The dates for the Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships presented by ATB have been announced for the upcoming season.
In total, 34 Provincial Champions will be crowned at the end of this year. Over three weekends, 30 divisions will battle it out in a tournament style format. While league play will determine four champions.
The tournaments begin the weekend of March 21-24, and carry on for three consecutive weeks until April 4-7. Below is a breakdown of events during each week:
Dates | Number of Events |
March 21 - 24 | 17 |
March 28 - 31 | 11 |
April 3 - 7 | 2 |
League Playoffs | 4 |
Most Minor Tiered and Minor Female events will feature eight teams - the host, a wild card and the champions from each division’s respective leagues: Hockey Calgary, Edmonton Federation Hockey League, Central Alberta Hockey League, Northern Alberta Interlock, All Peace Hockey League, North Eastern Alberta Hockey League, Rocky Mountain Female Hockey League, and East Central Female Hockey League.
Week one will feature the most events with 17, with a large majority of them taking place in the U13 and U15 divisions. Week two features 11 events, most of which will be in the U18 division. Junior B Male and U17 AAA will be the only events on the April 4-7 weekend, while four champions will be decided via playoffs.
CATEGORY/DIVISION | DATES | LOCATION/HOST |
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Senior AAA | League Playoffs |
N/A |
Junior A | League Playoffs | N/A |
Junior B Male | April 3-7 | Peace River/North Peace Navigators |
Junior C Male | March 29-31 | N/A |
Junior Female | League Playoffs | N/A |
U18 AAA | League Playoffs | N/A |
U18 AA | March 28 - 31 | Bids for hosting open to NAHL teams only |
U18 Tier 1 | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U18 Tier 2 | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U18 Tier 3 | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U18 Tier 1 (NBC) | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U18 Female AAA | March 22 - 24 | N/A |
U18 Female AA | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U18 Female Tier 1 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U18 Female Tier 2 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U17 AAA | April 4-7 | N/A |
U16 AA | March 21 - 24 | Bids for hosting open to SCAHL teams only |
U15 AAA | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 AA | March 21 - 24 | Bids for hosting open to Hockey Edmonton teams only |
U15 Tier 1 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 Tier 2 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 Tier 3 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 Tier 1 (NBC) | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 Female AA | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U15 Female Tier 1 | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U15 Female Tier 2 | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U13 AA | March 28 - 31 | Bids for hosting open to Hockey Calgary teams only |
U13 Tier 1 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U13 Tier 2 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U13 Tier 3 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U13 Tier 4 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U13 Female AA | March 28 - 31 | N/A |
U13 Female Tier 1 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
U13 Female Tier 2 | March 21 - 24 | N/A |
Associations interested in hosting a Provincial event can find the bid package guidelines here >
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Senior
Junior
Junior AJunior BJunior CJunior Female
U18
U18 AAU18 AAAU18 Female AU18 Female AAAU18 Female BU18 Female AAU18 Tier 1U18 Tier 2U18 Tier 3U18 Tier 1 (NBC)U17 AAAU16 AA
U15
U15 AAU15 AAAU15 Female AU15 Female BU15 Female AAU15 Tier 1U15 Tier 2U15 Tier 3U15 Tier 1 (NBC)
U13
U13 AAU13 Female AU13 Female BU13 Tier 1U13 Tier 2U13 Tier 3U13 Tier 4