Program Overviews 2025-26

AMHA offers hockey for all ages and levels. Starting with our U7 program for 5 and 6 year old’s right up to our U18 AAA team that competes at the highest level of minor hockey in Alberta.

Our season starts in late August where we offer Camps, including Conditioning Camps, Goalie Camps, Checking Skills Camps and AAA Last Chance Entry Camps.  For U7, U9 & U11 (not AA) Player Conditioning Camps are included in the registration fee, as mandated by Hockey Alberta.

In September/early October, we complete evaluations for all of our players and goalies to place them on the team best suited for their skills and abilities. 

For our U7 and U9 divisions we offer a City league program that has the teams playing each other throughout the season, with options to set up exhibition or tournament games at the team level.

The U7 program will run from late October to mid March. There are 2 (45 minute) sessions per week which will be held on most Saturday and Sunday mornings.  Full hockey player equipment is required for all sessions.  Tim Hortons supplies each U7 player in Airdrie with a Timbits jersey that they get to wear for the season. The jerseys must be worn during each practice, game and tournament that the team takes part in and will be collected back at the end of the season.

The U9 program will run from late October to mid March. There are typically 2-3 (1 hour) sessions per week which may consist of practices, power skating, goalie development and a game. Most practices and games will be held on Saturday and Sunday mornings with an additional practice mid week.  Full hockey player equipment is required for all sessions.

Our Recreation program for players age 7 to 14 can offer another option for people that want to try hockey but don’t have the time to commit to multiple games or practices a week. The Recreation program includes 1 game per week on Sunday and some other fun social activities throughout the season. 

In the U11, U13, U15, U16, U17 and U18 divisions, we offer a variety of options. Rockies Hockey League (RHL) offers less competitive, locally based hockey. Central Alberta Hockey League (CAHL) offers more competitive hockey within southern Alberta. Rocky Mountain Female Hockey League (RMFHL) offers competitive female hockey within southern Alberta.  Hockey Alberta runs the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL) and Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) offering AA hockey in southern Alberta for both mixed gender and female only teams.  For U13 and up AAA hockey, which is the highest level of competition in the province for these age groups, is offered thru the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL).  Depending on the league, the season will consist of 2-6 sessions per week that include practices, goalie development and weekend game(s).  AAA teams are regional teams and are made up of players from a larger draw zone than just Airdrie, Beiseker and Crossfield. You can find the full draw zone here.  After registration closes, if we have enough females in the U7 and U9 City divisions who want female-only teams, AMHA will also offer female only teams for those age groups within the mixed league.

The U11 AA team is run as a Hockey Alberta League.  AMHA accepted players to Spring tryouts from towns that are not hosting a U11 AA team, as there is no draw zones for this age.  HA has stipulated that there are no second tryouts. For more information on this program please refer to Hockey Alberta.

In Airdrie, AA and AAA teams are coach picked. AA & AAA teams host spring tryouts.  Fall attendance at AA tryouts is dependent upon an invitation from spring.  When trying out for AA teams or higher there are no guarantees on the number of try out skates you will get; you could be released after only one skate.

Our season typically runs until the end of February and then playoffs start for many of the leagues. If successful, teams could be playing until the end of March depending on how far they go in the playoffs.  Once a team loses out in playoffs their season is finished and ice times are cancelled and this could be as early as the end of February.

Please review our Policies and detailed overviews of the specific Division you are wanting to register your child in to familiarize yourself with how each program operates. 

Find our Divisional Policies here.