Tournament
HandbookU9 · Tier 2
Jan 15–17, 2027
Dates
Canal Flats Arena
Venue
5 teams
Field
4 guaranteed
Games / team
27-900050
HC sanction #
Welcome
Welcome to the U9 Tier 2 Lamplighter Series Tournament
Thanks for confirming your team for U9 Tier 2! We're glad you're joining us Jan 15–17, 2027 at Canal Flats Arena. This handbook is everything you need for the weekend — schedule, game format, scoring, awards and who to contact — so save the link and check back if anything changes before you arrive.
Canal Flats Arena — 4925 Burns Ave, Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0
Host team & contacts
Who's hosting this weekend
Host team: U9 Glenlake Hawks 2 Blue
Tournament Lead: Kristy Lachapelle
Team Manager: Kristy Lachapelle
Your Tournament Lead is your primary contact for this tournament — schedule questions, ice issues and day-of logistics.
Schedule
Round robin schedule
5 teams, 10 round-robin games — every team plays 4 games. This is a Hockey Calgary development division: there are no standings, no playoffs and no declared tournament champion at U9. Team names below are placeholders until rosters are confirmed; the final schedule with real team names goes out once registration closes.
| Date | Time | Round | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 15 | 5:15 PM | RR 1 | Host vs. Team 2 |
| Fri Jan 15 | 6:15 PM | RR 2 | Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Sat Jan 16 | 10:15 AM | RR 3 | Host vs. Team 3 |
| Sat Jan 16 | 11:15 AM | RR 4 | Team 2 vs. Team 5 |
| Sat Jan 16 | 2:45 PM | RR 5 | Host vs. Team 4 |
| Sat Jan 16 | 3:45 PM | RR 6 | Team 3 vs. Team 5 |
| Sun Jan 17 | 8:00 AM | RR 7 | Host vs. Team 5 |
| Sun Jan 17 | 9:00 AM | RR 8 | Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
| Sun Jan 17 | 12:30 PM | RR 9 | Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Sun Jan 17 | 1:30 PM | RR 10 | Team 4 vs. Team 5 |
A 15-minute flood follows every two games. Arrive 30 minutes before your ice time to allow for dressing room turnover.
Teams & rosters
Who's playing
Confirmed teams and rosters appear here automatically as each team is confirmed and submits its roster.
Format & rules
U9 game format
| Ice slot | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | 15 min (running time) | 15 min (running time) | 15 min (running time) |
- This is a full-ice tournament. It uses Hockey Calgary's 2026–27 U9 full-ice option for exhibition and tournament games from December 26. By registering, teams agree to play full ice.
- 5-on-5 plus one goalie — only one goalie may dress per game. Up to five coaches per team on the bench.
- 12-game full-ice limit: Hockey Calgary allows each U9 team a maximum of 12 full-ice games from December 26. These 4 games count toward that — please check your team has room.
- 5 minutes of warm-up/setup, three 15-minute periods with a running clock (short rests between periods), then 3 minutes to shake hands. The ice floods for 15 minutes after every second game, not every game.
- 90-second shifts, no offside or icing, blue pucks (black only if both coaches agree). A penalized player is replaced, so play stays at even strength.
- This is a development division — no official score, no standings and no tournament winner, per Hockey Calgary policy.
- Hockey Calgary's 2026–27 Game Play Guidelines and Tournament Policy govern anything not covered here.
Game-day roles
Off-ice officials & volunteers
- When a Glenlake team is competing, Glenlake supplies the scorekeeper, clock operator, and music for that game.
- When no Glenlake team is competing, the home team is responsible for the clock and music, and the away team is responsible for the scorekeeper.
Scoring
Games are scored in TeamLinkt this season
New for 2026-27: every game is scored digitally in TeamLinkt instead of paper gamesheets, a Hockey Calgary requirement. Every team joins the Lamplighter league in TeamLinkt before the tournament — the why and the how are at lamplighterserieshockey.ca/join-teamlinkt. Scorekeepers score in a web browser at games.teamlinkt.com; each game's code appears in TeamLinkt 24 hours before the game. As a development division, games here don't carry an official score — every game is still logged in TeamLinkt, submitted as 0-0.
Awards & swag
What every player takes home
Every player goes home with Lamplighter swag and a participation medal, and every game hands out MVP and Heart & Hustle awards.
Fundraising
Fundraising
Details coming soon — this section will be updated closer to the tournament.
Thank you to our sponsors
Tournament sponsors
Sponsor details coming soon — this section will be updated closer to the tournament.
Conduct
One rink, one standard
Hockey Calgary's Code of Conduct applies to every player, coach and parent at the arena and at team hotels, for host and guest teams alike. Please treat officials, volunteers and other teams the way you'd want your own team treated.
Zero tolerance for abuse of officials. Lamplighter has zero tolerance for abuse of the officials working our games. The Lamplighter executive committee reserves the right to eliminate a team from the tournament if official abuse occurs — that team forfeits its remaining games in the tournament, and no refund is issued.