HockeyPRPro Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 New poster here. Was wondering if you all had recommendations for sites that list local hockey tournaments where I could find upcoming ones in the tri-state (PA/OH/WV) area more easily? I haven't been able to find one (or even a couple) such "go-to" websites yet and thought maybe you more experienced hands might know of some. You have some individual ones listed here but I searched for a master list or something and came up dry. And out on the wider web I find a lot of tournament companies that list their events and that's it, or individual event sites, so everything's really piecemeal and tough to navigate. Web searches yield those similar results over and over. Right now all I've been doing is manually tracking tournaments down and logging them into a word doc, but that's obviously not efficient nor comprehensive. (I'm pretty new to youth hockey too, so that's why I'm such a novice on sites you probably know all about. I work in local minor league pr and media but haven't really ever delved into the local hockey scene until recently while looking to sponsor events or exhibit at them.) Thanks for any help you can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilmore Tuttle Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I've used pahockey.com (PAHL's website) in the past. They have a tournaments tab at the top that typically lists by the month. Its not an exhaustive list, but a good place to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafa fohi Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 For tournaments in the PA/OH/WV area here are two groups for you to look into. Most are within driving distance from western PA and there are deals to be had if you book two or more travel tournaments with one group. https://www.itshockeytime.com/index.asp http://www.bigbeartournaments.com https://nahockey.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImMX2_du-4gIVTiOGCh34NAiPEAAYASAAEgLXAPD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saucey Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 It's good to talk to other coaches who have gone to tournaments at your age/skill bracket. There are lots of little tournaments run by youth organizations or in support of a cause that won't appear on a list. It has been my experience that the private companies are not as interested in creating fair divisions so much as getting teams. (We have always liked Gene Harrington.) And the older they get, the less good options there seem to be because there aren't as many teams. I think it is just as good to schedule a few games with teams on your own, rather than give your money to some of these for profit private tournament companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 We have a local West Pa youth facebook group that tournament promoters post their upcoming tournaments and look for teams to fill their brackets. The group is for team managers, coaches, and organization administrators. You may also try arranging games and scrimmages with area teams in this group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/223896918195293/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL087 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I would check out https://www.realtimehockey.net/tournaments.html They are based in Pittsburgh but, have pretty extensive tournament listings throughout North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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