Grand Forks Youth Hockey Association

Expressway Suites of Grand Forks

The Expressway Suites offers special rates for the

Grand Forks Squirt Classic:

Thursday: $79.95      Friday & Saturday: $119.95

Click here to reserve your room today

                   or call 701-757-7000 to set up a team block

2021 GF Classic Champions

Squirt A Division- Woodbury 

Squirt B1 Division-Mandan

Squirt B2/C Division- Langdon

PLEASE NOTE that our tournaments will be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.  FRIDAY GAMES MAY START AS EARLY AS 8:00AM!

2022 Tournament Dates:

January 14th-16th, 2021

Squirt A-16 Teams

          B1-16 Teams

          C-16 Teams

USA Hockey Sanctioned - Grand Forks, ND

Sanction #

General Information:

•4 Game Guarantee-Pool Play
•Team trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
•Individual hats for 1st & 2nd place teams
•Tournament Entry Fee $1150 & Gate Fee $350

Recommended Canadian Divisions:

US Squirt A = Canadian Atom AA

US Squirt B1 = Canadian Atom A1

US Squirt B2/C=Canadian Atom A3

NO Checking is permitted

ALL TEAMS MUST BRING THEIR OWN WARM UP PUCKS

Cancellation Policy:

Once you have received an email confirmation that your team has been officially accepted into the tournament, there is a 48 hour cancellation policy. If you withdraw your team within this 48 hour window, 100% of your registration fee will be refunded. However, if you withdraw from the tournament AFTER the 48 hour window for *ANY* reason, your registration fee WILL NOT be refunded.

This policy is to ensure that teams on the 'waitlist' have a reasonable amount of time to plan and make necessary travel arrangements if a team chooses to withdraw from the tournament.

January 14th-16th, 2022

Teams and Divisions- Teams will participate in one of Three divisions – SQUIRT “B”,  "B1" OR SQUIRT “A”. There will be a FOUR (4) game guarantee in each division.

Requirements: Teams will be limited to 18 players including goalies. All Canadian teams must be registered with Hockey Canada. All U.S. teams must be registered with USA Hockey.  Travel permits (Canadian teams only), proof of insurance and proof of USAH or Hockey Canada registration / affiliation are required prior to play! Rosters approved by USA Hockey and/or Hockey Canada are required prior to playing in the tournament.

Games:   (3)  15- minute stop time periods. Running time will be utilized in the third period when any team has a five-goal advantage. All games will be played with black pucks. All teams need to be prepared to play as early as 7:00 am on Friday (no exceptions)!

Awards: There will be individual awards as well as team trophies for first, second, third and consolation.

Hotel Accommodations: Teams will be responsible for securing their own accommodations. See www.vistgrandforks.com for lodging options.

Notes about Tournament Entry Fee: The tournament entry fee includes all gate fees and admission fees. We will not charge your parents, family, or friends at the door to attend this event. Rather than charge a $1000 registration fee and then collect another $350 (approximately) from your parents at the door, we utilize an “all-in” tournament entry fee of $1,350 per team. 

Squirt A Classic

Squirt B1 Classic

Squirt B Classic