APX News / WINTER BREAK TOURNEY GUIDE

WANT TO WATCH HOCKEY OVER THE LONG HOLIDAY BREAK? THERE’S PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM.

Find out more about when and where some of the top high school hockey tournaments are being played in the State of Minnesota through Jan. 1, 2026.

DECEMBER 17, 2025

Author SYDNEY WOLF

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Edina Holiday Classic (at Braemar Arena)

    • Teams: Elk River/Zimmerman, Edina, Eden Prairie, Grand Rapids

    • Dates: Dec. 18 - 20

  • Dicks’s Sporting Goods Eden Prairie Holiday Classic (at Eden Prairie Comm. Center)

    • Teams: Rogers, Lakeville South, Eden Prairie, Rosemount

    • Dates: Dec. 26 - 27

  • Ralph Engelstad Holiday Classic (at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls)

    • Teams: Grafton/Park River (ND), Crookston, Tartan, Thief River Falls

    • Dates: Dec. 26 - 27

  • South St. Paul Premier (at Doug Woog Arena)

    • Teams: Eagan, Farmington, Providence Academy, St. Louis Park, Woodbury, Cambridge-Isanti, Hastings, South St. Paul

    • Dates: Dec. 27 - 30

  • Bill McGann Holiday Classic (at St. Luke’s Sports & Event Center in Proctor)

    • Teams: North Shore, Osseo, Proctor, Rochester Lourdes, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota River, Somerset (WIS)

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Granite City Showcase (at the MAC in St. Cloud)

    • Teams: St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Mankato East, Monticello, Luverne, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton, St. Cloud Cathedral, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Heritage Holiday Classic (at Heritage Sports Center in Duluth)

    • Teams: Superior (WIS), Duluth Marshall, Irondale, Mankato West, Apple Valley/Burnsville, Owatonna, Anoka, Duluth Denfeld

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Fergus Falls Holiday Classic (at Fergus Falls Community Arena)

    • Teams: Fargo Shanley (ND), Breckenridge/Wahpeton, Fergus Falls, Albert Lea

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Holiday Classic in the Grove (at Maple Grove Community Center)

    • Teams: Maple Grove, Champlin Park, Chanhassen, Holy Family, Sartell, Andover, Benilde-St. Margaret’s

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • River Bend Holiday Classic (at Prairie Island Arena in Red Wing)

    • Teams: St. Paul, Westonka, Regis/Altoona/McDonell (WIS), Red Wing

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 30

  • MBA Storm Holiday Classic (at Benson Civic Center)

    • Teams: Morris/Benson Area, Prairie Centre, Redwood Valley

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 30

  • Holiday Classic in the Park (at St. Louis Park Rec Center)

    • Teams: Blake, Sartell, Andover, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Champlin Park, Chanhassen, Holy Family

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Hockeytown Holiday Classic (at The Gardens Arena in Warroad)

    • Teams: Warroad, Grand Forks Red River (ND), Grand Forks Central (ND), Notre Dame (CT)

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Essentia Health West Fargo Winter Classic (at The Lights Ice Rink in West Fargo)

    • Teams: Marshall, Bismarck/Legacy (ND), Rochester Mayo, Bismarck Century (ND), West Fargo, River Lakes

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 30

  • Roseau Holiday Classic (at Roseau Memorial Arena)

    • Teams: Mayville/Portland (ND), Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Kittson County Central

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Winternational Falls Holiday Classic (at Bronco Arena in International Falls)

    • Teams: Fort Frances (ON), Bagley/Fosston, International Falls, Willmar

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Windom Holiday Classic (at Windom City Arena)

    • Teams: Worthington, Faribault, Windom, Northern Edge

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Ely Holiday Classic (at Ely Ice Arena)

    • Teams: Ely, Spooner (WIS)

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Tradition Holiday Invitational (at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake)

    • Teams: St. Thomas Academy, Lakeville North, Shakopee, Prior Lake, Moorhead, Cretin-Derham Hall, Acad. of Holy Angels, Edina

    • Dates: Jan. 1 - 3

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL*:

*It is currently extremely hard to find information on Girls High School Holiday Tournament schedules on the internet at the moment, so if we are missing any information please send updated/corrected info to sydney.wolf@apx-hockey.com

  • Eden Prairie Meltdown Tournament

    • Teams: Chaska/Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Cretin-Derham Hall, Hopkins/Park, Gentry Academy, North Wright County, Grand Rapids/Greenway, Roseau

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • 21st Annual Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic (at Schmitz-Maki Arena in Farmington for varsity games)

    • Teams: Farmington, Fergus Falls, Northfield, Lakeville North

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Lakeville South Girls Hockey Holiday Tournament

    • Teams: White Bear Lake, Westonka, Shakopee, Lakeville South

    • Dates: Dec. 26 - 30

  • Crosstown Holiday Cup (at Blake Ice Arena in Hopkins)

    • Teams: Blake, Blaine, Dodge County, Breck + TBA

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Hockeytown Holiday Classic (at The Gardens in Warroad)

    • Teams: Warroad, Crookston, Albert Lea, North Shore

    • Dates: Dec. 26 - 28

  • Walser Edina Girls Holiday Tournament (at Braemar Arena in Edina)

    • Teams: Rosemount, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Andover, Centennial/Spring Lake Park, Holy Family, Edina, Moorhead

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

  • Stillwater Holiday Tournament (at St. Croix Valley Rec Center in Stillwater)

    • Teams: Stillwater, Moose Lake Area, Luverne, Western Wisconsin Stars

    • Dates: Dec. 30

  • Sartell/Sauk Rapids-Rice Holiday Tournament (at Bernicks Arena in Sauk Rapids)

    • Teams: Sartell/Sauk Rapids-Rice, Anoka, Simley, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, Mankato West

    • Dates: Dec. 29 - 31

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