Player Evaluations

Tryouts and evaluations are conducted under the direction of the respective team directors. Specific drills are designed to measure the basic skills of skating, stick handling, passing and shooting. Drills that simulate game situations are used to evaluate hockey sense, individual effort, team and position play. C team and mite evaluations are held with the intent to ensure each team has an even distribution of skilled players.

Goalies – All players trying out for A/B goalie positions go through separate goalie evaluations in addition to the team evaluations.

Player Evaluation Rules and Guidelines
The following information will provide players and parents with an explanation of the rules and guidelines they are expected to observe during team tryouts and evaluations:

• All players must attend all sessions, unless excused by the team director or the association president. If a player misses a session without a valid excuse s/he will lose points.
• If a player is injured or is suffering from an extended illness at the time of evaluations, the team director and the president will determine the level of play, with input by the coaches.
• All players will conduct themselves in a mature, orderly and responsible fashion on and off the ice. Any player not abiding by these rules will be asked to leave the ice and appear before the team director, president or designated appointee and may be subject to removal from evaluations. (This includes the use of inappropriate language.) A player removed from a session will lose points for the session missed.
• Any player that arrives late for any part of these sessions will have points deducted accordingly. Exceptions may be made in certain circumstances with the approval of the team director.
• The numbered pull-overs used for the evaluations must be worn in the appropriate manner, and it will be the responsibility of each player to return them when evaluations are over.
• All players should be dressed and ready to go at least ½ hour before all sessions. The instructors running the evaluation on the ice will use this time to go over the drills that will be used that day. They will also use this time to answer questions.
• Players are required to wear blue or white jerseys – no names on the back - and blue or white matching socks. Players are not allowed to wear special socks or jerseys (e.g.: Showcase, Team Minnesota, Stars of Tomorrow, etc.), or any other apparel that blatantly stands out from the rest of the skaters.
• Players not dressed appropriately will be asked to leave the ice.
• Categories in which players are graded include but is not limited to: Skating Ability, Defensive/ Offensive play, Hockey knowledge, Attitude/Sportsmanship, Hustle and Aggressiveness, Passing/ Puck handling, and Shooting.Goalie skills (if applicable).

Boys A/B Tryouts

Girls Tryouts

C Evaluations

Mite/8U Evaluations

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