Thundersnow Classic Tournament Information

Jan. 16, 2024

Greetings fellow hockey enthusiasts and 2024 Collingwood Thundersnow Classic competitors. We’d like to thank you for choosing to attend our inaugural tournament and the Collingwood Girls Hockey Association is looking forward to hosting the first all-girls hockey tournament in Collingwood in January.

This will be a lengthy message but we hope to have included several important details to help make the tournament a success. Please read through this message in its entirety and please share all relevant information with your players and their families.

Collingwood Thundersnow Classic - January 19-21, 2024

Tournament Arenas & Locations:

Central Park Arena - 85 Paterson Street, Collingwood

Eddie Bush Memorial Arena - 96 Hurontario Street, Collingwood (parking on Main Street or in the Municipal lot behind the arena)

Stayner Memorial Arena - 269 Regina Street, Stayner

Creemore & District Recreation Centre - 218 Collingwood Street, Creemore

Beaver Valley Community Centre and Arena - 58 Alfred Street W, Thornbury

Instructions for arrival:

Coaches, upon arrival at the arena location for your team’s first game, please visit the registration table and sign in. You will also be asked to sign for receipt of tournament gifts for each of your players.

There will be a registration table set up at each of the five arenas for all days and times that tournament games will be played. If you have any questions or concerns, please visit the table at the respective rink with which your team is playing.

*Reminder: Throughout the tournament, all teams should be dressed and ready to play 15 minutes prior to your scheduled game time in the event the tournament is running ahead of schedule.

Schedule, Rules & OWHA Tournament Website:

The full tournament Schedule and Rules for both the U9-U18 divisions, as well as the U7 Jamboree, can be found on our WEBSITE

You can also find the schedule and standings on the OWHA Collingwood Thundersnow Classic WEBSITE. Unfortunately, this website is not the simplest to navigate. Please follow the steps below to access our tournament games/standings/leaders pages for each of our divisions.

Visit https://www.owha.on.ca/
Click on Tournaments (there are two tabs labeled ‘Tournaments’, choose the one on the lower banner
Click on Collingwood Thundersnow Classic
SCROLL down to the bottom of the tournament list and you will notice that all the divisions for our tournament will be visible
Choose the division you’d like to view and click on it. From there you may choose Games, Standings and/or individual team information.
Unfortunately, the OWHA website does not have their site set-up to go back one screen at a time so if you wish to view another team in a division or another division, you will be sent back to the tournament list page and you will need to click through the process outlined above again.

*A QR code to the OWHA tournament website will be posted at our five arenas, however families will need to use the information above to navigate to the correct place. Please share the information above with your player’s families.

Message for All Parents and Families:

Tournament Championship games are an amazing experience and we all want to record those wins on our cameras. At the end of each championship in all of our divisions, we will ensure that teams line up for photos on the ice facing their bench and we’ll invite any interested parents to move to their team’s bench to take team photos. Please do not go onto the ice to take photos at any time.

Apparel:

Tournament apparel is available for purchase from our online store ONLY. If you order prior to Monday, January 15, 2024 and choose PICK UP (instead of delivery), your order will be ready for your player to pick it up at Central Park Arena in Collingwood throughout the duration of the tournament.

If you order after January 15th or throughout the tournament weekend, you will need to choose the delivery option at checkout.

We have a hoodie or long sleeve shirt option and they are available in 4 colours.

Collingwood Thundersnow Classic Apparel ORDER HERE

Photographer:

There will be a photographer covering the Collingwood Thundersnow Classic and photos and photo packages available for purchase. Photos will be taken during games occurring at the two Collingwood arenas only. All teams will play at least one game at one of the arenas in Collingwood during the tournament weekend.

Player of the Game:

Coaches & Bench Staffs will select ONE player from his/her own team to receive Player of the Game honours for each game played. Players of the Game will NOT be selected for any of the games in our U7 Jamboree.

Live Barn Feed:

Live Barn is available at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena and Central Park Arena in Collingwood.

50/50 Draw:

We will have a 50/50 Draw at the conclusion of our tournament (Sunday morning). Half of the proceeds from the draw will support My Friend’s House (shelter for women and children) and the other half will support the Collingwood & District Kinsmen Club. Please consider purchasing tickets throughout the weekend. Name and phone numbers will be collected and an e-transfer sent to the winner. You do not need to be present to win.

Collingwood Girls Hockey Association Fundraiser:

Limited tickets for our Association Fundraiser will also be available for purchase all day Friday and Saturday at Central Park Arena. Tickets are $20 each and the prizes are amazing! Draw will take place the evening of Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Vendors:

Skate sharpening - Available at Central Park Arena
Hockey Clothing - Available for purchase at Central Park Arena

Collingwood Blues Game

Collingwood’s Junior A Blues team hosts games on Friday, January 19th and Sunday January 21st and has offered all of the teams attending our tournament a PROMO code which would allow purchasers to buy 2 tickets for $15.00. Purchase tickets to either game HERE. Enter the promo code: MINOR (not case sensitive) to access this discounted ticket price.

Concessions:

Concessions will be available at all five tournament arenas. Hours of operation may vary. Please support these local businesses and service clubs.

Sponsors:

The Collingwood Thundersnow Classic would not be possible without the generosity of several sponsors and supporters.

Loud Cup
Holiday Inn & Candlewood Suites
Optimist Club of Collingwood and Southern Georgian Bay
The Town of Collingwood
St. Louis Bar & Grill - Mention you’re playing in the tournament and receive 5% off your bill
Boston Pizza
Collingwood and District Kinsmen Club
Blundstone
Black Bellows Brewing
Northwinds Brewhouse and Kitchen