Weekend Wrap Jan. 16-19: Grizz Cup, John Reid, Mrs. Hockey & Moose Goheen Champs Crowned
With one of the busiest tournament weekends of the annual hockey calendar in the rearview mirror, all attention turns to the stretch run of 2025-26 regular-season league play for many North American youth hockey teams.
Thousands of youth hockey players from all over the continent flocked to large events on both sides of the border Jan. 16-19 to participate in the last big tournament weekend until Presidents’ Day in February.
For many American teams, Presidents’ Day Weekend is followed by league playoffs and state or district tournaments as teams begin their journey down the road to USA Hockey Nationals.
Canadian minor hockey teams likewise conclude regular-season play during the next several weeks before heading into league playdowns, playoffs and eventually provincial and regional tournaments.
Martin Luther King Day Weekend always is a fun and exciting time of the year as teams travel to play against opponents they may not normally face in hopes of capturing a tournament championship and preparing for what comes next.
Nowhere is that atmosphere more evident than at the MLK Day Weekend events run by our good friends at MYHockey Tournaments.
MYHockey Tournaments hosted 983 teams across 16 destinations for their MidWinter Tournament Series Jan. 16-19.
The three- and four-day tournament weekend featured more than 2,000 games at 50-plus rinks, with teams from 47 states and Canada participating in the following destinations: Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Detroit, Mich.; Hampton Roads, Va.; Holland, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Madison, Wisc.; Omaha, Neb,; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rochester, N.Y.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Tacoma, Wash; Tampa, Fla; and Washington, D.C.
Tournaments varied from 60 games to more than 400 at MHT’s largest event of the year – the Grizz Cup in Utah.
MYHockey Tournaments and the Wasatch Mountain Amateur Hockey Association presented the annual Grizz Cup, one of the largest youth hockey tournaments west of the Mississippi River, featuring 178 Tier 2 teams from across the western United States and Canada.
Set against the stunning Wasatch Mountains, teams competed at world-class venues throughout the Salt Lake City area, including rinks that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and will host events again in 2034. It's a rare opportunity to play where Olympic history was and will be made.
Grizz Cup by the Numbers:
- 178 teams competing across multiple divisions (10U–18U)
- 2,800-plus players on the ice
- 550-plus coaches and managers
- 6,000-plus family members and spectators expected throughout the weekend
The Grizz Cup began Friday, Jan. 16, and continued through Monday, Jan. 19, at various rinks in and around Salt Lake City. Champions were crowned in five age groups and 28 divisions that included Tier 2 teams competing at the AA, A and B levels.
Grizz Cup 10U AA Blue Division Championship
Utah Jr. Mustangs 3, Texas Heat 3 (OT)
Grizz Cup 10U AA Red Division Championship
McKinney North Stars 5, Utah Jr. Grizzlies 1
Grizz Cup 12U AA Blue Division Championship
Texas Warriors 4, Texas Heat 3 (SO)
Grizz Cup 12U AA Red Division Championship
LA Jr. Kings 5, Utah Jr. Mustangs 5 (OT)
Grizz Cup 14U AA Blue Division Championship
Utah Jr. Mustangs 6, Tacoma Rockets 4
Grizz Cup 14U AA Red Division Championship
LA Jr. Kings 5, San Jose Jr. Sharks 4
Grizz Cup 16U AA Division Championship
Bow Valley Timberwolves 3, Utah Jr. Mustangs 1
Grizz Cup 18U AA1 Division Championship
Utah Daws 4, Orange County HC 2
Grizz Cup 18U AA2 Division Championship
Cascade Selects 5, LA Jr. Kings 3
CLICK HERE for links to Grizz Cup schedules, results, stats and standings
Top Teams Competing Around the Continent
MYHockey Tournaments wasn’t the only organization hosting tournaments during MLK Day Weekend. Some of the nations’ top annual events were completed between Jan. 15 and 19, with many highly ranked USA and Canadian Boys and Girls teams competing.
Here is a look at some of the weekend’s top events.
One of the premier events in North America solely for USA Girls 12U and Canada Girls U13 teams, the Mrs. Hockey Invitational in South Florida began the morning of Friday, Jan. 16, and ran through Monday, Jan. 19.
