Blue Note Cup

Feb 7-9, 2025

Midget Playoff Games (All)

Feb. 21-23, 2025

Blue Note Cup Playoff Games

(Squirt, Peewee, Bantam)

March 1-2, 2025

Blue Note Cup Championship Weekend (All Divisions)

UPDATE 11/15/24

The Festival Registration is now closed. If you have not yet regiestered your team please contact Bill Baker, Festival Director, at bill@rhodesequipment.com and he can see if there is a spot available.

We will be posting the schedule and additional information for the Festival in the coming weeks.

Registration was a HUGE success. Where we have had 100-110 teams in the past Festivals at Centene by moving to Maryville and 2 dedicated rinks we now have 163 teams registered.

UPDATE 9/24/24

We are excited to announce there will be a BIG change for the 2025 Festival. In an effort to avoid the ice issues we have had the last couple years, not being able to get all teams in, etc we are moving the Festival location.

The 2025 Blue Note Cup 6U/8U Festival will take place the same weekend as the BNC Championship Games (March 1 & 2, 2025) but will be at Maryville Ice Center in Chesterfield. Games will run all day Sat and Sun on both rinks at Maryville. Teams will be randomly assigned times.

EVERY 6U/8U team that is registered in the Youth Division will be invited to play. No team will be left out.

All teams will get one hour of ice (AT NO COST). During that hour they will play 2 x 25 min games. Like past years coaches will be on the ice coordinating the games. We will buzz the clock for line changes. This is the same as we have always done at Centene.

Teams will need to register and the registstration will be open by mid-September. Keep in mind ALL teams will be in the Festival - nobody will be left out. Registration is just to get team contact info, number of players,etc.

Watch this space for registration information coming soon!!!

There is no cost to participate in the Festival.

We expect the have the Festival schedule posted around the Holidays or early January.

Please make sure you save the dates - March 1 & 2, 2025 on your team calendars.

Please note since the Festival is including all 6U/8U teams the YD Board has made this a blackout weekend. There will be no travel permits issued and no other Festivals in town.

We are very thankful to have the Blues for Kids as a partner in the new and improved BNC Festival. Without their support this new format would not be possible. Please support them when you go to the Blues games this season and buy 50/50 tickets.

Please contact Festival Directior if you have any questions.

BIll Baker

bill@rhodesequipment.com

Midget Playdown Weekend will be Feb 7-9

Playdown weekend will be Feb 21-23.

Championship Weekend will be March 1-2

Each year the Missouri Hockey Youth Division has hosted a season ending Championship Tournament for all teams participating in the Youth Division Travel (A1 thru C) Leagues. AAA and Central States teams in non-National bound age groups also have division Championships as part of the tournament. For many years the tournament was known as the State Championship Tournament or the SCT. In 2017 Missouri Hockey Youth Division and the St Louis Blues teamed up to take the tournament to another level. The event is now be called the Blue Note Cup – Missouri Youth Hockey Championship.

The Blues’ “Blues For Kids” program had given a significant contribution towards the tournament’s operating budget. In addition, in probably the biggest change for the tournament the Blues will be donating a trophy that will be awarded to each Champion. The winning team will be engraved on the trophy and the winners will be allowed to display the trophy in their rink for the year. The individual awards that have been used in the past will also remain.