Showdown Youth Hockey Tournaments
Showdown Hockey Tournaments
Experience FUN and COMPETITIVE hockey at all levels with Showdown Tournaments.
Our goal is to create an environment for all participants to feel like winners and to be a part of something good. To accomplish our goal we build competitive divisions, provide state-of-the-art fun through our Showdown Skills Event, and give each participant and family a memorable experience to savor for a lifetime.
With over 30 years of hosting tournaments in the Washington D.C. area, Maryland and Nashville, Tennessee, we are the go-to for your tournament weekend.
What you get at a Showdown Tournament:
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3 days of hockey
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4 game guarantee
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Showdown Skills Event – a fun and exhilarating skill event
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Pin Exchange
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Player Souvenir
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Family-run, Experienced Tournament Staff
We thank past teams for their continued support and look forward to sharing the Showdown Hockey Tournament experience with new teams as we celebrate our 34th year!
Showdown Tournaments Featured
We are honored to be featured in the Holiday Issue of USA Hockey Magazine in Behind the Glass with The Hockey Mom – Christie Casciano Burns.
Check it out here – Proper Tourney Planning
Guest on Our Kids Play Hockey’s Podcast, we talked everything youth hockey tournament related.
Check out the episode here – Turning Youth Hockey Tournaments into Unforgettable Experiences with Showdown Hockey Tournaments
Our Kids Play Hockey is an award winning podcast offering insights, stories, and advice about youth hockey. The podcast is a treasure trove for parents, coaches, and young athletes, blending expert views with real-life experiences in the hockey community.
In the recent episode featuring Showdown Tournaments, listeners were treated to an in-depth discussion about our tournaments’ impact on youth hockey. The episode delves into the core values that drive Showdown Tournaments: fostering a competitive spirit, encouraging teamwork, and promoting sportsmanship among young athletes, while maintaining the FUN!
2024-2025 LINKS and DATES
December 27-29, 2024 | Washington D.C. area, Maryland
March 14-16, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee
March 14-16, 2025 | Washington D.C. area, Maryland
Showdown Skills Event
Enjoy the excitement of our Showdown Skills Event!
If you have never been to one of our tournaments, you are missing out on a fan-favorite event!
🏒🚨Hockey History🚨🏒
Travel back to 1972 with us!
53 years ago, my father, Gene Harrington decided to host his first hockey tournament, in North Tonawanda, NY.
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His goal: to bring Canadian and US teams together for a weekend of cross-border competition.
🏒 Gene devoted most of his life to coaching and hosting youth hockey tournaments.
He did this out of love.
Love for the kids, and love for the game. 🏒🥅🏒
I was lucky enough to coach with my dad and experience firsthand his skills of teaching, motivation, and charisma. He was an inspirational leader and always showed concern for the welfare of his players, on and off the ice.
🙌 He will long be remembered by those he coached, the player’s parents, and anyone who had the opportunity to meet him. Gene passed away in 1993.
I am fortunate enough to call him dad. While I miss him every day, I am reminded of his ways and inspired by his actions. He is a great person to attempt to measure up to. I wish I had him here with me. We would be having fun, fishing, golfing, hockey…
❤️ I have him with me always. Please share your memories of Gene with us.
Who inspires you?
🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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Tournament Highlight at Showdown Tournaments
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🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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Hockey equipment can be the stinkiest, smelliest sports gear out there!
Be sure to hang it up and air it out.
Playing this summer?
TIP- air out your gear in the bright summer sunshine. Not for too long though.
Who do you know who needs to air out their gear?
Share your hockey equipment cleaning tips?
🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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After the Showdown, St. Patrick’s Day Cheer
The pucks have settled, the ice now still,
From Nashville to Maryland, what a thrill!
The 34th Country & Western left its mark,
And the 16th Capital lit up the dark.
Champions crowned, with smiles and pride,
Through wins and losses, side by side.
But now comes a time for luck and cheer,
As St. Patrick’s Day draws ever near.
Coaches and players, in lucky green,
Shamrocks and jerseys—a festive scene.
Pins were traded, goals were scored,
New friendships made, memories stored.
So wear your green, and laugh and cheer,
Celebrate the fun we had this year.
With Irish luck and hockey hearts,
We’ll meet again—this is just the start! 🍀🏒
🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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The 34th Country & Western and the 16th Capital Showdown are officially in the books!
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Stick taps to everyone who joined us and made it an unforgettable weekend of hockey.
Thank you to all the teams who helped make this a great tournament and had fun playing hockey over the last three days.
Tag a teammate or hockey family and be sure to keep sharing your tournament photos with us.
🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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Country & Western Swag going fast! @puns are sold out.
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Be sure to grab yours before it’s gone. All hoodies and tees are at the Ford ice Center- Antioch.
🏒 Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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