Minnesota Hockey

The Advanced 16/17 program consists of four distinct phases as follows:

Section Tryouts: Each of the 8 Girls’ Minnesota High School Hockey Sections (A and

AA) conducts tryouts in their Section with a minimum of 40 players per Section. The

tryout process collectively allows a minimum of 320 players to participate. These

tryouts occur in late March each year with 20 players selected to represent their Section

in the Advanced 16 and 17 Spring Festival. Each candidate will receive 4.5 hours of ice

time and a participant jersey. All candidates in these age classes are required to

complete a USAH registration form on-line and pay all appropriate fees to the

team General Manager prior to any on-ice participation.

Dates: March 1 - April 10, 2010 at various arenas by Section

Cost: $70

Spring Festival Weekend: The eight Festival teams have a maximum of 4.5 hours of

practice ice that they may use at the coaches discretion. All 8 teams play three games

at the festival and each player is evaluated by an experienced team of evaluators and

coaches. The Spring Festival showcases the top 160 16 and 17 year old players in the

state. 54 players are chosen from the Festival to advance to the Final “54”. All players

in these age classes are required to pay the Festival fees to the team General

Manager prior to on-ice participation.

Dates: April 16-18, 2010 at Plymouth Ice Center

Cost: $125

Final “54”: Following the Festival, 54 players are invited to participate in the Final “54”

Tryout. The Final “54” players will be divided up into three teams and have a team

practice on Friday and games on Saturday within their age-group. On Sunday they will

play cross-over games with the other age-group. A team of knowledgeable coaches

and scouts will evaluate all participants, consult with team coaches and select the top

players from both the Advanced 16’s & 17’s. Selected players will represent Minnesota

Hockey at the USA Hockey National Select 16 and Select 17 Festivals in the summer.

All Final “54” players in these age classes are required to pay the Final “54” fees

to the team General Manager prior to on-ice participation.

Dates: April 23-25, 2010 at Plymouth Ice Center

Cost: $125

National Select 16/17 Camp: The top 20-25 players from the Advanced 16/17 Camps

are selected to participate in the National Select 16/17 camps operated by USA Hockey

and coached by the top college coaches from across the country. These are 7 day

residence camps held at different locations across the US determined by USA Hockey

each year and the teams are comprised of players from all over the United States.

Dates: Select 17’s June 25 - July 1, 2010, St. Cloud State Univ. St. Cloud, MN. 4 teams (each team: 10 forwards, 7 defense and 2 goalies) = 76 players

Select 16’s June 25 - July 1, 2010, St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN  6 teams(each team: 9 forwards, 6 defense, 2 goalies) = 102 players