'The ROC' BANTAM AAA INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Once again one of the top ’03 birth year travel hockey tournaments will take place in Rochester, NY.  This year’s event is scheduled for September 22-24, 2017. The top Bantam teams across Canada and the United States will be invited to attend. Apply to reserve your spot today by filling out our application HERE!!

This year’s event will include Bantam Minor (2004) and Bantam Major (2003) birth years.

Don’t forget to follow us on TWITTER for important updates as teams register and sponsors are added. Our Twitter handle is @03RochInvitatio.

Tournament Quick Facts:

– Tournament will begin Friday morning, September 22nd and conclude Sunday afternoon, September 24th

– The 2003 tournament will be headquartered at the Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, a state-of-the-art facility conveniently located near major expressways, hotels, restaurants and The Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, NY.  BGRI is home to four NHL-sized rinks that will keep all the action at one location all weekend!

– The 2004 tournament will be headquartered at the newly renovated Rochester Ice Center. A two-pad facility with all the hockey amenities to make a great weekend experience for all players, coaches and families attending!

– Tournament is a FIVE-game guarantee with the possibility to play 6 games.

– Each game will feature 3, 15-minute periods.

– USA Hockey Sanctioned Event

– Team entry fee: $1,525 usd or cdn! We will honor the Canadian dollar at par for entry fees!!

– As a condition of acceptance, all teams must reserve rooms and stay in an authorized hotel per the list below. A two (2) night minimum stay is required. Please do not contact the hotels directly as team reservations must be made via rooming lists.

– NO GATE FEES

Coaches!  Add this event to your season plan as an early season event to kick start your season and start it off right!

To register, click on the following link:  2017 The Roc 2003 AAA Invitational Registration

In order to reserve your spot for in the highly competitive field, fill out the registration below TODAY!

When: September 22-24th
Where: Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex in Rochester, NY and Rochester Ice Center in Fairport, NY
Cost: $1,525 USD or $1,525 CAD

Register below TODAY:
USA Hockey Sanctioned event

SATURDAY:

Overall/Gold Quarterfinals

3:45 PM – BGRI1:  Monarchs Gold 4 (home) vs. Upper Canada Cyclones 1(Game 1)

6:45 PM – BGRI1:  Team Illinois 4 vs South Shore Kings 2 (Game 5)

5:15 PM – BGRI1:  Pittsburgh Pens Elite (home) 9 vs. Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs 2 (Game 3)

7:00 PM – BGRI2:  Compuware (home) 3 vs. Pittsburgh Pens Black 5 (Game 6)

Silver/Bronze Quarterfinals

4:00 PM – BGRI2:  Meijer Hockey 1 (home) vs. Providence Capitals 3 (Game 2)

5:30 PM – BGRI2:  NY Saints 1 (home) vs. Webster Storm 8 (Game 4)

7:10 PM – BGRI4:  NJ Avalanche 4 (home) vs. Minuteman Flames 5 s/o (Game 7)

7:30 PM – BGRI3:   Hamilton Huskies 3 (home) vs. Buffalo Jr. Sabres 6 (Game 8)

Consolation Games:

4:30 PM – BGRI3:  Monarchs Blue 1 (home) vs. New England Jr Falcons 4

4:40 PM – Cleveland Barons (home) 3 vs. Wheatfield Blades 6

6:00 PM – Cleveland Lumberjacks 1 (home) vs. West Seneca Wings 6

SUNDAY:

Bronze Semifinals:

7:15 AM – BGRI4:  NY Saints (home) 0 vs. NJ Avalanche 3

7:30 AM – BGRI3: Meijer Hockey (home) 2 vs Hamilton Huskies 0

Silver Semifinals:

7:30 AM – BGRI1: Minuteman Flames (home) 10 vs. Rochester Storm 3

7:45 AM – BGRI2:  Buffalo Jr Sabres 7 (home) vs. Providence Capitals 3

Gold Semifinals:

8:45 AM – BGRI4:  Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs (home) 2 vs. Compuware 0

9:00 AM – BGRI3:  Upper Canada Cyclones 4   (home) vs. South Shore Kings 5 (OT)

Overall Championship Semifinals:

