The Great Northwest Showcase is a bi-annual men's ice hockey tournament hosted by Simon Fraser University of the BCIHL.
Originally created in 2012 to gauge collegiate hockey interest in the Vancouver area the tournament became a hit.
The 2012 tournament played host to ACHA powerhouse Arizona State Sun Devils and the University of Oklahoma, and well as U Sports team UBC Thunderbirds.
UBC would defeat Oklahoma 4-3 in overtime to claim the inaugural Great Northwest Showcase trophy.
[1][2] In 2014 competition was ramped up as Simon Fraser University would host 8 time NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Champion, the #4 ranked University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks as well as two time ECAC champion Princeton Tigers.