Denis DuPlanti Memorial Tournament

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Date May 9-11, 2025
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Location Newark, DE
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Ages 10U-18U
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Gender both

OVERVIEW

Registration for this tournament is now closed. For questions please use the link below: 

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Defender Hockey Tournaments is honored to present the Denis DuPlanti Memorial Tournament, an eagerly anticipated annual event. This Round Robin competition will feature a dynamic showcase of talent across the 10U through 18U age levels. Games begin at 8:00 AM on Friday, please be prepared to play anytime on Friday. Schedules will be released below this page 7-10 days before the event.

Divisional allocation is based on USA Hockey roster classification. However, the tournament operations staff may adjust placements to fit individual team competitiveness on a case-by-case basis.

ARENAS

Patriot Ice Center
101 John F Campbell Drive, Newark, DE 19711

Ice Line
700 Lawrence Dr, West Chester, PA 19380

HOTELS

As a reminder, this event is a Stay to Play Event. All teams are to utilize official event hotels. Please click on the link below to secure your team block. Please make sure to designate the number of rooms needed each night when creating the block.  You will then receive a confirmation email that contains the booking information to forward to the team families so they may make their individual reservations. All hotels are convenient to arenas. Please make sure families only book via the link provided. Families are not to contact the hotel directly to book rooms for the event.
 
Please note, the link below will allow you to initially block a maximum of 16 rooms. Once your initial block is filled, rooms can be requested. 
 
 
Please email ibhcbookings@gmail.com to request additional rooms (once the initial rooms have been filled).
 
Complimentary rooms are awarded based on actual nights paid for in the team block, not reservations booked. One (1) complimentary guest room will be provided per team per night for every 16 guest rooms booked through the team block. Complimentary rooms are awarded on a per-night pick-up basis over the tournament dates. The complimentary room is applied to the 16th room reserved by the team. Teams that appear to qualify for a complimentary room will receive an email with instructions the week of the event on how to designate the recipient of the complimentary room. Please make sure all rooms for coach(es) are booked prior to the cutoff date. Please note that the complimentary guest room will be required to check in with a credit card. The comp room night(s) will be awarded at checkout. NOTE: The hotel(s) credit(s) eligible stays back to the credit card in the days following the event.
 

RULES

All game day protocols can be found here

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CONTACT

Cindy Irving, Director of Operations - cindy@defenderhockey.com 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

10U AA

NJ Raiders(black)
SI Royals
Southhampton Penguins
West Chester Wolverines

10U OLYMPIC

CV3 Hockey
Brandywine Outaws
Exton Bulls(black)
NJ Raiders(silver)
Subway Surfers
West Chester Wolverines Elite

10U NATIONAL

Brandywine Outlaws
CV3 Hockey
Exton Bulls(red)
Navy Youth
NJ Raiders Selects
NJ Raiders(gold)
SI Royals
Southern MD Sabres
Subway Surfers
Tri City Eagles
West Chester Wolverines(Miller)
West Chester Wolverines 15/16 Selects

12U AA

Capital Dragons
Delaware Patriots
HLH Elite(major)
Philly Fire

12U OLYMPIC

Brandywine Outlaws
Capital Dragons(red)
Exton Bulls(black)
HLH Elite(blue)
Hollydell Hurricanes
Navy Youth
NJ Raiders
SI Royals
Southern MD Sabres
Subway Surfers

12U NATIONAL

CV3 Hockey
Exton Bulls(red)
HLH Elite(green)
State College Sabre Cats

14U OLYMPIC

Blueberrys Hockey Club
Capital Dragons(red)
Delaware Patriots
SI Royals
Navy Youth
NJ Raiders
Piedmont Predators(Roteman)
Piedmont Predators(navy)
South Jersey Stingers
Southern MD Sabres
Subway Surfers(blue)
Subway Surfers(pink)

16U AA

Brandywine Outlaws
NJ Raiders
South Jersey Stingers
Tri City Eagles(orange)

16U OLYMPIC

Blueberrys Hockey Club
Brandywine Outlaws
H08 Knights
Junior Black Bears
Philly Fire
Tri City Eagles(sky)

18U OLYMPIC

Brandywine Outlaws
CHA Elite
NJ Raiders
Philly Fire
South Jersey Stingers
Southampton Penguins

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

DATE

May 9-11, 2025

SKILL LEVEL

AA/A/B

DIVISION

10U-18U

ENTRY FEE

$1,445/team (10U)
$1,495/team (12U)
$1,545/team (14U)
$1,645/team (16U)
$1,645/team (18U)

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