May 19-21, 2023

Come play in one of Minnesota's best AAA hockey tournament of the year.  We are offering 20+ competitive age levels of and expect to have the strongest field of teams to date. 

Boys AAA Invitational (Top AAA/Elite Teams)
2015-2008 Birth Years

Boys AAA Open (Mid-Lower Level AAA Teams)
2015-2008 Birth Years

Girls AAA Levels
8U ('15/'14), 10U ('13/'12), 12U ('11/'10),
14U ('09/'08), 16U ('07/'06), 19U ('05/'04/'03)

*Teams traveling from out of town will begin play on Friday when possible.

• 4-game guarantee - possible bonus game(s)
• 15 minute stop-time periods
• Team trophies for 1st - 3rd place teams
• Player awards for 1st and 2nd place teams
• 20+ competitive age divisions available
• Checking at the 2009 age level and older
• 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
• Fully-insured event (not a USA Hockey event)

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.

• 8U = 2015 and 2014 Birth Years
• 10U = 2013 and 2012 Birth Years
• 12U = 2011 and 2010 Birth Years
• 14U = 2009 and 2008 Birth Years
• 16U = 2007 and 2006 Birth Years
• 19U = 2005, 2004 & 2003 Birth Years

Hockey is currently experiencing a disturbing trend towards increased verbal abuse and mistreatment of officials.  North America is in a referee shortage, in part because of these kinds of behaviors. 

We are taking this very seriously in 2022 and standing by a strong initiative of Zero-Tolerance for all games!  Coaches, players and spectators MUST never verbally abuse an official from the bench, on the ice or from the stands.  Anyone that is identified as doing such will be removed from the arena without question. 

Respect the officials that are working the games!  Coaches coach, players play, parents cheer!  From mites to the NHL, referees are humans, doing their best for the game and deserve respect.  Let's make youth hockey a place our kids will one day want to become an official!

Click on the rink below for a Google Map location:

• Super Rink Blaine
• Brooklyn Park Activity Center
• Eden Prairie Community  Center 
• Braemar Ice Arena
• Minnesota Made Ice Center
• Plymouth Ice Center
• Maple Grove Community Center
• Richfield Ice Arena
• St. Louis Park Rec Center

Last Friday, May 12th the Wisconsin Blue Devils organization was notified that they had lost one of their U12 players.  Evelyn Gurney from Reedsburg, WI passed away after being hit by a vehicle while waiting to get on the school bus.  The news of Evelyn passing has shook our Blue Devils family along with her Reedsburg Hockey and Team Wisconsin Hockey Community.

Evelyn was new to our hockey program this season but made quite the impact with her caring, fun and spunky personality on and off the ice.  Evelyn and her U12 Blue Devils teammates bonded quickly over the past couple months. The U12 girls have decided to play in this coming weekends Independent Classic Tournament to honor their friend and teammate.  They know it will be a tough weekend emotionally, but they want to play for her!

The Gurney Family has dreams of offering a yearly scholarship along with bringing a new rink to Reedsburg in her honor.

Let’s help make this family’s dream a reality.  Below is a link to the gofundme page that was set up by Evelyn’s friends.  All proceeds will go directly to the Gurney family.

Fundraiser for Brian Gurney by Ellie Vielhuber : Goals For Gurney (gofundme.com)

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