As announced by Hockey Alberta on February 11, 2025, they have implemented changes to its policies surrounding AAA and AA Spring Identification (ID) Skates for the 2025–2026 season. The following are the definitions and outlines the key updates introduced by Hockey Alberta:

Definitions:

Spring ID Camps: a series of skates or off-ice activities operated by Host AA/AAA Associations for prospective and eligible players.

Tryouts: Occur after August 15 and lead to a final team being formed.

Commitment: A player who is guaranteed a position, prior to tryouts, on the final team being formed from Tryouts.

1. Elite Teams may operate Spring ID Camps from April 1 until the start of June. These camps can be an open registration opportunity for all Draw Zone/Recruitment Area players, or by invitation only.
2. Commitments: Any team who operates a Spring ID Camp may commit final roster positions to players. The number of players committed to is entirely up to the association/team.

The above information was conveyed during the meetings with the parent groups at the Spring ID Skates and was explained that the Sturgeon Sting head coaches would be provided the opportunity to extend early commitments to players they were confident would be part of their roster for the upcoming 2025–2026 season. The decision to offer a commitment, and the number of commitments extended, was at the discretion of each head coach.

Outlined below is a summary of the number of commitments that were both offered and accepted for each Sting team heading into the 2025–2026 season.

U11 AA Sting

8

U13 AA Sting

7

U15AA Sting

10

U18 AA Sting

0