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DATE CHANGE FOR 2026: The Boston Showdown — traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend — will move one week later in 2026.
The Boston Showdown is an elite AAA-level spring hockey tournament hosted by the Junior Bruins and serves as the second stop on the Cwench Next Gen Series for the 17s and 18s. It is widely regarded as the premier Boston-based Elite AAA spring/summer youth tournament.
Divisions Offered
Cwench Next Gen Divisions:
2017–2018
Additional Divisions:
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
May 29-31, 2026
Cwench Next Gen Series Divisions: 2017-2018
Additional Divisions: 2012-2013-2014-2015-2019
$2,495 for 2012s-2013s-2014s-2015s, 2018s & 2019s
$2,595 for 2017s-2018s
New England Sports Center
Worcester Ice Center
Northstar
Five-game guarantee.
Games start Friday morning. Teams/families can arrive anytime on Thursday.
The championship games typically do not start later than 4:00 PM* on Sunday.
*The championship game could start 30 minutes earlier or later, depending on the final schedule the rink provides.
Our event is a “Stay to Play” event: A good working relationship with hotels is critical for the long-term success of our event. For this reason, teams or attendees traveling from out of town must book their rooms through our Official Travel Partner to ensure that our room blocks are utilized. In short, since the hotels are holding rooms for our event, we must use these rooms.
The 2026 Hotel link will be posted in the fall of 2025.
2026 BOSTON SHOWDOWN HOTEL LINKPlease use the link below to contact Tournament Director Chris Masters.
Questions?