CCM Hockey Showcase May 26-28, 2017

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1 CCM Hockey Showcase May 26-28, 2017 Ice Centre at the Promenade Westminster, CO Presented By:

2 CCM Hockey Showcase Participant Packet Welcome to the CCM Hockey Showcase! Thank you in advance for taking the time to read through this informational packet that includes valuable details on this year s Showcase. As in the past, I figure it is better to over-communicate and address as many questions as I can before the weekend starts rather than going into it blindly. Please also note that now that the Participant Packet has been completed and delivered, we will turn our attention to finishing up, and posting online for you to download, the final Team Rosters and Game Schedule. Please monitor our Twitter and Facebook pages for announcements when these docs are ready for you to download at Facebook: Twitter: GENERAL INFORMATION: Rink: All CCMHS hockey activities take place the Ice Centre at the Promenade in Westminster, CO (a northwestern suburb of Denver). The Ice Centre at the Promenade Westminster Blvd Westminster, CO Rink Parking: There is plenty of free parking at the rink. Partner Hotel Information: Multiple hotels less than a ½ mile from the rink are offering CCMHS participants a special CCM Hockey Showcase rate for the weekend. If you haven t booked your room yet, I would suggest doing so quickly as they are almost sold out. Click here for CCM Hockey Showcase Hotel Partner Info: Nearby Urgent Care/Hospital Facilities: Should something happen to your son during the Showcase, the closest hospitals to the Promenade are: St Anthony North Hospital 2551 West 84 th Avenue Westminster CO Northwest ER Urgent Care N. Benton St. Westminster, CO miles from the Promenade 1.6 miles from the Promenade

3 SHOWCASE INFORMATION: CCM Showcase Scheduling APP: We have a new scheduling app for the Showcase for Please go to the link shown below, Download the APP, and install it on your cell phone home screen. Once you receive notification on which team(s) your son(s) are on, you can Follow those teams to see their exact schedules, as well as receive all in-event relevant notifications. In addition, there is a Places section on the App where you can view, and receive, directions to the rink and/or hotels, and places to access and download any and all stored Showcase forms. f2d380f04a CCMHS Health & Consent To Treat Form: You MUST download, print and fill out in full the CCMHS Health & Consent to Treat Form and mail it to our offices by Friday, May 19, The form can be downloaded from our website at: Once completed, please send it to the address below. CCMHS Buchanan Dr Evergreen, CO PLEASE NOTE: Your son will not be allowed to participate without this completed form. Goaltender Sessions Friday, May 26: There will be 3 specialized goaltender sessions available to all CCM Hockey Showcase Participants on Friday, May 26, These goaltending sessions will be directed by U.S. Air Force Academy Head Coach Frank Serratore and staff. All goaltenders will be evaluated by the goaltender session coaches and ranked from top to bottom as part of their face-to-face Exit Interviews. These rankings will then be delivered to all coaches and scouts in attendance. Goaltending Sessions Schedule --> Friday, May 26, 2017: 1:30-2:30 pm, Green Rink = birth year goaltenders 2:45-3:45 pm, Green Rink = birth year goaltenders 4:00-5:00 pm, Green Rink = birth year goaltenders SHOOTERS NEEDED! The goaltending coaches would like 25 shooters to participate in each the three Goaltending Sessions outlined above. The first 25 players to sign up for each session will be allowed to participate. Please watch for an with a sign up link for all 3 sessions later in May. FREE Practice Ice - Friday, May 26: For those players looking to shake the travel legs out, the CCMHS will be hosting five, one-hour FREE skates on Friday, May 26 at 1:15pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm, and 3:45pm. These practices will be lead by some of the coaches in attendance at the Showcase. Registration for these sessions will be done via an online Signup Genius page on a first come, first served basis. We will accept the first 40 skaters and 4 goalies to sign up for each session (players can only sign up for one on-ice practice session). Watch for the Free Practice Registration to be sent out later in May.

4 Player Check-In Friday, May 26: Check-in runs from 10 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, May 26 in the main rink overlook at the Ice Centre at the Promenade. All CCMHS assigned team jerseys, socks, and apparel will be given out at that time. CCMHS Apparel: All CCMHS participants will receive a team jersey (with assigned number) and team socks to be worn for all games and practices, a CCMHS t-shirt and a custom designed CCM Hockey Showcase hat. Friday Night Seminars, May 26: Two, 60-minute seminars will be available to all participants and their families at the Marriott Hotel, right across Hwy 36 from the Promenade, according to the schedule below. These marquee seminars will be held after all Friday activities have commenced in an effort to ensure all players and their families may attend. 8:30-9:30 pm USHL Commissioner Bob Fallon 9:30-10:30 pm - U.S. Air Force Academy Head Coach Frank Serratore, University of Denver Assistant Coach Tavis MacMillan and a member of the Colorado College Hockey staff, tba. Game Schedule Friday-Sunday, May 26-28: All games take place starting at 5:00 pm Friday and conclude with the All Star Games by 8:45pm Sunday. The complete weekend schedule, including games, goaltending sessions, and All Star Games can be downloaded off our website at the following page. Player Coach Meet & Greet - Sunday, May 28: The Player Coach Meet & Greet will be held from 2:30-4:30pm on Sunday, May 28 in the mezzanine above the Blue Rink (middle rink) at the Promenade. The Player Coach Meet & Greet will provide all coaches and players in attendance an informal environment to introduce themselves, talk, and get to know each other in an off-ice recruiting type environment. CCM Hockey Expo - Sunday, May 28: The CCM Hockey Expo will be held in conjunction with the CCMHS Player Coach Meet & Greet from 2:30-4:30pm on Sunday, May 28 in the mezzanine above the Blue Rink (middle rink) at the Promenade. The CCM Hockey Expo will provide a venue for all CCMHS partners and sponsors, as well as various other sporting goods and apparel companies, including CCM Hockey and Reebok Hockey, to present their wares and for CCMHS Participants to learn about the latest technology and products in the hockey world. All-Star Games Sunday, May 28: The CCM Hockey Showcase All-Star Games will be held on Sunday, May 28 from 6:15-8:45pm. The coaches/scouts assigned to coach the designated teams in each age group will be responsible for the selection of the All-Star Game participants. The selection process will take place after all teams have had the chance to play three games during the weekend, and will be coordinated by one of the coaches assigned to a team in that division. All coaches will vote on the participants and at no time will the directors of the event be involved in the selection process. All Star Teams will be announced by 4:30pm on May 28 via a posting in the rink lobby, announcements on our website, Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as notifications pushed out on the CCM Hockey Showcase App. All Star game jerseys will then be available for pick up in the lower level lobby prior to the games. Team Rosters: Team Rosters will be available for download by Friday, May 19, on the following page. An notification will be sent to you when it is available:

