2024 Sarah Backstrom Memorial Tournament
Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 19U
Rec and Tier 2 Divisions
Multiple brackets at each age division for the most competitive matchups
PRICE: 10U - $1850 12U / 14U - $1900 16U - $1950 19U - $2050
February 2024, the Erie community will once again be hosting the 30th Annual Sarah Backstrom Memorial Tournament. This year we will once again welcome Tier 2 and Rec teams of all ages and from all over the country! 2023 was our largest tournament yet with 70 teams participating from as far as Florida and Oregon. We expect the 2024 tournament will bring in close to 100 teams!
THIS TOURNAMENT WILL SELL OUT!!!!
$200 Early bird discount if paid in full by August 31st, 2023 - use code SARAH2024 at checkout. Discount only applies to teams paying in full!
Teams that are offered a multi-team discount, must pay in full to receive the discount.
Teams wishing to reserve a spot without full payment may do so with a NON-REFUNDABLE $500 Deposit. Payment in full is then due by January 1st. Any team that pays a deposit and not paid in full by January 1st will forfeit their deposit and the team’s spot given to a another organization on the waitlist. All teams must be paid in full by January 1st, 2024.
10u, 12u and 14u teams MUST be prepared to start at 8:00 AM Friday morning, February 16th. 2024
Tournament Highlights:
4 game guarantee
Player gifts
On-line scores and standings using GAMESHEET
USA Hockey referees
Medals for 1st and 2nd place
Team banner for 1st place to hang at your home arena
On-site photography and merchandise options
Best local hotel rates
Affordable hotel rates with all properties in close proximity to our rink partners.
As of March 2023, due to increased difficulty in securing sufficient hotel room blocks for our participants, Lake Effect has made the difficult decision to move to a stay-to-play model. For the past 4 years we have tried to keep tournament costs down by not requiring stay to play. In the beginning we felt this was a model that worked well, however as our tournaments have become more and more popular, the hotel properties have been less inclined to work with us and more inclined to raise their rates on tournament weekends. By switching to a stay-to-play model we can keep hotel costs at a reasonable rate that we can lock in and prevent hotel properties from gouging our participant families. We appreciate everyone’s understanding of the necessity of this move and we appreciate your patience as we navigate the housing agency process.