U18AAA/U17AAA OPEN Tryouts
U18AAA/U17AAA OPEN tryout |
| Please register for the U18AAA /U17AAA Open tryout if during the 2023-2024 season your player falls within the below criteria:
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| * If you are NEW to the draw zone and did not play in one of the leagues listed above please email Lindsay Graw at admin@okotokshockey.com with your players Name, DOB, Address, Position and the team they played for in the 2023-2024 season. |
| AJHL Main Camp or WHL Prospects Camp attendees: Any player that is attending an AJHL team main camp or a WHL prospects camp during the SAME time as the OPEN U17AAA/U18AAA tryout must still register and pay for this tryout. Please email the division director your player's camp schedule, and a refund will be issued to you at that time. Players attending AJHL and WHL camps still need to be registered in order to track them, and for the coaches to know that they may still report to main camp. U18AAA / U17AAA Players attending AJHL / WHL camps during evaluations (posted July 10, 2024) |
| *PLEASE ONLY REGISTER FOR YOUR PLAYERS 1st TRYOUT. *IF YOUR PLAYER HAS BEEN RELEASED, YOU CAN LOG BACK INTO RAMP AND REGISTER FOR THEIR 2ND TRYOUT. |
| Tryout dates are: August 23-25, 2024 |
| The cost of the U17AAA/U18AAA Open Tryouts is $315.00 |
| (Includes 2 skates, jersey provided, referees, Athletic Trainers) |
| PLAYERS LISTED ON THE INJURED LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SELECTED TO A TEAM EVEN WITHOUT A TRYOUT. |
| THE U17AAA ROSTER SIZE IS 17 SKATERS AND 2 GOALIES |
| THE U18AAA ROSTER SIZE IS: 18 SKATERS AND 2 GOALIES |
| TEAMS ARE 100% COACH PICK. |
| NECK GUARDS ARE MANDATORY, NO EXCEPTIONS |
| For any registration questions, please contact the OOAA Admin, Lindsay Graw, at admin@okotokshockey.com |
| For all other inquiries regarding the OOAA Conditioning Camp and/or Tryout process, please contact: |
| the U18 AAA / U17 AAA Director, Rob Ellis: rellis@okotokshockey.com |
| or the U16AA/U18AA Director, Katie Goulard: kgoulard@okotokshockey.com |
| NEXT STEPS: After the U17AAA/U18AAA Open try-outs: (OOAA U17AAA/U18AAA combined MAIN CAMP tryouts are INVITE ONLY to the Open Tryout players) | |
| The U18AAA/U17AAA Coaching staff will be inviting select players from the OPEN tryout to register for the Main tryout. Invites to main camp will be sent out by email. If your player does not receive an emailed invite at the conclusion of the U18AAA/U17AAA Open tryout, please register for U18AA or U16AA with your designated association. | |
| IF SELECTED: | Players that are selected to tryout for the U17AAA/U18AAA Main Camp tryout based on their showing in the open tryouts will be invited by the U17AAA/U18AAA coaching staff. If your player has been invited then you register with OOAA U17AAA/U18AAA tryouts. |
| IF RELEASED (Okotoks): | *If released, Okotoks players can choose to register for the U16AA/U18AA Combined tryout, or if they prefer to be on a team with only 2009's, they can register for the U16AA tryouts. |
| IF RELEASED (Non-Okotoks): | Non-Okotoks 2009 Players, if released from U17AAA/U18AAA can register for the U16AA Tryouts (this team is made up of players from Okotoks, Foothills, Vulcan, and High Country players), or return to their home association to register for their U18AA team. |
U18AAA/U17AAA Open Tryout Schedule: | ||||
| DATE | TIME | ARENA * | EVALUATION TYPE | GROUPS |
| August 23, 2024 | 5:00 - 6:15 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 1 vs 2 |
| August 23, 2024 | 6:15 PM | VRC - Olympic Room | Parent Meeting | U18AAA Open Parent Meeting |
| August 23, 2024 | 6:30 -7:45 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 3 vs 4 |
| August 23, 2024 | 8:00 - 9:15 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 5 vs 6 |
| August 24, 2024 | 1:45 - 3:00 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 2 vs 3 |
| August 24, 2024 | 3:15 - 4:30 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 5 vs 1 |
| August 24, 2024 | 4:45 - 6:00 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 4 vs 6 |
| August 25, 2024 | 2:30 - 3:30 PM | VRC - Green | Goalie Evaluation | Goalie Evaluation GROUP 1 |
| August 25, 2024 | 3:45 - 4:45 PM | VRC - Green | Goalie Evaluation | Goalie Evaluation GROUP 2 |
| August 25, 2024 | 5:00 - 6:15 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 6 vs 2 |
| August 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:45 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 1 vs 3 |
| August 25, 2024 | 8:00 - 9:15 PM | VRC - Green | Evaluation | Team 5 vs 4 |
| *Please note that the Centennial Arena is now called the Viking Rentals Centre (VRC). | ||||
| Attending AJHL or WHL Camps: | |||||||
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| U18AAA/U17AAA Open Tryout Groups | ||||||||||
| Team 1 - Silver | Team 2 - Royal | Team 3 - Yellow | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Team 4 - Teal | Team 5 - Maroon | Team 6 - Orange | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Goalie Evaluation Group 1 | Goalie Evaluation Group 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
