Nickel City Hockey
Expanding the Game: Premier Youth Hockey Tournaments Across the U.S.
Nickel City Hockey is your premier destination for high-level competitive youth hockey tournaments. Founded in 2020, we have quickly established ourselves as a leader in delivering unforgettable hockey experiences. From our home base in New York to our exciting new events in Kentucky, Nickel City Hockey is expanding its reach, adding new tournaments and locations each year. Our commitment to excellence ensures that every event is unique, offering one-of-a-kind experiences that foster lifelong memories for players, families, and coaches alike. Join us as we continue to grow and bring the best in youth hockey to new arenas across the country.
Upcoming Hockey Tournaments
Our Competitive Edge
Nickel City Hockey uses New and Old School methods to ensure
close competition and create the right matchups for YOU
Youth Hockey Rankings
We are a data driven organization that puts an emphasis on fielding divisions of teams that are within a 1-3 rating point (i.e. goal differential) range from the top to bottom of a grouping. Click HERE to understand why this statistical analysis is a highly proven solution for competitive youth hockey.
Personal Conversations
Technology can't replace the human touch. That's why we make it a point to truly understand our customers by taking the time to converse with Coaches & Managers and find out more about your team, how the season is going, and what you're really looking for in a hockey event.
Divisions & Scheduling
The format of divisions and team schedules plays a huge role in your event experience. We have invested significant time and resources toward the development of custom software that creates the most efficient schedules based on competition, travel time, and maximizing overall value.
FREE Custom Banners for ALL Players & Champs!
About US
Nickel City Hockey specializes in premier youth hockey tournaments throughout the United States.
We provide high level competitive matchups, quality amenities, and the best customer service in the tournament industry. Our mission is to ensure lifelong hockey memories for players, families, and coaches!
Our Team
Matt Peters
President & Owner
Matt has extensive experience in the hockey industry spread across event management, playing, and officiating. A graduate of Oswego State University, he gained valuable tournament operations knowledge working as a Portfolio Manager for Legacy Global Sports.
His duties in that role, along with time spent in youth, junior, and NCAA hockey, lead to the founding of Nickel City Hockey in 2020. Matt's goal is to consistently provide memorable experiences for young athletes and their families.
Nick Peters
Operations Director
Nick joined Nickel City Hockey in 2022, bringing an abundance of sports management skills. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he gained tremendous experience at Augusta National Golf Club working in operations and sales for the world's most renowned golf event, The Masters Tournament.
A lifelong hockey player and sports advocate, Nick seeks to create a platform for competitive, safe, and fun youth hockey events.
Why Past Participants Love Nickel City Youth Hockey Tournaments
We pride ourselves on creating a one-of-a-kind hockey tournament experience for each participant. Feedback from participating teams means so much, as we put our heart and soul into building these events. We know how important it is to create strong relationships with each team that plays in our tournaments. Listed below are only a few of the great testimonials we have received from previous participants.
If you are searching for youth hockey tournaments in the Northeast region of the United States, sign up for a Nickel City Hockey Tournament today, and see why youth hockey teams love our events.
