Blue Note Cup

Feb. 22-25, 2024

Blue Note Cup Playoff Games

March 2-3, 2024

Blue Note Cup Championship Weekend

Use your phone camera to open the program! Open your camera app, point it to the QR Code, then click the yellow ACROBAT box that appears when the code comes into focus.

Upated 9/14/23

The 2024 Blue Note Cup 6U & 8U Festival will be played on March 2-3, 2024 at Centene.

Registration will open Thursday September 28 at 7:00pm.

When registration opens a link will appear on this page.

Registration will take less than 5 min. Please register as soon as possible. Each team should have someone register them.

We filled all of the available slots very quickly last year and had a long wait list.

You will need the following to register

Team Name, Club, Level, Manager & Coach contact info

There is NO cost to play in the Festival.

Games will be played all day Sat and Sun

Teams will be assigned game times. We cannot work around schedules. Once the Festival is scheduled if two teams in a Club want to switch times it is fine as long as the change is communicated to the Tournament Manager.

Each team will play one (1) hour and have 2 x 25min games

There will not be referees.

Coaches will be on the ice with their teams.

The 2024 Blue Note Cup Tournament will take place on 2 weekends at the end of the 2023-2024 Season.

The Playdown weekend will be Feb 22-25 at rinks all over town.

The Championship Weekend will be March 2&3 at Centene.

EVERY Youth Division team plays in the tournament. It is single elimination and seeding will be determined by the season standings. The first weekend divisions will be assigned a host association and playdown to two teams on ice provided and scheduled by the host. The second weekend all Championship Games along with local Championships for CS and AAA teams will all be played at Centene.

There will be NO travel permits issued to Youth Division teams for either weekend.

Teams do not need to register for the tournament - if you play in the regular season league you are automatically in.

The Host Association for each division will be announced before 12/31/23 and the ice schedule for the division will be posted by mid January 2024.

PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM BLOCKS OUT THE TOURNAMENT WEEKENDS. We cannot adjust team schedules for ANY reason. Now is the time to make plans to avoid conflicts.

More details will be posted here once Declaration Season is complete. Check back here frequently.

For questions please email Blue Note Cup Tournament Director Bill Baker at bill@rhodesequipment.com

To view your division's BNC bracket:

1.   Click DIVISIONS found in the blue navigation bar at the top of the home page and then click on your division.

2.   Click on BRACKETS from the left column navigation bar

It is important for all teams to be prepared to play in any of the game slots shown for the division.

Once league games are complete and the final seedings have been determined the schedule may be adjusted to account for out-of-town team travel. Schedules will not be adjusted for any other reason unless an error is found by the Committee.

Final Seeding and schedules will be posted by Noon on Tuesday Feb 21.

Tier I AAA and Tier II Central States Championship Game schedule is as follows:

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.

We are truly grateful for the Blues joining the tournament and believe that an event that has been very well received will now take another step forward. The tournament committee wishes all teams good luck in their regular season games and look forward to seeing you at the Blue Note Cup.