The tournament is named for Colleen “Mrs. Hockey” Howe, a hockey innovator who opened doors for women of all ages who loved the game of hockey. Nicknamed “The Howe, the tournament is both a tribute to her legacy and a passing of the torch to girls and women in hockey everywhere.
The first tournament was held in Tampa, Fla., in 2019. It was relocated to Charleston, S.C., in 2021 during COVID before moving to its current home in Fort Lauderdale for the 2023 event.
As usual, this year’s tournament featured many of the top-ranked USA Girls teams, according to the most recent MHR 12U rankings. The tournament was broken down into Navy, White and Yellow Divisions, with 40 total teams competing.
In the Navy Division, there were 26 teams broken down into six pools, with six of the USA’s top 10 and 13 of the top 20 teams competing.
Each team was guaranteed at least five games. Pool play began the morning of Jan. 16 and concluded Jan. 18, with the playoffs beginning that afternoon and running through mid-day Monday, Jan. 19
Games were played at Panthers Ice Den and Baptist Health IcePlex and should be available for web viewing at www.LiveBarn.com.
Mrs. Hockey Invitational 12U Navy Division
Group A Standings
#6 Bay State Breakers (2-3-0; 16GF, 15GA)
#13 Windy City Storm (6-1-0; 18GF, 6GA)
#23 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (1-4-0; 9GF, 12GA)
#44 Connecticut Ice Cats (1-4-0; 5GF, 18GA)
Group B
#4 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (6-1-0; 29GF, 15GA)
#14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (4-2-0; 11GF, 9GA)
#18 East Coast Wizards Major 2 (1-4-0; 8GF, 19GA)
#36 CT Polar Bears (5-1-0; 25GF, 14GA)
Group C
#1 New England Wildcats (6-1-0; 20GF, 5GA)
#15 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (4-1-0; 7GF, 6GA)
#24 Boston Americans (1-4-0; 5GF, 16GA)
#35 Team Illinois (1-4-0; 3GF, 8GA)
Group D
#5 Boston Jr. Eagles (4-2-0; 21GF, 10GA)
#20 LA Lions (4-1-0; 12GF, 5GA)
West Chester Express (1-4-0; 5GF, 15GA)
#20 Ontario Cornwall Lady Royals (2-3-0; 7GF, 11GA)
Group E
#9 East Coast Wizards Major 1 (4-2-0; 13GF, 7GA)
#16 St. Louis Blues (4-2-0; 18GF, 10GA)
#27 Montgomery Ice Devils (2-3-0; 12GF, 15GA)
#39 Princeton Tiger Lillies (0-5-0; 4GF, 17GA)
Group F
#10 Chicago Mission (4-1-0; 18GF, 5GA)
#12 Valley Jr. Warriors (2-3-0; 14GF, 12GA)
#17 Assabet Valley (2-3-0; 7GF, 11GA)
#19 Massachusetts Spitfires 2 (2-3-0; 8GF, 13GA)
#21 Biggby Coffee (1-4-0; 5GF, 15GA)
#38 Anaheim Lady Ducks (0-5-0; 1GF, 12GA)
Mrs. Hockey Invitational 12U Navy Championship Game
New England Wildcats 2, Windy City Storm 0
Esther Brenner and Taylor Griffen scored to give the Wildcats a two-goal lead entering the third period and New England goalie Alana Blais shut the door in the final frame to earn the shutout and give New England the championship. Lila Lovejoy and Sophia Swensen each contributed an assist for the champs, while Rhyen Kelly was strong in goal to keep the Storm close.
CLICK HERE for Mrs. Howe Invitational schedules and scores
CLICK HERE for Mrs. Howe Invitational standings
This year marked the 47th annual John Reid Memorial Tournament for Bantams in St. Albert, Alberta. The first tournament was held in April 1979, featuring eight teams, and the event was expanded to 12 teams in 1994 and the current 16-team format in 2009. It was renamed in 2004 to honor John Reid, who lost his battle with cancer in 2003 after being a beloved member of the hockey community in the area as a player and coach for almost his entire life.
