Rain City Rush

Seattle Pride Hockey Association hosts a traveling team — the Rain City Rush — across various team-based tournaments. Interested in traveling with Rain City Rush? Drop your information below and we’ll be in touch when there’s an opening. We try to travel a few times per hockey season to some of the team-based tournaments listed in our Tournament Directory.

How traveling with Rain City Rush works

Once you register with Rain City Rush, you’re essentially on the team! Each summer/fall, typically prior to the traditional hockey season, we send out a poll to all registered Rain City Rush players—whether you’ve played before or not—to gauge interest in upcoming team-based tournaments.

The Tournament Selection Process

Assuming there is strong interest to travel to a city, once the tournament dates are announced and registration opens, Rain City Rush follows a two-phased approach:

Priority Registration: Players who participated in the previous year get the first opportunity to register. (If it’s our first time attending a tournament, registration is open to all Rain City Rush players first-registered, first-confirmed.)
General Registration: Generally after a couple of weeks, if spots are still available, registration then opens on a first-registered, first-confirmed basis to all remaining Rain City Rush players.

What cities does Rain City Rush travel to

Currently, Rain City Rush travels to cities that host full teams. For cities that host individual, draft-style tournaments – like Seattle Pride Classic or Western Cup, for example – you would simply register as a free agent and go through the team drafting process.

Current team-based tournaments (updated August 2026):

February: Frozen Pride Classic – Winthrop, WA
March: The Palm Springs International Pride Hockey Tournament – Palm Springs, CA
May: Chelsea Challenge – New York, NY (this tournament requires a Semi-Advanced / B Division team)
August: Chicago Market Days Classic – Chicago, IL (held every ~2-3 years)
September: TCQHA Salad Classic – Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
October: Canada Cup – Toronto, ON or Montreal, QC

All other tournaments help throughout the year and draft-based. Check out our full tournament directory.

Want to host Rain City Rush in your city? Email us at RainCityRush@SeattlePrideHockey.org with all the details.