REGISTRATION AND INVITATIONS
Player Eligibility
Players are eligible to participate within the High Performance Program if they are:
- registered as members of Hockey Nova Scotia in good standing and playing at the appropriate level; or
- registered as associate members in good standing; and
- residents of Nova Scotia whose parents reside in Nova Scotia; or
- not residing in Nova Scotia but are enrolled full-time in an educational institution or are a member of a high level hockey program/team outside of Nova Scotia but whose parents reside in Nova Scotia.
Registration Process
Hockey Nova Scotia makes every effort to include as many players as possible in this program, however it is a program that is intended for players who are participating at the highest levels of play in their respective age division.
All registrants will initially be placed on a waiting list which will be reviewed daily during regular business hours and players playing at the AAA level will be sent an e-mail directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration. Please check your junk folders as well for this information.
Players at the AA-level will not be added until the registration deadline has passed, and only if space is available. We will make every effort to involve as many players as possible.
Please note that registration is limited for each age division. As noted in the registration documents, camps typically fill before the registration deadline.
FEMALE UNDER-14 PROGRAM
For female players born in 2012 and 2013 playing at the AAA-level.
Players at the AA-level may register after the registration deadline if space allows.
PLEASE NOTE: All registrants will initially be placed on a wait list which will be reviewed. Players playing at the AAA-level will be sent an email directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration.
REGISTER HERE
Spring Camp: May 2-4, 2025 (Dartmouth, N.S)
Summer Camp: July 2-5, 2025 (Antigonish, N.S.)
Atlantic Challenge Cup: Oct. 10-12, 2025 (Moncton, N.B.)
FEMALE UNDER-16 PROGRAM
For female players born in 2010 and 2011 playing at the AAA-level.
Players at the AA-level may register after the registration deadline if space allows.
PLEASE NOTE: All registrants will initially be placed on a wait list which will be reviewed. Players playing at the AAA-level will be sent an email directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration.
REGISTER HERE
Spring Camp: May 2-4- 2025 (Dartmouth, N.S)
Summer Camp: July 2-5, 2025 (Antigonish, N.S.)
Atlantic Challenge Cup: October 10-12, 2025 (Moncton, N.B.)
MALE UNDER-14 PROGRAM
For male players born in 2012 playing at the AAA-level.
Players at the AA-level may register after the registration deadline if space allows.
PLEASE NOTE: All registrants will initially be placed on a wait list which will be reviewed. Players playing at the AAA-level will be sent an email directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration.
REGISTER HERE
NOTE: Male U14 Spring Camp registration is at capacity for defense and near capacity at forward as of Feb. 5th
Spring Camp: May 9-11, 2025 (Dartmouth, N.S.)
Summer Camp: July 5-8, 2025 (Antigonish, N.S)
Atlantic Challenge Cup: Oct. 10-12, 2025 (Moncton, N.B.)
MALE UNDER-15 PROGRAM
For male players born in 2011 playing at the U15 Major level.
Players at the AA-level may register after the registration deadline if space allows.
PLEASE NOTE: All registrants will initially be placed on a wait list which will be reviewed. Players playing at the AAA-level will be sent an email directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration.
REGISTER HERE
Spring Camp: May 9-11, 2025 (Dartmouth, N.S)
Summer Camp: July 5-8, 2025 (Antigonish, N.S
Atlantic Challenge Cup: October 10-12, 2025 (Moncton, N.B.)
MALE UNDER-16 PROGRAM
For players born in 2010 playing at the U15 Major level.
Players at the AA level may register after the registration deadline if space allows.
PLEASE NOTE: All registrants will initially be placed on a wait list which will be reviewed. Players playing at the AAA-level will be sent an email directing them to the Hockey Canada Registry to complete their registration.
REGISTER NOW
NOTE: Male U16 Spring Camp registration is near capacity at all positions as of Feb. 17th
Spring Camp: May 9-11, 2025 (Dartmouth,N.S)
Summer Camp: July 8-11, 2025 (Antigonish, N.S)
QMJHL Cup: Oct. 9-12, 2025 (Dieppe, N.B.)
