Alberta Hockey Information Bulletin 17/12: Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model
Over the past year, Hockey Alberta’s Minor Leagues Committee has worked extensively on a Standardized Tiering Model. This tiering model is a key component of the Alberta One initiative, where Hockey Alberta and our Minor Leagues are working together to build a unified structure and strategic model that enables Leagues to adopt the same tiering, seasonal structure and other operational processes.
Having identified standardized tiering as the first step in this initiative, the following leagues/ organizations will implement the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model for the 2018-19 hockey season:
• Hockey Calgary
• Hockey Edmonton
• Central Alberta Hockey League
• Northern Alberta Interlock (Athabasca & District Minor Hockey Association)
• All Peace Hockey League
• North Eastern Alberta Hockey League
Under the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model, leagues/ organizations have agreed to operate six tiers within the divisions of Atom, Peewee, Bantam and Midget. Larger leagues/ organizations can split tiers into more manageable groups based on number of teams and travel. Smaller leagues/ organizations may not operate all six tiers within a division but will follow a grid that determines the number of tiers based on the total number of teams at a division.
All leagues/ organizations will utilize the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Grid as a starting point in their tiering placement. The grid provides all Minor Hockey Associations a starting point for the placement of their teams within a specific division. Teams then proceed through tiering rounds for final placement determined by policies of the individual league.
Further information on the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model, including the Tiering Grid, is enclosed. If you have any questions regarding the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model, please contact either your League President or Bryden Burrell - Coordinator, Hockey Operations bburrell@hockeyalberta.ca
Please see here for the tiering structure (page 2 onwards)
Hockey Alberta Information Bulletin 17/15
Over the last season, representatives from Hockey Alberta’s Minor Leagues and Minor Regulations Committee have been discussing the future of Hockey Alberta’s Provincial Championships. Having recently unveiled the Alberta One Standardized Tiering Model, Hockey Alberta will be continuing our collaboration with our Minor Hockey Leagues to encompass our Provincial Championships to ensure they remain the pinnacle event of the hockey season.
During the 2018-19 season, Hockey Alberta will be initiating a trial project to implement, test and review a possible Provincial Championship Model under the Alberta One Initiative.
The 2019 Provincial Championship Trial Project Highlights
Division: Peewee Categories Tiers 1 - 4
Tournament Dates: March 28 - 31, 2019
Format: Eight Team Tournament
Representatives: League Champions, Host and One League Runner Up
It has become apparent that change to our Provincial Championships structure was required. Consistently, approximately 25% of all Zone Playdown and Provincial Championship games consist of a spread of six or more goals, while more than 50% of teams eligible for Provincial play are choosing not to participate. Zone Playdowns also contribute to a greater demand on teams to play additional games throughout the already busy last half of the season.
Under this trial project, the previous Peewee A - D Provincial Championships will transition to Peewee Tiers 1 - 4. Teams will not participate in Zone Playdowns, but will instead qualify as League Champions from the following leagues/ organizations:
• Hockey Calgary
• Hockey Edmonton
• Central Alberta Hockey League
• Northern Alberta Interlock (Athabasca & District Minor Hockey League is a member)
• All Peace Hockey League
• North Eastern Alberta Hockey League
The Peewee Tiers 1 - 4 Provincial Championship Tournaments will take place on the weekend of March 28 - 31, 2019. The events will consist of eight teams comprised of the league winners from the six above mentioned leagues/ organizations, one host team and one league runner-up that will be identified as a wild card team by the Minor Regulations and Minor Leagues Committees. Leagues/ organizations will be scheduling play to ensure that league champions are determined no later than Sunday, March 17th.