Please find below this year's tourney schedule. The Red Guard will send a team wherever there is enough interest, all players are welcome to join. Roster spots are limited, first come first served, we will not go with less than 10 players.

Please email David at johansson@sh.melchers.com.cn  or 13917382385 to sign up.

January 25-27: Taipei Formosa Cup
Nice full-size rink in downtown location, small tourney with 8 teams, first time for Taipei to host tourney, suggest the Red Guards to show support for our compatriots in the Taiwan province...
Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 800/player, Hotel RMB 800/night, flight RMB 3500.

February 7-13: Mongolia UB Cup
Full-size rink outdoors, freeze your balls off, enjoy a lifetime ration of mutton in 5 days, bottomless cups of Chingis Kahn vodka and Mongolian dancing in the evenings...this tournament is absolutely unbeatable!
Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 500/player, Hotel RMB 500/night, Flights RMB 5000 round trip

March 6-8 Singapore Invitational
Great city, great tourney, great nightlife, great hotel with nice pool, next to Clark Quay bar and restaurant area. Tremendously funny Indian taxi drivers. Only minus is the small rink. Minimum of five games per team.
Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 800/player, Hotel RMB 1000/night, flight RMB 4000.

March 28-30 2008: Kunming Mini-Tourney
"Nanjing format" i.e. games Fri night, Sat am, Sat pm and Sun am. Games are 3x20 min running time so lots of ice. We would leave Shanghai late afternoon Friday and return Sunday night. Olympic sized rink, skate sharpening available.
Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 350/player, Hotel RMB 320/night, flight RMB 2500.

April 2008: Dubai Tournament
Hockey in the desert! Next to Mongolia this one is hard to beat in the category "Unusual experiences"
Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 800/player, Hotel RMB 1000/night, flight RMB 5000+.

May 2008: Hong Kong Ice Hockey 5's
"Megabox" full-size rink, nice facility and good fun. Very big and commercial tournament. Estimated costs: Tourney fee RMB 800/player, Hotel RMB 800/night, flight RMB 1500.

June 2008???: Seoul
Full-size rink. Not confirmed.


Note: Costs above are rough estimations, we will have our travel agent chase cheaper deals wherever possible. Hotel costs are per room, shared room means half cost.

Cheers buys,

Your SHC exec