PROGRAM INFORMATION

Male A Hockey (Co ed as females can join)

Hockey at all age levels above U9 is divided into categories intended to provide the player an opportunity to play at a skill level where they can fully participate.

In the past it looked like this:

U11 A3 A2 A1
U13 A3 A2 A1 AA
U15 A3 A2 A1 AA AAA City
U18 A3 A2 A1 AA AAA City AAA Prov

 

The belief was that having fewer divisions at the earlier ages still placed players in situations where they were competing at a disadvantage as fewer groups condensed players of different skill levels together.

Also, larger Hockey Associations were finding it difficult to create equally skilled teams at the same level as they had several teams to which they needed to distribute skill.

The new break down of divisions are:

U11 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1
U13 A4 A3 A2 A1 AA
U15 A2 NBC A1 NBC A2 A1 AA AAA
U17 A2 NBC A1 NBC A2 A1 AA AAA
U18 Prov AAA

 

Provincial AAA is open to all Players in the U18 age group, but 17 year old players who do make the provincial teams can not play AAA.

Hockey Winnipeg Mandates how many teams we must enter in each category.

Expected Team Breakdown for SVMHA co ed program for the 2024-2025 Season:

U11  2 A5 2  A4 1  A3 2  A2 2  A1 
U13 1 A4 1 A3 2 A2 2 A1
U15 1 A2 NBC 1 A1 NBC 2 A2  1 A1
U18 Unknown

 

Special Notes

U9 

There will be 2 U9 A1 teams