Sunday, February 22nd, 2026

The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with AAA Insurance Minneapolis and Minnesota Hockey, will host the 9th annual Mite Holiday Jamboree on February 22nd at Grand Casino Arena in downtown, St. Paul. Boys and girls from across the state are invited to participate.

Where: Grand Casino Arena

Cost: $295 per team

The jamboree is open to a total of 32 teams, ages 8 and under

16 teams – 8U Girls (Between 9:00 am-5:30 pm on February 22)

16 teams – 8U Youth (Between 9:00 am-5:30 pm on February 22)

Each team will play a total of two back-to-back 25-minute half-ice games. Every team will play at the Grand Casino Arena.

  • Teams will be sharing locker rooms and benches during the games.
  • Teams will be randomly assigned to which day they will play. 
  • The game schedule will be made available in the week of Monday, February 9th.

Additional terms of registration:

  • Age 6 and Under and Mini-Mite teams are NOT eligible to participate.
  • Please note that we will only accept ONE team per association.
  • Teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Teams that were unable to register first will be automatically placed on a wait list and notified in the event a team drops out.

We reserve the right to remove teams from registration if there are more than ONE team from an association registered. That team will be placed on the waitlist in the case that a team from the same association drops out.

Registration will open on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 10 am.

Questions? Please contact Gabby Billing at [email protected].

Want to see all of the photos from last year's Mite Jamboree? Check them out here!