Over 2500 ice hockey players and family members will come together this weekend for the Rochester Fall Classic tournament. The annual event, put on by MYHockey Tournaments out of Chicago IL., will take place at the Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex and runs from October 4th through the 6th.
67 youth hockey teams will compete, of which 53 teams travel in from outside the area and call Rochester home throughout the event. These teams represent a wide range of States in the US (NY, VA, NJ, PA and MD), as well as Provence of Ontario, Canada. The 53 out of town teams equates to roughly 2000 out of town guests that will reside in local hotels, dine in local restaurants and shop in local stores over a four day period.
Based on the National Association of Sports Commissions Economic Impact Assumptions, this event will result in approximately $1,200,000 of economic impact to the local community..
“Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex is the ideal facility for running large hockey tournaments,” said Jim Babin, President of MYHockey Tournaments. “The close proximity of many hotels, restaurants and shopping add to the appeal of this tournament location and is why we choose to host six tournaments throughout the year.”
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Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex is a 170,000 square foot, multi-sport facility located on the campus of Monroe Community College. It is home to 4 NHL sized ice rinks, a Bill Grays Restaurant, Tap Room and Snack Bar, Abbott’s Frozen Custard, City Brew Coffee, Locker Room Sports retail hockey store, Maksymum Hockey, Northern Educate Hockey Academy, Travel Team USA. It is also the training facility for the Rochester Americans AHL team and home to Monroe Community College Ice Hockey, Nazareth Ice Hockey, Rochester Youth Hockey, Rochester Americans Junior Hockey, Rochester Americans Tier 1 Hockey teams, Brighton High School Hockey, Pittsford High School Hockey, Spencerport High School Hockey, ROC City Roller Derby, Rochester Ice Cats Hockey and numerous other organizations. For more information, visitwww.billgraysiceplex.com.
MYHockey Tournaments, a recognized leader in youth hockey tournaments, organizes and hosts tournaments in nine US locations, with more than 2400 participating teams during the 2012-13 season. For more information on MYHockey Tournaments, visit www.myhockeytournaments.com.
