Cleveland Hockey Fest 2025

Hockey Fest 2025
Thursday, February 27th, and Friday, February 28th

In partnership with the Cleveland Monsters, all eight first responder teams will once again play downtown on day two at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

More importantly, all proceeds from this event will go to support the families of our fallen Ohio Fire Fighters, who will be honored this year at the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial.

Fallen Ohio Fire Fighters:
Sterling Rahe, Toledo, Local 92
Shawn P. Calvey, Cleveland, Local 93
Michael P. Taylor, Steubenville, Local 228
Jared Kneale, Canton, Local 249
Amanda Karduck, Painesville, Local 434
Jeffrey Young, Sylvania, Local 2243
Troy Bernhard, Perrysburg Township, Local 4170

Hotel discount rooms at Hampton Inn Cleveland Downtown:
Please note that the cut-off date for reservations is February 20, 2025. Any unreserved rooms in the block will be released after this date. Make reservations through any of these options:

1. Calling directly at 216-241-6600
2. Using the toll-free number: 1-800-HAMPTON
3. Booking online through your dedicated reservation link:
   https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/clevelandfirefighter2025hockeyfest/

Day #1 Euclid C.E. Orr Ice Arena on Thursday, February 27^th
Euclid Arena, admission is free (donations appreciated)

Round #1
Opening Ceremony and Puck Drop
9:00 am – Euclid Fire vs. West Side Fire
10:00 am – Cleveland Fire vs. Heights Fire
11:00 am – Toledo Fire vs. Columbus Fire
12:00 pm – Cleveland Police vs. Pittsburgh Fire

Semi-Finals
1:00 pm – Lost Game #1 vs. Lost Game #2
2:00 pm – Win Game #1 vs. Win Game #2
3:00 pm – Lost Game #3 vs. Lost Game #4
4:00 pm – Win Game #3 vs. Win Game #4

Euclid Arena Food & Beer: Cook-out-style lunch provided for players and guests.

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Social and fundraiser at Gillespie’s Map Room in downtown Cleveland. $20 for adults and $10 for kids; this price includes food, pop, and draft beer.

Day #2 at Rocket Mortgage on Friday, February 28th

Tickets Required: Please purchase through this discount link, and $5 of each ticket sold will be donated back: https://bit.ly/HockeyFest2025

Championship Round
Opening Ceremony and Puck Drop
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Two 0-2 Teams play for 7th place
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: Two 1-1 Teams lower score count play for 5th place
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Two 1-1 Teams top score count play for 3rd place
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Two 2-0 Teams play for 1st place
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Social event at the downtown Harry Buffalo, $20 for adults and $10 for kids; this includes food, pop, and draft beer.

Entrance to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse: Cleveland Cliffs Entrance on the northeast corner.

Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse will not be opening their concession stands prior to the 7pm Monsters game. However, we would like to direct everyone to the Harry Buffalo on the north side of the Arena if you would like to grab food or drinks between games.

Tournament T-shirts online store: https://www.onlyinclev.com/collections/cleveland-fire-hockey
(Special tournament hockey pucks available for purchase at the event)