September 1st – 3rd

GENERAL INFORMATION

U19 & U16 Divisions
Boston Sports Institute - Wellesley, MA

Babson College - Wellesley, MA

William Chase Arena - Natick, MA

U14 Division
Worcester Ice Center - Worcester, MA

College of Holy Cross - Worcester, MA

Canton Sportsplex - Canton, MA (Tier II)

Tournament Dates

 Friday September 1, 2023 - Sunday September 3, 2023

• U.S. Women's U-19 Tier I Level Tournament (CHA Midget/Intermediate AA or USA Hockey Tier I). This tournament will be the most competitive early season tournament, kicking off the 2021 recruiting season. Teams will be accepted based on the quality of the team. If you are putting together a team for this tournament or a new team, please provide information on the players, team and other information that will help us assess the quality of the team.
• Invitational tournament
• Unique format allows teams to play many teams during the tournament in high paced, perfect for early season play, and with the endorsement of all the college coaches. All teams are guaranteed 5 full games.  All U19/Junior, U16/Midget, U14/Bantam teams will play 5 games; 6th game for teams that reach their Division finals. You should plan on being in Vt on Thursday eve, as games start Friday morning; games will conclude on Sunday by 3PM.
• There will be three divisions, a U19/Cdn Junior, U16/Cdn Midget (US teams must be U16; Canadian Midget U17) and U14/Cdn Bantam. Each year teams will be evaluated for their level of play and competitiveness in the tournament by the tournament committee before the field is set for the following year. New teams should forward the completed registration package. Once the previous teams are re-entered, new teams will be evaluated and informed.
• Teams interested in arriving a day (or more) early can obtain practice ice. Please contact Toni Miano for instruction
• Rosters and schedules are distributed to college coaches for recruiting. Over 130 college scouts were represented at the 2021 event, representing well over 50 major DI and DIII colleges and every conference as well as ACHA clubs.
• Travel Permits: Canadian teams and USA teams, whose Affiliate or District require them, must supply Travel Permits before the event. When the USA Tournament Sanction Numbers are assigned - it will be posted here.
• Registration and Questions email: tmiano@winter-hawks.org 

Tournament will be sanctioned by USA Hockey
Fee:$2,095.00 USD; deposit of $1,000.00 USD payable with team registration. Balance due April 1, 2023. Canadian teams please pay in US funds. Teams use the online form/email to register, once information is received - our office will send out a payment link via Square pay or submit the form and pay by check through the mail. 
Registration is not processed until payment is received.

We hope you will join us for a weekend of competitive hockey, good sportsmanship and fun!

Kickoff weekend for the 2023 College Recruiting Season!

Registration and Questions email: tmiano@winter-hawks.org 

The Tournament will kick off on Friday morning with the first game at 7:40AM. Teams will play 2 games and Friday and Saturday, and 1 game on Sunday; semifinalists and finalists will play additional games. The Championship game (also the final game of the tournament) will end at 3:00pm.