It’s a little early to say where and when, but Labatt USA will sponsor the Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament again this year in Buffalo.
If you recall, last year’s tournament planning became a little dicey when the first selected venue, Delaware Lake, failed to freeze over for the February 16th event. Plan B involved the parking lots at the Marina, but they also failed to freeze. The next and possibly best choice became the marina itself.
After a great marina experience, Labatt President Glen Walter declared that this year’s tournament would take place on the lake once again. We won’t know for sure until the official announcement is made on January 5th at Labatt HQ in Key Tower, but we’re betting that’s exactly what will happen.
There will be several more teams competing this year; 64 in all, up from 16 last year. Beyond that, we’ll have to wait until the 5th for further details.