The 2026 edition of the John Reid Memorial Tournament included 14 teams from Western Canada, each of which was ranked among the MHR Week 17 Western Canada Boys 15U AAA top 23. That included Week 17’s top nine Western Canadian teams and 10 of the top 11. They were joined by USA Tier 1 14U teams from Okanagan Hockey Colorado and Fairmont Prep in California. Okanagan was the No. 28 USA Tier 1 national-bound team.
The 16-team tournament was broken down into four-team pools. Pool play got underway Thursday, Jan. 15, and ran through the evening of Jan. 16. Playoffs began the morning of Jan. 17, and the championship was played that afternoon.
Games were played Service Credit Union Place in St. Albert and can be viewed online at HNLive.ca.
John Reid Memorial Tournament Standings
Iginla Division – Pool A
#1 Yale Hockey Academy (5-1-0; 16 PTS)
#4 Edge School Calgary (2-3-0; 6 PTS)
#11 St. George’s School (1-4-0; 3 PTS)
#18 Sherwood Park Flyers (2-3-0; 6 PTS)
Iginla Division – Pool B
#7 Red Deer Rebels (4-2-0; 11 PTS)
#8 Burnaby Winter Club Academy (3-2-0; 9 PTS)
#15 St. Albert Sabres (1-4-0; 4 PTS)
#28 USA Okanagan Colorado (3-2-0; 9 PTS)
Reid Division – Pool C
#2 OHA Edmonton (4-2-0; 11 PTS)
#6 Calgary International Hockey Academy (4-1-0; 12 PTS)
#12 Calgary Bisons (2-3-0; 6PTS)
#23 Okanagan Rockets (0-5-0; 0 PTS)
Reid Division – Pool D
#3 Northern Alberta Xtreme (5-1-0; 15 PTS)
#5 Delta Hockey Academy (3-2-0; 8 PTS)
#9 Rink Hockey Academy Winnipeg (1-4-0; 4 PTS)
Fairmont Prep CA (1-4-0; 4 PTS)
John Reid Memorial Tournament Bronze Medal Game
Yale Hockey Academy 2, Red Deer Rebels 1
Parker McMillan scored two goals, including his sixth of the tournament with 19:27 remaining in the third period, to lift Yale Hockey Academy to a 2-1 victory and the bronze medal. Teagan Dernisky added two assists, while Gavin Craig turned aside 28 shots to earn the win in goal. Finn Visser tallied his fifth goal of the tournament for Red Deer, and Thomas Wright made 30 saves.
John Reid Memorial Tournament Gold Medal Game
Northern Alberta Xtreme 5, OHA Edmonton 4
When Kobe Pellack scored his sixth goal of the tournament 2:43 into the third period, the outlook was grim for NAX, which trailed OHA Edmonton at that point by a 4-3 margin. But Jeff Evans decided enough was enough, scoring twice in the final 6:47 of the game to rally NAX to the 5-4 win and the tournament title. The goals were his sixth and seventh of the weekend and made a winner out of goalie Zayden MacLean, who finished with 27 saves. Evans finished the game with three points, while Liam Bordt, Jared Ryan and Justin Castonguay scored NAX’s other three goals and Gavin Van Brabant dished out a pair of assists. Pellack scored twice for OHA, with Steven Leavitt contributing a goal and an assist.
CLICK HERE for John Reid Memorial schedule and results
CLICK HERE for John Reid Memorial standings
CLICK HERE for links to John Reid Memorial rosters and stats
Moose Goheen Memorial Tournament
Many of Minnesota’s top Peewee and Bantam AA teams, according to the Week 17 MHR Rankings, were in White Bear Lake, Minn., for the annual Moose Goheen Memorial Tournament Jan. 16-18.
The tournament is named for Frank “Moose” Goheen, a White Bear Lake native who won a silver medal at the 1920 Olympics and was considered along with Hobey Baker to be one of the all-time great American-born hockey players. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952, the second American to earn that distinction.
This year’s tournament included 28 total teams competing in the Bantam and Peewee divisions. There were four pools of four in the Bantam AA Division and three pools of four at the Peewee AA level.
The tournament began early the morning of Jan. 16 and ran through Sunday, Jan. 18, with playoffs being held most of the final day. Games were played at the White Bear Sports Center, TCO Sports Garden, White Bear County Arena and Aldrich Arena.
