This weekend kicks off the youth hockey season in earnest as the Connor LaFrance bantam youth hockey gets underway at the Saratoga Springs City Ice Rinks.

The three-day tournament invites 12 teams from three states and seven youth hockey organizations to honor LaFrance, a local youth hockey player and motocross star who died Sept. 21, 2007.

The Saratoga Bantam A, B and C squads will face local competitors, Clifton Park A and B squads along with Adirondack. Out of town competitors include Mohawk Valley, Saugerties, Chittenden, South Burlington, VT and Dover, New Hampshire.

On Saturday night the organization will present the Saratoga Youth Hockey Memorial Scholarship during a ceremony at center ice.

2009 Connor LaFrance Bantam Youth Hockey divisions
Division A
Clifton Park A
Mohawk Valley
Chittenden SB
Saratoga A

Division B
Dover, NH
Chittenden SB A/B
Adirondack
Saratoga B

Division C
Dover, NH
Clifton Park B2
Saugerties
Saratoga C

2009 Connor LaFrance Bantam Youth Hockey schedule
Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Vernon Clifton Park B2 vs. Saratoga C

Friday 5:45 p.m. Vernon Adirondack vs. Saratoga B
Friday 7:15 p.m. Vernon Dover, NH vs. Chittenden SB A/B
Friday 7:45 p.m. Weibel Chittenden SB A vs. Saratoga A
Friday 8:45 p.m. Vernon Clifton Park A vs. Mohawk Valley

Saturday 7:30 a.m. Weibel Saratoga B vs. Chittenden SB A/B
Saturday 8:30 a.m. Vernon Mohawk Valley vs. Chittenden SB A
Saturday 9 p.m. Weibel Dover, NH vs. Adirondack
Saturday 10 a.m. Vernon Saratoga A vs. Clifton Park A
Saturday 10:30 a.m. Weibel Clifton Park B2 vs. Saugerties
Saturday Noon Weibel Dover, NH vs. Clifton Park B2
Saturday 4 p.m. Vernon Dover, NH vs. Clifton Park B2
Saturday 5:30 p.m. Vernon Saugerties vs. Saratoga C
Saturday 6 p.m. Weibel Chittenden SB A/B vs. Adirondack
Saturday 7 p.m. Vernon Chittenden SB A vs. Clifton Park A
Saturday 7:30 p.m. Weibel Saratoga B vs. Dover, NH
Saturday 9 p.m. Weibel Saratoga A vs. Mohawk Valley

Sunday 6:45 a.m. Vernon B 3rd place vs. B 4th place
Sunday 7:30 a.m. Weibel C 1st place vs. C 3rd place
Sunday 8:15 a.m. Vernon B 2nd place vs. B 1st place
Sunday 9 a.m. Weibel A 3rd place vs. A 4th place
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Weibel A 2nd place vs. A 1st place
Sunday 2 p.m. Weibel C 4th place vs. C 3rd place
Sunday 3:30 p.m. Weibel C 2nd place vs. C 1st place