National Sports Center | Blaine, Minnesota

Each team is asked to provide one volunteer to work in the score box at each of their games. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Contact Tournament Director for more information on volunteers, donations, sponsorship and vendors. We're working on trying to cover all the game for timekeeping and announcing however we may need your help. So please check-in on this prior to game start. 

Register for a volunteer shift - Sign up here!

• Helps support the fight against breast cancer
• Three-game schedule for women's divisions
• Four-game schedule for youth AAA divisions
• All games at state-of-the-art Schwan Super Rink

There will be a lot of fun activities going on throughout the weekend!

• Bake Sale on Saturday from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
• Silent Auction will be running from Friday at 5 p.m. through Saturday at 9 p.m. 
• Raffle drawing will be held Saturday at 8 p.m.  Ticket sales will start Friday at 5 p.m.
• Opening Ceremonies Saturday from 12:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

We ask that all teams be a part of the 2nd annual Opening Ceremony! Teams will be announced as they walk onto the ice.  We will provide a banner with your team name and who you are playing for or in honor of.

Celebrity game: Saturday 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Current Olympians, current and retired Division 1 and Division III athletes). Come watch this FREE event!

• Girls U8 Open - 2009 birth years
• Girls U10 Tier I and II - 2007/2008 birth years
• Girls U12 Tier I and II - 2005/2006 birth years
• Girls U14 Tier I and II - 2003/2004 birth years 
• Girls U16 Tier I and II - 2001/2002 birth years
• Girls U19 Tier I and II - 1999/2000 birth years 
• Women's A (Almost all players recent Division I/Division 3 hockey graduates)
• Women's BI (Mostly ex collegiate hockey players few Division I hockey players mostly division 3)
• Women's BII (Division 3 and Varsity hockey players)
• Women's BIII (Mostly ex varsity hockey players)
• Women's CI (Similar to BIII - Elite JV, older ex varsity players)
• Women's CII (Experience playing mostly in adulthood)
• Women's CIII (Newer to hockey) 
• College Division (For current college teams)

Watch some of the best hockey players go head to head in the Stick it to Cancer Celebrity Game; free to watch, played on Saturday.

• AAA youth teams: $1,350
• College: $725
• Adult: $725

Refund Policy:  No refunds will be given to teams dropping inside 30 days of tournament start date.  

Our adult women's divisions will be sanctioned through USA Hockey.  

What does this mean?

• Each player from your respective team must register with USA Hockey to participate in the event.
• USA Hockey registration in MN is $41 per player. *Other states may vary on fees due to their home state.
• Registration links are located here.

Why register with USA Hockey? With your USA Hockey registration you receive the following:

• Extra liability insurance coverage through USA Hockey (Learn more)
• Subscription to USA Hockey Magazine
• Special offers and promotions through USA Hockey. 

What is the tournament looking to gain with registering with USA Hockey?

• The tournament is looking to grow the number of registered teams through marketing and promotion from the governing body of USA Hockey.  
• The tournament is also looking to grow its donation to the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota through more teams and participants at the event. 

What customers are saying about Stick it to Cancer

"Well we had the best time this weekend! Thank you for putting on such a wonderful tournament! I am proudly wearing my “Stick-It” sweatshirt today and thanking all my friends…and today would have been my mother’s birthday."

• Angela Johnson

"Hi ladies, I can't even begin to express how wonderful your tournament was this past weekend. You are totally organized and ran a wonderful event.

Thanks for giving us such a great tournament- We will be back next year!"

• Doreen

"Thank you all for a very well coordinated tournament. Great time had by so many."

• Karen Carlson

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