{"id":92545,"date":"2019-03-25T20:06:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T01:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=92545"},"modified":"2020-08-24T12:10:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:10:08","slug":"connecticut-ice-festival-in-jan-2020-to-feature-all-four-in-state-mens-d-i-hockey-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2019\/03\/25\/connecticut-ice-festival-in-jan-2020-to-feature-all-four-in-state-mens-d-i-hockey-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Ice festival in Jan. 2020 to feature all four in-state men&#8217;s D-I hockey teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/img-show\/I0000T8Af.pBd2eg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo By: Tim Brule\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SNY-Press-Conference-18-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from today's press conference are, from left, Keith Allain (Yale head coach), Bill Riga (Quinnipiac associate head coach), Mike Cavanaugh (UConn head coach), Steve Raab (SNY president), Thomas Gill (city of Bridgeport), Tom Regan (Connecticut Hockey Conference\/USA Hockey) and C.J. Marottolo (Sacred Heart head coach). (photo: John McCreary) (Tim Brule)\" width=\"660\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured from today&#8217;s press conference are, from left, Keith Allain (Yale head coach), Bill Riga (Quinnipiac associate head coach), Mike Cavanaugh (UConn head coach), Steve Raab (SNY president), Thomas Gill (city of Bridgeport), Tom Regan (Connecticut Hockey Conference\/USA Hockey) and C.J. Marottolo (Sacred Heart head coach). (photo: John McCreary).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At a press conference Monday, SNY announced its plans for a first-of-its-kind weekend hockey festival, Connecticut Ice.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural three-day festival celebrating youth, amateur and collegiate hockey in the state of Connecticut will take place Jan. 24-26, 2020 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-day festival will include a mites cross-ice jamboree, youth tournaments with the championship games in three divisions (boys 12U and 10U and girls 12U) taking place on the Webster Bank Arena ice, and high school and prep school rivalry games.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will also include on-ice clinics and off-ice seminars for youth players and their families in conjunction with USA Hockey.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the first-ever tournament pitting Connecticut\u2019s four NCAA Division I men&#8217;s hockey teams against each other will take place as Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, UConn and Yale will play a two-round, four game-tournament with all games broadcast live on SNY.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased to announce Connecticut Ice and to bring this festival to the city of Bridgeport,\u201d said SNY president Steve Raab in a statement. \u201cConnecticut\u2019s love for hockey is tremendous and the opportunity for it to be a catalyst for us to make a major, positive impact in the state is exciting. This annual festival would not be possible without the enthusiastic support already pledged by every part of the state\u2019s hockey community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Connecticut Hockey Conference is excited to play an integral part in Connecticut Ice,&#8221; added Connecticut Hockey Conference president Chuck Wilkerson. &#8220;Whether it\u2019s the youth clinics and tournaments being offered or the Connecticut Division I college tournament, there\u2019s something for every one of the 13,000 Connecticut Hockey Conference players and their families. 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