Tournament Divisions/Team Placement

It is our goal  to place teams in divisions which provide the closest match to your team’s age and skill level. This goal is made more difficult due to the fact that age divisions and classifications vary from state to state and between the US and Canada. It is possible that your team may play teams that are slightly older or younger than those in your home playing area.

Age Groups

For the 2008-09 season we will use the following USA Hockey based age groups when assigning tournament divisions: 

Skill Levels

Generally our tournaments will include three basic skill levels. Please check each check tournament date and location for skill levels offered.: 

House Level – teams chosen through a draft, in which all players within an organization are assigned to a team, with the goal of creating teams of equal skill level, within their own organization, with no players “cut”.  

AA Level – generally the “best” or first picked travel team within a Tier II organization. These teams will often consist primarily of “second year” or “major” aged players within the age group. In some cases, Major A teams are also a more appropriate fit for this level. 

A Level – generally the second, or lower, travel level team chosen within a Tier II organization. These teams will consist primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, of “first year” or “minor” aged players within the age group. As there are many variations in “A” level teams, great care is taken in matching “A” teams of appropriate skill levels to create balanced and competitive divisions. 

The tournament director will place teams within the appropriate skill level to provide the best competitive opportunities for all teams.