2020-21 MANUAL Regionals
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2020-21 MANUAL Regionals On behalf of Larimer County – owner of The Ranch Events Complex, City of Loveland, Spectra Venue Management – operators of the Budweiser Events Center, the American Hockey League Colorado Eagles, and the entire Local Host Committee welcome to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Loveland Regionals! We are excited to be a first-time hosts but can assure you that your experience (along with your institutions and your fans) is one of our top priorities so would encourage you to reach out to your Team Host or the Host Committee at any time. The Host Committee is proud to be supported by University of Denver’s phenomenal Athletic Department Staff as our Host Institution and know their collegiate expertise, blended with our professional venue management and hockey background, will be felt throughout the Regional. Loveland and Northern Colorado is a great place to be in late March and enclosed you’ll find many high- level details about our area for during your time here at the Regional. We will have additional information courtesy of the City of Loveland upon arrival. Your hotel as well as NCAA COVID-19 testing Headquarters are in walking distance to the venue for ease. Regardless of the restrictions at hand, we truly believe you’ll enjoy your time here in our hockey centric community. If there is anything we can do to make your stay here more seamless, productive, and enjoyable please feel free to reach out at any time and congratulations on making the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Loveland Regional! Keller Taylor Gavin Riches General Manager, Budweiser Events Center Assistant General Manager, Colorado Eagles Table of Contents Section 1 • Introduction/Welcome ................. 1 Section 15 • Lodging .............................. 14 Championship Website Headquarters Hotel Section 2 • NCAA Mission Statement .............. 1 Team Hotels Section 3 • NCAA Staff/Committee ................. 1 Section 16 • Media Services ......................... 15 Section 4 • Definition of Staff Roles ................ 1 Credentials – Photo, TV, Participant Section 5 • Host Personnel ............................. 2 Interview Policies Section 6 • Checklist....................................... 2 Media Materials Requested Section 7 • Schedule of Events ....................... 4 Media Services Administrative Meeting Television/Webcasts News Conferences Section 17 • Medical .................................... 16 Practices Ambulance Pregame Athletic Training Section 8 • Championship Format .................. 8 Championship Medical Contacts Bracket Format Concussion Management Determination of Home/Away Teams Hospitals and Emergency Services Section 9 • Championship Operations ............ 8 Medical Examinations Emergency/Evacuation Plan Physicians Hospitality X-Rays Lost and Found Section 18 • Participant Expectations & National Anthem Guidelines ................................................ 18 Officiating Ethical Behavior by Coaches Player Introductions Misconduct and Failure to Adhere to Policies Post-Championship and Competition Sportsmanship Site Evaluations Sports Wagering Team Video Tobacco Ban Section 10 • Competition Site ....................... 11 Section 19 • Security ................................... 20 Competition Site Maps Media/Interview Area Locker Rooms Team Locker Room Parking Section 20 • Team Travel/Transportation ..... 20 Participant Entrance Airports Section 11 • Directions ................................. 12 Bus Companies Section 12 • Drug Testing ............................. 13 Rental Cars Participant Notification Short’s Travel Management Media Obligations Section 21 • Tickets ...................................... 21 Next Day Testing Allocations Participating Institution’s Notification Seating Pods Prolonged Test Mobile Tickets Testing Process Non-Participant Seating Section 13 • Equipment ................................ 14 Scouting Seating Section 14 • Expenses/Reimbursement ........ 14 Ticket Price Per Diem Complimentary Ticket Policy Travel Expense System (TES) Player-Guest (Pass-List) Ticket Distribution Safety Protocols Payment (continued) Section 22 • Travel Party .............................. 22 Team Information Form Bench Size Official Team Roster Squad Size Travel Party Size APPENDIXES Section 23 • Trophies and Awards ................ 23 Appendix A – Pre-Championship Call Agenda Additional Award Ordering Appendix B – Disqualification/Game Misconduct All-Tournament Team Disclosure Form Participation Award Appendix C – NCAA Tournament Supplemental Section 24 • Uniforms/Helmets .................... 23 Discipline Player Numbers on Helmets Appendix D – Supplemental Discipline Policy Form Laundry Appendix E – Video Replay Policies and Logo Policy Procedures Section 25 • Host City Information ............... 