Northern Lights Qualifier

Teams: 17HP, 18HP

NLQ Player Fee: $275; players will be invoiced through SE; payment due by 12/20/24.

Dates: Competition 1/31/25-2/2/25; Travel 1/30/25
*Families should plan on arriving at the hotel by 9pm at the latest on Thurs, 1/30/25.
*Start times on Friday are not currently available.
*Return flights should be booked after 6pm at the earliest to avoid a conflict with tournament play.- approximate 25 minute ride.

Travel: Families are responsible for travel to and from the tournament. It’s approximately a 6-7 hour drive depending on your location or approximately one hour flight.
*The Metro Blue Line (https://www.metrotransit.org/airport) light rail runs from the airport (Mall of America) to downtown Minneapolis Nicollet Mall Station- approximate 25 minute ride. Light Rail runs every 15 minutes on weekdays; check schedule for Sunday schedule.
*It’s a short walk from the Nicollet Mall Station to the hotel or there are buses that run down Nicollet Mall toward the hotel.

Coach Travel Plans:
1/30-25- Delta #1250 arrives in MSP at 11:52am; 2/2/25- Delta #1563 leaves MSP at 8:20pm *Families or players are welcome to join the coaches flights.

Tournament Site: Minneapolis Convention Center- 1301 2nd Ave South, Minneapolis, MN

Team Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites- 19 North 8Th St, Minneapolis, MN
*Deadline for booking your room is Tues, 12/3/24 at 11am. Extra rooms will be dropped after this point. Book at thsweb.com using the following Parent Codes:
17HP- P17743503471250; 18HP- P10773103411440
Rooms: King with pullout bed; Cost: $169 + 13.4% tax
Hotel policies: Individual cancellation up to 1/27/25 provided the group maintains 80% of rooms. See full PDF
*Hampton Inn is located within walking distance of the Convention Center and near Nicollet Mall with restaurants and shopping.
*Players stay with their family at the hotel. Coaches are also at the hotel and will set the schedule for the group once the tournament posts the schedules.

More information about schedules, spectator fees… will be posted as it becomes available.