Tournament schedule

The TCQHA Salad Classic is a fun adult no-check hockey tournament. Players include members of the Twin Cities Queer Hockey Association, players from LGBTQIA+ hockey associations in other cities from all over the world.

The TCQHA Salad Classic is an opportunity for TCQHA players to share the TCQHA spirit and mission with the wider hockey community and with other LGBTQIA+ hockey associations.

Six team round robin. Four games guaranteed: Friday morning and afternoon, Saturday afternoon and evening. 

Two final games will be played on Sunday afternoon, one for 3rd place and one for the Championship. 

Games with be played at the Parade Ice Garden, 600 Kenwood Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55403.

Lodging 

Block of rooms available at the Hilton at USD 139.00 (+Taxes & Fees) a night for Sept. 14th through Sept. 18th.  Click here to reserve your room. Options are two queen beds or one king. Only 50 available, so don't wait!

Tournament Events

• September 15th - Opening Party at The EAGLE|MPLS. Best Head of Lettuce (Mullet) contest and Best Team Mascot contest with Drag Queen panel of judges. Don't know what all the fuss about having good hockey hair (Nice salad dude!) is so important in Minnesota? How long has hockey hair been in Minnesota? Nobody knows exactly when the first player hit the ice with a mullet — the prototype of today's flow, salad and chop — but it's been a mainstay in arenas and on ponds since at least the 1960s. Some say it was first done for warmth, to keep a little fur on the neck. Others blame Canada, saying the hairstyle trickled down from our hockey-loving northern neighbors. In 2011, a Minnesota man turned hockey hair into a competitive sport all its own. John King launched the "All Hockey Hair Team" videos, celebrating the longest, sleekest, most voluminous 'dos on the ice. As for the Best Mascot Contest, Harvey Marsha Baker (aka Storme) made their debut at the Palm Springs International Pride Hockey Tournament in Coachella Valley hosted by Coachella Valley Pride Hockey in March 2023. Harvey was a little lonely as the only mascot at the event (Okay. There was that one guy riding a unicorn from Boston Pride on Sunday.) Harvey the Narwhal is hoping for some competition, so come with your A game. 
• "Unofficial" hangouts Saturday and Sunday night at the eagleBOLTbar. 
• Banquet Bunch at Roxy's Cabaret Sunday morning. Open at 10:30am for breakfast and show starting at 11:30am. Brunch and show ticket included in your tournament fee.

Team registration is $2100.00 for up to 14 players. Additional players are welcome, each additional player is $150.00. 

A $500 non refundable deposit is due upon completion of this form. (Payment plans available if needed. Contact us at tcqha.salad.classic@gmail.com). 

The remaining balance is due by 8/1/2023. Payable via Venmo to @TCQHA or PayPal to cdanek23@gmail.com.

If additional skaters or a goalie are needed, we can help!!! So don’t hesitate to register a team if you are short! We are hoping to have six recreational and six competitive teams register. 

NOTE: If you are registered as a team, TCQHA is not responsible for individual player refunds if you are injured or become ill and can not play in the tournament. Players are responsible to find a replacement player or workout another arrangement with your team.

Once you register, a tournament organizer will be in contact with you to complete setting up your roster. If you have any questions, please e-mail tcqha.salad.classic@gmail.com. 

$150 non refundable fee is due upon completion of this form payable via Venmo to @TCQHA. Please reference Salad Classic and your name in the Venmo memo section.

As a free agent, you might be placed on an existing team, but it is recommended you bring a WHITE and BLACK jersey with numbers on the back.

Once you register, a tournament organizer will be in contact with you closer to the tournament. If you have any questions, please e-mail tcqha.salad.classic@gmail.com. 

*Do not use this link to register if you are a TCQHA player. Your team captain will register you as a team.