24 Appendix F – TV Timeout/Overtime Policy Section 26 • COVID-19 Testing Protocol and Code of Appendix G – Mult Box Information Conduct ....................................................... 25 Testing Protocol Participant Code of Conduct Fan Code of Conduct Section 1 - Introduction/Welcome On behalf of the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, congratulations on your selection to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. Administration of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship is under the direction of the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee and the host institution. The purpose of this manual is to outline the responsibilities of the tournament director and other host institution personnel for the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. It is designed for the teams to use in conjunction with, not in place of, the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Pre-Championship Manual, which provides more general policies for the administration of the championship. Championship Website For more information about the Division I men’s ice hockey championship please visit the following link: http://www.ncaa.com/sports/icehockey-men/d1. Section 2 - NCAA Mission Statement The Core Purpose of the NCAA is to govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount. Section 3 - NCAA Staff/Committee NCAA Staff NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Site Representative Kristin Fasbender Dave Fischer Director, Championships and Alliances, Director of Communications Operations USA Hockey Phone: 317-917-6520 Cell: 719-684-5940 Cell: 317-966-6452 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Section 4 - Definition of Staff Roles Tournament Manager. The function of the tournament manager is to ensure that the policies of the committee are applied. Specific responsibilities may include direction and supervision of facility arrangements, ticket sales, and development of participant information, security, lodging, transportation, promotions, financial administration and adherence to the policies outlined in the NCAA operations manual for hosts. Participating teams should direct site-specific questions to their tournament manager. Contact information is in Section 5. Media Coordinator. The host media coordinator works with the NCAA media coordinator or championships manager to ensure that the committee's policies regarding media are applied. Responsibilities may include planning and supervision of media work areas, coordination of all news conferences, statistical services and communications. 1 Section 5 - Host Personnel Budweiser Event Center - Host Venue Keller Taylor – Budweiser Events Center General Manager – 970.518.5131 Dave Namesnik – Budweiser Events Center Assistant General Manager – 970.492.5448 Marc Horwitz – Budweiser Events Center Director of Events – 970.420.4141 Tom Manning – Budweiser Events Center Director of Operations – 970.889.5432 Gavin Riches – Colorado Eagles Assistant General Manager – 970.567.7720 Phil Gladden – Colorado Eagles Director of Video Services & Game Operations – 417.399.2161 University of Denver – Host Institution Lynn Coutts – Deputy AD for Student-Athlete Excellence – 207.299.4679 Angel Field – Senior Associate AD for External Operations & Service – 720.840.5797 Julie Campbell – Senior Associate AD for Pioneer Health & Performance – 303.905.4913 Aaron Leu – Associate Director of Sports Medicine – 303.871.3649 Nick Meldrum – Director of Equipment Room Operations – 586.292.7699 Matthew McGreevy – Assistant Director of Communications – 614.202.3423 Section 6 - Checklist COMMUNICATION FROM THE NCAA Selection Show. The NCAA selection show is scheduled to air on Sunday, March 21, at 7 p.m. Eastern time on ESPNU. Following selections, the championship bracket will be available on the NCAA website at www.NCAA.com. Sunday Night Call. For this year, there will be a videoconference call for the head coach and team administrator at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, March 21st. This will be a brief call to review overarching items for this year’s tournament. A Microsoft Teams meeting link will be sent via email to participating teams prior to the meeting. Conference Call. A conference call will be conducted on Monday, March 22, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, with the four participating teams as well as representatives from the NCAA and host institution/facility. Participating teams must be represented by their athletics director (or designee), head coach, sports information director and ticket manager. A Microsoft Teams meeting link will be sent via email to participating teams prior to the meeting 2 PARTICIPATING