligible. Format to be determined based on total number of teams participating at each age level. Divisions will consist of either 4, 6, 8, 9, 12 or 16 teams depending on final registration numbers.
• Each age level Champion is expected to participate in the Silver Stick Finals held in January of the following year at locations in either Michigan or Ontario, Canada in January of 2020. As a reminder, any travel outside of the US after 12/31/08, requires each member of the traveling party to possess a valid passport. Please plan accordingly.
• A Silver Stick Championship Banner and 1st place Silver Stick medals will be awarded to the Champion in each division.  A Runner-up Team Trophy will be awarded to each finalist, along with individual player trophies.
• Final roster information must be submitted by no later than October 26, 2019.
• Games will begin at 7:00 am on Friday, November 29, 2019. All teams must be prepared to play at that time.
• There is no Gate admission fee for spectators.
• Cancellation Policy - Refunds of registration fees for cancellations will only be made if the sponsors can back fill the team position in the tournament. The sponsor reserves the right to use financial incentives to fill the void left by cancellations.