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U18 (formerly Midget): under 18 years of age [9] Many provinces have U16 or minor Midget leagues that are for 15-year-old players and major midget for 16 to 17-year-old players. Junior: under 20 years of age [ 10 ] Junior: divided into Major Junior ( WHL , OHL and QMJHL ), Junior A (Tier II Junior), Junior B and Junior C (in some locations).
The Saskatchewan Male U18 'AAA' Hockey League (SMAAAHL), formerly the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League,) is a U-18 'AAA' ice hockey league, with teams based in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the highest level of minor hockey in the province.
When Crosby was 13, Nova Scotia's Minor Hockey Council refused to allow him to play midget, a level of minor hockey designated for 15- to 17-year-olds. His family sued but lost. [ 11 ] The following year, he entered the midget level with the triple-A Dartmouth Subways and went on to score a combined 217 regular season and playoff points ...
There have been movements to remove the use of the word "midget" from age classification categories in youth sports, with Hockey Canada announcing that it would refer to the division as "U18" in 2020 as part of a wider renaming scheme. [23] [24]
The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL (formerly the Alberta Midget Hockey League) is the provincial U18 "AAA" ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada.The league consists of 17 teams split into the North and South Divisions.
The Circle K Classic (formerly Mac's Tournament and CP Challenge Cup) is an international ice hockey tournament held annually for U18 players in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. First held in 1978, the tournament features 25 male teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe .
Originally established in 2004–05 as the British Columbia Major Midget League [4] for players under 18 years of age, a female division was initialized in 2007–08 and played under the umbrella of the Female Midget AAA League. In 2018, a U16 AAA league was created (now the U17 AAA league), followed by a U15 AAA league in 2019.
The Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League (NSU18MHL, formerly NSMMHL) is a Nova Scotian ice hockey league for Major AAA players under 18 years old. It is a part of and follows the regulations set by the Hockey Nova Scotia organisation. [2] [3] Successful players in this league often go on to play in the MHL and QMJHL. [4]