The Bell Capital Cup, formerly the Bell Canada Cup is an annual ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 tournament staged in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. It is open to youth teams aged 9–13, from all over the world. The tournament attracts over 500 teams annually was named by Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

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 as "the world's largest hockey tournament." Proceeds from the tournament help to fund local minor hockey programs in the Ottawa area.

Format

The Bell Capital Cup offers twenty one divisions in atom (squirt) and peewee divisions. Nineteen divisions feature boys teams in AAA, AA, A, B and House league divisions (classified as A, B and C) and 2 atom and peewee girls divisions (AA). The tournament provides each team with a 3 game minimum for AA, A, B and House league divisions while teams in the AAA divisions receive a 4 game minimum. The tournament features a round-robin format with the winner of each group advancing to the playoff round. The finals are held at Scotiabank Place

Scotiabank Place

Scotiabank Place is a multi-purpose arena, located in Kanata, a suburban district of Ottawa, Ontario. It is home to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. It has also hosted the Canadian University Men's Basketball Championship...

. The games are played in 20+ venues and 35 rinks, including the Bell Sensplex

Bell Sensplex

The Bell Sensplex is a four-pad ice facility, located in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the primary practice facility of the Ottawa Senators NHL team. In a partnership with the City of Ottawa, it is also used for minor hockey and hosts the annual Bell Capital Cup ice hockey tournament....

, the Kanata Rec Centre, the Nepean Sportsplex

Nepean Sportsplex

Nepean Sportsplex is a sports facility in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located on Woodroffe Avenue north of the Ottawa Greenbelt, near the former Confederation High School along OC Transpo route 95. Unfortunately, the sportsplex does not have a website that adequately provides information.- History...

, the Ray Friel Centre, the Orleans Recreation Centre and the Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa Civic Centre

The Ottawa Civic Centre, also known as the J. Benson Cartage Centre for 2011–2012, is an indoor arena located in Ottawa, Ontario, seating 9,862. With temporary seating and standing room it can hold 10,585. Opened in December 1967, it is used primarily for sports, including curling, figure skating,...

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2007 Tournament

The 2007 tournament had 510 teams, 8,145 players, setting a Guinness World Record. $196,000 was raised by the 2007 tournament for local minor hockey associations and charities.