Tournament Full
January 18-20, 2025
Kraken Community Iceplex and Kraken Youth Hockey Association are excited to announce the inaugural Voyager's Cup!
This girls-only youth hockey tournament will provide a fun and competitive environment for players to show their passion and skills on the Seattle Kraken's official practice ice!
Fee and Registration
8U: Registration full.
10U-14U: Registration full
Registering does not guarantee admission. Tournament staff will reach out to confirm acceptance.
Divisions Offered
8U, 10U, 12U, 14U
Age groups based off of USA Hockey 24-25 divisions
All divisions are girls recreation-level teams.
8U teams - if your association does a major/minor split, please note that this tournament is more suitable for major level teams.
Tournament Highlights
- Four-game guarantee
- 8U - 60 minute games
- 10U and older - 75 minute games
- Skills clinic
- Player gifts
- Player of the Game medals
- Championship trophy for each division
- Apparel vendor
- Kraken memorabilia & game ticket raffles
- Group offers for 1/20 Kraken game & arena tours
- Opportunity to watch a Kraken practice (subject to change)
Location
All games will be played at Kraken Community Iceplex, the official practice facility of the Seattle Kraken.
10601 4th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125
Directions and parking can be found here.
USA Hockey Sanction ID
24.25-WA-041
Questions?
Please select 'Kraken Youth Hockey (Jr Kraken)' when submitting.
Presented by Kraken Youth Hockey Association & Starbucks
- Tournament Registration
- Registration does not guarantee acceptance into the tournament. Tournament staff will review registrations as they come in and confirm acceptance via email.
- Registration does not guarantee acceptance into the tournament. Tournament staff will review registrations as they come in and confirm acceptance via email.
- Acceptance of Rules
- By registering for the tournament, your team accepts the rules and policies as outlined on this webpage and agree to abide by them during the tournament weekend.
- By registering for the tournament, your team accepts the rules and policies as outlined on this webpage and agree to abide by them during the tournament weekend.
- Payments and Refunds
- All tournaments will require a minimum deposit upon registration. Teams may choose to pay the full balance at the time of registration or schedule an auto-payment for 60 days prior to the tournament. Failure to pay on time may result in removal from the tournament with all paid fees forfeited. If your team is not selected for the tournament, all paid fees will be returned.
- Refunds
- 90+ Days: Full refund, minus $50 service fee.
- 30-90 Days: Full refund, minus $50 service fee contingent on replacement team being found.
- Less than 30 Days: No refunds under any circumstance.
- Damage to Rinks
- Facility staff will inspect locker rooms after each use. Any issues or damage will be reported back to team staff. All costs that are incurred to clean, repair or replace any property associated with the facility and tournament due to damage shall be passed onto the team that caused the damage. Plans to pay for the damage must be made immediately. Violation of this rule is justification for disqualification from the tournament and may affect eligibility to attend future KYHA tournaments for any team from the offending association.
- Facility staff will inspect locker rooms after each use. Any issues or damage will be reported back to team staff. All costs that are incurred to clean, repair or replace any property associated with the facility and tournament due to damage shall be passed onto the team that caused the damage. Plans to pay for the damage must be made immediately. Violation of this rule is justification for disqualification from the tournament and may affect eligibility to attend future KYHA tournaments for any team from the offending association.
- Artificial Noisemakers
- Any artificial noise-making devices are prohibited. This includes but is not limited to:
- Air horns
- Megaphones
- Whistles
- Cowbells
- Tournament staff will have final say on whether an item is allowed or not.
- Any artificial noise-making devices are prohibited. This includes but is not limited to:
- Host Hotels
- Teams may choose to book hotels through the Travelling Teams service linked to this tournament. This is NOT a stay to play tournament. Teams are welcome to make their own lodging plans that fit their needs.
- USA Hockey rules apply unless noted otherwise below.
- Any major penalty for fighting will result in automatic suspension from the tournament upon review by the Tournament Director.
- Any gross or match penalty will result in automatic suspension from the tournament upon review by the Tournament Director.
- Team Rosters
- All participating teams must provide a valid USA Hockey or Hockey Canada roster link. Links are to be sent to the Tournament Director no less than three weeks from the start of the tournament.
- No PDFs, excel sheets or any other file will be accepted.
- Teams traveling from Canada are also required to have the proper travel permits for participation.
- Rosters should include jersey numbers and goalie designations.
- Players may only play on one roster at the tournament.
- All participating teams must provide a valid USA Hockey or Hockey Canada roster link. Links are to be sent to the Tournament Director no less than three weeks from the start of the tournament.
- Player Equipment
- Teams are required to follow all equipment guidelines as outlined by their national governing body (i.e. USA Hockey, Hockey Canada). This includes colored mouth guards for all players, including goalkeepers, for all ages 12U and above for USA Hockey-based teams. Hockey Canada teams are strongly encouraged to wear mouth guards but are not required to. Please make sure you are up to date on your governing body's stance on neck guards.
