​Ages Welcomed to Play:
Adults 21+. Sponsored by Labatt Blue- makes sense!

Size of the Tournament: 
Eagle River, WI is over 2000 players.
Meredith, NH is over 2000 players.
Colchester, VT is over 1200 players.

Special Entertainment:
We're going to venture a guess you'll find a nicely stocked beer tent here among other awesome food, drink, hockey vendors at all three locales.

What Sets This Tournament Apart:
These are the large-scale, well-run, well-established tournaments in the pond hockey world. They frequently sell out well before the holidays, as they did this year. You can expect lots of teams, lots of food and drinks, and lots of entertainment. This may sound like a mass-produced tournament, but each one is a reflection of the area where it's being played. One size does not fit all, and that's what makes this tournament line-up so cool.

Third Assist's Take: 
These tournaments have been going on for over a decade now and have got it figured out. When you sign up to one of these events you have a good idea of what you're getting into, and it does not disappoint. These represent the upper tier of national tournaments and if you're looking to get on the big stage of pond hockey, these are the tournaments for you.

Location of Tournament:
Purity Lake (across from King Pine Ski Area), Madison, NH

Time of Year: 
Last weekend in January (January 26 - January 27, 2019)​

Ages Welcomed to Play:
Youth (Boys: Mites through Peewees & Girls: U10 & U12)

Size of the Tournament: 
Up to 70 teams of 6 to 8 USA registered players (4v4 on ice) are guaranteed 4 games.

Special Entertainment:
Food for all and beer/wine tent for adults. Across the street you can find skiing & tubing.

Any Special Vendors?
Rugby imports sells gear. The Youth Pond Hockey Festival sells food, thermal mugs, etc.

What Sets This Tournament Apart:
The Youth Pond Hockey Festival (YPHF) is located on a private lake situated at Purity Spring Resort and King Pine Ski Area. The event is “old fashioned” pond hockey for more than 500 boys and girls (U12, U10, Pewee, Squirt and Mites). The 2019 YPHF will host more than 60 teams consisting of up to eight players primarily from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; however, teams out of New York State and Maine will attend this year’s festival. The games, 45 minute each, have four kids from each team playing on one of up to 14 rinks at any one time.

The lake is just 15 minutes south of Conway, NH, and “it provides an amazing opportunity for young hockey players to enjoy pond hockey at its best,” explains YPHF Co-Founder Tobin Kelly. He explains, “The collaboration with the resort and ski mountain allows for a winter festival feel by providing a wonderful family hockey experience in conjunction with other activities such as skiing, tubing, and dining for kids and parents alike.”

Proceeds from this event benefit The Laura Foundation. This New Hampshire based non-profit has a mission to provide funding to develop and support therapeutic recreation and educational programs that enrich the quality of lives of individuals with autism and/or seizure disorders. All programs are free to individuals receiving services through the Laura Foundation, and the YPHF helps to make this possible.

Third Assist's Take: 
If we have one tournament on our list which we think you can bring the whole family to, it'd be this one. Some are built for adults, some are built solely for the kids (and parents idly watching), but the Youth Pond Hockey Festival has games for the younger guys and gals and entertainment for the siblings and adults. This is the only all-youth festival we know of in New England, and one of just a handful in the US. Good choice if you want to plan a winter weekend for the full family.