What's the difference between AA and AAA hockey?

Question

I'm very confused about all this AA and AAA stuff. I need to know what the difference is. Also, i heard that if I want to get into a good hockey college I should go play AAA not AA. And does playing AAA expose you to more scouts than AA?

Answer 1

Well it depends on where you live. Playing AAA is not be all and end all of the universe. Some smaller centres don't even have AAA teams. You are more likely to get noticed in AAA but it's not the only factor. You also have to be able to keep your marks up, which is tough with an AAA schedule and then there's cost and time. Are your parents able to do this for you? Some people just can't. It takes a lot of time and money.



I have to warn you though that if you're asking this question I don't like your odds of making one of these teams. It could be that you're some sort of phenom who never put on skates until he was 12 and suddenly discovered he had a God given gift but it's not likely. These are teams you have to try out for, you don't just walk into your local association and say I want to play AAA.

Answer 2

How old are you? If your in grade 8 or higher, it's probably too late to think about scouts for college (realistically, but there's still a small chance). In Canada, AAA is usually the highest level of minor hockey (in BC there is Major Midget which is like AAAA or regional AAA). So the difference between AAA and AA is like the difference between NHL and AHL. If the AAA team has the best players, why would scouts go to look at the AA team?

Answer 3

In Ontario the AA and AAA are based on the population size of the community. Smaller communities are A or AA and larger communities are AAA. The quality of play within these leagues are based on team abilities not player abilities.

When I was coaching hockey in Whitby, it was initially an AA community. At one time our minor Bantam team had two players by the names Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts. Both went on to reasonable hockey careers. Both taking different paths. Gary the CHL route and Joe the US college route. But both players played at the AA level because the town was only 35,000 in population.

When the town became larger it was rerated as a AAA town and was still able to produce quality NHL players.



Sarnia another city where I lived for a number of years was a AAA town and produced a number of excellent NHL players beginning with Tony McKegney and continuing through Dino Ciccarelli, Shawn Burr and Pat Verbeek. However neighbouring Petrolia is a single A town which produced a handful of NHL stars including a family of Hunters who made a career in the league.



If you are good enough you will be found whether it's A, AA, or AAA.

Answer 4

AAA is a little better skill wise it depends on ur skill where to play I play AA but at a AAA skill level

Answer 5

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A is a letter, AA is where you go if you have a drinking problem and AAA is a travel and insurance company.

Answer 6

it dosen't matter if you play AA or AAA, if your good enough they WILL find you.

Answer 7

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