The CCM High Performance Ted Brill Great 8 features four teams made of the top high school seniors and four teams formed from the top juniors who were born in 2004, referred to as the Boys HP 18s. The teams are formed and compete by paired sections (Sections 1 & 3, Sections 2 & 6, Sections 4 & 5 and Sections 7 & 8).
The Ted Brill Great 8 is the only festival in the CCM High Performance programs in which teams are selected without tryouts. High school coaches are provided with the opportunity to nominate their eligible players. Then, all of the coaches in that section vote on who they think should represent their section on their Great 8 teams for both age groups.
Participants in the Ted Brill Great 8 will also have the opportunity to be evaluated for a spot on two teams (Minnesota HP Seniors & Minnesota HP 18) that compete in the CCM National Invitational Tournament against select teams from Michigan, North Dakota and Wisconsin.