Defender Hockey Tournaments is thrilled to present the inaugural NE Fall Prep, in partnership with Top Gun, set to take place at the Salem ICenter, Whiston-Bragdon Arena at Governor's Academy, and Essex Sports Center. Highlighting a Round Robin format, this tournament will feature intense competition among 30 teams spanning the 14U-18U age levels. Games begin Friday at 8:00 AM, please be prepared to play anytime on Friday. Schedules will be released below this page 7-10 days before the event.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
ARENAS
Salem ICenter 60 Lowell Rd, Salem, NH 03079
Whiston-Bragdon Arena at Governor's Academy 1 Elm St, Newbury, MA 01922
Essex Sports Center 15 Manning Rd. Middleton, MA 01949
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 18 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).