Blue Note Cup

Feb 6-8, 2026

Midget Play Down Games (All 3 Midget Divisions)

Feb. 20-22, 2026

Blue Note Cup Playoff Games

(Squirt, Peewee, Bantam)

Feb 28 & Mar 1, 2026

Blue Note Cup Championship Weekend (All Divisions)

Feb 27 Thru March 1, 2026

Blue Note Cup Festival at Maryville Ice Center

The 2026 Blue Note Cup Dates are as follows.

2/6-8/26 Midget Playdown Weekend

2/19-22/26 Playdown Weekend (Squirt-Bantams)

2/28 & 3/1 Championship Weekend (All Divisions)

The 2026 Blue Note Cup Festival will take place on the weekend of 2/28 & 3/1 at the Maryville Ice Rink. Festival Schedule is posted below (1/6/26)

1/15/26 - Revised Schedule posted to correct format error in seeds

We are pleased to announce the preliminary 2026 Blue Note Cup PRELIMINARY schedule has been released and can be found at the link below.

It is important that teams be able to play in ANY of the game times shown for their division. Schedules will NOT be adjusted except for out-of-town teams travel needs and if any errors are found.

Schedules will not be final until posted as final on Tuesday Feb 17th by Noon.

The ice times have been provided by the Host Associations and to the best of their ability followed the scheduling guidelines. In some situations, games have been scheduled outside those guidelines.

The 2026 Blue Note Cup Tournament will take place on 2 weekends at the end of the 2025-2026 Season.

The Playdown weekend for Midgets will be Feb 6-8.

The Playdown weekend for Squirts thru Bantams will be Feb 19-22.

The Championship Weekend (all divisions) will be February 28 & March 1st at Centene.

EVERY Youth Division team plays in the tournament. It is single elimination, and seeding will be determined by the season standings. Teams do not need to register and there is no cost for the tournament - if you play in the regular season league you are automatically included.

Please keep in mind that the season standings shown on the division’s page do not account for ties. Teams with the same number of points are listed alphabetically. The tie breaking procedures (which can be found at the link on left side of the Youth Division Blue Note Cup webpage) will be applied once the regular season games are completed. At that time, the final schedules will be posted with seedings. Division Commissioners have the final decision on seedings. Please contact them if you have any questions on seedings.

Championship Game times for CS and AAA teams are attached in a separate file and posted on the BNC page on the Youth Division website.

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

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

UPDATE 1/10/26 - T2 Central States and T1 AAA

Championship Game Schedule Posted

Please click the link below to access the 2026 Blue Note Cup T2 CS and T1 AAA Championship Game schedule. Changes will only be made if an error is found.

1/12/26 - Revised schedule posted (Rev 6 below). We had a couple teams swap and one additional team get added. No other changes.

12/30/26 Update Please see the revised schedule below. We had a few corrections and teams that registered in the wrong division to get corrected. I believe we have addressed all open items except for one.

We are looking for a 6U team that would be willing to swap with a team currently scheduled for Sat at 7:30pm. There is a team that is going to play between the periods at the Blues game. If you are willing to trade your sheet and play at 7:30 on Sat please contact bill@rhodesequipment.com as soon as possible.

Teams are still able to swap other times with teams in their club. Please send a confirming email with both teams copied so we can update the schedule.

All details of the Festival are below in the original 12/14/25 post.

12/14/25

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Blue Note Cup Festival schedule can be accessed with the link at the bottom of this update and has been posted on the YD/BNC website.

We only have one contact email for each team. If you have received this please make sure everyone on your team is aware of the schedule and information below.

All games will be played at Maryville Ice Center in Chesterfield

The schedule is sorted by division (6U/8UBlue/8U Red/8U White), date and rink. There are 2 pages.

Please locate your team (we used team names we were given) to find when you play. A few 8U teams are shown twice as they are filling in spots to have a full sheet.

We cannot reschedule games. However it is OK if you want to swap times with a team from your club in the same division. If you find a team to swap with please send Bill Baker an email with both teams copied and clearly stating the teams/times being switched. The schedule will be changed once the change is received and confirmed by both teams.

If for some reason your team cannot play please contact Bill Baker as soon as possible to a replacement can be found.

Remember - each team has one hour of ice. There is NO cost to participate.

Teams will play 2 x 25 min games during the hour.

After the first game, half of the teams will stay in the same place and the other half will rotate to get a different opponent for the second game.

Teams should bring multiple jerseys if they have them. Coaches will coordinate with other teams in their time slot once at the rink to determine what color they will wear. Teams will not play their own club's teams that may be in the same time slot.

There will NOT be officials for the games. Coaches WILL be on the ice with skates and will manage the game.

Coaches are also expected to help move the pads/boards before and after your game. The ice will be done every two games so they will need to be moved either before or after your game. Please be considerate and help get the changeover done as quickly as possible.

You are welcome to bring friends and family to watch your game.

Please check the website and lookout for additional email updates as we get closer to the Festival.

For questions please email, Bill Baker, 2026 BNC Festival Director at bill@rhodesequipment.com.

UPDATE 11/6/25

2026 Festival Registration is closed as of 11/5/25. Schedules will be posted in the near future. If you have not registered please contact Bill Baker bill@rhodesequipment.com

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 called the Blue Note Cup – Missouri Youth Hockey Championships.

The Blues’ “Blues For Kids” program have given a significant contribution towards the tournament’s operating budget. In addition, in probably the biggest change for the tournament the Blues have donated a trophy that will be awarded to each Champion. The winning team's name will be engraved on the trophy and the winners will be allowed to display the trophy in their rink for the year. The individual player awards are given to both championship teams.