The Premiere Select League is a season-long championship for select teams in four age categories (U10, U11, U12, U13), across three countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Each age group features 8 teams, with a total of 10 tournaments, followed by a final tournament for the top four teams.
The venues and dates are fixed in advance throughout the year. Each team will participate in five tournaments, playing four matches per tournament.
During the season, each team will play 16 matches—12 official championship games and 4 preparation games. Each team will face every other team twice during the championship.
A special feature of the league is that not only the final match results count, but also the statistics, which are updated on our website after each tournament.
Our goal is to provide high-quality matches for talented players not only during the preparation phase but throughout the season.
RULES OF THE PREMIERE SELECT LEAGUE
- League dates are pre-set and cannot be changed.
- Each age group consists of 8 teams.
- A total of 11 tournaments will be held for each age group.
- Only players who have participated in at least two tournaments or have played at least 7 out of 30 matches are eligible to take part in the final tournament.
- Each team must participate in 5 tournaments to complete 30 official championship matches.
After 10 tournaments, the top 4 teams advance to the final tournament. The teams carry the following points into the finals:
- 1st place: 6 points
- 2nd place: 4 points
- 3rd place: 2 points
- 4th place: 0 points
AGE CATEGORIES
- U13: boys born on or after 01.01.2013 and girls born on or after 01.01.2012
- U12: boys born on or after 01.01.2014 and girls born on or after 01.01.2013
- U11: boys born on or after 01.01.2015 and girls born on or after 01.01.2014
- U10: boys born on or after 01.01.2016 and girls born on or after 01.01.2015
Each team may register a maximum of 25 players per season. A player may only participate with one select team per season.
GAME TIME
- Game duration: 2x20 minutes of clean play
- Each half is scored separately
- Format: 5 vs 5
- Minimum number of players: 11+1 (goalie)
- In the event of a tie: one penalty shot per team
Scoring system:
- 3 points for a win in regular time
- 2 points for a win after penalties
- 1 point for a loss after penalties
- 0 points for a loss in regular time
WARM-UP AND RULES
- Warm-up: 2 minutes without pucks
- Penalties: Minor penalty: 2 minutes, Major penalty: 5 minutes, Unsportsmanlike conduct: 10 minutes
- Any player who receives a 5-minute penalty will not be allowed to play for the first 20 minutes of the next match.
- Jerseys: teams must agree among themselves on which jersey each will wear
- Rules: body checking is not allowed
- Refereeing: all games will be officiated by a licensed referee
TOURNAMENT SYSTEM
- In the case of equal points, the rankings will be decided by:
- Head-to-head result
- Head-to-head goal difference
- Overall goal difference
- Most goals scored
- Draw (random selection)
Medical care will be provided throughout the tournament.