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Saturday April 06, 2024


WELCOME TO THE 39^th Niagara Falls CATARACTS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

 The Cataracts Hockey Tournament held in beautiful Niagara Falls Ontario in
the Spring month of March each year and is open to Adult Hockey
Teams in Divisions 20+, 35+, 40+, 45+,50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+
 
To all our Sponsoring Partners and to all the Teams that come to Niagara
each year for an enjoyable weekend, the Cataracts Hockey Tournament
is able to make much needed Donations to many local Charities.
From the Cataracts Tournament Committee
THANK YOU

Click on 'Details' above to see number of games, cost, divisions, how to apply etc.
Then click on 'Application' to apply for a spot in the 2025 Tournament.

NOTE: Teams should pay close attention to the top part of the 'Details' page about
team/player Insurance while playing in the Cataracts Tournament.


The Cataracts has great Tournament Awards & Draw Prizes thanks to
Molson's Canada and Canadian Tire Niagara Falls.
Thanks to the following who support both our website and Advertising.
Molson's Canada
Johnny Rocco's Italian Grill Lundy's Lane
Mick & Angelo's Bar & Grill Lundy's Lane
Canadian Tire Morrison Street
(Click on any of the pictures below to open the Sponsors website)
              
At the arenas their is lots of parking, large change rooms, Canteen and Bar
on site and we have a great Prize Table every year. Tournament Hotels
are no more than a 10 minute drive to the arenas and most Hotels
are within walking distance of one of the 2 Casinos in the city.
And the Falls has many many good restaurants.

The Cataracts Tournament produces large Banners for each tournament that contain
 different size ads for our tournament Sponsors.  The ads on Banners are much
larger and more visible than they were in our Program.  A number of copies
of these banners are placed at various spots around our arenas in places
where they are visible to the hundreds of visitors over the weekend.

If you, your team or a friend is interested in placing an Ad on our Banners contact
Winston  Auld for information on cost for the various sizes available.

  You can contact us by email to Winston@  auldwinston@gmail.com
   
By Mail
Cataracts  Hockey Tournament
6444  McMicking St.
Niagara Falls, Ont.,
L2J  1X1

 Tournament Chairman:   Winston Auld
 Tournament Directors:    Andy Baillie and Art Dobbin
 Tournament Volunteers:  Mick & Angelo's Prehistorics Players

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Alternative = The Auld Reid Oldtimers Tournament takes place in January each year.
          Click on the link below to go to the Auld Reid website.      
 
    

                                   Tournament  HISTORY

For 32 years until 2016 the Niagara Falls Cataracts Hockey Tournament was operated by lifelong Niagara Falls resident Ralph Biamonte. Ralph retired after the 2016 Tournament and Ralph's long time friend Winston Auld took over coordinating the Tournament.  Ralph assisted with this transition.

The new committee promises to do it's best to keep this great tournament running as smoothly as in previous years and with as competitive divisions as possible. Winston brought 39 years of experience to the table from the Auld Reid Tournament that he has been involved with since it started in 1977.  The Cataracts hosts 75+ teams each year.

The Tournament arenas are located in close proximity to the main action places in Niagara Falls. All Hotels and Casinos are within a 5 to 10 minute drive to the arenas.

When Teams Apply they must submit their Roster at the same time. The Tournament needs Rosters when seeding teams. We look at the Age and Experience of each player when seeding teams. We also use the history of players/teams that played in the Cataracts previously. 

Hotels: A big part of the Cataracts Tournament is donating to a number of local Charities in Niagara Falls each year. In that regard the Tournament secures advantageous hotel room rates in advance for participating teams. We send the list of hotels to each team when they Apply and this list of Sponsoring Hotels is also available by clicking on 'Hotels' above.
The Tournament needs your team to support these Sponsoring Hotels.