7min
ClosestMinnesota youth hockey · 2026-27
First Test of the Best
UnclearChecked Oct 15, 2026
Built from published rules only. How the score works
The housing rule
We found no clear housing rule on the official site.
Read the rule on the official site. We checked this on Oct 15, 2026.
Housing partner
Hampton Inn - Eden Prairie (room block contact)
What to know
First Test of the Best is Nov 27 to 29, 2026, the Thanksgiving weekend event for Bantam AA and PeeWee AA. It carries the largest field in Eden Prairie's lineup, with 12 teams in each level.
The fee is $1,900 a team, the highest the host lists. Both levels were marked full on the host page, and games are round robin with four guaranteed.
Eden Prairie Hockey lists its address as 16700 Valley View Rd, the Eden Prairie Community Center. The tournament page does not say which rink each game is in.
Lodging is a Team Lodging section on the host page for the Hampton Inn - Eden Prairie, with a contact for room blocks. No booking requirement is stated.
Closest hotels by drive time
7min
8min
by car to Eden Prairie Community Center, 3.4 mi
Country Inn & Suites
591 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, MN, 55317
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Housing Fairness score: Not scored
How the score was built
N/AStarts at 100. Built from published rules only. See the method.
- Housing rule is unclearStatus: unclear. We do not score a rule we cannot read.0
Dates by level
| Level | Dates |
|---|---|
| Bantam AA | Nov 27 to 29, 2026 |
| PeeWee AA | Nov 27 to 29, 2026 |
Games guaranteed: 4. Source
All hotels near the rink
| Hotel | Drive | Book |
|---|---|---|
| AmericInn | 7 min | Rates |
| Northcott Americinn | 7 min | Rates |
| Country Inn & Suites | 8 min | Rates |
| Extended Stay America - Minneapolis - Eden Prairie - Technology Drive | 8 min | Rates |
| Hampton Inn & Suites | 8 min | Rates |
| Hilton Homes | 8 min | Rates |
| TownePlace Suites | 8 min | Rates |
| Best Western | 9 min | Rates |
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Pool, Breakfast, Kitchen: not listed for any of these hotels.
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True trip cost per family
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Entry fee $1,900 per team, divided by this number
Nov 27 to 29, 2026
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Gas counts the round trip
Assumption, not a source figure
- Entry fee share$127
- Hotel: 2 nights x $0$0
- Gas: 0 mi x 2 / 22 mpg x $3.20$0
- Meals: 4 people x 3 days x $15$180
$307
Estimated total for one family. Hotel or mileage is still empty, so this total is low.
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Quick answers
- Is First Test of the Best stay-to-play?
- We could not tell. The published rules for First Test of the Best do not state a clear housing requirement.
- When is First Test of the Best?
- First Test of the Best runs Nov 27 to 29, 2026. Dates differ by level, see the schedule on this page.
- Where is First Test of the Best?
- Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346.
- What is the closest hotel to First Test of the Best?
- AmericInn is the closest, about 7 minutes by car from Eden Prairie Community Center.