U13 AAA Tryouts

   

Welcome to the U13-AAA Competitive Tryout Page

All schedules and group list for the U13-AAA competitive tryout process will be posted here. 

NOTE: Players will be assigned a new jersey colour and number on Sunday at check in.

To view the tryout process document - HERE

Master Tryout Schedule - HERE - U13-AAA will be the first tab on this sheet

UPDATED Groups - HERE - Each session will have a new tabe created with updated lists

U13-AAA Tryout Flowchart - HERE

UPDATE: September 22, 2023

The following players have been selected to the U13-AAA team for the 2023-24 season. Congratulations. 

 

Goaltenders   Defence   Forwards
First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name
Jerome Doucette   Aiden Knowles   Beckett Schlender
Riley Green   Braxton Robertson   Enzo Chandler
      Chase Jollimore   Grayson Sears
      Kale Parsons   Jack MacDougall
      Liam Labucki   Jared Conlon
      Marshall Hayes   Jonathan Stewart
            Lyncoln Johnson
            Maddox Burke
            Nate Aucoin

The U13-AAA team will have two exhibition games on September 23

  • Game 1 - 10 am Vs Western @ Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
  • Game 2 - 3 pm Vs Valley @ Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

UPDATE: September 19, 2023

No players have been released after the coach's skate. The roster for the September 21st Exhibition has now been posted (HERE). 

The final roster will be announced after Stage 5 is complete. 

UPDATE: September 18, 2023

The following players have advanced to the next phase of tryouts. All players remaining attend the coach's skate on September 19th. 

If you do not see your player's name, they have been reassigned to the AA/A/B tryouts that will begin on September 22

 

Defence   Forwards   Goaltenders   Sick/Injured/Absent
First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name
Aiden Knowles   Beckett Schlender   Jerome Doucette   Jack MacDougall
Braxton Robertson   Charlie Stewart   Lydia Higgs      
Chase Jollimore   Drew Cameron   Riley Green      
Henry Berger   Enzo Chandler            
Kale Parsons   Eric Boudreau            
Liam Labucki   Grayson Sears            
Marshall Hayes   Jared Conlon            
      Jonathan Stewart            
      Lucas Bramwell            
      Lyncoln Johnson            
      Maddox Burke            
      Nate Aucoin            

 

 

UPDATE: September 17, 2023

Below is the master list of players that will be advancing to the next phase of tryouts. Detailed groupings for tomorrow's sessions are posted on the master group spreadsheet (HERE)

If you do not see your player's name, they have been reassigned to the AA/A/B tryouts that will begin on September 22

Defence   Forwards   Goaltenders   Sick, Injured, or Absent
First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name
Aiden Knowles   Alex MacLean   Jerome Doucette   Jack MacDougall
Braxton Robertson   Beckett Schlender   Lydia Higgs      
Chase Jollimore   Charlie Stewart   Owen McCormack      
Emmett Connors   Cohen McNally   Riley Green      
Henry Berger   Cooper Martell            
Jacob Picott   Drew Cameron            
Kale Parsons   Enzo Chandler            
Levi Harris   Eric Boudreau            
Liam Labucki   Fisher Schnare            
Luke Williams   Grayson Sears            
Marshall Hayes   Gregor O'Hearn            
Max Samuelson   Hudson Miller            
Nathan MacLean   Jared Conlon            
      Jonathan Stewart            
      Lucas Bramwell            
      Lyncoln Johnson            
      Maddox Burke            
      Nate Aucoin            
      Quinn Smith            
      Ryan Quigley            

 

UPDATE: September 16, 2023 (7:52 pm)

Thank you to all players that participated in the first 4 sessions of tryouts. Below is the master list of players that will be advancing to the next phase of tryouts. Detailed groupings for tomorrow's sessions will be posted later tonight on the master group spreadsheet (HERE)

If you do not see your player's name, they have been reassigned to the AA/A/B tryouts that will begin on September 22

 

Defence     Forwards     Goaltenders     Sick, Injured, or Absent  
First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name   First Name Last Name
Aiden Knowles   Alex MacLean   Declan Lapointe   Jack MacDougall
Banjamin Xue   Beckett Schlender   Gavin MacKay      
Braxton Robertson   Charlie Stewart   Jarome Doucette      
Cameron Hefford   Cohen McNally   Lydia Higgs      
Chase Jollimore   Cooper Martell   Owen McCormack      
Emmett Connors   Drew Cameron   Riley Green      
Henry Berger   Emmett Sutherland            
Isaac Caldwell   Enzo Chandler            
Jacob Picott   Eric Boudreau            
John Cooper   Ethan King            
Kale Parsons   Fisher Schnare            
Levi Harris   Gregor O'Hearn            
Liam Labucki   Greyson Sears            
Luke Williams   Hudson Miller            
Marshall Hayes   Jared Conlon            
Marshall Potter   Jonathan Stewart            
Max Samuleson   Joshua Pouliot            
Nathan MacLean   Keeyan Tufts            
      Lucas Bramwell            
      Lyncoln Johnson            
      Maddox Burke            
      Nate Aucoin            
      Oliver MacLean            
      Quinn Smith            
      Ryan Quigley            
      Tanner Danton            
      Will O'Neil          

