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The tournaments started back in the early Seventies, and have grown considerable over the years. Their popularity in both the US and Canada makes our 3 day event some of the most popular International Hockey Tournaments in North America. Last year hosted 250 teams from Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, NY, NJ, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan, Illinois, Rhode Island, Washington DC, Maryland, Maine, and Ontario, Canada. The diversified field of teams combined with a 2 goal average game differential create an incredible level of excitement, and delivered a memorable event for all that attended.

Aside from the Gene Harrington Hockey Tournaments providing a great hockey experience, the Niagara Region offers incredible opportunities for families looking to have fun when they are not rushing off to the rink. The area offers hundreds of great restaurants, 3 Casinos, 2 indoor water theme parks, an IMAX Theater, the Factory Outlet Mall, Buffalo Sabres Hockey, Niagara Purple Eagles Division I Hockey, and the Hockey Hall of Fame is just a 90 minute drive from your hotel room.

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Tournament Values

Priority	Response
Balanced Divisions	We spend hundreds of hours screening each application, and unlike other organizations that run 20-30 tournaments per year, we run 4 tournaments. With more than enough applicants, we carefully place each team, where the objective of these larger tournament venues is to fill their tournaments with as many teams as possible.
Well Organized	With 40 years of experience, we have learned over the years that keeping things organized makes it easier for us, and for our attendees. 30 days before a tournament, each team receives a personalized tournament guide. The guide includes how to information such as registering your team when arriving at the rink, hotel assignments, written direction and, graphical maps to all rinks and hotels. Also included is the tournament schedule, rules, format, tourist information, restaurants and other misc. information. We take the burden of distributing this information to your parents by making the guide available on our website. Lastly, since the tournament guide is so comprehensive, managers seldom call the tournament staff with questions upon its receipt.
Scheduling	We provide a tournament schedule 3-4 weeks prior to the tournament event. Schedules seldom change since we put our schedules through a rigorous approval process, not to mention that all teams have already paid in full, and we typically have a waiting list.
Officiating	Our referees are the best in Western NY. Besides contracting with the most reputable organization in the area, we rate each referee's performance throughout the year, and exclude any official who doesn't meet our high standards.
Tournament Staff	We provide ample staff at each rink. Staff members will be wearing a staff uniform so it will be easy for you to find help when you need it. 100 % of our staff played at the collegiate or professional level. Consequently, they have a high degree of expertise when dealing with issues that may arise, and since most of our staff members have been volunteering their time since 1993 they have a lot of experience.
Trophies/Certificates	Each player receives a nicely printed Participation Certificate that is personalized with their name so that no player goes home empty handed. Teams that advance to the championship game receive either individual runner-up, or championship trophies. Champions will also receive a team trophy. Understanding kids expectations when making it to the Championship game; we spare no expense when it comes to our trophies.
Adult Party	The tournament hosts a parent party every Friday from 9PM-1AM. To keep the partly lively we provide complimentary beer and entertainment. Please be prepared to sing to your hearts content, as the DJ will take Karaoke request throughout the night.
Player Party	The tournament provides 100 sheet pizzas that are given to the manager when they arrive in the form of a voucher. Vouchers can be used to purchase pizza, wings, etc. Parties are scheduled individually by the team manager.
Programs/Souvenirs	We provide tournament programs, tournament souvenirs such as pins, pucks, etc.. We also offer tee-shirts which can be customized while you wait,- with player names, team names, and other types of patches. Game action photography is made available for purchase throughout the event.
Family Entertainment	The mighty Niagara Falls is walking distance from your hotel room. The Falls area offers everything you can imagine when it comes to family entertainment. There are hundreds of restaurants ranging from family run Italian eateries such as Comos, to chain restaurants like Planet Hollywood, and Hard Rock Cafe. If shopping is on your agenda, Niagara has one of the largest factory outlet malls in North American. You will find stores like Polo, Guess, Burberry, Pfaltzgraff, Nautica, Liz Clayborne, not to mention one of my favorites, Bose. North of the border you will find a unique view of the Falls, wax museums, an indoor water park, an IMax theater, and so much more. Lastly, there are 3 Casinos; Niagara Seneca which is walking distance from the US based hotels, Casino Niagara which is right over the border, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and comparable to any Vegas Casino and, the Fallsview which is also in Niagara Falls, Ontario, a shuttle ride away for the Skyline Inn, and 5 minutes over the border.

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All Tournament are sanctioned by USA Hockey	Free entry, no Gate Fees
Action photographer at all games	No curfews, all games played to completion
3 game minimum, 5 game maximum	50% Canadian participation