BOSTON JR TERRIERS TO HOST GREATER BOSTON TOWN CUP
January 19th, 2010

The Canton Sportsplex is please to announce the 1st Annual Greater Boston Town Cup modeled after the South Shore Town Cup and New England County Cup. This week long tournament series promises to provide fun, excitement, and highly competitive hockey, as well as a showcase of the best hockey talent available in the Greater Boston and the surrounding areas. Each team will represent the best players from their respective town regardless of where they play during the hockey season. A Greater Boston Town Cup will be presented to the winner of each level. Each town has a tournament director and each coach is responsible for selecting his team.

Tournament Features:

• 12 teams - 3 divisions of 4 teams each
• Each team is comprised of the best hockey players in their town who have a unique opportunity to play together as representatives of their community.
• Awards will be presented to all Championship Teams.

All tournament games to be held at The Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA

Greater Boston Town Cup Tournament Schedule:

Mites (2002-2004) Dates: May 2-8, 2010

Squirts (2000-2001) Dates: May 9-15, 2010

Peewees (1998-1999) Dates: May 16-22, 2010

Bantams (1996-1997) Dates: May 23-29, 2010

Midget Minor (1994-1995) Dates: May 30-June 5, 2010

Midget Major (1992-1993) Dates: June 6-12, 2010

Greater Boston Town Cup Directors and Staff

• President: Matt Smith – smithhockey1@gmail.com
• Director: Peter Sandblom – psandblom@comcast.net

Greater Boston Town Cup Tournament Teams by division:

• Adams Division: Milton, Quincy, Hyde Park, South Boston/Dorchester
• Patrick Division: Foxboro, Norwood, Canton, Needham
• Norris Division: Cape Cod, Bridgewater, Brockton,

Greater Boston Town Cup Team Directors

Adams Division:

• Milton: Larry Rooney/Adam Hayes
• Quincy: Jeff Currie
• Hyde Park/West Roxbury:TBA
• South Boston/Dorchester: Mark Rooney

Patrick Division:

• Greater Norwood: Rod Lampron
• Greater Canton: TBA
• Greater Foxboro: TBA
• Needham: Tom O'Hare

Norris Division:

• Cape Cod: Rob Tobin
• Natick:TBA
• Framingham:TBA
• Westwood:TBA

Eligibility Standards

To be eligible for the greater Boston Town cup at the Mite through Midget levels all players must live in the town that they are playing for regardless of where and who the player competes for in the regular season. Players that do not live in towns participating in the Greater Boston Town Cup are not eligible to participate in the tournament. Players will be allowed to play up a division and not down a division.

Town Selection Process

The selection of teams for the Greater Boston Town Cup is solely at the discretion of the coach and town Director. The Greater Boston Town Cup directors play no role in who is selected to play on the teams or the selection procedure. The fee to play in the Greater Boston Town Cup is $139.00 per player 4 games guaranteed. Each team will have a max of 17 players and a minimum of 14 players. The coach's roster and tournament fee is due one month before the tournament begins. Players will receive a registration form from the team's coach. This form needs to be submitted for each player and if under 18 years of age signed by a parent or guardian.

Boundaries for Greater Teams

• Greater Norwood players must live in Norwood, Dedham or Westwood.
• Greater Canton players must live in Canton, Stoughton, Sharon or Randolph.
• Greater Foxboro players must live in Foxboro or Walpole.
• Greater Brockton players must live in Brockton, Easton or North Easton.

What does the cost include?

The $139.00 tournament cost includes the following:

• 4 game guarantee, 6 games maximum
• All games 2- 22 minute stop time periods
• Great quality team shirts and matching socks
• Team statistics taken and published during tournament
• 2 high school referees per game
• Team and individual awards for top two teams in each division
• All tournaments: Team and MVP awards for all divisions
• Team photo for each player
• Individual photos taken during tournament and available to purchase.

For more information contact Matt Smith at 781-982-7070 EX 19