2008
Potential Tournaments
by
Mad Dogs Administrator Steve Baldwin
Explanatory
Notes
This
is not a listing of every event Mad Dogs teams should
participate in but rather a list of options. It is up
to each team to decide which events to attend.
Most
of the tournaments listed are regional qualifiers for
a national championship of some kind. You usually have
to place in the top four at a regional to proceed to
a national championship but you don’t have to
go to the nationals even if you qualify. Many Mad Dog
teams will qualify for four or more different national
championships but may only attend one or two of them.
All
Regionals are Interchangeable within an Inline Hockey
Organization
If
the goal is to qualify for a particular national championship
but your team fails to qualify at the regional in question,
you are allowed to enter another regional and take another
shot at qualifying. There is often more than one regional
qualifier in a region.
There
is nothing to prevent a team from entering as many
regionals as you like. How the team places in a regional
qualifier will usually determine if the team plays
in the lower or higher bracket at the national event.
If you are enter more than one regional qualifier
for the same organization, then the highest placement
will be the determining one.
Oftentimes,
Mad Dog teams will submit slightly different rosters
for each regional so as to create a large “reserve
player” list. This is done so that the team has
maximum flexibility as to who to use at Nationals should
the team be short regular team members. Remember, a
player simply has to be LISTED on a regional roster
in order to play at the national but he doesn’t
have to actually play or appear at the regional.
Most
Tournaments Use Block Scheduling
The
dates given for many tournaments are for all age
divisions combined. Typically, each age group
will have only 1-2 days scheduled at a regional and
2-3 days at a national championship.
Dates
and places change frequently in the inline world. The
team manager always needs to be checking the web sites
to make sure the tournaments you plan to attend have
not been cancelled.
Also,
deciding which nationals to attend may be dependent
on what players you are missing. For example, if your
top players are playing for the National Inline team,
are attending the Southeastern Player Development ice
hockey camp or the US Nationals Ice Hockey championships,
then you want to make sure you choose a inline national
at which most of your best players will be able to attend.
Some
Tournaments Have Membership Requirements
Some
tournaments have membership requirements. To participate
in TORHS, AAU, and the Jr. Olympics, for example, all
players must be registered as AAU members. To play at
ECHO, 2Hot4Ice, USA Hockey Inline and NARCH, all players
must be members of USA Hockey Inline.
Different
Tournaments Play at Different Talent Levels
Here’s
how I rank the major inline associations and their tournaments:
Most
competitive: NARCH, TORHS, Jr. Olympics (AAU)
These
tourneys are the pinnacle of inline hockey. If your
team is an “older year” team in the age
bracket, and early tournaments indicate the team is
stronger than usual, then I would suggest that you consider
attending one of these events, assuming the team qualified
at the respective regional. If Mad Dogs are to be “sponsored”
someday, then some of our teams will need to place high
at one of these elite tournaments. The talent level
at these events is at the level of Tier 1 ice hockey.
Middle
of the road: AAU Regionals/Nationals, 2HOT4ICE
Nationals, USARS Nationals, USA Hockey Inline (Club
Division), Coastal Cup
This
is the category many Mad Dog teams have competed in
for the last few years. Older year Mad Dogs teams can
usually win or place at one of these tournaments. Younger
year Mad Dog teams can be competitive here but they
may have to compete in the “lower bracket.”
Least
competitive: ECHO, independent tournaments
Most
Mad Dog teams clobber everyone at these tournaments.
However, a younger year Mad Dog team or a “Blue”
team should consider attending one of these events.
All
Nationals Have Different Divisions Based on Talent
Every
National championship has at least two levels of competition
– an upper and an lower level – and they
go by different names such as Gold & Silver, Elite
& Competitive, Stars & Stripes etc. Some inline
organizations will allow the team to place themselves,
but in most cases, how a team performs at a regional
qualifier will determine what category they will be
placed in.
