Each team will play 8 games minimum during the trip. These games are international tournament style with 3-15 minute run periods with a 5 minute warm-up and will be played on Olympic size ice sheets. All of this will be in the time span of 3 days time.

 

All team members are expected at the arena 60 - 75 minutes prior to game time to prepare, stretch, tape, etc. We play three, 20-minute, stop time periods, with a complete 15-minute warm-up. After warm up is complete, both teams will line up on opposite bluelines facing each other and raise their sticks in the air in a gesture of sportsmanship and goodwill. At that time, the captains will exchange gifts, and then proceed to shake the referees hands, wish them luck, and then do the same with the opposing coaches. Please note the score clock counts up, not down, so it will start at 0:00 and count up to 15:00 by period end.

 

Most of the games will be played at the Volvo Sports Centrs. Depending on the amount of teams in the tournament we may also play at the Inbox Arena and the Akademija Arena. All three of these rinks are close to our hotel that we will be staying at and the players and families can be transported by our team bus to and from each contest. 

We will have our own private bus the whole time we are in Latvia. This is to be treated with the upmost repspect at all times. We will have to transport our gear to and from the rink and the hotel that we are staying at. The rinks have private showers in the locker-rooms for all the hockey players. There is also a public restaurant and skate sharpening available. I would suggest 2-4 sticks depending on how fast you go through them and you must have a mouthguard.

 

Team jerseys and matching socks will be provided. RMHS Selects Hoodies will be provided for use at team events that may not require a polo shirt and khakis. The coaching staff will notify the team of these events. It is not necessary to wear these to the team dryland sessions, but we do request you wear a hockey t-shirt of some kind.

 

Skate sharpening is few and far between. It is HIGHLY recommended that you sharpen your skates right before you leave just in case. Every effort will be made to get them sharpened at each venue, but it is not always available.