OVERVIEW
WHERE ONLY ONE TEAM IS LEFT STANDING! Our annual Labor Day Kickoff will take place Sept. 2-4, 2023* and will be played at Children's Health StarCenters throughout the DFW Metropolitan area. This early-season primer will pit over 100 top-level 10U-18U AA & A Travel/Select league teams against each other in a competitive tournament environment and promises to get you in game shape early and ready to enter your local league play! With registration open to any qualified team across the U.S. and Canada, join some of the best puck throwers around and battle over Labor Day weekend for the title of Last Team Standing!
*LOCAL / DFW AREA TEAMS ONLY - FIRST GAME(S) WILL BE SCHEDULED/PLAYED FOR LOCAL/DFW AREA TEAMS ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 2023 - LATE AFTERNOON / EVENING
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 visiting teams will receive notification via email once hotel accommodations are available. VISITING TEAMS /TEAM MEMBERS UST BE REGISTERED FOR THE TOURNAMENT PRIOR TO MAKING STAY2PLAY HOTEL ACCOMMODATION 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, rewards points redemption, special rates or programs, regardless of how obtained, will be accepted.
RINKS | GAME LOCATIONS
EAST • 10U | 12U DIVISIONS
• Children's Health StarCenter - McKinney
• Children's Health StarCenter - Plano
• Children's Health StarCenter - Richardson
• Comerica Center - Frisco
• 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.
WEST • 14U | 16U | 18U DIVISIONS
• Children's Health StarCenter - Euless
• Children's Health StarCenter - Mansfield
• Children's Health StarCenter - Valley Ranch
• 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
• 10U | 12U | 14U | 16U - Travel/Select • AA & A ONLY*
• 18U - Travel/Select • AA 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.
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 Local/DFW Area teams will be scheduled/played Friday, Sept. 1 - Late Afternoon / Evening.
*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: $1,995
• 12U - 18U | TEAM ENTRY FEE: $2,095
*$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