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COLORADO SKI COUNTRY SELECTS

2008 Swiss Tour

Engelberg, Switzerland
April 5-13, 2008

Presented in coordination with Colorado Amateur Hockey Association and the U.S. Junior Development Program, this tour is intended to provide current CAHA members the opportunity to compete internationally against teams from Switzerland and the rest of central Europe.

The 2008 Colorado Ski Country Selects will be traveling to central Switzerland to compete against the top Novizen * Junioren teams in Central Europe. The team will be coached by Summit High School Head Coach Bryan Smith and USJDP Director Mike Gempeler.

Accommodations
All players will housed in the Hotel St. Jakob, while the family members will be staying in the Hotel Regina Titlis, both minutes from the rink and downtown Engelberg. All games and practices will take place in the Sporting Park Engelberg.


Skiing
Engelberg is a world-class ski resort with two distinct resort on opposite sides on the valley that offer the best of European style skiing. 2 optional ski days are scheduled and participants will be on there own to decide if they want to ski or not. Those players who chose not to ski will have the day off and be free to sightsee in town. There will be a coach responsible for all players not skiing and will accompany them in town each day.


Sightseeing
On Tuesday, April 8, the team will visit the Jungfraujoch, the “Top Of Europe” and a highlight of our tour. The Jungfraujoch is the highest railway and weather station in the world. The cost of the Jungfraujoch ticket is covered for the players only as it is an optional sightseeing day for the parents. In the past many parents have chosen to have the day off that day, while it is mandatory for the players to attend with the entire coaching and management staff.


Swiss Elite League Game
It is possible the team might be able to attend a Swiss Elite League play-off game. The EV Zug A Division Team General manager is a friend of the USJDP and has mentioned that if the EV Zug team is still in the play-offs, he will be able to get us tickets. The play-offs end mid April, so EV Zug would have to be deep into the play-offs for this to occur. We will likely not know until right before we leave whether or not this is possible.


Selection Process
To be eligible, a player must be playing midget or high school hockey in the state of Colorado, and must be enrolled in a Colorado high school. Each interested player must send a complete player report to Bryan Smith, Bryan@RMHShockey.com AND Mike Gempeler, Mike@USJDP.com. Included in this email must be current year player team and stats, player size, position, shot direction, family contact info, and coach name and contact number. Upon receipt of completed player report, we will contact each players’ coach for an in-depth player recommendation and evaluation.

This ALL-INCLUSIVE package includes round-trip airfare, Denver to Zurich, transportation to and from airport, all pre-tournament practices and tournament games, all in-country transportation, accommodations, breakfast and 3-course dinner daily, tournament entry, stated off day tours, transfer fees, and Team Colorado team jersey, socks, bag, hat and jacket or hoodie.