FEMALE UNDER-18 PROGRAM
This year, we are moving away from the holiday selection camp format that was used during the 2023-24 season. Instead, players will be evaluated and selected based on scouting conducted throughout the regular season. We believe this change will help us build a strong and competitive roster while minimizing the demands on players' time during the short holiday season.
Hockey Nova Scotia’s High Performance Program staff will be observing players at various games and events throughout the season, as well as via video scouting. At the beginning of April, selected players will be contacted directly by our coaches.
Players selected to Team Nova Scotia will compete in the Female U18 division’s Atlantic Challenge Cup. The event takes place from May 1-4, 2025 at the RBC Centre in Dartmouth, N.S. and will welcome 80 of the top female players in the region who will participate on provincial teams from Hockey Nova Scotia, Hockey New Brunswick, Hockey PEI, and Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. This tournament will serve as the first step in the process of the selecting Team Atlantic in non-Canada Games years. Below is a critical path for U18 Female High Performance athletes.
Hockey Nova Scotia Female U18 Program (2008 and 2009 birth year)
April 2025: Hockey Nova Scotia Under-18 Roster Announcement
May 1-4, 2025: Female Under-18 Tournament (Dartmouth, N.S.)
Team Atlantic Female Under-18 Program 2025
(2008 and 2009 born players; underage players may be invited at discretion of Team Atlantic staff)
Late May 2025: Team Atlantic Summer Camp Roster Announcement
July 2025: Team Atlantic Summer Camp, Antigonish, N.S.
September 2025: Team Atlantic Roster Announcement
November 2025: National Under-18 Championship
Player Evaluation
Hockey Nova Scotia’s High Performance Program strives to ensure that equitable, fair, relevant and consistent standards are applied to all participants when involved in program activities and events. Hockey Nova Scotia uses a scoring system ranking each player from 1-5 after on ice sessions using the following scoring guide.
Special Consideration Policy
Hockey Nova Scotia’s High Performance Program specifies two situations in which a player can apply for special consideration for participation in the next step of the process. These situations are:
1) Injury/Illness: A player is physically unable to participate in a particular step in the program due to either an injury or illness. Players are deemed to have qualified for these criteria when they provide a written medical excuse signed by a doctor; or
2) Compassion: This includes any and all special situations that may arise where compassion is necessary. The responsibility of determining whether or not a player qualifies for consideration through compassion rests with Hockey Nova Scotia. Examples of compassion are an emergency situation, personal or family situation or conflict, participation at a national event in hockey or another sport.
Please note, being out of province for a club team or school hockey program is not a reason for Special Consideration.
When a player is unable to attend a High Performance Program camp or event, that player is able to apply for an exemption to possibly move onto the next stage of the High-Performance Process. While a player is able to apply for this exemption, they are not guaranteed to advance to the next stage of the process, it simply means that they will be considered. Players do not find out if they have advanced to the next stage of the camp until the conclusion of the camp along with the other players involved.
At the end of each camp or event, players are ranked by position to determine their status in the High-Performance Program. A player who has applied for Special Consideration will have their hockey ability taken into consideration by the coaches and staff to determine if that player would rank among the top players at their position, had they been in attendance at a particular event.
A player cannot apply for Special Consideration for two camps or events consecutively.
Click to apply for special consideration (application).
Injuries During Camp
When players are injured during camps, they may still be evaluated by staff prorating their scores. Coaching staff will work to establish if they feel a player's skill set would warrant them moving on in the provincial program process based on the player's ability.
Underage Players
Players are only permitted to move up into higher age divisions within the High Performance Program if they are going through the exception player process. In this case players may move within the program for evaluation purposes, but return to their own age group for the Atlantic Challenge Cup and any competition. The exception to this is every 4 years where an underage player may be moved up beginning in the spring/ summer prior to the Canada Games as determined by the Canada Games coaching staff.
Underage players may be invited to attend the Team Atlantic U18 Program at the discretion of the Team Atlantic staff.