Welcome to the Midget Challenge Cup!
Join us for the 23rd Annual Midget Challenge Cup tournament on September 12 – 14, 2025. Last year’s tournament sold out, so register your team early to avoid being left out. The tournament will be open to AA/AAA (Tier 1/2) Midget teams at the 15U, 16U, and 18U divisions. We are currently sending out applications all over the US and Canada. Acceptance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not hesitate, as this tournament will fill up fast.
GAMES:
All teams are guaranteed four games. All divisions will include a championship game. The length of periods will be 2—25-minute periods with an ice maker at the half.
SCHEDULING:
All teams are instructed to visit the tournament website for schedules. Schedules will be posted approximately 10 days before the tournament start on the website. Every reasonable attempt will be made to accommodate scheduling requests if requests are made when registering your team.
AWARDS:
Team awards for the championship and Runner-up teams.
TOURNAMENT FEE:
All tournaments are based in Hooksett, NH, or nearby, with the main host rink being Tri-Town Ice Arena—home of the newest NAHL Junior team, the New Hampshire Mountain Kings. The main rink has been completely renovated, featuring new boards, glass, netting, a sound system, ceiling, and benches.
Many of the tournaments will feature an exciting Junior game on either Friday or Saturday, allowing all tournament teams to watch. The rink features two full-size ice surfaces, each measuring 200’ x 85′.
A Restaurant on site with a liquor license. While dining, savoring a beverage, or simply relaxing, you can enjoy a movie, catch a sporting event, or watch a show on one of our large-screen TVs. Tournament monies are non-refundable.
All traveling teams are required to stay at one of the sponsor Hotels listed on the website under the HOTELS link. To reserve your Hotel rooms at discounted prices, please get in touch with the Hotel of your choice directly on their website and be sure to mention the tournament to receive the discounted rate. All the Hotels are near the host rink.
Your team chooses which Hotel they wish to stay at and contacts the Hotel contact person listed to secure your rooms. We ask all teams to respect the Hotels as if they were their own homes. Any damages can and will be billed to the individuals.
Ice Hockey Tourneys, Tri-Town Ice Arena, and NH Hockey Club LLC follow a zero-tolerance policy for all Team Staff, Parents, and Spectators. Anyone violating the policy will be escorted from the facility and not allowed to return. It may also disqualify a team from participating with no refund.
1) Using obscene or vulgar language in a boisterous manner to anyone at any time.
2) Taunting players, coaches, officials, Arena personnel, or other spectators by means of baiting, ridiculing, threatening physical violence, or physical violence.
3) Throwing any object in the spectators’ viewing area, players’ bench, penalty box, or the on-ice surface that in any manner creates a safety hazard.
Tournament Director:
Bob Ingerson
Tel: 207-349-0990
Email: icehockeytourny@gmail.com
