U18AA Oilers Tryout Information 2026-2027
2026-2027 Head Coach: John Shaw
Assistant Coaches: Rob Hale
U18AA Oilers Director-Taylor Baraniuk
| 2026 U18AA Oilers Tryout Schedule | |||||
| Date | Time Start | Time End | Arena | Group | Type |
| 9/14/2026 | 6:45 PM | 8:00 PM | VRC- Integrity | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| 9/14/2026 | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | Olympic Room | U18AA Parent Meeting | Info Session |
| 9/14/2026 | 8:15 PM | 9:30 PM | VRC- Integrity | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| 9/15/2026 | 6:15 PM | 6:45 PM | VRC-Gold | U18 AA Goalie Eval | Evaluation |
| 9/15/2026 | 6:45 PM | 8:00 PM | VRC-Gold | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| 9/15/2026 | 8:15 PM | 9:30 PM | VRC-Gold | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| 9/16/2026 | 6:00 PM | 7:15 PM | VRC-Gold | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| 9/16/2026 | 7:30 PM | 8:45 PM | VRC-Gold | U18 AA Camp | Evaluation |
| U18AA Exhibition Tournament | |||||
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Arena | Type | Team |
| 9/18/2026 | 5:45 PM | 7:45 PM | Totem 3 | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | OKOTOKS VS. FOOTHILLS |
| 9/18/2026 | 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Cochrane Arena | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | BVTW VS. WCT |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:15 PM | 6:15 PM | Cochrane Arena | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | BVTW VS. OKOTOKS |
| 9/19/2026 | 8:30 PM | 10:30 PM | Totem 1 | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | WCT VS. FOOTHILLS |
| 9/20/2026 | 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Totem 2 | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | WCT VS. OKOTOKS |
| 9/20/2026 | 5:45 PM | 7:45 PM | Totem 1 | U18 AA BVTW PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT | BVTW VS. FOOTHILLS |
Important Information:
1. Absences/ Injuries
- Injured players that cannot participate in the Spring tryouts can submit a Dr note to be placed on the injured list.
- Players that are away attending a provincial or national sporting event can submit a special request to be placed on the Away at Provincial/National list.
- PLAYERS LISTED ON THE INJURED LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SELECTED TO A TEAM EVEN WITHOUT A TRYOUT
2. NECK GUARDS ARE MANDATORY, NO EXCEPTIONS. Face masks must be worn appropriately.
3. Commitments
- All teams are 100% Coach Pick
4. Got Questions?
- For registration questions, please contact the OOAA Admin, Lindsay Graw, at lindsaygraw@shaw.ca
- For all other inquires regarding Spring tryouts or team assignments please contact your Division Director, Taylor Baraniuk tbaraniuk@okotokshockey.com
5. For further information regarding the OOAA's Tryout, and commitments, please refer to our Tryout General Information page or see our U18AA Spring Tryout Presentation
