WE OFFER THREE VARIOUS TYPES OF SANCTIONED YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS
- USA Hockey Tournaments for tier I, tier II and house teams of all levels. Classifications ranging from U18 Midget, U16 Midget Minor, U14 Bantam, U12 Peewee & U10 Squirt age groups. Our landmark Detroit Spring Grinder pushes the envelope of large scale hockey events, with over 250 participating teams each year. The Spring Grinder Tournament always occurs in Detroit the weekend before Mother’s Day.
- Large-scale AAU Hockey Tournaments for 9U travel teams looking to play traditional full-ice hockey. Our Detroit AAU Early Bird kicks off in September each season with over 50 mite teams. Our Detroit January AAU Winter Meltdown typically draws in over 75 mite teams across North America each year.
- Our ONE DAY “open roster” events normally take place in Detroit during holidays & the off portion of the season. These ½ day tournaments are designed to be quick, fun and competitive. We offer a unique 4-on-4 full ice format and rules, along with 3-on-3 cross-ice format.
FAQS
AIR TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS2
Air Travel Considerations *Please provide a team itinerary ASAP before booking your flights so that we can work together to ensure that your games are scheduled with your itinerary in hand.2
WHERE DO I FIND THE SCHEDULE
We typically POST the tournament schedule within 7-10 days prior to each event. Once posted, the SCHEDULED LINK will appear inside the tournament view. Just click on the event logo from the main page.
THE HISTORY OF WHO WE ARE…
Grinder Hockey LLC originated with the Detroit Spring “GRINDER” tournament of 2012. With the success of the Spring Grinder, we slowly expanded our portfolio of hockey tournaments over the years. Today we offer many fun & exciting tournaments, covering Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit & Grand Rapids MI. We are well known for our large scale AAU hockey tournaments, creative hockey tournament artwork, pucks, Grinder Merchandise, and of course our friendly family customer service.
The NAME, “Grinder Hockey” comes from the hockey terminology of a “Grinder”. The type of teammate who is the team’s hard working blue collar player. A key pillar to every championship team. Of course, many of us here in Hockeytown remember the famous ‘Grind Line’ of the Detroit Red Wings. In addition, Detroit is well known for its hard working blue-collar workforce. And so our name – Grinder Hockey was born.
