Sixteen teams are ready to compete in the 2025 Pat Quinn Classic U15 Elite Invitational.
The tournament, now in its third year, features teams from the Lower Mainland, Victoria, Prince George, Edmonton, Washington, Idaho, Texas and California.
With two flights, 34 games and three venues, the U15 Elite Invitational provides a top tournament experience for young hockey players over the four-day competition.
The tournament starts on Thursday, November 13 at 8:00 a.m. when the Texas Tigers face off against the Vancouver North East Chiefs at the Burnaby Winter Club.
The first game at Planet Ice Delta features Vancouver North West Hawks against the Wenatchee Wild at 9 a.m. on Nov. 13.
Later that evening, the first game at Planet Ice Coquitlam will see the Vancouver North East Chiefs versus the San Jose Junior Sharks at 8:45 p.m.
The action continues throughout the weekend with the finals at the Burnaby Winter Club on Nov. 16 starting at 10 a.m. with the gold medal game for flight 2 and the gold medal game for flight 1 at 12:45 p.m.
The full schedule is available here.
The registered teams are:
- Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep (CSSHL Prep)
- Cariboo Cougars U15 AAA (U15 Elite Hockey League)
- Couer D’Alene Hockey Academy (CSSHL Prep)
- Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep (CSSHL Prep)
- Fraser Valley Thunderbirds U15 AAA (U15 Elite Hockey League)
- KC Squires U15 AAA (AEHL)
- LA Jr Kings 14U AAA (USA Hockey Tier 1)
- North West Hawks (U15 Elite Hockey League)
- Pacific Coast Hockey Academy U15 Prep (CSSHL Prep)
- San Jose Jr Sharks 14U AAA (USA Hockey Tier 1)
- Seattle Jr Kraken 14U AAA (USA Hockey Tier 1)
- St. Georges Hockey Academy U15 Prep (CSSHL Prep)
- Texas Tigers (USA AA)
- Vancouver North East Chiefs (U15 Elite Hockey League)
- Wenatchee Wild 14U
- Yale U15 Prep (CSSHL Prep)
The U15 Elite Invitational in November is the first part of the 2025 Pat Quinn Classic. The competition continues December 27 to 31, 2025 featuring games in eight other divisions from Female U11 to Integrated U17.
Backgrounder – The Pat Quinn Classic
The Burnaby Minor Hockey Association began hosting the annual December Bantam hockey tournament in 1962. It is now the longest-running event of its kind in the world. The tournament became the Pat Quinn Classic in 2015, named after the legendary player, coach, general manager and team owner. Pat Quinn is internationally recognized as one of the hockey’s greatest coaches and ambassadors. Proceeds go to the Pat Quinn Scholarship Fund. Managed by Hockey Canada, the fund supports players in post-secondary education after their hockey careers. Quinn is one of the most recognizable faces in Canadian sport and has made an enormous contribution to sport in British Columbia and Canada.
The objective of the Pat Quinn Classic is to create a top international-calibre tournament in Western Canada to showcase local teams alongside some of the strongest programs in Canada, the U.S. and around the world. Organizers worked with the Quinn family to create a unique tournament that strikes the right balance between exciting hockey, skill and leadership development and community engagement. Pat motivated players at all levels to work hard on the ice and live with passion and integrity off the ice. The vision of this tournament exemplifies his love of hockey and his unwavering commitment to give back to the community.
MEDIA CONTACT: info@patquinnclassic.com