U16AA/U17AAA/U18AA Announcement

Aug. 31, 2024

U16AA/U17AAA/U18AA Tryouts

U16AA/U17AAA/U18AA Tryout Schedule and Team Lists

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U16 AA/U17 AAA/U18AA Teams

The 24/25 hockey season officially starts on September 7, 2024.

U18 AA, U17 AAA and U16 AA Tryout schedule

September 7, 2024, 2 sessions per day morning and evening
September 8, 2024, 2 sessions per day morning and evening
September 9, 2024, U17 AAA Red/White game Top 40 players
September 9, 2024, U18 AA session
September 11, 2024, U17 AAA Gregg Distributors Top 25 players
September 11, 2024, U16 AA United Cycle session

Next Steps to Register

If the player was on a CAC team in 2023-2024 registration is available online as of April 15 and you can proceed to register for tryouts.

For further inquiries, contact our Registrar: registrar@cac-hockey.com

* The tryout fee is based on the date all documentation is received (online registration, conduct forms, age/address verification, and payment). Please complete registration by July 15 to get the Early Bird Pricing.

U16 | U17 | U18 AAA/AA Teams

This season, CAC will field 1 U18 AA, 1 U17 AAA, and 1 U16 AA teams:

1 U18 AA team
1 U17 AAA team
1 U16 AA team

At U18 AA, AEHL, the team will be comprised of a mix of 16 and 17-year-olds.

At U17 AAA, AEHL, the team will be comprised of the elite 15 and 16-year-olds.

At U16 AA, AEHL the team will be comprised of 15-year-olds only.

U16 AA | U17 AAA | U18 AA tryouts begin Sept 7. Players will receive an email the week before with their first ice time. All groups and ice times will be posted on the CAC Website approximately 1 week before tryouts.

Coaches will evaluate and Category Directors of the Hockey Operations Committee will observe. Groupings will occur randomly using the player’s preferred tryout position as declared on the application form.

An injury or illness incurred at tryout time might cause the player to lose out on an opportunity to try out with CAC. It is at the coach's discretion whether an ill or injured player continues on for further evaluation. The Club is not required to hold positions open for ANY player while they heal from an illness or injury, or while trying out with another Club in the AA Model Tryouts or AAA Player Movement process.

U18 AA & U17 AAA & U16 AA Groups

The U18 AA coach will select up to 25 players from the remaining 16 and 17-year-old candidates. A selection of up to 25 players of 15 and 16-year-olds will be selected by the U17 AAA coach for further evaluation. From the remaining list, the U16 AA coach will select up to 25 players from the 15-year-olds for continued evaluation.

Evaluations of drafted players will continue with constant player movement from Junior to U18 AAA to U18 AA or U17 AAA or U16 AA. Roster numbers will pared down according to Hockey Edmonton and CAC pre-determined timelines. The Club desires to complete this process as quickly as possible while allowing players a fair opportunity to display their abilities.

U16 AA | U17 AAA | U18 AA Releases

At the U16 | U17 | U18 levels, rosters will be pared down to within one or two players of being “set”. If the tryouts in your District begin during this time frame, it is advisable that you communicate with your District Registrar or U16/U18 Category Director to ensure knowledge of their tryout time lines.

Any player not drafted by the U18 AA or U16 AA coaches will return to their EFHL program or may enter the AA Model Player Movement process - see Elite Council. The AA Model allows for a 2nd tryout for another city club. For more step-by-step details to try out for another club team, please contact the CAC Registrar.

U17 AAA are eligible for a 2nd tryout in the Alberta Development Model Player Movement process.

U18 AAA Releases

Players who choose to try out for the Hockey Edmonton Junior Oilers U18 AAA team must also register for CAC’s tryouts. Please do not pay the CAC registration fee until you have been released from Junior Oilers U18AAA (select e-transfer as payment type). If the player does not return from Junior Oilers (i.e. he makes a U18 AAA), please let the CAC Registrar know so they can be removed from the registration system. Once a player returns from U18 AAA tryouts, they will be integrated into the CAC tryout process with potential evaluation by the U17 AAA coach as well as the U18 AA (16 and 17 year olds) or U16 AA (15 year olds) coaching staff.

Junior Releases

Players who choose to try out for Junior teams must also register for CAC’s tryouts. Please do not pay the CAC registration fee until you have been released from Juniors (select e-transfer as payment type). If the player does not return from Junior camp (i.e. he makes a Junior team), please let the CAC Registrar know so they can be removed from the registration system. Once a player returns from Junior camp, he will be integrated into the CAC tryout process with evaluation by the U18 AAA coach as well as the U18 AA coaching staff.

NO player returning from a Junior camp AFTER October 15 will be accepted into U16 | U17 | U18 tryouts or on to a U18 AAA/AA, U17 AAA or U16 AA team with ANY Hockey Edmonton Club.

NO releases to Clubs outside Hockey Edmonton boundaries will be permitted either.
The player’s options after October 15 will be extremely limited.
The responsibility lies with the player and the Junior team to ensure the October 15 deadline is observed.

All players who choose to try out for Junior teams should receive a Hockey Alberta Letter of Permission from the management of the Junior team. This form must be signed by the Hockey Edmonton Registrar Glenn Sommerville.

Hockey Edmonton has a strict timeline of October 15 with regard to players returning from Junior.

Players who are in the Club’s tryout process at the October 15 deadline, cannot be released from the Club after October 15 but player movement between U18 AA, U17 AAA, and U16 AA may continue until January 10 with the approval of the CAC Hockey Operations Committee.