Our History
Our tournament continues to gain momentum, but we are proud of the impact we have had on our community and families we have helped. We thank you for your past and continued support.
2021
The year that started it all. In true hockey player fashion, a couple of friends banded together to support their teammate and brother in battle, Tim Devito and his family. Their world was flipped upside down when their oldest son, Phoenix, was diagnosed with Lymphoma.
2021 Hero
Phoenix DeVito
Phoenix is in remission, plays basketball everyday, and is proud to have the Phoenix Cup named after him.
2021 Winners
Imperial Benders
Evan Creed | Ethan Roebuck | Yad Jayanth | Drew Hanak
2022
The next step in our journey, 2022. This time, it was was even better. More people, more hype, and more fun! With a solid leadership behind the wheel, we were fortunate to meet our little hero, Dylan Ortiz and his family. Dylan was also diagnosed with Leukemia and it was an honor to meet an expert of all things Captain America, Godzilla, and Teen Titans. Even the KHOU 11 came out to show us their support. You can see the video on the home page.
2022 Hero
Dylan Ortiz
Dylan is in remission, and has come back to support the Phoenix Cup each year.
2022 Winners
Drop In Special
Gambino Rivera | Michael Valad
Matt Thomas | Michael Bellinzoni
2023
With the growing success from year two, our committee set out with one goal in mind for year three: To perfect every detail and only make small changes... And we did just that. Our 2023 hero was Mallory and the Jatzlau family. Mallory was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that forms in soft tissue. But that hasn't stopped her one bit from pursuing her passion of dancing. She lives up to her nick name... BEAST MAL! 2023 also marked the split in divisions with now both a Rec A/B and Rec C/D.
2023 Hero
Mallory Jatzlau
Mallory is in remission, continues to dance and is looking to graduate high school soon.
2023 A/B Winners
Drop In Special
Adam Harnish | Michael Valad
Matt Thomas | Jacob Hickey
2023 C/D Winners
Houston Hearts Hockey
Yad Jayanth | Ivan Chin | Luis Rios
Ethan Roebuck
2024
This was out first year with real growth and our biggest year yet with 20 teams, 100 skaters, and even a full women's team! Our hero was Kai Luera and he is the definition of strength. There is just no other way to put it. Kai was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma.
2024 Hero
Kai Luera
Sadly Kai lost his battle on 6/29/25. He is remembered as a happy ninja turtle kid who never gave up and always wanted to give to others. You are missed Kai.
2024 Winners
Frontier Waste Trashers
Wesley Gilmore | Chris Charnock | Billy Killian
Jason Doerfler | Mitch Villines
2025
This year was our biggest yet! Back to two divisions, 32 teams, 160 skaters, countless volunteers, referees, and goalies to help make it successful! We even had our own all women's division and teams coming from Louisiana. This year was without a doubt our biggest impact with over $42,000 raised to help our hero Kyler, and the Sheehan Family.
2025 Hero
Kyler Sheehan
Kyler is in remission, and is the best big brother as he prepares to move back to Illinois and start kindergarten soon.
2025 Upper Level Winners
Frost Town Brewery
Trent Kostenuk | Evann Lapointe | Chris Browne
Jackson Harnois | Austin Guidot
2025 Lower Level Winners
Oil Kings 1
Marc Tushnet | Cash Barker| Austen Petrie
Eric Festa | CJ Lance