u15aa saah TRYOUT process

• All non-returning skaters will have 3 scrimmage games (8 teams) without the players that played U15 SAAH the previous year.
• The top 90 players from that group to play with returning players on Friday.  Returning skaters automatically advance to the final round of tryouts.  There will be 6 teams at this stage and each team will play 3 more games.
• All the sessions are evaluated by independent evaluators who provide a score for each player based upon skating, puck control, work ethic, checking, shooting, passing and hockey sense.
  • In addition, the 4 coaches with assistants will be in attendance for most of the sessions and feedback will be received from them each night.
• Independent evaluators will provide evaluation scores.  We will have 12 scores on each player for both the rookie camp and the main camp. which will provide a very good overall evaluation for each player.
• All player sessions in the Main Camp will be 90 minutes long and everyone will have one session per day.
  • Each period will be 25 minutes long, with five minutes to warm up goalie each period.
    • Gameplaye will simulate a real game.  (change on the fly, faceoffs, etc.)
    • Line combinations are to change each game
  • Referees will run each game. 
  • Penalties will be called. Suspendable acts will be served druing the regular season.

• SAAH will be utilizing a separate goaltending coordinator to utilize a specific expertise.
• They will be evaluated in the goalie session and will be assigned for the scrimmage games.
• The separate goalie session will be on September 8, 2024 between 9:15 AM - 5:15 PM. This information will be sent out by the SAAH Goalie Coordinator.
• All scrimmage games will be evaluated by a separate group of independent goalie evaluators specifically with goaltending knowledge.
• The SAAH Goalie Coordinator will send out a separate schedule for the goalies.