Registration for The Snider Hockey Cup Sponsored by Xbox, Powered by WorldGaming opens today; first online brackets get underway on January 10, 2018
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Xbox signs on as Presenting Sponsor
North America’s top video hockey gamers will compete in the first-ever Snider Hockey Cup Sponsored by Xbox, Powered by WorldGaming – a competitive video gaming tournament that will be played across North America on EA SPORTS NHL 18. Proceeds from the Tournament will benefit the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation which was created by the late Philadelphia Flyers owner to build lives and unite communities through the sport of hockey.
Leveraging WorldGaming’s platform, online qualifiers for The Snider Hockey Cup Sponsored by Xbox, Powered by WorldGaming will get underway on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, culminating with the Live Championships at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Players will compete for over $17,500 in prizing, including cash, merchandise, apparel, tickets and more.
The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and WorldGaming will offer compelling, engaging content and a gameplay experience in the US and Canada, all while raising money for the over 3,000 student-athletes who participate in Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation programming.
The tournament has three stages: online qualifiers will run from January 10 through Feburary 10, 2018, online playoffs from February 17 through February 18, 2018, and the Live Championships at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Finalists will also attend the game between the Philadelphia
Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins that evening at the Wells Fargo Center. The Championship at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia will be open to the public. Fans can support Snider Hockey by visiting esyhf.org.
“Ed Snider was a visionary. What better way to honor Ed than to be the first foundation to embrace the esports industry with this tournament that will ultimately benefit the student-athletes of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation,” said Scott Tharp, President, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation.
“The WorldGaming team is thrilled to be partnering with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to bring this exciting competitive gaming tournament opportunity to players and fans throughout the US and Canada, especially given the support and awareness this will bring to the many student-athletes of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and its great cause and mission,” said Wim Stocks, General Manager, WorldGaming.