All games should be available via LiveBarn for online viewing.
The Bantam AA Field included each of the top seven teams in the Week 17 Minn-Kota Rankings and 13 of the top 20. On the Peewee side, there were three of Minn-Kota’s top eight teams participating and six of the top 20. All 12 Peewee teams were ranked among the Minn-Kota top 31.
Moose Goheen Invitational Bantam Standings
Bantam AA Black Pool
#4 Osseo-Maple Grove (3-0-1; 19GF, 13GA)
#6 Andover Huskies (2-1-1; 22GF, 18GA)
#13 Edina Hornets (1-3-0; 19GF, 28GA)
#22 White Bear Lake Bears (0-4-0; 12GF, 19GA)
Bantam AA Gray Pool
#2 Moorhead Spuds (5-0-0; 23GF, 12GA)
#12 Wayzata Trojans (2-2-0; 17GF, 15GA)
#17 Centennial Cougars (2-2-0; 17GF, 23GA)
#37 Farmington Tigers (1-3-0; 11GF, 22GA)
Bantam AA Orange Pool
#1 Minnetonka Skippers (4-1-0; 29GF, 11GA)
#14 Duluth East Greyhounds (1-2-1; 9GF, 16GA)
#15 Rogers Royals (2-1-1; 18GF, 17GA)
#36 Rochester Mustangs (0-4-0; 7GF, 20GA)
Bantam AA White Pool
#3 Woodbury Predators (4-1-0; 26GF,13 GA)
#7 Stillwater Ponies (2-1-1; 18GF, 17GA)
#11 Eden Prairie Eagles (0-2-2; 8GF, 12GA)
#26 Hermantown Hawks (1-2-1; 10GF, 19GA)
CLICK HERE for links to Moose Goheen scores, schedules and standings
Bantam AA Championship Game
Moorhead 5, Minnetonka 4
Moorhead scored all five of its goal in the last two periods, and after the dust from a six-goal third period had settled, the Spuds were on top, 5-4. Boden Ferrie scored twice for the winners, with Tucker Solberg, Tate Bergeson and Kale Johnson adding the other tallies. Johnson also contributed an assist, while goalie Tarq Anderson stopped 29 shots. Dean Stevens had a goal and an assist for Minnetonka.
CLICK HERE for links to Moose Goheen scores, schedules and standings
Moose Goheen Invitational Peewee Standings
Peewee AA Black Pool
#7 Andover Huskies (3-1-1; 31GF, 21GA)
#11 White Bear Lake Bears (3-1-0; 29GF, 23GA)
#19 Rochester Mustangs (0-2-2; 13GF, 20GA)
#30 Hermantown Hawks (2-2-0; 27GF, 26GA)
Peewee AA Orange Pool
#5 Woodbury Predators (3-1-1; 25GF, 17GA)
#16 Prior Lake-Savage Lakers (2-2-0; 24GF, 26GA)
#23 Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (1-2-1; 18GF, 21GA)
#27 Blaine Bengals (0-3-1; 5GF 17GA)
Peewee AA White Pool
#8 Grand Forks Aviators (5-0-0; 28GF, 14GA)
#21 Duluth East Greyhounds (0-2-2; 9GF, 11GA)
#25 Stillwater Ponies (2-2-0; 19GF, 23GA)
#31 Rogers Royals (0-2-2; 9GF, 18GA)
Peewee AA Championship Game
Grand Forks 5, Woodbury 4 (OT)
Grand Forks rallied from a 3-1 deficit, scoring three straight goals overlapping the second and third periods to take a 4-3 lead before Logan Gliniany forced overtime with a goal for Woodbury in the final 2 minutes of regulation. But the Aviators rallied again, with Grayden Brown notching his third goal of the day and sixth of the weekend with 2:52 remaining in the extra session to give Grand Forks the championship. Landon Fuller and Bronson Volk scored the other two Aviator goals, and winning goalie Daxten Kearns stopped 46 shots. Gliniany potted a pair of goals for Woodbury.
CLICK HERE for links to Moose Goheen scores, schedules and standings
