The AAU will hold its inaugural Mite and Squirt National Ice Hockey Tournament in the Twin Cities March 6-9, 2014. 

These dates coincide with the Let’s Play Hockey Expo, March 7-8, 2014 at the St. Paul RiverCentre.  Teams from coast

to coast will be vying for the first-ever Mite and Squirt National Championships at the Minnesota Made Ice Center in Edina, Minn. 

“The AAU is proud to announce that bringing the first Mite and Squirt National Ice Hockey Tournament to the

State of Hockey,” said Keith Noll, AAU National Ice Hockey Chairman.  “Participant teams will come from California to New York. 

Nearly 1,000 players and 4,000 parents and family members will also be excited to attend the Let’s Play Hockey Expo and Minnesota’s

High School Hockey State Tournament for a full week of hockey entertainment.  Shuttle buses will be available to transport tournament

participants to the Expo.”

“We are pleased that AAU has selected to hold its National Tournament at the same time as the Expo and State High School

Hockey Tournament,” said Doug Johnson of Let’s Play Hockey.

For additional Let’s Play Hockey Expo information, go to www.letsplayhockey.com.

For further information on the AAU Sports Programs, including hockey go to www.aausports.org  or www.aauhockey.org