Player Registration for National Aboriginal Hockey Championship Selection Camp now open

June 19, 2024

The camp is taking place August 8-11, in Red Deer at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. Male and female athletes born in 2007 – 2010, who are of Indigenous heritage (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and registered with a Hockey Alberta or a Hockey Canada sanctioned minor hockey association are eligible to try out.

The camp costs $250 plus GST and includes a jersey, warm-up shirt and shorts, on-ice practices and games for each participant.

In partnership with the Indigenous Sport Council – Alberta, Hockey Alberta sends a U18 Male Team and U18 Female Team to compete at the championship.

The Aboriginal Sport Circle established the NAHC in 2002 as the premiere competition for young Aboriginal hockey players in Canada. The 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships takes place May 4-11, 2025, in Kamloops, B.C.

The annual event provides a forum for elite U18 aged Indigenous male and female youth and attracts participation from First Nations, Métis and Inuit across the 13 provinces and territories. This annual event helps foster cultural unity and pride to celebrate Indigenous athletes and sport.

Deadline to register is Tuesday, July 16.

For any questions, please contact Mike Applegate, Manager, Development Programs and Team Alberta NAHC at nahc@hockeyalberta.ca.

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