| | | | | | | Please note: by registering you are agreeing that you have read and understood the requirements for each division. DAWG Nation’s goal is a fun competetive tournament for all teams, when teams have fun this helps us raise money for our recipients! Please do your part to help us ensure fairness for all. The most important part of this tournament is helping fellow hockey players and their families. Make sure to register for the appropriate division. If the division is full, please join the waiting list. The tournament directors will adjust team placements to ensure fairness for all participants.
If your team was victorious last year, you are required to compete in a higher division, unless it is an exceptionally high-level division. DAWG Nation has the authority to relocate your team if they believe you are misplaced. Please be aware that the divisions may be modified before playoffs start if necessary. Rosters are due two weeks prior to the start of the tournament, any players added after that point will result in a review of the division placement of your team.  | |
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| | | | | | | This division comprises highly skilled players with extensive experience. These players may have participated in professional leagues (including European leagues), NCAA Division I or III College, Major Jr., and Junior A competitions. Teams in this division are comparable to traditional “A” level adult league teams. | |
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| | | | | | | This division is for experienced players with backgrounds such as Junior A or B, Non-Varsity College (ACHA), Midget Major AAA, and Prep/Varsity High School. Teams are comparable to traditional “B” level adult league teams. | |
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| | | | | | | This division consists of players with varying levels of experience, including Division II or III ACHA, Junior B or C, Varsity high school, and lower midget levels. Some players may have limited organized youth playing experience but possess several years of recreational adult player experience. These teams are comparable to traditional “C” level adult league teams. | |
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| | | | | | | This division may consist of individuals with some organized playing experience (either as an adult or a youth), limited or no youth playing experience but have played several years as an adult player, and players that have some non-varsity high school experience but are several years removed from those levels. These teams are comparable to traditional “D” level adult league teams. | |
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| | | | | | | Teams are exclusively composed of novice adult players. While a limited number of players may possess more than five years of novice adult experience, most teams are comprised of players with one to five years of entry-level playing experience as adults. These teams are comparable to conventional “E” level adult league teams. | |
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| | | | | | | Teams are comprised of players with some hockey experience. Players in this division may have limited youth hockey experience up to non-varsity high school and are several years removed from that level or have played more than 5 years as an adult. | |
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| | | | | | | These teams are exclusively composed of novice adult players. Most of these teams consist of adult players with less than five years of experience at the entry level. | |
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| | | | | | | DAWG Nation Hockey Foundation St. Louis is a tax-exempt public charity under IRS Code 501 (c)(3). Our tax identification number is 99-2248767. DAWG Nation is dedicated to providing opportunities for persons with and without disabilities to gain confidence and independence through participation in national and international amateur ice hockey events and to support local, national, and international amateur ice hockey players and their families in times of crisis. |
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