Squirtacular 2026-27 · Blaine, MN
Squirtacular pins
Custom trading pins for Squirt teams playing Squirtacular in Blaine. Most teams trade 20 to 30+ pins a player over the tournament, and every team you meet is a trade. Pick your size, see your estimate, and start your pin in a few minutes.
- When
- Dec 29–Jan 3, 2027
- Blaine, MN
- Order by
- November 15, 2026
- About 19 days from today
Design, proofs and shipping included. Nothing is made until you approve.
Order by
November 15, 2026
19 days to order. This is close. Send us the form today and we’ll make it happen.
Start your pin with us and we will confirm yours. Past the date? There is often still a way - inside five weeks we ship by express, which adds to the price. Ask us.
450 pins
15 players, at 30 pins each — we'd suggest 450 pins.
Show the arithmetic
- 15 players
- × 30 pins
- Subtotal
- 450 pins
- Rounded up
- 450 pins
Most teams trade 20 to 30+ pins a player. A travel tournament with teams from out of the area. Trading is a real part of the weekend. This is advice, not a rule. Assumes coaches trade too, at the same rate as the players.
What will these cost?
An estimate, seeded with the quantity above. Change the size or add an upgrade and it updates.
Working it out…
Start your team’s 450 pins
We have your tournament, your dates and your numbers. Just tell us how to reach you. Design, proofs and shipping included. Nothing is made until you approve.
Sending this doesn’t commit you to anything.
15 players, at 30 pins each — we'd suggest 450 pins. Start your pin with us and we will confirm yours.
Why teams start with us
Why Squirt teams start with us
We made pins for the 2013 SquirTacular
The SquirTacular All Star pin below is ours.
Squirtacular teams come back to us every season
Squirt teams from across Minnesota order their Squirtacular pins from us year after year.
Down the road from Blaine
We are based in Minneapolis. For teams near the Twin Cities we can often hand deliver your pins ourselves.
Your own order page
Every order gets its own page: each proof the day it is ready, approved with one press, your price beside it, and each pin followed from drawing to delivery.
A pin specialist who knows tournament timelines
You work with a person who knows when Squirt pins need to be ordered, proofed and made to be in your hands before the first puck drops.
Real pins we made
Squirt pins that get traded
Wayzata Squirt A Gold
One design in two sizes and two finishes - antique silver and antique gold.
Northern Lakes Lightning Squirt A — 2025–26
Built like a hockey card, with a red glitter frame around a full scene.
Edina — Super Rink
Four team puzzle. One pin per team, traded to complete the set.
CCHA Stormhawks Squirt B1 Black
A hundred-dollar bill from "The United Skates of America".
SquirTacular All Star
Spring Lake Park
Sculpted knight with a crown and a hanging trophy charm.
Questions Squirtacular teams ask
Before you start
- How many pins does a Squirt team need for Squirtacular?
- Most teams trade 20 to 30+ pins a player at a tournament, and coaches trade as much as the kids do. Our estimate uses 30 a player, which leaves room for spares. Tell the calculator your roster and it does the arithmetic and shows its working. A Squirt roster of 15 at 30 a player comes to 450 pins.
- What size should we get?
- We make every size from 1" to 6". Medium (2"): Room for a real mascot and your team name. Large (2.5"): A serious pin. Carries a shaped silhouette or a spinner comfortably. Extra large (3"): A centerpiece pin - big enough that other teams come looking for it. The planner above prices the size you pick.
- Which upgrades trade best?
- Spinner: A section that spins. Kids will stand there spinning it, which is exactly why it trades. Dangler: A second small pin hanging beneath the main one. Two pins of presence for one trade. Glitter: Glitter mixed into the enamel. Costs almost nothing and catches rink lighting from across the room. It goes on Classic and Essential (enamel) pins, not on a Signature HD pin. Glow in the dark: Glows once the lights drop. Costs very little. An enamel effect, so it goes on enamel pins. Add any of them in the planner and the estimate follows.
- When should we order for Squirtacular?
- Squirtacular pins should be ordered by November 15, 2026. Order early, pay less. Every tournament has an order-by date, and ordering by it gets you our standard price. After it there is often still a way: fewer than five weeks before your tournament the pins have to ship by express, which costs more, and the price we quote includes it. Fewer than four weeks before it, we cannot make custom pins in time, so we stop taking orders for that tournament.
- Where do the pins get delivered?
- To you, not to the rink. Give us the address you want them at and we will get them there ahead of your tournament weekend. For teams near the Twin Cities we can often hand deliver them ourselves.
- What happens after I start our pin?
- We reply by email within 3 business days — usually sooner. Send artwork or an AI concept with the form and your quote comes back faster. A real person reads it, not a call center and not a bot. You will also get an email right away with a link to your own page, where you can add artwork, see your proof and follow your order - without filling anything in twice.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Bob on pins for multiple sports teams. He is incredibly easy to work with. First off, he is extremely knowledgeable about pin trading tournaments and how they work. Bob also always has a handle on the timeline required for designing and ordering pins. Most importantly, Bob is so talented at helping with the design and construction of pins; the kids LOVED being able to participate in the process, and once I sent those designs to Bob, he was able to take their ideas and bring them to life. Finally, Bob offered practical advice about sizing and pricing, which again speaks to how much experience he has in doing this.”
Sarah B., Edina Hockey
Design, proofs and shipping included. Nothing is made until you approve.
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