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This year the Junior Olympic Games will be hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana. We expect over 3,500 players from 340 teams, plus the junior world championships with international teams from four continents!
The Crescent City Hockey League in New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation are proud to host this event and have worked to prepare the rinks, reserve hotel rooms, and develop this web site to make participation in this tournament easy and fun.
Take a look at our welcome letter from the Crescent City Hockey League!
Check our Divisions & Awards page for age and competitive divisions, and the Block Schedule page for a schedule.
Check our Locations & Hotels page for details on game location, maps, and New Orleans hotel information.
Tournament Games
Underway
The international games have begun! Wednesday evening we saw the
first games of the AAU International and Junior World Cup
competitions. All tournaments games are in Hall A of the Morial Convention Center.
There is no admission charged to spectators of inline hockey.
The game schedule and scores are both available.
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| Hall A showing at least part of all 3 rinks. The square structure in the middle is Southern Sports Supply hockey shop. |
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| Rink 3 during international competition |
One Venue – Three
Tournaments
From July 27 to August 7, the same venue in New Orleans will host three different but coordinated inline hockey tournaments:
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The 2005 AAU Junior Olympic Games, with divisions for boys and girls from 6u to 20u and high school. This tournament is the primary focus of this web site. | |
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The 2005 Men's and Women's USARS USA Championships, with divisions for adult men and women. This web site also provides information and the entry packet for this tournament. | |
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The 2005 FIRS Junior World Championships, an international tournament. The information and entry packet for this tournament are available at the USA Roller Sports web site. |
Wear Your Pin!
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Wear this pin wherever you go — local businesses are offering discounts to members and the pin will get you in to the reception at the Ernst Café! Team managers will receive pins at registration. |
News
Updated July 29. Local Restaurants
Want to Meet Hockey Players.
A list of nearby restaurants offering discounts to hockey families
is available on the Restaurant
Discounts page. We have a list of
Entertainment Discounts,
too.
Posted July 22. Reception Planned. The Crescent City Hockey League will host a reception banquet for AAU sponsors, referees, volunteers, international teams, and parents! See the announcement above.
Posted July 22. Suite Assignments Posted. Convention Center suite assignments are available for international teams and some other groups on our Locations and Hotels page.
Updated June 17. Hotel Occupancy Rates Very High. The New Orleans Tourism and Convention Bureau released its July-August summer hotel activity. "This summer's rental activity is the strongest since the September 11, 2001 attack and it will result in hotel bookings in the 85-90% occupancy level." To anyone planning on attending the AAU tournaments, this occupancy level is similar to what we experience with a Super Bowl, and more than we experience with the annual Mardi Gras! While there are still hotels available with rates that are discounted way below a standard rate, you had better reserve NOW or you will be shut out...or pay much more!
Please review the Locations & Hotels page for hotels that are participating in the AAU rental program. Hotel rooms blocks were released on July 1. Event rates may no longer be available at certain hotels. The 11,715 rooms set aside for the Junior Olympic Games are quickly being booked. We have a special list of hotels within easy walking distance from the rinks on our Locations & Hotels page.
To be sure you get the best discount, we strongly recommend you call the hotel's local number and explicitly ask for the AAU Inline Hockey Championship rate.
Posted June 8. Additional Practice Time Available The Harrison County Skate Park has practice time available for visiting teams. See the Practice Time page for details.
Updated May 31. International Teams
On Their Way. Canada is bringing two teams in each
of the 10u, 12u, 14u, and 16u divisions, and one in the 18u.
New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Great Britain, and Colombia are also bringing teams.
Posted May 23. Prize Money for USARS USA Championships! The USARS USA Championships now has a purse of $10,000 for the Men's Gold Division! See the Divisions & Awards page for details.
Posted May 17. Practice Facilities Available. Local rinks have made time available to visiting teams for practice during the Junior Olympic Games. See the Practice Time page for details.