Mavericks Announce Summer Youth Tournament Teams
- Mavericks Communications
- Feb 1
- 2 min read
The Columbus Mavericks of the USPHL Premier are proud to announce the first Summer Youth Tournament Series taking place two weekends in June. Teams will start with 8u and go through the u16 age group and will be sorted by birth year where applicable. The first tournament will commence June 6 th -8 th in Pittsburgh, PA, while the second tournament will be held in Niagara Falls, NY June 20 th -22 nd . “Entrants can expect two fun, and “hockey filled” weekends led by our coaching staff, players, and some amazing high-level players and coaches from local universities.” Explained Columbus Mavericks USPHL Owner and President Joey Recktenwald, who is excited about the opportunity.
EYHA Vice President Aaron Pinion shares Recktenwald’s excitement about the opportunity, adding “EYHA is proud to further strengthen our partnership with the USPHL Columbus Mavericks through our summer youth tournaments. The summer tournament teams are just another example of our program's vision to build a true pipeline, focusing on skill development in a safe and fun environment for players aged 8 all the way up to 20. As we have already seen throughout the past three years with our partnership with the Columbus Mavericks, we expect to see skill development and the unique opportunity for our players to have access to Mavericks players, coaches and management that has truly strengthened our program and strengthened hockey in Columbus, which is our ultimate goal.”
The tournaments will fall directly between EYHA’s spring and summer camps and on top of the benefits of high-level coaching, will be a great opportunity for players to be rewarded for their hard work in the offseason. “While we anticipate a large portion of players will be from EYHA, the teams are for any current or former Mavericks, or anyone who would like to have a first-hand Mavericks experience to learn more about our youth and junior programs.” Added Recktenwald.
Families can sign up for one or both tournaments and will play at the level where they will be skating for the 2025-26 season. All players will receive a reversable Mavericks “Nighthawk” jersey to wear for the events. Participants can also expect “chalk talks,” video sessions, and special events during and leading up to the events. The summer tournament program is an excellent way to both further players skills while competing at a high level to get them jump started going into the next season so that they can excel on and off the ice.
U16: 2009 and 2010
U14: 2011and 2012
U12: 2013 and 2014
U10: 2015 and 2016
U8: 2017 and 2018
To sign up, please visit
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