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2009
RMHS SELECTS TOUR
Lugano, Switzerland & Lake Como, Italy
August 1-10, 2009
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| The 2009
RMHS Selects will be taking two teams of players, divided
by birth year, to Southern Switzerland and Northern Italy
to participate in friendly games and an international tournaments.
The tour will provide the players the opportunity to compete
against, and train with, the top Swiss and Italian teams
in the region. Each team will participate in 2-3 days of
training and 5-6 full length friendly/tournament games around
Switzerland and northern Italy. Teams we will be competing
against will be from HC Thurgau, HC Varese, HC Lugano, EHC
Bellinzona, EHC Ambri-Piotta, EHC Como, and more. |
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GAME LOCATIONS:
Lugano, Switzerland & Lake Como, Italy |
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COACHING STAFF:
Our professional coaching staff draws the best players resulting in the best
teams. The 2009 RMHS Selects Tour coaching staff will be the director of RMHS Bryan Smith and Graham Johnson who is currently the director of the Denver Junior Pioneer Youth Hockey program. To find out more about these coaches CLICK HERE... |
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PRACTICES & GAMES:
Each team will play 5-6 full length
games minimum during the trip. Each game will be 3,15-minute
stop time periods in length, with a zamboni break between each
period. All games include a 15-minute warm-up and will be played
on olympic size ice sheets.
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| AVAILABLE TEAMS: |
| Blue Team: |
Birth years 1994-95 |
SOLD OUT!!! |
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| TOUR ITINERARY: |
| Sat |
Aug 1 |
Depart DIA for Zurich International Airport |
| Sun |
Aug 2 |
Arrive in Zurich. Bus to Zug; check into Hotel and Youth Hostel. Introduction to Zug after check-in. Optional tour of Zug city center with guide. 6.00 pm welcoming dinner at restaurant overlooking Lake Zurich. Cocktail hour for adults with Brad and guide after dinner. Free evening. |
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Aug 3 |
Free morning. 11.00 am short tour of Zug. Lunch and departure for afternoon game against Zug Mini Team. Return to hotel and Youth Hostel. Return to hotel; dinner for players /staff. Parents /Siblings on their own. |
| Tues |
Aug 4 |
9.30 am departure for and tour of Switzerland’s most cosmopolitan and cultural city, Zurich. Free afternoon to enjoy the Old City, shopping, etc.. Late afternoon departure for 6.00 pm game against Zurich Mini Team. Return to Zug for dinner with players/staff and free evening. |
| Wed |
Aug 5 |
Free morning. Check-out and morning departure for Como. (3 hours)
4.00 pm stop in Biasca for game against Ambri Piotta Mini Team. Drive to hotels in Como. Check-in and Dinner at Centrale restaurant for all. Free
evening in Como. |
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Aug 6 |
7.30 am departure for Liguria Coast (3 hours). Take boat ride from Rapallo to Portofino and stop at San Fruttuoso and Camogli for swimming, shopping and touring. Bus to Genoa. Free evening to see Genoa, City rich in history and renowned for home-made pesto pasta and fish, the ‘Old City’, and home of Christopher Columbus. Evening return to Como. |
| Fri |
Aug 7 |
Late morning tour of Como and boat ride to Belaggio. 5.30 pm departure for game in Bellinzona against GDT Bellinzona Mini team. Pizza party after the game with opposition players and families. Return to Como. Free evening |
| Sat |
Aug 8 |
Morning departure for Milan and tour of one of Italy’s most reassured cities. Free afternoon to enjoy this cultural city renowned for the Duomo Cathedral,
Castello Sforzesco, and Via Montenapoleone shopping district. Return to Como. Free evening. |
| Sun |
Aug 9 |
Morning departure for tour of Lugano and game against HC. Lugano Mini Team. Late lunch in Lugano for all. Late Afternoon departure for Zurich. Check in to hotel and free evening. |
| Mon |
Aug 10 |
Early morning departure for Zurich airport (90 min). Arrivederci! |
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TOUR FEES:
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Players* w/o flights |
$2,150 |
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Players* w/ flights |
$3600 |
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Parents+ |
Single w/o flights |
$1,995 |
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Double w/o flights |
$1,745 |
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Single with flights |
$3400 |
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Double with flights |
$3250 |
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* PLAYERS: This package includes transportation to and from the airport, all practices and games, all in-country transportation, accommodations, breakfast and 3-course dinner daily, tournament entry, stated off day tours, transfer fees, and RMHS Selects custom team jersey, socks, bag, hat and jacket/hoodie. Players and parents traveling with the team are responsible for their own flights and must meet the Team Bus at the Zurich (Switzerland) International Airport by 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 1, 2009. Please schedule your return flights for anytime after 12 noon on Monday, August 10, 2009. The bus will be returning to the airport by approximately 8:00 am that day.
* PARENTS: This package includes transportation to and from airport, all in-country transportation, accommodations, daily breakfast, and transfer fees. Please see Player inclusions for flight info. |
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