OVERVIEW
Dallas Stars Tournaments invites you to spend your Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend playing in the annual MLK Invitational from January 13-15, 2024 at StarCenters throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan area! This annual event features head-to-head matchups of 10U-18U AA, A and A2(B) level Travel/Select and Silver/Bronze High School league players and teams from across the nation and Canada, who are ready and rarin' to get on the ice and compete for one of our signature “Texas-Sized” Boot Trophies! Come in early! Stay late! Ya’ll don’t want to miss this opportunity to see the sights and experience Texas Hockey in the Lone Star State! *Tournament is open to AA, A and A2(B) level Travel/Select and Silver/Bronze Varsity/Jr. Varsity High School programs. Subdivisions may be created based on levels.
*LOCAL TEAMS ONLY - FIRST GAME(S) MAY BE SCHEDULED/PLAYED FOR LOCAL TEAMS FRIDAY EVENING (JAN. 12, 2024)*
To secure your spot, please register your team today by clicking on the appropriate Division link on the left Nav bar! For any inquiries or additional information, please CLICK HERE to complete our online Contact form.
NOTE: This is a stay to play tournament. A 3-Night Minimum Stay is required. STAY2PLAY hotel accommodations are carefully selected to ensure quality and best available rates and a sufficient number of hotel properties have been secured/made available for visiting teams and/or event participants. All registered teams will receive notification via email once hotel accommodations are available, soon after registration closes. Teams must be registered for the tournament prior to making STAY2PLAY hotel reservations. All visiting teams are required to stay only at listed hotel properties at rates listed for each selected property in order to participate in the tournament. Again, A 3-night minimum stay is required. Teams are required to Check-In to their designated STAY2PLAY hotel property a minimum of 1-day prior to the start of the tournament, regardless of start times on the first day of the tournament. Teams are required to Check-Out of their designated STAY2PLAY hotel property on the final day of the tournament, regardless of standings/seedings for Finals. No other booking sites, discounts, point awards, special rates or programs, regardless of how obtained, will be accepted.
RINKS | LOCATIONS
• Children's Health StarCenter - Euless
• Children's Health StarCenter - Farmers Branch
• Comerica Center - Frisco
• Children's Health StarCenter - Mansfield
• Children's Health StarCenter - McKinney
• Children's Health StarCenter - Plano
• Children's Health StarCenter - Richardson
*Each division may play one or more games at a primary rink, a secondary rink or a combination of rinks.
*Additional rinks may be added or listed rinks removed/changed as needed.
DIVISION | LEVEL | TEAM STRUCTURE
• 10U | 12U | 14U - AA, A, A2 (B) Level Travel/Select Teams*
• 16U - AA & A Level Travel/Select | High School Jr. Varsity Teams*
• 18U - AA & A Level Travel/Select | High School Varsity Teams*
*Subdivisions/Levels may be created based on Divisions/Levels & number of teams registered.
*High School teams (16U & 18U Only) will play in the age group/division of their oldest player at the appropriate level (ex. 18U A (Silver) or 16U A2/B (Bronze)).
*Tournament Divisions/Participating Teams are released on HockeyShift approx. 7-10 days prior to the start of the tournament, if not sooner.
*Tournament Online Roster & Team Information Form Submission will begin soon after registration closes. All participating teams will be notified once Roster submission begins.
*Division Minimum - Additional Information.
SCHEDULE STRUCTURE
4 GAME MINIMUM
Each team will play a minimum of four (4) games throughout the tournament event:
• Friday (Local Teams Only) | 1 or More Games Possible [Late Afternoon / Evening]
• Saturday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Sunday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Monday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon]
*LOCAL TEAMS ONLY - First games for some divisions may be scheduled/played for some teams Friday evening (Jan. 12, 2024).
*Teams should expect to play starting early on Saturday.
*Semi-Final Rounds for all divisions are NOT Guaranteed.
*Championship or Consolation Games (if played) may result in a 2nd game for some teams on Monday.
*Final games are expected be complete by 5 o’clock PM (CT) on Monday for all teams. **PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY**
*Game Schedules will be released on HockeyShift (our online Stats & Standings program) approximately 7-10 days prior to the start of the tournament, if not sooner.
PRICING
• 10U | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $2,295
• 12U - 18U | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $2,395
*$500 deposit due at the time of registration acceptance with the final amount due by the Registration Deadline.
*Acceptance into the tournament is automatic upon completion of registration, unless otherwise noted.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• USA Hockey Sanctioned
• Top-Level Competition
• EMS personnel onsite for all games
• Championship Award Presentation
• Dallas Stars Tournaments signature team "Texas-Sized" Boot Trophy for Division Champion & Finalist
• Individual Tournament Division Champion MVP award
• Real-time scores, standings and statistics via HockeyShift