Independent
Tournaments
Independent
tournaments are those tournaments which are not qualifiers
for anything. They are typically hosted by an inline
rink or a league and can be a lot of fun. If you feel
your team would benefit from competing in one of these
tournaments, the following rinks are well known for
hosting independent tournaments. They’re all within
4 hours drive time from Loudoun County:
Flyers
Skate Zone (Atlantic City, NJ)
www.flyersskatezone.com
Susquehanna
Sports Center (Harrisburg, PA) www.susq-sports.com
Williamsburg
Sports Center (Williamsburg, VA) www.thewisc.com
Slapshotz
(Fredericksburg, VA) www.slapshotz.com
International
Sports Center (Cherry Hill, NJ) www.intsports.com
United
Sports Training Center (Downingtown, PA) www.go2ustc.com
Good
Sports USA (Allaire, NJ) www.goodsportsusa.com
Action
Sports Center (Pottstown, PA) www.the422sportsplex.com
Winchester
Sportsplex (Winchester, VA) www.sportsplex.us
New
Jersey Salsa Roller Hockey Club (Edison, NJ) www.salsahockey.tk
Cougarmania
Tournaments (Sewell, NJ) www.cougarsrollerhockey.com
Web
Sites for the Major Tournaments
2HOT4ICE
www.2hot4ice.com
TORHS
www.torhs.com
Coastal
Cup www.coastalcup.com
USA
Hockey Inline www.usahockey.com/Template_USAHockeyInLine.aspx
ECHO
www.echohockey.com
State
Wars www.statewarshockey.com
Top
Cat www.topcathockey.com
Jr.
Olympics www.aauhockey.org/2008-aau-junior-olympics.aspx
Team
USA www.teamusajrprospects.com
Six
Pac www.6pacusa.com
The
Tournament Calendar
These
are the major tournaments in our region. Except for
the national championships listed, I’ve listed
all major tournaments within a 6 hours drive time of
Loudoun County. Items
listed in red
are ice hockey events which I’ve listed only for
planning purposes.
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, SO CHECK WITH THE TOURNAMENT/TRYOUT
SPONSOR IN MAKING YOUR PLANS.
March
8-9: CBHL A Playoffs
March
8-9: Independent tournament, Dream Sports, Raleigh,
NC bbbouch@aol.com
March
13-16: Southeastern
District playoffs for A, AA and AAA.
March
14-16: ECHO Regional, Greenville, SC
March
14-16: AAU Regional, Feasterville, PA
March
14-16: TORHS Regional, New Jersey
March
25 – 29
Tier
III Jr., A, B & C National Championship, Marlboro,
MA
March
28-30: Coastal Cup Regional, Little River, South Carolina
March
28-30: 2Hot4Ice regional, Mt. Pleasant, PA
March
28-30: NARCH Regional, Rahway, NJ
April
2 -6:
USA Hockey National Ice Hockey Championships
Tier
I / II 12U & 14U Hackensack, NJ;
Tier
I / II 16U & 18U Buffalo, NY
April
4-6: TORHS Regional, Waldorf
April
4-6: AAU Regional, Raleigh, NC
April
7 -16: Team Maryland Tryouts are scattered throughout
these dates.
See
their website for details.
www.teammaryland.org/2008%20Tryouts.pdf
April
8 – 24: Little Caps Tryouts are scattered throughout
these dates. See
Here
for details:
www.littlecaps.com/show_tryouts.php?news_id=78993
April
11-13: TORHS Regional, Wallington, New Jersey
April
11-13: AAU Regional, Pittsburg, PA
April
12-13: PVAHA Ice Hockey tryouts, VA or MD
April
14: Power Play Tryouts: ’98: 6:30 PM; ’97:
7 PM; ’96: 8 PM
April
15: Power Play Tryouts: ’01: 5:15 PM; ’99:
6:30 PM
April
16: Power Play Tryouts: ’97: 6:15 PM; ’94:
7:45 PM
April
17: Power Play Tryouts: ’99: 6:15 PM; ’94
& ‘96: 7:45 PM
April
17 -20: Jr. Nats Tryous
