2020-2021 Division Name Changes
Age ranges and names for levels of minor hockey
Find out when your child can begin playing minor hockey. Learn about age-appropriate development as players advance to successive age divisions.
Hockey Canada and its 13 members have ratified age division names changes for all levels of minor hockey. The changes create a simpler and more consistent reference for parents registering their children.
The changes taking effect for 2020-21 season registration.
Only the names will change. Actual divisions remain consistent with past seasons. Areas with Major and Minor designations within divisions will continue to do so under the new naming format.
Minor hockey age division chart for the 2020-21 Season
| Old Division Name | New Division Name | Year of Birth | Age on Dec. 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initiation | U7 (Under-7) | 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | ||
| Novice | U9 (Under-9) | 2013 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | ||
| Atom | U11 (Under-11) | 2011 | 9 |
| 2010 | 10 | ||
| Peewee | U13 (Under-13) | 2009 | 11 |
| 2008 | 12 | ||
| Bantam | U15 (Under-15) | 2007 | 13 |
| 2006 | 14 | ||
| Midget | U18 (Under-18) | 2005 | 15 |
| 2004 | 16 | ||
| 2003 | 17 |
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