THE WALLY CUP:

"Old School Pond Hockey!"

The Next WALLY CUP:

May 5th at Reston Skate Quest. 

Squirt 97/98 1:00-3:00pm

Pee Wee 95/96 3:10-5:10pm

Lord Wally of Anchorage

3 on 3 Cross-Ice, Pond Style Hockey:

Wally Cup tournaments are not only fun, but also they are highly developmental.  

Small games have been around for a long time and Wally Cup is nothing different.  Kids have been creating small games in the basement, driveway and in the back corner of a local rink all on their own forever.  When kids drag out hockey nets they do not put them 200 feet apart. A pond the size of a rink will often have two or three games going on simultaneously.    

There are several hockey development benefits for providing an environment that encourages high tempo, high intensity, in small places.  By reducing the size of the playing surface players are exposed to more game situations that cannot be replicated in traditional drills.  One 10 minute Wally Cup game will provide more opportunity and learning development than one week of 1hr long
practices.  More touches, more shots, more moves, and most important more decisions to be made with and without the puck. 

Small games develop "hockey sense," which is the knowledge of knowing where to be and what to do with and without the puck.  It is identifying (reading) and going to or passing to open space and creating time to make plays.  It is the most important skill for a hockey player to possess and small games are the ONLY way to develop this ability!!!

Tourney Specifics

LOGISTICS:
A Maximum of 6 skaters and 1 goalie makes up a team.   Each team costs $280 or $40 each team member.                            Players are encouraged to form their own teams and create their own team names just as if we are on the pond.                     Registration can be done via this web site.                                Fees will be collected at the rink on game day.
RULES:                                                                            10-minute games 3v3 change on the fly. Players on the "bench" can be passed to.
- If tied at the end of 10 min 1 breakaway each team decides the game.
- All games will start with a face off at center ice.  Penalties result in
the other team taking a breakaway.
- When a goalie covers the puck attackers must back off until ref blows the whistle to start again.
- If a goal is scored the attackers must back off until the ref blows the whistle to start again.
-  Fighting is not allowed and each individual will be ejected from the
tournament. 
- Slap shots and full contact is allowed (depending upon age group)
- Maximum of 6 teams are allowed for one tournament.  (6 skaters and 1 goaltender).
FORMAT:
Round robin tournament between 6 teams @ 10 minute games each, followed by a single game elimination tournament to crown the Wally Cup Champion. 
Time permitting will provide a final Championship of the Universe against the coaching staff. 
Please contact Darren Hersh at darrentatiana@aol.com with questions!