Mikey Nichols Tournament

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Date June 20-22, 2025
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Location New Jersey
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Ages 8U-18U
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Gender both

OVERVIEW

Defender Hockey Tournaments is proud to announce the 9th annual Mikey Nichols Tournament. 2022's tournament raised over $7,000 of the $69,000 donated to the Nichols family. This Round Robin tournament showcases 8U through 18U age levels and takes place at Jersey Shore Arena, Howell Arena, Prudential Center, Ice Land, and Pro Skate Arena. Games begin Friday at 8:00 AM, please be prepared to play anytime on Friday. Schedules will be released below this page 7-10 days before the event.

  • 3 to 5 games
  • Championship team awards
  • Enjoy the Jersey Shore beaches and close proximity to NYC

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.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

ARENAS

Jersey Shore Arena
1215 Wyckoff Rd, Wall Township, NJ 07727

Howell Arena
269 Squankum Rd Farmingdale, NJ 07727

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

IN THE AREA

Restaurant

  • Brick House Tavern, 3655 NJ-66, Neptune City, NJ 07753
  • Woody's Roadside Tavern, 105 Academy St, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
  • Mulligan's, 203 Squankum Rd, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
  • MJ's, 3205 NJ-66, Neptune City, NJ 07753
  • The Cabin Restaurant, 984 NJ-33, Freehold, NJ 07728

Shopping

  • Jersey Shore Outlets, 1 Premium Outlet Blvd, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
  • Pro Shop at Jersey Shore Arena
  • Monkey Sports, 1500 US-9, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

DATE

June 20-22, 2025
GAMES BEGIN FRIDAY 8:00 AM

SKILL LEVEL

AA/A/B

DIVISION

8U-18U

ENTRY FEE

$825/team (8U)
$1,445/team (10U)
$1,495/team (12U)
$1,545/team (14U)
$1,645/team (16U)
$1,645/team (18U)

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