Join us for a weekend in the Emerald City, the NHL’s newest franchise location! Seattle is a great place to explore with many options from professional sports, markets, arts, and culinary experiences!
Games are played at the Kraken Community Iceplex, the practice facility and home of the NHL’s newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken! This brand new, state of the art facility, is located only minutes from downtown Seattle. Stay at one of our great Tournament Hotels and be close to all the game action and local venues that make Seattle a booming west coast metropolis! CAN/AM offers the best hockey tournaments in Seattle, so come and enjoy the best hockey experience on the west coast!
At the Tournament
Welcome to the CAN/AM Challenge Cup in Seattle! A fantastic tournament experience waiting for you and your teammates! As your players arrive in Seattle, they will check in directly at their hotel. Once checked in to their room, it’s time to check out the town. Everyone’s first stop is likely the arena to play your first game!
The headquarters for the Tournament will be in the lobby of the Kraken Community Iceplex where you will play all your games. Here you will find posted standings, locker room assignments, souvenirs, and as always, the friendly CAN/AM Staff. Tournament Central is where your Team Rep will register before your first game. Your Team Rep will receive tournament programs as well as special player souvenirs for each player.
Your game schedule will be available about one week prior to the Tournament Date. All teams are guaranteed 3 games. The games begin on Friday morning. After the round-robin games are completed, the four top teams in each division will proceed to the Sunday Medal Championship games. By Saturday night, Medal matchups for your division will be set. Will your team have what it takes to make it to a Medal Game on Sunday morning? The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Games will be completed by 2:00 PM on Sunday.
In all Divisions, Gold, Silver, and Bronze CAN/AM Championship medals will be awarded to each player. A special Challenge Cup Championship plaque as well as a first place CAN/AM banner to hang in their home arena will be awarded to all Gold Medal teams.
During the weekend, the CAN/AM Staff is always available for you. There is always a helpful staff member to guide you where to go, answer questions, make suggestions, assist your players and guests, even lock and unlock your team's dressing room door! Our goal is to help you get the most out of this special hockey holiday weekend, no matter what happens on the ice. Our goal is provide an unmatched hockey experience for your team. The Challenge Cup is a professional event for amateur players. That is why so many teams choose to make the CAN/AM Challenge Cup Tournaments an annual event. We look forward to hosting your team in the Emerald City!
Directions
Please use our interactive map to explore the greater Seattle area and to get venue address.
Border Crossing
US and Canadian citizens traveling across border lines by land are required to present one of the travel documents listed below.
- Passport
- Passport Card (US citizens only)
- Enhanced Driver´s Licence/Enhanced Identification Card
- NEXUS
- FAST/Express
- SENTRI card
U.S. and Canadian children under the age of 16 will be able to present the original or copy of their birth certificates, or other proof of citizenship such as a naturalization
certificate or citizenship card.
Please call or visit the following websites for any updates on travel requirements:
Canada Border Services Agency
1-800-461-9999 or 204-983-3500
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
877-227-5511 or 703-526-4200
Past Highlights
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