5 Team Assignments: All registered and accepted players will be randomly assigned to a team prior to the start of the event with an effort made to make the teams as equal as possible. For example, the total number of AAA players will be added up, sorted alphabetically, and then assigned to each team in a 1, 2, 3 fashion. After that the same protocol will be used to assign the AA players, then the Junior A players, and then the Junior B players to teams. It is in the best interest of the showcase, and the players, to provide even teams, and to promote the highest level competition as possible. Unfortunately, with this in mind, we are unable to place large groups of players traveling together on the same team in the Showcase. Each team will consist of a max of 6 Defenseman, 9 Forwards and 3 Goaltenders with equal ice time afforded to all players in every game. Team Coaches: Each Team will be assigned two coaches for the duration of the weekend. This coach will run the bench for each game and conduct the face-to-face exit interviews at the conclusion of the event. Game Format: All games will be 75 minutes long and consist of a 5-minute warm-up and three (3), 20-minute running time periods. All games will be refereed by 2 certified refs and will play according to USA Hockey Junior rules. That being said, for the safety of the players, we will be playing normal icing rules, not hybrid icing rules utilized at the Junior level. Showcase Rules: The Showcase will utilize USA Hockey Junior hockey rules for all games. Each penalty will result in the player spending two minutes in the box, instead of the shootout like years past. We have received requests from coaches that want to see how certain players react in man up, and man down, situations. All penalties will be 2-minute running time penalties. Along with the standard USA Hockey rules, we will be also strictly enforcing the following rules: NO-FIGHTING: If you fight, you will be subject to a hearing in front of the Showcase Directors and may be ejected from the remainder of the showcase with no refund. INTENT TO INJURE: If you injure a player in a malicious way, with a clear intent to injure, as determined solely at the refs discretion, you will not be allowed to play the remainder of the game in question. If it happens twice, that payer will be ejected from the remainder of the Showcase with no refund. HALF-SHIELDS: Half shields may be worn only by those players 18 years of age or older as of May 26, If you are under 18 and show up with a half-shield, you will be escorted off the ice and not allowed to return to play until you find a full cage. Exit Interviews: All players will be able to schedule a face-to-face exit interview with one their assigned team coaches. It is suggested that these interviews be done as late as possible during the weekend to give your coaches as much time to evaluate your play as possible This being said, it is advised that each player talk to their respective coaches to determine a best time for that coach to do the interview. All FW and D will conduct their interviews with one of their two assigned team coaches, and all goaltenders will conduct their exit interviews with one of their assigned goaltender session coaches. IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the player to schedule the face-to-face interviews with their coach, not the other way around. Please be diligent about this.

6 CCM Hockey Awards: The CCM Hockey Top Prospects, along with the All-Star Game MVP s, will be selected at the conclusion of the age-specific All Star Games on Sunday, May 28. The CCM Hockey Top prospects will receive a CCM Hockey hoodie, and the All-Star Game MVP s will each receive a 2017 CCM Super Tacks 2.0 hockey stick. CCM Pro-Fit Sessions: The CCM Hockey Showcase is pleased to announce that CCM Hockey will be conducting Pro-Fit Sessions throughout the weekend. Pro-Fit Sessions help to educate players on the latest technology and products in hockey, as well as ensure proper fitting of all equipment on an individual basis. All CCM Pro-Fit Sessions will be conducted by CCM Hockey Rep Taylor Guay & CCM Hockey FAST Agent George Barber and are available to all players. All Fit Sessions will be conducted in the lower level lobby of the rink on a first-come, firstserve basis. CaptainU: The CCM Showcase has partnered up with CaptainU, one of the leading player recruiting profile services available, to better help promote our players. And the best part of the whole thing is this service is FREE to all our participants! It only takes a few minutes to setup and as I said, it is FREE! Simply click the link below to create your profile and it will automatically be associated with the CCM Showcase where coaches will be able to view it before, during or after the event. Equipment: CCMHS Participants will not be allowed to leave their equipment in the locker rooms over the course of the weekend. You must take your equipment with you after each event. Water Bottles: Due to health concerns, community water bottles will not be made available during the event. Water fountains are readily available throughout the facility to fill your own bottles so please bring your own water bottles! Player Profiles: You all should have received an with instructions on how to login to your account and update the required player profile information. If you did not, or have misplaced it, please find those instructions listed on the Forms page of our website at the link shown below. All players are required to fill out these fields prior to Monday, May If you have any questions at all, or if there is anything I missed, please feel free to call or me directly at any time. I would be more than happy to speak with you. See you May 26th! Mike Gempeler - CCMHS Director MikeG@CCMHockeyShowcase.com