9:00 AM – BGRI1:  Team Illinois (home) 3 vs. Monarchs Gold 5

9:15 AM – BGRI2: Pens Elite Black (home) 0 vs. Pittsburgh Pens Elite 4

Consolation Games:

10:15 AM – BGRI4:  Rochester Americans (home) 2 vs. Pittsburgh Icemen 6

10:45 AM – BGRI2:  Esmark Stars (home) 7 vs. Amherst Knights 0

Championship Game Schedule:

BGRI1 at 12:00PM is Bronze Final:  Meijer AAA 2 (home) vs. NJ Avalanche 8

BGRI2 at 12:15 PM is Silver Final:  Buffalo Jr. Sabres (home) 4 vs. Minuteman Flames 1

BGRI1 at 1:30 PM is Overall Final:  Pittsburgh Pens Elite (home) 1 vs. Monarchs Gold 3

BGRI2 at 1:45 PM is Gold Final:  South Shore Kings (home) 4 vs. Hamilton Jr Bulldogs 1

Once again one of the top ’03 birth year travel hockey tournaments will take place in Rochester, NY.  This year’s event is scheduled for September 23 -25, 2016. The top Pee Wee teams across Canada and the United States will be invited to attend. Apply to reserve your spot today by filling out our application HERE!!

Don’t forget to follow us on TWITTER for important updates as teams register and sponsors are added. Our Twitter handle is @03RochInvitatio.

Tournament Quick Facts:

– Tournament will begin Friday morning, September 23rd and conclude Sunday afternoon, September 25th

– The tournament will be headquartered at the Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, a state-of-the-art facility conveniently located near major expressways, hotels, restaurants and The Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, NY.  BGRI is home to four NHL-sized rinks that will keep all the action at one location all weekend!

– Tournament is a FOUR-game guarantee with the possibility to play 6 games.

– Each game will feature 3, 15-minute periods.

– USA Hockey Sanctioned Event

– Team entry fee: $1,450 usd or $1,775 in cdn

– As a condition of acceptance, all teams must reserve rooms and stay in an authorized hotel per the list below. A two (2) night minimum stay is required. Please do not contact the hotels directly as team reservations must be made via rooming lists.

– NO GATE FEES

Coaches!  Add this event to your season plan as an early season event to kick start your season and start it off right!

To register, click on the following link:  2016 The Roc 2003 AAA Invitational Registration

NOTICE:  PLEASE CHECK WITH TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS FOR SUNDAY TIMES AND LOCATIONS.  GAMES MOVED DUE TO RINK 3 WORK CONTINUING!

All Sunday Consolation games will be 12-12-15 format.  Sorry for inconveniences and we appreciate everyone’s patience.

New in 2015, the ’03 RYH AAA Invitational will offer a competitive Tier II division for teams invited to participate. The aim of the RYH Invitational is to offer a competitive experience early in the season to maximize the benefit for coaches, players and families travelling to Rochester, NY for the weekend. The Tier II Division will aim to bring some of the top AA teams from Southern Ontario together with top Tier II/AA programs in the Northeast United States for a competitive weekend of hockey and fun.

Play for the Tier II Division is scheduled to begin at 12 noon on Friday, September 25th and will be completed by mid-afternoon on Sunday, September 27th. Teams will be guaranteed four games during the weekend with a chance to play in a 5th game for teams reaching either Gold, Silver or Bronze championship games.

The tournament will be headquartered at the Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex. Depending on demand, some games may be played at other area rinks located 15-20 minutes from the Iceplex. The schedule will be available at least two weeks prior to the tournament starting.

As with any of our ’03 RYH Invitational events, there is no gate fee to attend the games. The per team registration fee is $1,075 USD or $1,200 CAD.

Invited teams are encouraged to register as soon as possible to secure your spot. Registration can be done quickly and easily on our registration page and submitted online at the following link: http://www.2003aaainvitational.com/?page_id=26.

Teams that do not receive an invite and wish to apply for tournament entry for the Tier II Division are also encouraged to register and our tournament committee will evaluate the application and make a decision with the competitiveness of the event in mind.

We hope to welcome many new teams to Rochester, NY next September!

Any questions can be submitted via email to: sprocious@rochester.rr.com. Please use ’03 RYH Invitational in the subject line.