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{{Short description|College ice hockey tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox tournament
| name             = Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
| image            =
| caption          =
| sport            = [[College ice hockey]]
| location         = [[Thousand Palms, California]]
| teams            = 4
| commissioner     =
| number           =
| format           = [[Single-elimination tournament|Single-elimination]]
| venue            = [[Acrisure Arena]]
| current_champion =
}}
The '''Coachella Valley Cactus Cup''' is a mid-season [[college ice hockey]] tournament with the first iteration set to be played in early January 2025.<ref name=acri>{{cite news|title=Acrisure Arena to Host Inaugural "Coachella Valley Cactus Cup 2025" Featuring NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Series |url=https://acrisurearena.com/acrisure-arena-to-host-inaugural-coachella-valley-cactus-cup-2025-featuring-ncaa-division-1-mens-hockey-series/ |work=Acrisure Arena |date=April 15, 2024 |accessdate=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
==History==
Shortly after the conclusion of the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2023–24 college season]], the home venue of the [[Coachella Valley Firebirds]] announced that it would be hosting a mid-season tournament the following January.<ref name=acri>{{cite news|title=Acrisure Arena to Host Inaugural "Coachella Valley Cactus Cup 2025" Featuring NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Series |url=https://acrisurearena.com/acrisure-arena-to-host-inaugural-coachella-valley-cactus-cup-2025-featuring-ncaa-division-1-mens-hockey-series/ |work=Acrisure Arena |date=April 15, 2024 |accessdate=August 15, 2024}}</ref> The tournament continues the trend of college hockey's expansion into the [[Southwestern United States]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Inaugural 'Coachella Valley Cactus Cup' College Hockey Meet announced at Acrisure Arena |url=https://kesq.com/news/acrisure-arena/2024/04/16/inaugural-coachella-valley-cactus-cup-college-hockey-meet-announced-at-acrisure-arena/ |work=News Channel 3 |date=April 16, 2024 |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref> [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech's]] head coach, [[Joe Shawhan]], praised the series as an opportunity to expand the fanbase of his school, who already possessed a foothold in the region.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Tech to Play in Cactus Cup |url=https://ccha.com/news/2024/4/15/mens-ice-hockey-michigan-tech-to-play-in-cactus-cup.aspx |work=CCHA|date=April 15, 2024 |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref>
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==Yearly Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=50%
|-
! Year !! Champion !! Runner-up !! Third place !! Fourth place !! class="unsortable" | Ref
|-align=center
| [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2025]]
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|color=white}};"| '''[[Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Arizona State}}]]'''
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cornell Big Red|color=white}};"| '''[[Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Cornell}}]]'''
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clarkson Golden Knights|color=white}};"| '''[[Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Clarkson}}]]'''
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMass Minutemen|color=white}};"| '''[[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Massachusetts}}]]'''
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesundevils.com/news/2023/12/30/ice-hockey-champions-of-the-adirondack.aspx |title=Champions of the Adirondack! |date=December 30, 2023 |work=Arizona State Sun Devils |accessdate=January 1, 2024}}</ref>
|}--->
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://acrisurearena.com/event/cactus-cup/}}
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[[Category:Sports competitions in California]]
[[Category:College sports in California]]
[[Category:College ice hockey tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2025]]
[[Category:2025 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Ice hockey in California]]