Ice is expensive. A club hockey tournament lives and dies on minute-by-minute ice time optimization. Every 5 minutes saved is $50 back in the club's bank account.
Ice blocking
Block ice in 90-minute chunks: 60 minutes of game, 30 minutes of ice cut + locker room flip. Your scheduler should build this in automatically.
Formats that fit
- 3-game round robin per team Saturday
- Top 4 in crossover bracket Sunday
- Single game length (45 minutes) across the weekend
- Mercy rule after a 5-goal margin
Parent communication
Ice time shifts by 20 minutes are the norm. SMS alerts the moment a shift happens so no parent shows up 40 minutes early (or late).
Run your club or travel season on the Sports Tier
SignUpGo's Sports Tier ($59/mo) is built for club, travel, and AAU programs who run real tournaments every weekend. You get unlimited tournaments, 5 user seats, 1,000 messaging credits, full pool play & bracket automation, captain score entry, team & player registration, entry fees, and merch — without paying per-event software fees.
- Unlimited brackets across multiple courts, fields, or diamonds
- SMS alerts the second a pool finishes or a court reassigns
- Collect entry fees, team deposits, and merch at checkout
- Custom branding so parents see your club, not our logo
Ready to run a cleaner weekend? Start with the Sports Tier, compare plans, or try the tournament builder in under two minutes.