Winners crowned at 2026 Blue Note Cup

The annual Blue Note Cup championship was back in action last weekend, marking the culmination of the Missouri Youth Hockey season. The event is supported by the St. Louis Blues and its youth hockey partner, First Community Credit Union.

The Blue Note Cup took place the weekend of Feb. 28 - March 1, primarily at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights. It featured the final 74 teams across 37 divisions in the Missouri Youth Hockey playoffs. 

The Blues formed a partnership with Missouri Youth Hockey in 2016-17 to help bring the Blue Note Cup championship to life, with the number of overall divisions competing for trophies expanding from 19 to 37 in that time. This growth includes an increase in older divisions, highlighting strong retention across youth hockey in the region.

Following significant expansion in the past two years, the 6U/8U festival which accompanies the event now takes place at the Maryville University Hockey Center.

2026 SCHEDULE:

Saturday, Feb. 28

Plager Rink

10U Squirt C3: Rockets def. Affton, 3-2

10U Squirt C2: Kirkwood def. Lady Liberty, 4-3

10U Squirt B2: Twin Bridges def. St. Peters, 3-2

12U Peewee A3: Meramec def. Kirkwood, 1-0

10U Squirt A2: Southern Illinois def. Northwest Arkansas, 3-2

10U Squirt A1: Meramec def. Twin Bridges, 2-0

12U Peewee C3: St. Peters def. Meramec, 3-2

NHL Rink

12U Peewee C2: Affton def. Chesterfield, 5-2

10U Squirt A3: Kirkwood def. Decatur, 4-3

12U Peewee B3: Meramec def. St. Peters, 8-4

14U Bantam B2: Kirkwood #1 def. Kirkwood #2, 2-1

10U Squirt B3: Springfield (MO) def. Chesterfield, 7-1

10U Squirt B1: Twin Bridges def. Meramec, 5-1

14U Bantam A1: Chesterfield def. Southern Illinois, 2-1

USA Rink

14U Bantam A2: Rockets def. St. Peters, 4-3

Tier 2 9U Squirt AA: Knights def. Sting, 6-1

Tier 2 10U Squirt AA: Eagles def. Sting, 4-2

Tier 2 11U Peewee AA: Knights def. Eagles, 3-2

Tier 2 12U Peewee AA: Knights def. Eagles, 3-1

Tier 2 13U Bantam AA: Knights def. Eagles, 6-2

Sunday, March 1

Plager Rink

14U Bantam C1: Affton def. Twin Bridges, 6-2

12U Peewee B2: Chesterfield def. St. Peters, 5-1

10U Squirt C1: Decatur def. Kirkwood, 4-1

12U Peewee A1: Meramec def. Kirkwood, 4-0

Midget 16U A: St. Peters def. Rockets, 5-3

Midget 16U AA: Chesterfield def. Kirkwood, 3-0

NHL Rink

12U Peewee B1: Springfield (MO) def. Kirkwood, 4-2

12U Peewee C1: Southern Illinois def. St. Peters, 2-1

Midget 18U AA: Rockets def. Affton Ferbet, 2-1

14U Bantam B3: Rockets def. Little Rock, 5-1

14U Bantam B1: Kirkwood def. Rockets, 3-2

14U Bantam A3: Kirkwood def. Meramec, 4-1

USA Rink

12U Peewee A2: Kirkwood def. Meramec, 4-1

Tier 1 9U Squirt AAA: Blues def. Carshield, 1-0

Tier 1 10U Squirt AAA: Blues def. Carshield, 7-2

Tier 1 11U Peewee AAA: Blues def. Carshield, 10-1

Tier 1 12U Peewee AAA: Blues def. Carshield, 6-0