Captains Notes:
Please download and read this pdf before the tournament. It contains important information you will be expected to know. :)

Reminder:
Completed roster/payment forms are due via e-mail (flinguwh@yahoo.com) on Sunday, May 24 5:PM central time. Late entries may or may not be accepted dependent on the number of teams.

The hard copy of the roster/payment form and all fees are due via mail by Friday, May 29.

Additional Information:
This year we will be posting on our blog with any last minute information. Be sure to check it out often.

T-Shirt Design:
The new design is in! This year you can order a men's OR women's style shirt!

Tournament Dates:
June 26, 27 & 28 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Captains Meeting Friday morning (Time 9:00am)
Play to start after the captains meeting.

Tournament Costs:
Team Fees: $850 per team plus $5 per person USOA development fee
(People without teams contact us for help locating a team, flinguwh@yahoo.com)
Completed roster/payment forms are due via e-mail (flinguwh@yahoo.com) on Sunday, May 24 5:PM central time. Late entries may or may not be accepted dependent on the number of teams.
The hard copy of the roster/payment form and all fees are due via mail by Friday, May 29.
Banquet Costs: $30 per person
Cash bar
Additional Beer option - $13 for wrist band. You can drink the beer until it is gone. We will have a minimum of 3 kegs.
You must be a minimum of 21 years old on June 28, 2009 to consume alcoholic beverages at the banquet.

General Information:
The venue will allow for a car-free tournament.
You can take the light rail from the airport (MSP) to downtown Minneapolis, at which point the hotel shuttle will pick you up from the Metrodome Station, or it's a 3 mile walk crossing the Mississippi River.
Located within a short walk of the hotel is the pool, banquet facility, a variety of restaurants/bars (mostly smoke free), a liquor store (CLOSED ON SUNDAY), grocery stores, and a hospital. It's everything an underwater hockey player needs for a weekend of fun.

Hotels:
Radisson Hotel Metrodome ($99/night. Double occupancy + tax +$12.00/night for parking) THIS IS A DEAL! 615 Washington Avenue SE. Call 612-379-8888 or the toll free hotel number 1-800-822-6757. Reservations must be made by May 8, 2009. The hotel is located across the parking lot from the pool. It will also be the site of the Sunday banquet. We have 50 rooms on hold.

Days Inn ($89/night + tax, includes continental breakfast and free parking) 2407 University Avenue SE. Reservations are through the sales department, request the underwater hockey room rate. Call 612-623-9303. Reservations must be made by May 25, 2009. The Days Inn is a typical Days Inn. (The rooms have been remodeled.) The hotel is located 5 blocks from the pool. We currently have 15 rooms on hold.

Transportation:
Air:
The airport to fly into is Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP). MSP is a Delta/NWA hub, but also is serviced by many other carriers. In the airport, follow the signs downstairs to the light rail. You will have to take a short tram to the airport light rail station. Tickets are purchased at the cool underground station that was bored by a big machine from Japan.

Some smaller airlines, like Sun Country and Southwast, fly into the smaller Humphrey terminal. Follow the signs to the light rail.

Light Rail:
The light rail line runs from the airport (MSP) to downtown Minneapolis. Both hotels run shuttles to the Metrodome train station about 3 miles away from the hotels. The Hiawatha Line (Route 55, it's the only light rail line). When you're on the train call your hotel (after you pass through the tunnel) and tell them you're headed to the Metrodome Station and would like a shuttle pick up.
Note: If you end up at the Mall of America you went the wrong way, unless that is where you want to go.