Port Huron Silver Stick Regional starts Thursday: 125 youth hockey teams over three weekends at McMorran and Glacier Pointe, free to watch

PORT HURON — The International Silver Stick Port Huron Regional drops the puck Thursday, Nov. 5, opening the first of three weekends of youth hockey at McMorran Place and Glacier Pointe. Spectators get in free, according to the Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

This is the tournament’s 10th year. It started in 2017 with 14 teams and reached 141 teams in 2024, organizers say on the tournament website, crediting volunteers for the growth.

By our count of the team lists posted on that site, 125 teams are entered this year: 67 in 12 divisions on the first weekend, 26 in three B divisions later this month and 32 in the 8U division in December.

Nov. 5–8: 9U through 14U teams in Silver and Green divisions, for players born from 2012 through 2017. The posted schedule lists eight games Thursday, 42 Friday, 60 Saturday and 31 Sunday. The first game is at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Glacier Pointe, where the Kensington Valley Raiders face the Alpena Jr. Wildcats in 12U Green.

Nov. 19–22: the 10U B, 12U B and 14U B divisions, with games listed from Nov. 20 through Nov. 22.

Dec. 4–6: the 8U division, with 32 teams. The schedule posted so far lists 28 games on Dec. 6.

Most games are at McMorran Place, 701 McMorran Blvd., and Glacier Pointe, 4150 Dove Road. The schedule also has games at Big Boy Arena in Fraser and one game at the John Lindell rink in Royal Oak. Check the tournament’s schedule page for the rink before heading out.

Local teams include the Port Huron Flags in 9U Green and 13U Green, Port Huron entries in 11U Silver, 10U B and 14U B, the Port Huron Icehawks in 12U B, and the Port Huron Jayhawks and Port Huron Jr. Flags in 8U. Port Huron’s 11U Silver team opens at 5 p.m. Thursday at Glacier Pointe against the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies.

The field reaches well beyond the Blue Water Area, with the Soo Lakers, St. Ignace Saints, Escanaba Hawks, Alpena Jr. Wildcats, Traverse City North Stars, Petoskey Jr. Northmen and Huron County Barn Burners among the entries. The tournament does not require teams to book through it; “You choose. We are not stay to play,” its page says. Eric Beauchamp is the tournament director.

Sources:
International Silver Stick, “Port Huron Regional” (10th year, history, weekends and divisions, director, hotel policy), https://silverstick.org/Tournaments/32173/
International Silver Stick, Port Huron Regional teams list (division team counts; our tally of 125), https://silverstick.org/Tournaments/32173/Teams/
International Silver Stick, Port Huron Regional schedule and results (games per day, Nov. 5 games), https://silverstick.org/Tournaments/32173/Schedule/
International Silver Stick, Port Huron Regional venues (rinks and addresses), https://silverstick.org/Tournaments/32173/Venues/
Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, “International Silver Stick Port Huron Regional” (dates, McMorran address, free admission), https://thumbcoast.org/event-detail/international-silver-stick-port-huron-regional-1/
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