TORHS announces the NICC (National Inline Conference Championships) - Atlanta, GA

September 11, 2003

TORHS is proud to announce the NICC (National Inline Conference Championships)
TORHS has been evaluating the conference concept for over 3 years, and we believe the time is right because of the advancement of the sport. TORHS has had such a positive response from the New PRO Series format for the season standings. TORHS has decided, once again, to take the first step in developing structure to the roller hockey industry.

For the first season, the NICC will have four (4) conferences and will continue to develop and increase the conferences as time passes. The NICC will be structured similar to the NCAA. The standings will be the results from teams competing at the TORHS regional events. The NICC will assist in proper seeding for the National Championships, and give teams and players goals and achievements to strive for within their proper level of competition.

Stats will be published on the website and at each regional event showing the standings for each team and individual throughout the season.
Now with the NICC every game matters!

The conferences will be as follows:
ECC - East Coast Conference
Regionals in the following states
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
MAC - Mid America Conference
Regionals in the following states
Missouri
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
SBC - Sun Belt Conference
Regionals in the following states
Texas
Mississippi
Colorado
ACC - Atlantic Coast Conference
Regionals in the following states
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
ECC Conference Championships
Long Island, New York
June 11th ? 13th, 2004 MAC Conference Championships
Detroit, Michigan
June 18th ? 20th, 2004 SBC Conference Championships
Spring, Texas
June 4th ? 6th, 2004 ACC Conference Championships
Atlanta, Georgia
June 25th ? 27th, 2004

Teams from other states not listed above, may compete in a conference.
Example: A team from Louisiana, would compete in the SBC Conference.
BONUS: Teams traveling over 300 miles one way to compete in a regional event will receive a $200 discount from TORHS.

TORHS will use mapquest to determine the
distance
This does not apply to Winter Cup Finals or the National Championships

TORHS NICC
National Inline Conference Championships

1. TORHS America will offer the NICC at each of the TORHS Regional events.
2. Each team participating in a regional will accumulate points for the season standings.
3. TORHS requires all teams to participate in a minimum of three (3) regionals to qualify for Division I and Division II for the NICC Championship tournament.
4. If not, all other teams will be required to play Division I at the NICC Championship tournament.
5. Points will be accumulated as follows:
Point System
2 pts - For a win in each game
1 pt - For a tie in each game
1 pt - for a bye in each game.
If the team receives a bye in the playoffs, the team will receive 1 pt towards their season standings.
1 pt - for a tournament win (1st Place)
0 pts - for a lost in each game
6. All points will be accumulated over the TORHS 2004 season.
7. The team accumulating the most points at the end of the season will be the TORHS NICC Champion.
8. The winner will receive as usual, the best awards that teams have come to expect, at the Opening Ceremonies at the NICC Championships, held within your conference.
9. The TORHS NICC is in addition to the normal TORHS Regional Qualifiers.
For teams that do not actively participate in the NICC, the teams will still qualify at the regional events, for Division I and Division II, for the National Championships under the normal guidelines.

NICC Conference Championships
ECC Conference Championships
Long Island, New York
June 11th ? 13th, 2004 MAC Conference Championships
Detroit, Michigan
June 18th ? 20th, 2004 SBC Conference Championships
Spring, Texas
June 4th ? 6th, 2004 ACC Conference Championships
Atlanta, Georgia
June 25th ? 27th, 2004

1. The NICC Championship tournament is a season ending tournament for each conference, which will be held each year for all teams within the conference to have an opportunity for teams to win the NICC Championship tournament and establish a higher seeding for the TORHS National Championships.
2. Each NICC Championship tournament will offer Division I and Division II.
3. The seeds for Division I and Division II, for the NICC Championship tournament, will be based on the standings throughout the season.
4. TORHS requires all teams to participate in a minimum of three (3) regionals to qualify for Division I and Division II for the NICC Championship tournaments. If not, all other teams will be required to play Division I at the NICC Championship tournament.

Awards for the Season Conference Winners
Opening Ceremonies at the NICC Championship tournament
1. At the NICC Championship tournament, in each conference, the season winner will receive team and individual awards for each division.
2. At this time, TORHS will also award highest scorer, top goaltender, top defensemen for each division at the NICC Championship Tournament in their conference.

Now with the NICC every game matters!

Roster Restrictions

1. Rosters are limited to three (3) roster changes from the beginning of the season (first regional in your conference), until the end (the NICC Championship tournament for your conference).
2. A player may not play in Division I and Division II in the same Age Division.
3. A player may not play on a Division II at Nationals if qualified with a Division I team in the same Age Division.
4. A player may play in Division I and Division II in different Age Divisions.
5. A player must play with the original team they qualified with for the season.
Exceptions:
If the original team is not participating at the Nationals, the player may play with another team. If the player receives a release from the original team, and complies with the three (3) roster change rule.

Check out the TORHS website www.torhs.com for rules, regulations, information and regional locations.