Team Alberta Female Program

The Team Alberta Female program development path begins at the U15 age level and progresses to U18, with a goal of identifying and evaluating players in the selection process for Team Alberta. The Team Alberta Female program feeds into Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. The overall goal is to create an environment where players, coaches, trainers and administrators can meet new friends, compete with their peers, and approach levels of commitment and excellence that each has the potential to achieve.

U15 Program
U17 Program
U18 Program

ALBERTA CHALLENGE

The Alberta Challenge is the start of the Hockey Alberta Development program and is held annually. The 2026 Alberta Challenge takes place at the Gary W. Harris Centre in Red Deer from April 29-May 3.

All 2011 and 2012-born female permanent Alberta resident players, within a Hockey Alberta-sanctioned Minor Hockey Association or Hockey Canada-sanctioned Accredited School, are eligible to register for a Regional Camp and try out for the Alberta Challenge.

Regional Camps are scheduled for the weekend of April 3-5 at the following locations:

Cochrane (Spray Lake Sawmills)
Beaumont (Beaumont Sport & Recreation Centre)

For more details, and the history of the Alberta Challenge, check out the event website:

ALBERTA CHALLENGE WEBSITE >

The U17 Team Alberta program is the next stage of development working towards the Provincial U-18 program, Canada’s National Under 18, Under 22 and Senior National programs. We have transitioned the U16 program to this new U17 program to bring better continuity to the Team Alberta progression. The camp also assists Hockey Alberta in evaluating Alberta’s top athletes.

The goals and objectives of the Team Alberta U17 Female Summer Camp is to educate each player and prepare them for the next step in their hockey journey. During the camp, Hockey Alberta hopes to enhance each athlete’s abilities through on-ice sessions with highly experienced coaches from around the province. The off-ice components will cover topics such as the importance of mental preparation and off-ice training and provide many learning tools to prepare them for the next step in their hockey careers.

The Team Alberta U17 Female Summer Development Camp is held in Red Deer at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre annually in July.

The U18 Female Program is the third and final stage of the development and identification process to select a roster for Team Alberta to compete at either the Hockey Canada National Women’s U18 Championship or the Canada Winter Games.

Team Alberta results for the Hockey Canada U18 National Championships can be found below by clicking on the appropriate year.

The Canada Winter Games are held every four years.

CANADA WINTER GAMES >

The 2026 edition of Team Alberta U18 will complete at the 2027 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City. The planning calendar for Team Alberta includes:

Summer Camp	July 14-18	Red Deer
Fall Camp	September (date TBC)	Red Deer
December Camp	December (date TBC)	Red Deer
Team Staging	January 30, 2027	Edmonton
Team Training	March 6, 2027	Red Deer
Canada Winter Games	March 7-15, 2027	Quebec City