U18 Program
The U18 program provides a competitive, team-focused environment for experienced players to develop advanced skills and leadership in their final years of minor hockey.
highlights
- U18 teams compete against other associations across Calgary in a city-wide schedule
- Players must select either Body-Checking or Non-Body-Checking during registration and will be evaluated accordingly
- Tiers include BC-1, BC-2, BC-3 (Body-Checking) and NBC-1, NBC-2, NBC-3 (Non-Body-Checking)
- During evaluations, players are ranked by performance and placed accordingly — selection of Body-Checking does not guarantee placement in that stream
season format
Seeding Round - typically late October through early December
- Used to assess the relative strength of teams across Calgary
- Teams play a series of games against various opponents
- Based on results, teams may be re-tiered into appropriate competitive groupings
Regular Season - typically starts early December
- Begins after the Seeding Round
- Teams compete against similarly tiered opponents in the North zone for the remainder of the season
- Standings during this phase determine playoff positioning
Esso Minor Hockey Week (EMHW) - early January
- The first game counts toward regular season standings; all other games are standalone tournament play
- It follows a modified single-elimination format — teams are guaranteed two games, but a second loss eliminates them
Adrenaline City Championships - late February to end of season
- Teams compete to determine the overall city champion.
- This is a true double-elimination format — teams remain in the tournament until they’ve lost twice.