OVERVIEW
Dallas Stars Tournaments invites you to spend your Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend playing in the Lone Star Invitational from January 15-17, 2022 at our Children's Health StarCenters throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan area! This annual event features head-to-head match-ups of 10U-18U A and A2(B) level Travel/Select and Silver/Bronze High School league players and teams from across the U.S. and Canada, who are ready and rarin' to get on the ice and compete for one of our signature "Texas-Sized" Boot Trophies! With unmatched player gifts and more benefits than you can shake a stick at, ya'll don't want o miss this opportunity to experience a competitive MLK holiday weekend of hockey in the Lone Star State! *Tournament is only open to A and A2(B) level Travel/Select and Varsity/Jr. Varsity High School Silver/Bronze level programs. Subdivisions may be created based on levels.
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 and a member of our Staff will contact you as soon as possible.
NOTE: This is a stay to play tournament. STAY2PLAY hotel accommodations information will be communicated to all registered visiting team representatives approximately 30 days prior to the start of the tournament. 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. 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. 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. Teams are required to Check-Out of their designated STAY2PLAY hotel property on the final day of the tournament, regardless of standings. No other booking sites, discounts, point awards, special rates or programs, regardless of how obtained, will be accepted. STAY2PLAY hotel accommodations are carefully selected to ensure quality and best available rates.
DIVISION | LEVEL | TEAM STRUCTURE
• 10U | 12U | 14U - A, A2 (B) Level Travel/Select League Teams ONLY*
• 16U | 18U - A Level Travel/Select League | High School Varsity/Jr. Varsity Silver/Bronze ONLY*
*Subdivisions may be created based on level
*High School teams must play in the age group/division of their oldest player.
SCHEDULE STRUCTURE
4 GAME MINIMUM
Each team will play a minimum of four (4) games throughout the tournament event. See example schedule below:
• Saturday | 1 or More Games Possible [Possible Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Sunday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Monday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon]
*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**
*Each division may play all games at one primary rink, a secondary rink or a combination of rinks.
PRICING
• 10U | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $1,795
• 12U-18U | HIGH SCHOOL | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $1,895
*$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.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• USA Hockey Sanctioned
• Top-Level Competition
• EMS personnel onsite for all games
• Music in rink lobbies and during warm-ups
• Giveaways for each player participant
• Dallas Stars Tournaments signature team "Texas-Sized" Boot Trophy for Division Champion & Finalist
• Individual "Buck's Buckle" Tournament Division MVP award
• Real-time scores, standings and player statistics via HockeyShift
