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2025 Cross Border Challenge Schedule Released
April 25, 2025
Hockey Eastern Ontario is proud to partner again with Hockey Northwestern Ontario and Hockey Quebec to present the 2nd annual Cross Border Challenge. The Cross Border Challenge is a combined Program of Excellence (POE) event at the U14, U15 and U16 levels.
The POE is Hockey Canada's elite development and competitive program that provides players with exposure to international competition concepts and some of the best high-performance coaching in the country. The program is offered by Hockey Eastern Ontario to start and educate young athletes on the Hockey Canada POE Pathway (U17, U18, U20 and Olympic Teams).
This event provides our elite athletes with exposure to competition and development opportunities outside of HEO, which aligns with similar type programming that is being run in other regions of the country by other Hockey Canada Member Branches.
2025 Cross Border Challenge
The 2025 Cross Border Challenge will feature seven Ontario teams and seven Hockey Quebec teams. The Ontario teams are made up of players and coaches from Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Northwestern Ontario. All practices and games will take place at the Richcraft Sensplex.
The U14 division will feature four Ontario teams and four Hockey Quebec teams. Each team will receive two practices and play four games.
The U15 division features two Ontario teams and two Hockey Quebec teams. Each team will receive two practices and play four games.
The U16 division features one Ontario team and one team of Hockey Quebec players. Each team will receive four practices and face off against each other three times.
The full event schedule can be found here.
Rosters will be announced at a later date.