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Hockey PEI Memo - Changes to Categories of Play at Atom
2019-06-26
Please be advised of the official memo from Hockey PEI
In an effort to become consistent with other Atlantic members, Minor Council and the Board of Directors have recently approved a renaming of the categories of play at the Atom age group. This comes as a result of frequent confusion when off-Island teams register for on- Island events, and vice versa, as Hockey PEI has been using different categories at the Atom level than both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Previous categories:
New categories for 2019-20:
This change does not affect the standard of competition; it simply makes it easier for teams and tournament officials to compete against consistent competition on an inter-member basis.
Please note that this change is in effect immediately and Regulations will be changed accordingly.
In an effort to become consistent with other Atlantic members, Minor Council and the Board of Directors have recently approved a renaming of the categories of play at the Atom age group. This comes as a result of frequent confusion when off-Island teams register for on- Island events, and vice versa, as Hockey PEI has been using different categories at the Atom level than both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Previous categories:
| PEI | Atom AAA | Atom AA | Atom A | |
| NB | Atom AA | Atom A | Atom B | Atom C/Rec |
| NS | Atom AA | Atom A | Atom B | Atom C/Rec |
New categories for 2019-20:
| PEI | Atom AA | Atom A | Atom | |
| NB | Atom AA | Atom A | Atom B | Atom C/Rec |
| NS | Atom AA | Atom A | Atom B | Atom C/Rec |
This change does not affect the standard of competition; it simply makes it easier for teams and tournament officials to compete against consistent competition on an inter-member basis.
Please note that this change is in effect immediately and Regulations will be changed accordingly.