- Teams are required to follow all equipment guidelines as outlined by their national governing body (i.e. USA Hockey, Hockey Canada). This includes colored mouth guards for all players, including goalkeepers, for all ages 12U and above for USA Hockey-based teams. Hockey Canada teams are strongly encouraged to wear mouth guards but are not required to. Please make sure you are up to date on your governing body's stance on neck guards.
- Locker Rooms
- Teams will be assigned locker rooms which will be posted on TV monitors outside of Rinks 2 & 3.
- A rostered team official can check-out the locker room key from the tournament office.
- Car keys (or another item) are exchanged for locker room keys to ensure their return.
- All teams are expected to adhere to the locker room policies as outlined by USA Hockey and Safe Sport, including the use of locker room monitors which are provided by the individual teams themselves.
- Teams will have access to their locker room up to 30 minutes after their game.
- Teams should leave locker rooms as clean as possible. Tournament officials will check locker rooms after each use.
- Any issues or damage will be reported back to team staff. See Tournament Policies above for more information.
- Any issues or damage will be reported back to team staff. See Tournament Policies above for more information.
- Tournament Schedule and Game Check-In
- Full schedule will be made available shortly after all teams have been confirmed for the tournament. This will be emailed to team representatives.
- A rostered team representative is required to check-in at the tournament office at least 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game to confirm participation and approve the game roster.
- Game Format
- All 8U games will be played cross-ice. All 10U games will be played half-ice.
- Except for 8U games, teams will swap ends at the end of each period.
- 8U Games
- 5 minute warm-up
- Three 15-minute runtime periods
- 8U players change on 2-min buzzer
- One (1) minute break between periods
- 10U Games
- 5 minute warm-up
- 3 x 20 minute run clock periods
- No timed shifts
- 1 minute break between periods
- No timeouts in any game
- 2 coaches allowed on bench
- 12U, 14U, & 19U Games
- 5 minute warm-up
- 2 x 16-minute run-time periods
- 1 x 16-minute stop-time periods
- One (1) minute break between periods
- Stop Time Procedures
- Should the game have less than 30 minutes left at the start of the third period, the time clock will adjust to the remaining available time divided in half (i.e. 24 minutes left in the curfew means a 12-minute stop time third period).
- Penalties
- 10U Procedures
- All minor penalties will be 1 minute in length, with the time starting when play resumes. When there are two half ice games occurring on the same ice slot, penalty time remaining will be tracked by the scorekeeper rather than on the scoreboard.
- When a penalty is called, play is blown dead after the offending team gains control. The official will report the offense to the scorekeeper. The offending player goes directly to their player bench. The offending player will not be allowed to participate for 1 minute. During this 1 minute, the offending player’s team will play shorthanded 4 on 3. The faceoff will occur at the dot nearest to the puck when play was stopped. If a team takes another penalty during their shortage, another 1 minute shortage will start and play will resume 5 on 3. If more penalties are taken during the 5 on 3 by the shorthanded team, penalties will stack.
- If a penalty is taken while you are on a 4 on 3 power play, play will resume 3 on 3. If a penalty is taken by the power play team while playing 5 on 3, play will resume 4 on 3. If another penalty is taken by the power play team, play will then resume 3 on 3. This is so no team is playing with less than 3 players.
- When players are released, play will continue 4 on 3, 4 on 4, 4 on 5 and then 5 on 5 until the next stoppage of play. Play will then resume 4 on 4.
- We will comply with USA Hockey playing rules that if a player takes 4 penalties in a game, they will then receive a game misconduct.
- All minor penalties will be 1 minute in length, with the time starting when play resumes. When there are two half ice games occurring on the same ice slot, penalty time remaining will be tracked by the scorekeeper rather than on the scoreboard.
- USA Hockey vs Hockey Canada
- Please review the following USA Hockey rules as they may be different for teams coming from Canada.
- Any player receiving 4 or more penalties in the same game is immediately assessed a game misconduct, ejected from the game, and suspended for the following game.
- If a team receives 12 or more penalties in one game, the head coach receives a game misconduct penalty and will be suspended for the following game. The coach may remain on the bench to finish the game, unless directed otherwise by a game official.
- Anyone receiving a game misconduct will be suspended the next game.
- Anyone receiving a match penalty is disqualified from further play, regardless of the number of games left on the team’s schedule.
- Any player who receives 2 misconducts in the same game will be ejected from the remainder of that game and will be suspended for the next game. The second misconduct is converted to a game misconduct.
- There are no off-sides tag-ups for any age level & they will play under the immediate off-sides rule.
- No icing the puck while shorthanded at any age or level of play. A whistle and faceoff in the offending team’s zone will be the result.
- Any player receiving 4 or more penalties in the same game is immediately assessed a game misconduct, ejected from the game, and suspended for the following game.
- Please review the following USA Hockey rules as they may be different for teams coming from Canada.
- 10U Procedures
Hotel Arrangements
Kraken Community Iceplex is working with Traveling Teams and local hotels to secure blocks of rooms. Use the link below to view all the available options.
Please note, this tournament is NOT a stay to play tournament. Teams are welcome to make their own hotel arrangements should they so choose.