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• BladeNET Rolls Out Tournament Scheduling

• MGHL 22nd Annual Tournament

• Take Tournament Scheduling for a Test Drive

January 17 2003

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BladeNET Rolls Out Tournament Scheduling

New Solution Debuts at Four Holiday Tournaments

BladeNET has successfully rolled out it's latest online amateur hockey solution, Tournament Scheduling, for the 2002/2003 tournament season.
Making its debut at four holiday tournaments, Tournament Scheduling easily met the unique challenges presented by each tournament.
* Greater Toronto Hockey League - Bell Challenge Cup 32 Teams
* Mississauga Girls Hockey League - 22nd Annual Tournament 155 Teams
*Toronto Marlboros - International Holiday Classic Tournament 100 Teams
* Georgina - Larry Grasby Memorial Minor "A" International Silver Stick Tournament 60 Teams

Tournament Scheduling is an online tournament management system that allows leagues to add any number of teams to a tournament, define any number of tournament rules, and update scores using the Internet. Once configured, Tournament Scheduling automatically creates a tournament schedule and updates standings and scores as they are entered. The updated standings and scores are immediatly available on the Internet.
For tournament administrators, Tournament Scheduling eliminates the tedious chore of manually creating schedules for large numbers of teams. With the touch of a button, complex schedules are instantly created and allocated to selected venues.

Tournament Scheduling also frees administrators from the time consuming and error filled task of repeatedly updating standings according to a series of tournament rules. Since your tournament rules were defined when you configured Tournament Scheduling, standings are automatically updated according your rules as soon as the results are entered.
Results can be entered anywhere at anytime, by any number adminstators that have Internet access. This means scores can be entered simultaneously at multiple venues. But because you are all using the same database, everybody is working from the same page, eliminating duplication, confusion, and errors.

Beginning today and continuing with the next newlsetter, we'll take a look at league experiences with Tournament Scheduling.

MGHL 22nd Annual Tournament

Dec 27 - 29 2002/155 Teams

The Mississauga Girls Hockey League's 22nd Annual Tournament is the highlight of the league's season. With over 150 teams invited from across Canada and the United States and with members of Canada's gold medal Women's Olympic Hockey team present, the tournament is a showcase for the MGHL's commitment to girls amateur hockey

To help ensure the success of the tournament, BladeNET met with the MGHL to determine their requirements and offer any assistance. Since the tournament was taking place at three venues, BladeNET helped configure access at each location and provided training to the volunteers.

Configuring such a large tournament is normally a challenge, but BladeNET's Tournament Scheduling effortlessly integrated the 155 teams invited to the MGHL tournament with a complex series of rules to determine and update standings throughout the tournament.

During the tournament, MGHL volunteers updated scores and standings at each venue using BladeNET's Tournament Scheduling over the Internet. Results were immediately available to coachs, players and families. " We've had no problems with standings" said Todd Zimmer, MGHL Tournament Director.

For the coachs, teams and families, Tournament Scheduling introduced a new level of communication to amateur hockey tournaments. Reliable and accurate game times, scores and standings were immediately available. "It's wonderful to be at home or anywhere and not wonder if you are playing" observed Todd Zimmer.

Take Tournament Scheduling for a Test Drive

Now Available on a Trial Basis at No Cost

BladeNET is making Tournament Scheduling available on a trial basis at no cost to the Amateur Hockey Community. Discover the difference BladeNET's online amateur hockey solutions can make to your league. Contact BladeNET at admin@bladenet.net to take a test drive

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