UPDATE: September 12, 2023

Drills for phase 1

UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Given that the U13AAA process is an isolated process, there will be NO resetting of scores at any stage during the 2023-2024 process specific to U13AAA.

Prior to COVID 19, Stage 1 of this process was a Spring ID. This will not be used for the 2023-2024 season and will be re-evaluated for inclusion in next and subsequent seasons if possible. There are pros and cons to a Spring ID but it can help manage numbers for an organization this large by providing an initial sort.

For the purposes of the 2023-2024 season, Stage 1 and Stage 2 will be combined. 

Each player trying out for U13-AAA will be guaranteed 4 sessions. They will include a goalie, forward, defence specific skills session (1), a battle/tactical/game application session (1) and an initial set of intrasquad games (2) for a total of four (4). These are tentatively scheduled to occur over the course of September 15th and 16th. 

Upon completion of play on the 16th, the Evaluation Team will meet, consult and regroup the players from four (4) groups/teams down to three (3) groups/teams. As part of this regrouping, some players will see their U13AAA tryout conclude and will be re-assigned to the U13AA/A/B pool to commence at a later date. The number of players assigned to U13-AA/A/B is outlined in the flow chart at the end of each stage. Tentatively, after Stage 2 above, 15 players would be reassigned to U13AA/A/B which is broken down to 3 Goaltenders, 3 Defence and 9 Forwards. These numbers are subject to change as the Evaluation Team deems appropriate.  What that means is if players are dispersed with their scoring, more could be re-assigned and if there is a cluster, less could be re-assigned.

Stage 3 is scheduled to be a series of 2 intrasquad games per player in these reformed groups. Again, some players will be re-assigned to U13AA/A/B at the conclusion of this stage and the rough numbers are outlined on the flow chart for illustrative purposes.

Stage 4 is scheduled to be a split-squad series of exhibition games against Tasa with all remaining players.  

Stage 5 will include a Coach's Skate. This is designed to be approximately 3G, 8D and 12F.  Stage 5b tentatively has one final exhibition game hosted by Tasa at St. Margaret's Centre.  We may decide to conclude the tryout at the end of the Coach's skate and utilize this September 21st exhibition game as one for the final team or we may decide to utilize it to give one more evaluation session to the process.  We are trying to balance transparency with flexibility and also trying to be cognizant of the fact that players not making the BDMHA U13AAA team at this stage need time to explore other options.   All this to say that the 2023-2024 BDMHA U13AAA team is tentatively scheduled to be named on either September 20th or September 22nd.

There will also potentially be a series of exhibition games in Bridgewater on the weekend of September 23rd for the fully named team and coaching staff.

For any questions, please reach out to Brian Furdas, VP of Competitive, b.furdas@bedfordblues.com

UPDATE - August 18, 2023

  • This is a preliminary schedule that, while we don't expect anything to change, will be reposted/upated on September 1 with the final version

  • As per the Hockey Nova Scotia 2023-2024 Seasonal Structure Chart, league play is scheduled to commence on October 14th with U13-AAA opening that weekend with the Jordan Boyd Memorial Tournament

  • Specific to the U13AAA schedule, each player will be guaranteed four (4) sessions with Stages 1 & 2 combined. Prior to COVID-19, there was a Spring ID that was used as Stage 1 and thus the reason for combining these stages in the fall for the 2023-2024 season.  

  • Each colour change represents a change in Stage (beyond Stage 1/2) and represents a likely decision point where the lists are updated for the following sessions.  Some players may see their U13-AAA tryout end at these points and be re-assigned to the U13-AA/A/B groupings once posted.  To put it another way, the overall lists can be updated following play on September 16th, again on September 17th, again on September 18th and so on with players reassigned to U13-AA/A/B tryout pool at these various stages.

  • Some players may also be parked to U13-AAA at any point along the process if the Evaluation Committee deems fit to do so.

  • We would like to thank you for your patience as we work through the process for the 2023-2024 season and will be posting further details during the week of September 1st - 8th