In the first year of the NAPS Tournament in 2004, 24 teams participated in a one weekend event in Syracuse, NY.  At the beginning, the main focus was to give our young hockey players a tournament in which they could compete against other strong players from around the hockey world.

Selects Hockey, Howe Hockey, and Warrior Meltdown partnered with each other to create an invitation only elite-level tournament.  The intent was to bring the best competition together for an entertaining weekend of hockey.   Today NAPS invites all top elite players & teams around the world to compete.

The directors of this tournament have been working hard to improve the level of competition.  We are especially proud that more and more teams and players from across the hockey world are taking part of our annual event. We are working diligently to improve the quality of our tournament in order to meet the high standards expected by our friends and clients.

Today, this tournament is being held during two different weekends at the ESL Sports Center in Rochester, NY and targets the 11 to 15 year old hockey players.

In the summer of 2007, the NAPS Tournament consisted of 79 teams over the two weekends, two Swedish teams, one Russian team, 36 Canadian teams and 40 teams from the United States.

In 2008, the organizers are inviting top elite teams from other countries such as Sweden, Russia, Finland, as well as others, and already have several European teams committed to participating in 2008. More than 150 teams will be participating in this international event.

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