The USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship is taking place from March 25 - 29, 2008 at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Massachusetts.

For more information about this tournament, visit http://www.easternjunior.com/tourney_info.php.

The USA Hockey Women's National Championship is taking place from March 28 - 30, 2008 at the Ice Line in West Chester, PA.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1860&Type=EV.

The NCAA Men's Hockey Division I Tournament begins this weekend with Regional Tournaments in the following locations:

• Northeast Regional at DCU Center in Worcester, MA
• East Regional at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY
• Midwest Regional at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI
• West Regional at World Arena in Colorado Springs, CO

For more information on this round of the tournament, visit our friends at College Hockey News or US College Hockey Online.

The USA Hockey Girls' National Championship is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Ice Line in West Chester, PA.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1859&Type=EV.

The USA Hockey Youth National Championship for the 12 & Under and 14 & Under age groups is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Ice House Skating Rinks in Hackensack, NJ.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1857&Type=EV.

The USA Hockey Youth National Championship for the 16 & Under and 18 & Under age groups is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Amherst Pepsi Center in Williamsville, NY.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1856&Type=EV.

The NCAA Men's Hockey Division I National Championship is taking place from April 10 - 12, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/.

Congratulations to the US Army Directorate of Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation at Fort Bragg, NC. The Cleland Ice Rink, which was scheduled for closure on May 24, will remain open through the summer as a result of a new financial plan that allows the facility to operate without a budgetary subsidy.

Cleland Ice Rink is one of the only ice rinks on a military installation in the Continental United States. The nearest indoor rink is 70 miles away, and its seasonal closure in the past resulted in disruption of youth hockey programs of the Cape Fear Youth FireAntz Hockey Association. [ Hat tip to Defending the Blueline for covering the story. ]