On May 22, Yeshiva Har Torah in Bellerose, New York, will host the 2016 Martin Weiselberg Memorial Junior High Hockey Tournament. The tournament, in its eleventh year, is dedicated to the memory of Marty Weiselberg, father of junior high and high school hockey coach and radio personality, Elliot Weiselberg. Elliot, host of “The Court Report” on the Nachum Segal Network, hopes to use this tournament to further his late father’s legacy. “My father was someone who gave his all for every cause that he involved himself in,” says Elliot. “His love of Judaism and his passion for its promotion among the youth in our area reached astounding levels.” For 18 years Marty served as Treasurer on the board of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah in Brooklyn, New York and played an active role in the upbringing of over 1,000 boys during that span.

The tournament itself will feature eight elite junior high school teams from the New York and New Jersey leagues. Participating this year are Metropolitan Yeshiva Junior High Hockey League representatives Yeshiva Har Torah, HANC, YCQ and HALB; and a contingency from the Hockey Association of Yeshiva Middle Schools including Yeshivat Noam, The Moriah School, Kushner Academy and Yavneh Academy.

The teams will face off in a round-robin style event, with each team guaranteed to play two games. Following this portion, the top four teams will enter the playoffs. The winning school, along with the Tournament MVP and ten All-Tournament Team selections, will receive trophies courtesy of Crown Trophy of Brooklyn, New York. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is free for all to attend.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to Hatzolah. There will be a sports memorabilia raffle held, the centerpieces of which are two autographed jerseys as well as a free scholarship to Camp Dovid Hockey Camp for the 2017. Camp session. Raffle tickets are selling for $10 -$15. Special discounts, along with a complete listing of the prizes, can be found on the tournament website, www.mwtournament.com.

The goal for this year’s event will once again be to raise $10,000. Each team will be competing for the Contributor’s Cup, awarded annually to the school that raises the most funds. Last year, Yeshiva of Central Queens broke the record, bringing in over $2,300.