Competition Ice Hockey

Dates of Event
Monday, 2 August - Thursday, 5 August 2010

Official timetable
Icehockey Spielplan/Timetable

Venue
Icedome Troisdorf, Eissporthalle Troisdorf, Uckendorfer Strasse 135, 53844 Troisdorf-Spich, www.eissporthalle-troisdorf.de

Transportation
The Icedome Troisdorf is situated near the A59 motorway (Cologne/Bonn Airport Motorway), exit Troisdorf-Spich. Or use regional S-Bahn trains from Dom/Main Station to station "Troisdorf-Spich" (20 mins. train, then 10 mins. on foot).

Categories and Divisions of Participation

Women	Men/Mixed
Open Division	Open Division
Recreation Division	Recreation Division

Preliminary rounds as pool play. Final rounds as knock-out system.

Participation
Team size: 11-17 players
Mixed teams may also register and will compete in the men's division.

Rules of Play
The ice hockey tournaments will be played according to the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) www.iihf.com, according to Gay Hockey International (GHI) www.gayhockey.org recommendations.

Equipment
All skaters must wear a helmet and half cage; sweater; shoulder, shin and elbow pads; hockey pants; hockey gloves; hockey socks; hockey skates; hockey stick; and cup and supporter or pelvic protector as appropriate.
For goalie: All goalies must wear a helmet-cage; throat protector; arm and chest protector; catching and blocking glove; goalie stick; goalie groin cup or pelvic protector as appropriate; hockey pants; goalie leg pads; and goal skates.
Each team will have a secure space to store the equipment of the team for the week.

Services
Food service facilities near the venue.

First-Aid
First-aid stations and paramedics will be available.

Tickets
Entrance to tournaments is free for all spectators, subject to space available and security regulations.

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