Registration for the 2019 Meltdown AAA Tournament is NOW OPEN. Teams can pay the entire team fee $1695, or pay a deposit of $847.50 with a $889.50 balance automatically charged on March 25, 2019.
2019 Minnesota Meltdown AAA Tournament
2019 Meltdown AAA Info
April 25-28, 2019
The 24th annual Minnesota Meltdown is gearing up for great hockey this April. Come play in Minnesota's best AAA hockey tournament of the year. We are offering 19 competitive age levels of and expect to have the strongest field of teams to date.
Boys AAA Invitational (Top AAA Level Teams)
2010-2005 Birth Years
Boys AAA Open (Mid-Lower Level AAA Teams)
2010-2005 Birth Years
Girls AAA Levels
10U ('09/'08), 12U ('07/'06),
14U ('05/'04), 16U ('03/'02), 19U ('01-'99)
*Teams traveling from out of town will begin play on Friday when possible.
- 4-game guarantee - possible bonus game(s)
- Team trophies for 1st - 3rd place teams
- Player awards for 1st and 2nd place teams
- 20+ competitive age divisions available
- Checking at the 2006 age level and older
- 17-Min periods for boys 06-05 & girls 14U-19U
- 15-Min periods for boys 11-07 & girls 8U-12U
- USA Hockey rules will be followed with exceptions
- USA Hockey, MSHSL, NCAA, and Canadian officials
- No gate fees! Free admission for all spectators
- Free Tournament Mobile App
- Championship game MVP awards
- Fully-insured event (not a USA Hockey event)
Scheduling
A preliminary schedule will be created when we are able to confirm the final teams. We will then publish a list of rinks where levels will play to help teams find lodging near the rink.
Final schedules will be available approx. 2 weeks prior to the tournament start date. The tournament is played from Thursday to Sunday. Games typically begin after 5pm on Thursday and will continue Friday morning to Sunday early evening. Final games on Sunday typically begin between 3pm-6pm.
Teams traveling from out-of-town will begin play on Friday when possible.
Contact Us.....
- Eric Knutsen, Tournament Director
- eric.knutsen@showcasehockey.com
- Phone: (952) 920-8826
2019 Hotels - Coming Soon!
All visiting teams are required to stay at one of the sponsoring hotels!
For booking help contact:
Tony Cook, tcook@bloomingtonmn.org
952-278-8532
Meltdown Tourney App
Download the FREE app below on iTunes or Google Play for Android to view schedules, results and more...
iTunes App Download: CLICK HERE
Google Play App Download: CLICK HERE
2019 Girl's Division Birth Years
- 8U = 2010 and 2011 Birth Years
- 10U = 2009 and 2008 Birth Years
- 12U = 2007 and 2006 Birth Years
- 14U = 2005 and 2004 Birth Years
- 16U = 2003 and 2002 Birth Years
- 19U = 2001, 2000, 1999 Birth Years