MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- The St. Louis Blues have been steadily expanding the Girls Hockey Development Program they launched in 2020 as the organization's NHL All-Star Legacy initiative.

The Blues marked a new milestone this weekend when they hosted the inaugural 12U Tier 1 Ice Breaker Invitational at Centene Community Ice Center from Friday to Sunday, bringing together elite programs for both on-ice competition and off-ice development.

Event coordinator Brittany Koch is Blues senior coordinator, community hockey, and an on-ice instructor for the program with playing experience at the high school and college level.

"This is really important because I grew up playing hockey," Koch said. "I've been to plenty of youth tournaments, so I've kind of seen what's been done, and I haven't reall

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