AA/AAA Tryout Information

*PERMISSION FORMS ARE NOT REQUIRED IF YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR AA/AAA WITHIN YOUR ELITE DRAW ZONE. Please see the information below if your player is interested in trying out for an elite team in the 2025-2026 season.

AAA - Airdrie

Hockey Alberta Elite AAA Male Hockey Model: https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/players/elite-male-hockey-aaa/

Elite Female AAA Hockey Model: https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/players/elite-female-hockey-aaa-aa/

Canmore Minor Hockey Association players are in the Airdrie Elite Draw Zone for U15-U18 AAA. Airdrie is the host association for the U18 AAA CFR Chemicals Bisons, the U17 AAA Avalanche and the U15 AAA Xtreme. Airdrie is also the host association for the U18 AA Lightning Female, U15 AA Lightning Female and the U13 AA Lightning Female.

For information about these Draw Zone teams please visit the AMHA website and click on the AAA Team Info Tab.

https://www.airdriehockey.com

For information about how to Register for the Airdrie Minor Hockey AAA or AA Female teams please visit the AMHA website and click on the Registration Tab.

https://www.airdriehockey.com

Under the Registration Info tab you will find tentative dates for Prep Camps and Tryouts in the Fall.

If you have questions about any of Airdrie's AAA teams, you can call the AMHA office at 403-912-2680.

U11-U18 AA & U13 AAA - Cochrane

Hockey Alberta AA Hockey Model: https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/uploads/source/Publications/Appendix_II_-_AA_Hockey_Model.pdf

AA Tryout Process: https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/players/aa-hockey/

Elite Female AA Hockey Model: https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/players/elite-female-hockey-aaa-aa/

Cochrane Minor Hockey offers the Bow Valley Timberwolves program, featuring a U13 AAA team and AA teams at the U11, U13, U15, U16, and U18 levels. This high-performance program is designed for players who aspire to compete at an elite level and pursue the highest tiers of hockey. The Timberwolves welcome athletes in Banff, Canmore, Cremona, Morley, and all communities within the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association.

Teams compete in the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL). The current program standard is 2 practices per week and 2-3 games per weekend. The Season Schedule consists of approximately 36 games plus playoffs.

League runs from September to March. Playoffs are a tournament format starting in March. The AA program follows the Hockey Alberta AA Model:

Develop players where similarly skilled players compete against each other
The standardized province-wide system that ensures competitive balance
Provide players a developmental system that focuses on skill development, and acts as a “feeder” system to our “Elite” AAA