Defender Hockey Tournament - Blizzard Cup, Michigan

OVERVIEW

Defender Hockey Tournaments is thrilled to anticipate our upcoming Blizzard Cup, Michigan, tournament, a dynamic Round Robin event that will bring together age levels spanning from 10U to 18U, set in East Lansing. Games begin Saturday at 8am, please be prepared to play at this time. The schedule is released 7-10 days before the event.

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

ARENAS

Biggby Coffee Ice Cube, East Lansing

2810 Hannah Blvd, East Lansing, MI 48823

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.

RULES

All game day protocols can be found here

IN THE AREA

Restaurants

Woody's Oasis, 1050 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI
MSU Dairy Store, 474 S Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI
Sindhu Indian Cuisine, 4790 Hagadorn Rd #132, East Lansing, MI
Taste of Thai, 2838 E Grand River Ave #2, East Lansing, MI
Koala Tea & Coffee, 223 M. A. C. Ave, East Lansing, MI
University Weiner, 551 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI
Zhen Ramen & Grill, 4790 Hagadorn Rd #142, East Lansing, MI
Playa Bowls, 225 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI
Boiling Pots, 2650 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI
Kimchi Box, 527 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI

Activities

MSU Museum, 409 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI
Abrams Planetarium, 755 Science Rd, East Lansing, MI
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI
John M. Patriarche Park, 960 Alton Rd, East Lansing, MI
Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Dr, Lansing, MI 48933

Shopping

Eastwood Towne Center, 3003 Preyde Blvd, Lansing, MI
Meridian Mall, 1982 W Grand River Ave, Okemos, MI
Mackerel Sky Gallery of Contemporary Craft, 211 M. A. C. Ave, East Lansing, MI
Grove Gallery & Studios, 325 Grove St, East Lansing, MI
Tanger Outlets Howell, 1475 N Burkhart Rd, Howell, MI 48855

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

DATE

Jan 17-19, 2026
Games Begin Saturday 8am

SKILL LEVEL

AA/A/B

DIVISION

10U-18U

ENTRY FEE

$1,799/team (10U)
$1,849/team (12U)
$1,899/team (14U)
$2,000/team (16U)
$2,000/team (18U)

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