OVERVIEW
Dallas Stars Tournaments invites you to join us on the ice in Texas New Year's Eve weekend, December 29-31, 2023, for our NYE Faceoff! This annual tournament promises YOUTH 6U - 14U House/Rec League teams and ADULT (Men & Women) House/Rec League teams a fun experience over the holiday break that can only be found at Dallas Stars Tournaments events! NOTE: All YOUTH and ADULT games will be played on a half-ice sheet. YOUTH 6U & 8U games will be played with blue pucks and mini-nets; YOUTH 10U - 14U & ADULT games will be with regular nets and black pucks. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE! REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY!
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 - Farmers Branch
*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
• YOUTH 6U - 14U - HOUSE/REC LEAGUE ROSTERED TEAMS ONLY
*Minimum Roster – 7 (6 skaters + goalie) - Approval required if less than minimum.
*YOUTH Teams must be comprised of players & coaches on their Official USA Hockey House/Rec Fall League Roster. As always, combining of YOUTH teams or requests to combine YOUTH teams is not permitted.
NOTE: Free Agent or Individual Player Registration IS NOT AVAILABLE for YOUTH teams.
• ADULT (Men & Women) - TRADITIONAL A | B | C | D | E HOUSE/REC LEAGUE TEAMS (OPEN - BRING YOUR BEST TEAM)
*Minimum Roster – 7 (6 skaters + goalie) - Approval required if less than minimum.
*Maximum Roster – 10 (9 skaters + goalie)
NOTE: Individual ADULT Free Agent registration will be monitored very closely to ensure rostering rules and USA Hockey sanction requirements are upheld. The Tournament Series Committee will create team(s) based on the number of available ADULT players in the free agent pool, provided there are enough ADULT players to meet the minimum team roster requirement. All ADULT free agent assignments are made as determined by the Tournament Series Committee, irrespective of individual playing level, and based on availability. There are no guarantees that ADULT free agent(s) will be assigned to a team, or that requests to be rostered on the same or a particular team will be accommodated.
*Registration is open to YOUTH & ADULT House/Rec teams only.
*Subdivisions/Levels may be created based on Divisions/Levels & number of teams registered
*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.
GAME FORMAT
• 6U & 8U HOUSE/REC - Games will be half-ice games, 4-on-4 plus goalie; Two (2), 21-minute halves; 1.5 minute shifts
• 10U HOUSE/REC - Games will be half-ice, 4-on-4 plus goalie; Two (2), 25-minute run-time halves
• 12U | 14U HOUSE/REC - Games will be half-ice, 3-on-3 plus goalie; Two (2), 25-minute run-time halves
• ADULT (Men & Women) HOUSE/REC - Games will be half-ice, 3-on-3 plus goalie; Two (2), 25-minute run-time halves
SCHEDULE STRUCTURE
3 GAME MINIMUM
Each team will play a minimum of three (3) games throughout the tournament event:
• Friday | 1 or More Games Possible [Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Saturday | 1 or More Games [Morning / Afternoon / Evening]
• Sunday | 1 or More Games [Morning / Afternoon]
*Championship or Consolation Games (if played) may result in a 2nd game for some teams on Sunday.
*Semi-Final Rounds for all divisions are NOT Guaranteed.
*Teams should expect to play starting early morning on the first day of the tournament.
*Final games are expected be complete on the last day of the tournament by 5:00 PM (CT) for all teams. **PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY**
*Game Schedules will be released on HockeyShift (our online Stats & Standings program) approximately 5-7 days prior to the start of the tournament, if not sooner.
PRICING
• ALL AGE GROUPS & DIVISIONS | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $1,195
*$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
• Music in rink lobbies and during warm-ups
• Championship Award Presentation
• Real-time scores, standings, and statistics via HockeyShift