Howies Hometown Cup

All teams must submit their Certified USAH/Hockey Canada Roster NO LATER than 60 days before the tournament start date. If required by your state/affiliate, we must receive a Travel Permit as well. These permits and rosters must be approved/signed by your governing body/affiliate. If you have an electronic version of these documents, please email them to Linda Wilkie. If you do not have an electronic version then you can fax the documents to 630-442-7238. Please be sure you bring your approved roster sheet and travel permit as back up to the tournament as well.

Upon registration, please be sure to enter the Team Name as it can be found in the MyHockeyRankings.com database. The tournament staff will utilize team information, past results, and current ratings to determine the best level of play and competitive division for all teams. If they need any further information, it will be requested.

The number of teams in each division depends on multiple factors, including overall tournament size, rinks, registrations, competitive level, and other items. Most playing divisions will include between 8 and 24 teams. Under no circumstances will there be less than four (4) in any playing division.

Division formats and playoff structures will be released no later than 3 weeks prior to the event.

All event schedules will be released no later than 2 weeks prior to the event start date.

Unless otherwise noted and communicated, all teams will play two games on Day 1 and two games on Day 2, with potential playoffs and consolation games on Day 3. All teams need to be prepared to play at 7:30 a.m. on Day 1. All games will be completed no later than 5:00 pm on Day 3.

Teams must be affiliated with one of the following: CHA, USA Hockey or IIHF.  All games are operated under USAH Rules and Regulations. Neck guards are mandatory for all players. All players, including goalkeepers in the U12 through Midget (U16 & U19) age classifications are required to wear a colored (non-clear) internal mouthpiece that covers all the remaining teeth of one jaw, customarily the upper. For the first violation of this rule, the team shall be issued a warning. A misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player or goalkeeper of that team for a subsequent violation during that game. NOTE: Hockey Canada rules do not mandate the wearing of a mouthpiece at any age classification where a full facemask is required. Therefore, Hockey Canada registered teams are not required to wear a mouthpiece while playing in the United States. For all levels, USA Hockey replaced the delayed offside rule with an automatic whistle. Consequently, if a player is offside, the whistle will be blown immediately. If the offside is accidental then the face-off will occur just outside the offensive-zone blue line, an intentional offside will be whistled down with the face-off occurring in the violating team's defensive zone.

• BOYS 18U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• BOYS 16U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• BOYS 15O – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• BOYS 14U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• BOYS 13U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods
• BOYS 12U – 3 x 14 min stop time periods
• BOYS 11U – 3 x 14 min stop time periods
• BOYS 10U – 3 x 13 min stop time periods
• BOYS 9U – 3 x 13 min stop time periods 
• BOYS 8U – 3 x 12 min stop time periods
• GIRLS 19U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• GIRLS 16U – 3 x 15 min stop time periods*
• GIRLS 14U – 3 x 14 min stop time periods
• GIRLS 12U – 3 x 14 min stop time periods

*with ice cut every 2 periods

All teams must be prepared to start as early as 15 minutes prior to their game time. If the ice and officials are ready, the game will begin. Teams ill-prepared to start on time will receive a bench minor penalty to start the game.

YES. Home team wears light, and the visiting team wears dark.

NO. Your team must provide their own warm up pucks.

YES. Your team MUST provide roster stickers for paper score sheets before each game. If you do not have stickers, the roster must be handwritten on the paper score sheet. Remember to pick up your copy of the scoresheet after the game is concluded.

YES. All accepted teams and their families with home rinks 75 miles or more from the tournament must stay in authorized tournament hotels.

Teams must submit a pre-registration form via the 200x85 website.

Further instructions on this process information will be emailed to all teams from [email protected] prior to the hotel release date.

There is a 15-room per night minimum for 3 nights total per team

Teams not able to meet this requirement may email [email protected] to request a waiver prior to hotel placement.

There is a 72-hour cancellation/change policy

200X85 Stay-to-Play Policy

At 200x85, we are committed to providing an exceptional hotel experience for all our guests, while fostering seamless communication between teams and hotels. To accommodate teams who may have difficulty meeting the required minimums, we offer flexibility through waivers. Please contact us at [email protected] before hotel bookings to request a waiver. Rest assured, no team or family will be turned away from a 200x85 event due to hotel requirements.

PAYMENTS & REFUND POLICY