Peterborough Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament Explained

Peterborough Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament
Last Season:	62nd Annual
Upcoming Season:	63rd Annual
Formerly:	Peterborough Liftlock Atom Hockey Tournament
Website:	http://liftlockatomhockey.ca/index.php

The Peterborough Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament, formerly the Peterborough Liftlock Atom Hockey Tournament, is a hockey tournament for 9 to 11 year olds in Peterborough Ontario, Canada.^[1]

History

The tournament was started in 1958 as a 1 day tournament with 8 teams, held in March annually.^[2] The tournament ran in this way for the first 11 years with chairman Neil Clark.

In the fall of 1969, Jack Guerin, Lloyd Hardy, Dan Dorsett and Howie Eastman approached the League Executive with a proposal to increase the size and length of the tournament from a 1 day, 8 team event, to a 2 day, 16 team event. Since then the tournament has grown substantially, with 87 teams playing across 4 days in 2023 alone^[3]

See also

• Peterborough Ontario, Canada
• Ontario Minor Hockey Association, OMHA

References

1. Web site: November 17, 2023 . About the Tournament . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118090755/http://liftlockatomhockey.ca/page.php?page_id=127559 . November 18, 2023 . November 17, 2023 . Peterborough Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament.
2. News: Davies . Mike . January 8, 2018 . Liftlock atom tourney Fetes 60th anniversary . 1–2 . The Peterborough Examiner . November 18, 2023.
3. News: Davies . mike . January 10, 2023 . Peterborough Liftlock tournament ready to hit the ice with 87 teams . 1 . The Peterborough Examiner . live . November 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118084059/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/hockey/peterborough-liftlock-tournament-ready-to-hit-the-ice-with-87-teams/article_a5d0ae6b-70ba-521d-b95e-9ac88ccf920f.html . November 18, 2023.