President's Cup, Delaware

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Date Feb 14-16, 2026
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Location Delaware
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Ages 10U-14U
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Gender both

OVERVIEW

Defender Hockey Tournaments is excited for our annual President's Cup Tournament in Delaware. This Round Robin tournament showcases 10U through 14U age levels.

Featuring:
Multiple Divisions/Levels
Competitive Format
USA Hockey Sanctioned
Certified Referees
Championship Awards
Online Stats & Standings via Defender GAME CENTER powered by Time To Score
Live Streaming via Black Bear TV


Round Robin with Playoffs (Minimum of 4 games). Teams may play one or more
round robin games DAY 1, one or more round robin games on DAY 2, with
consolation/semi-finals and/or championship games on the final day. NOTE: Semi-Final
rounds and/or consolation games are not guaranteed.

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

Tournament game schedule will be released 7-10 days prior to the event start
date.

Teams must arrive and be available in the local area by the day before the tournament
begins and be prepared to play at 7:00 AM local time on the first day of the tournament.
Departure should be scheduled on or after the final tournament day, with final games
expected to finish by roughly 5:00 PM local time.

Disclaimer: We have noticed an increase in teams that have withdrawn from events at
the last minute causing us to have to re-work the schedule. Please DO NOT make any
plans that cannot be refunded based on the schedule you receive.

ARENAS

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

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.
 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

10U OPEN DIVISION

  • SOUND TIGERS (BLUE)

  • ROYALS

  • YORK DEVILS

  • JERSEY SHORE WILDCATS (BLACK)

  • DELAWARE DUCKS

10U CHALLENGER DIVISION

  • JERSEY SHORE WILDCATS (RED)

  • WONDERLAND WIZARDS

  • CRANFORD HOCKEY CLUB, SQUIRT GOLD 10U B

12U OPEN DIVISION

  • ROYALS

  • IGLOO JAGUARS (BOBB)

  • DELAWARE DUCKS

  • PHILADELPHIA BLAZERS

  • UNION THUNDER 12UA AMERICAN WHITE

  • GRUNDY SENATORS

12U CHALLENGER DIVISION

  • JERSEY SHORE WILDCATS (RED)

  • ROYALS

  • GRUNDY SENATORS

14U OPEN DIVISION

  • YORK DEVILS

  • JERSEY SHORE WILDCATS

  • UNION THUNDER

  • ALLEGHENY BADGERS TEAM WAGGLE

  • RESTON RAIDERS 14U SILVER

14U CHALLENGER DIVISION

  • JERSEY SHORE WILDCATS

  • PECONIC WILDCATS 14U MINOR

  • GRUNDY SENATORS

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

DATE

Feb 14-16, 2026

SKILL LEVEL

A = Open Division
B = Challenger Division

DIVISION

10U-14U

ENTRY FEE

$1,499/team (10U)
$1,499/team (12U)
$1,499/team (14U)

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