Feb 14th – Feb 17th, 2025
Sarah Backstrom Memorial Tournament
Lake Effect Hockey
8159 Oliver Rd
8159 Oliver Road, Erie, PA
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Owner: Jason Fowler
2025 SARAH BACKSTROM MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT
FEBRUARY 14 – 17, 2025
LECOM Sports Park – Erie, PA
Mercyhurst Ice Arena, Flo Fabrizio Ice Arena, Erie Insurance Arena
Meadville Area Recreational Center, Northwest Arena
USA Hockey Sanction Pending
Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 19U
Rec and Tier 2 Divisions
Multiple brackets at each age division for the most competitive matchups
PRICE: 10U – $1850 12U / 14U – $1900 16U – $1950 19U – $2050
February 2025, the Erie community will once again be hosting the 31st Annual Sarah Backstrom Memorial Tournament. This year we will once again welcome Tier 2 and Rec teams of all ages and from all over the country! 2024 was our largest tournament yet with 75 teams participating from as far as Florida and California. We expect the 2025 tournament will bring in close to 100 teams!
THIS TOURNAMENT WILL SELL OUT!!!!
$200 Early bird discount if paid in full by August 31st, 2024 Discount only applies to teams paying in full!
Teams that are offered a multi-team discount, must pay in full to receive the discount.
Teams wishing to reserve a spot without full payment may do so with a NON-REFUNDABLE $500 Deposit. Payment in full is then due by January 1st. Any team that pays a deposit and not paid in full by January 1st will forfeit their deposit and the team’s spot given to a another organization on the waitlist. All teams must be paid in full by January 1st, 2025.
10u, 12u and 14u teams MUST be prepared to start at 8:00 AM Friday morning!
Tournament Highlights:
- 4 game guarantee
- Player gifts
- On-line scores and standings using GAMESHEET
- USA Hockey referees
- Medals for 1st and 2nd place
- Team banner for 1st place to hang at your home arena
- On-site photography and merchandise options
- Best local hotel rates
- Affordable hotel rates with all properties in close proximity to our rink partners.
- As of March 2023, due to increased difficulty in securing sufficient hotel room blocks for our participants, Lake Effect has made the difficult decision to move to a stay-to-play model. For the past 4 years we have tried to keep tournament costs down by not requiring stay to play. In the beginning we felt this was a model that worked well, however as our tournaments have become more and more popular, the hotel properties have been less inclined to work with us and more inclined to raise their rates on tournament weekends. By switching to a stay-to-play model we can keep hotel costs at a reasonable rate that we can lock in and prevent hotel properties from gouging our participant families. We appreciate everyone’s understanding of the necessity of this move and we appreciate your patience as we navigate the housing agency process.
Reserve your spot with a $500 deposit today! (Deposit is refundable until August 1st, 2024)
$200 Early Bird Special. Email us for the discount code! (info@lakeeffecthockey.com).
Early bird discount valid until 7-1-2024
Multi-team discount also available. TEAMS MUST CONTACT US PRIOR TO REGISTRATION to receive a multi-team discount!
