Tournament Info

2026 TRADITION NIT | October 15-18 | Blaine, MN

Ice arena locations

Fogerty Ice Arena | 9250 Lincoln St NE, Blaine, MN 55434

The Super Rink at National Sports Center | 1850 105th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449

divisions

USA 16U Tier 1/Canadian U18 AAA

USA 19U Tier 1/Canadian U22 AA

REGISTRATION

Registration for the TRADITION NIT is invite only and will open soon.  Please email the Tournament Director with questions.

STREAMING

All NIT games will be available to watch live and on demand at MN Hockey TV.

HOTEL INFORMATION

This is a Stay-to-Play tournament. Booking hotels through our partner Traveling Teams is REQUIRED for all teams.  A hotel registration link will be provided to teams once registered. For questions, please email the tournament director above.

 FORMAT

The tournament starts 3:00 PM Thursday and ends 3:40PM Sunday. Each team will play 4 pre-scheduled games throughout the weekend. Winners of each division will be calculated based on points (win/loses) and goal differential against opponents. 

SANCTION INFO

2026 Sanctioning number: MN-2627-25