Evaluations for the 2025-26 season are around the corner,
and we wanted to make sure you had the information.
Registration for tryouts will be open starting April 2nd
in accordance with OHF guidelines.
NEW THIS YEAR FOR U8 and U9… Evaluations for the 2025-26
season will be held this spring starting on April 12th through to April
15th.
Evaluations for our U10-13 teams will take place as follows:
- AAA – April 19th – 25th
- AA – April 26th – May 2nd
- A – May 3rd – May 9th
Evaluations for our U14-18 teams will take place as
follows:
- AAA – April 21st – April 27th
- AA – April 28th – May 4th
- A – May 5th – May 11th
We will continue to streamline the tryout process like we
did last year, with the following stages for team selection:
Junior Eagles – Our Junior Eagles seasonal
structure will be similar to 2024/25 and the program will start around the
first weekend of October. Registration will begin April 2nd and we
encourage you to register in April to hold your spot.
Under 7 - Evaluations for U7MD will be held in
September after Labour Day Weekend. You must register for the Jr Eagles program
to be eligible to register for the MD evaluations. Registration will begin April 2nd
and we encourage you to register soon to hold your spot.
Under 8 + 9 – EVALUATIONS WILL BE IN APRIL
2025 and is open to anyone who registers.
Under 10 + 11 – Every player is invited
to start the tryout process at AAA but has the option to start at AA. Please
note this in the questionnaire that will be attached to the registration which
opens April 2nd.
Under 12-16 – Only players who participated in
AAA and AA hockey last season will be eligible to start the tryout process the
first week at AAA. Players who participated in A or lower last season can apply
for permission to start at AAA by completing a form before April 13th for
your player to be considered. The coaching will review each request. Everyone else will be invited to start the
tryout process in week 2 during AA skates.
Under 18 – Every player is invited to start the
tryout process at AAA but has the option to start at AA. You can let us know your intent when answering
the questionnaire during registration.
Preparation Skates are be offered for the Under 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 age groups. These will take place from April 2nd to
April 17th and are only offered to players registered in our current
program. An email was sent out to all
our families in the above mentioned age groups with a link to register for
these skates. The schedule will be
posted on the Eagles website by March 17th. These skates will be led
by our Skills Coaches and are NOT a part of the evaluation
process. You will be contacted directly by the Eagles office with your prep
skate assignments.
A Body Checking Clinic for players entering
Under 14 will be offered for all current Burlington Eagles U13 players and will
take place on April 16th and April 17th. Each player
will get two sessions, and you will be contacted by the Eagles office directly
with your hitting clinic assignments one week prior to the clinics.
All tryout dates and times will be posted to the Eagles
website Mid-March. To find the times and
locations of the Preparation Skates, Body Checking Clinics and Evaluations,
please refer to the organizational
calendar.
Again, this will be posted Mid-March.