April
18: Power Play Tryouts: ’98: 6:15 PM
April
18-20: ECHO Regional, Feasterville, PA
April
18-20: USA Hockey Inline Regional, Centreville, VA
April
18-20: TORHS Regional, Tewksbury, MA
April
18-20: Coastal Cup Regional, Taylor, SC
April
18-20: Cougarmania, Sewell, NJ
April
18-20: NARCH Regional, Broomall, PA
April
19: Power Play Tryouts: ’01: 7:45 AM; ’94:
8:15 AM; ’95: 9:45 AM
April
19-21: Independent tournament, Dream Sports, Raleigh,
NC bbbouch@aol.com
April
21: Power Play Tryouts: ’92 & ’93: 7
PM
April
22: Power Play Tryouts: ’92 & ’93: 7:45
PM
April
24: Power Play Tryouts: ’92 & ’93: 7:45
PM
April
25-27: 2HOT4ICE Regional, Raleigh, NC
April
26 – 27: State Wars Tryouts, Team Virginia, The
Box www.statewarshockey.com
May
3-4: Southeastern
District Ice Hockey Camp, VA or MD
May
2-4: NARCH Regional, Holbrook, MA
May
2-4: AAU Regional, Richmond, VA
May
9-11: TORHS Regional, Moriches, NY
May
9-11: TORHS Regional, PA
May
16-18: Coastal Cup Nationals, Raleigh, NC
May
16-18: 2HOT4ICE Regional, Fredericksburg, VA
May
16-18: TORHS Regional, Woodstock, VT
May
16-18: AAU Regional, Feasterville, PA
May
16-18: AAU Regional, Chantilly, VA
May
17: Open tryouts for US National U18 inline team. All
’89, 90, and ’91
birthyears invited. Pittsburgh, PA
May
22-26: Ice Hockey State Wars, Minnesota. (This is the
first time they’ve
done this)
May
23-25: TORHS Regional, Broomall, PA
May
23-26: Power Play Ice Tourney, Philly
May
23-25: ECHO Regional, Waldorf, MD
May
30-June 1: TORHS Regional, Aberdeen, NJ
May
31: Maryland State Wars tryouts, Capitol Clubhouse, Waldorf,
MD www.statewarshockey.com
June
1-3: NARCH Regional, Broomal, PA
June
1-10? Xtreme Tryouts
June
TBA Boys Select 16 Development Camp
June
6-8: AAU Regional, Aberdeen, NJ
June
6-8: NARCH Regional, Buffalo, NY
June
6-8: Six Pac Tournament, Feasterville, PA www.6pacusa.com
June
12-15: 2Hot4ice Nationals, Apex, NC www.2hot4ice.com/2006web/news.html
June
13-15: TORHS Regional, Marple, PA
June
13-15: NARCH Regional, Bethpage, NY
June
19-25: ECHO Nationals www.echohockey.com
Atlanta, GA
June
24-July 6: AAU Jr. Olympics, Feasterville, PA www.aauhockey.org
8U
Comp: June 27-29; 8U Elite June 27-29
10U
Rec: June 27-29; Comp: July 3-6; Elite: July 3-6
12U
Rec: June 24-26; Comp: July 3-6; Elite: July 3-6
14U
Rec: July 3-6; Comp: June 29-July 2; Elite: June 29-July
2
16U
Rec: July 3-6; Comp: June 30-July 3; Elite: June 30-July
3
18U
Competitive: July 3-6; Elite: July 3-6
June
24-July 3: AAU International division - Team USA Games.
Feasterville,
PA www.teamusajrprospects.com
10U:
June 30-July 2
12U:
June 30-July 2
14U:
June 25-28
16U:
June 26-29
18U:
June 30-July 2
July
TBA Boys
Select Development Camp for 14, 15, 17 year olds
July
11-26 NARCH Nationals, San Jose, CA www.narch.com
8U
Gold: July 11-14; Platinum: July 19-21
10U
Club: July 24-27;Silver: July 11-14;
Gold:
July 12-15: Platinum: July 20-22
12U
Club: July 24-27; Silver: July 11-14;
Gold:
July 13-17: Platinum: July 21-24
14U
Club: July 24-27; Silver: July 11-14;
Gold:
July 14-18: Platinum: July 22-25
16U
Club: 24-27; Silver: July 11-14;
Gold:
July 15-19: Platinum: July 22-25
18U
Silver: July 12-15: Gold: July 16-20: Platinum: July
20-23
Cincinnati,
OH
August
15-17: USARS/AAU Nationals www.aauhockey.org
Rochester Hills, MI
