Hockey Alberta AA Model Excerpt for Underage Players

Player Acceleration

The objective of the AA Hockey Model is to develop players within their specific age group, and not to displace the players from their age Division by facilitating the movement of underage players. All underage players will only be considered as an exception.

(a) Underage players will only be considered if they are one year younger than the age Division they are applying to participate in;

(b) A formal application must be submitted prior to the Evaluation Camp beginning. The player’s Resident LMHA must support the request for an Underage Player Exception by providing the necessary AA Notification of Tryout form;

(c) Along with the AA Notification of Tryout form, the Player must submit a letter outlining the rationale for being considered as an Underage Player;

(d) No underage players will be granted a second try-out;

(e) An underage player approved for participation in the Evaluation Camp, must evaluate in the top third of skaters by position; i.e. the player must evaluate as a top three forward, top two defenseman, or the top  goaltender, to make the AA team in question;

(f) The underage player’s participation with the AA team must be determined within the first seven days of the Evaluation Camp, through a minimum of two ice times