Youth Hockey Tournaments That Require a Hotel Block: Christmas & New Year 2026-27

8 youth hockey tournaments over Christmas & New Year 2026-27 have a required hotel block, in Richmond, Hooksett, New Jersey and Arvada. Teams must book through the tournament's hotel partner to keep their entry. 7 of these carry the organizer's own sentence on hotels with the date we checked it; the rest were confirmed by the organizer directly. A tournament whose page says nothing about hotels is not on this list.

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See also

All Christmas & New Year 2026-27 tournamentsYouth Hockey Tournaments That Require a Hotel Block, all states

Winter Classic

Upcoming
Dec 26-28, 2026In 45 days
Tri-Town Ice Arena, Hooksett, NH
Updated Nov 2
8U10U12U14UABC
$14003+ games

Richmond International Ice Hockey Tournament

Upcoming
Dec 26-30, 2026In 45 days
Richmond Ice Centre (RIC), Richmond, BC
Updated Nov 11
13U15U16U18UAAAAAA
$2,595

Winter Cup

Upcoming
Dec 27-29, 2026In 46 days
New Jersey, NJ
Updated Nov 3
16UAAA
$1500-$1875/team

Ian Tuthill Memorial Tournament

Upcoming
Dec 27-30, 2026In 46 days
Apex Center, Arvada, CO
Updated Nov 3
10U12U14U16U18UHouse

Richmond International Ice Hockey Tournament (RIIHT)

Upcoming
Dec 27-30, 2026In 46 days
Richmond Ice Centre, Richmond, BC
Updated Nov 3
13U15UU17/U18AAAAAA
$2,595–$2,695 CAD

Gulf Coast Cup

Upcoming
Dec 28-30, 2026In 47 days
Fort Myers, FL
Updated Nov 8
13UAA
$2,350

Fred McBeth Western Canadian U18 AA Tournament

Upcoming
Jan 1-3, 2027In 51 days
Co-operators Centre, Regina, SK
Updated Nov 11
18UAA
$3000

Nghl Winter Classic, Futures 2027

Upcoming
Jan 1-3, 2027In 51 days
Ice Land Skating Center, Hamilton, NJ
Updated Nov 11
Girls10U11U12UAAAAAA
$2,100

Questions

How many tournaments over Christmas & New Year 2026-27 have a required hotel block?

8 right now, in Richmond, Hooksett, New Jersey and Arvada. The list grows as we read more organizer pages.

How was the policy confirmed?

From the organizer's published rule, quoted on the listing with the date we checked it, or from the organizer confirming it through their claimed listing. Never from a guess.

What about the tournaments not listed here?

They either have the opposite policy or have not published one we could confirm. See the full weekend list at /holidays/christmas-new-year-2026-27.