These series are more difficult to promote than something like U-18 World Championships. I agree that the hockey features talented individuals, but the series themselves don't directly lead to anything other than bragging rights. The series aren't really a lead up to something else, as the U-18 rosters will be different come January, and the US U-22 team doesn't even compete in any other tournament. When I attended the U-18 series in Blaine four years ago, it was held in a small rink and there was no promotion locally, so even that wasn't filled.