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Showdown Hockey Tournament FAQ!
Do we need to staff score and penalty boxes?
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Teams need to staff the penalty boxes. We recommend designating one adult to work the penalty box for each tournament game.
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Tournament scorekeepers will be assigned to score keep each game.
We`re curious how your team delegates all of the volunteer opportunities to help your team at tournaments? Share in the comments ⬇️
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🏒🎉 Cheers to Medal Monday in youth hockey! 🏅🏒
At Showdown Tournaments, dedication and passion may earn your players some of the biggest hockey medals around.
Celebrating the Medals won by our Capital Showdown Tournament Champions and Finalists, join us in applauding their hard work and efforts.
Tag us in your Showdown Medal Photos. Your victories will inspire us all!
🏒 Yours in Hockey,
Brian & Whitney
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🏒🤩May the 4th be with you on or off the ice! 💫🏒
Happy May the 4th! Let us know you are a fan, share with your hockey and Star Wars pals.
May the 4th and the force be with you!
🏒Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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We need your help choosing the 24th Crabtown Showdown Tournament Dates!
Crabtown Showdown | Washington DC area, will be either
Dec 20-22 or Dec 27-29, 2024
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To let us know your preference please submit this short survey.
Hockey Medal Monday…
At Showdown Tournaments, the two teams making every Division Championship Game earn Medals.
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Featured here are medals from the past couple Crabtown Showdowns.
Let us know if you are planning to play in a Showdown in the 2024-25 Season! ⬇️
🏒 Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
P.S. Tag us in your Showdown Medal Photos. 🏅
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This is why we do what we do!
It’s not all for the win but for the experience! Look at those happy faces.
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We know you have many choices in choosing hockey tournaments for you your team.
What makes us special is the care and diligence of creating competitive divisions of well-matched teams from around the country, coming together for the love of the game. The competition is close and there can only be one winning team. How a team loses or ties is just as important. It’s about the experience.
There are the games and then… there’s the Showdown Skills Event! Designed to get every player in the action and having fun. We pack a lot into 3 days of hockey!
We love bringing the teams together for the whole Showdown Tournament experience!
Let us know in the comments below how our tournaments made great memories for your players and families! ⬇️
🏒 Yours in Hockey
Brian & Whitney
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