Team Roster Eligibility

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:49 pm

Can someone please clarify how many players are required to be rostered on U12A team's?

I have been discussing with a few friends and we have different opinions, I hear any thing from it doesn't matter, to every team must roster 17 players.

Thanks in advance for the thoughts of those who know the rules better than I do.

greybeard58 · Post by **greybeard58** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:25 pm

There is no minimum unless it is the association or District. The only rule on players is the USA Hockey 18 players and 2 goalies allowed on the players bench.

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:07 pm

Thanks greybeard58 for the reply, I just looked at the District 6 rules. It looks like in District 6 all team are required to roster 15 plus 2 goalies at the A level.

iceglo · Post by **iceglo** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:28 pm

Goose wrote:It looks like in District 6 all team are required to roster 15 plus 2 goalies at the A level.

Although that numeric requirement can be (and often is) waived by the D6 Commissioner. It's hard to get the numbers right for the girls programs from year-to-year so there's a fair amount of flexibility given.

In 14UA, Edina Green has 13 skaters (+ 1 goalie) and Eden Prairie Black has 11 skaters (+ 1 goalie) rostered.

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:48 pm

Makes sense.

It does surprise me that Edina would go with less than 17 at U14A (and U12A) because they have so many players. I don't understand why the D6 commissioner would waive teams that have so much depth.

With 5 U12 teams, why would they go with less than the required roster and why would D6 waive them with that much depth?

Can anyone shed any light on that?

spin-o-rama · Post by **spin-o-rama** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:38 pm

Edina has 2 14UA teams.
The 12UA team has 15 skaters.
They have had 2 12UA teams in the past, just not this year.

iceglo · Post by **iceglo** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:43 pm

Eden Prairie also has 2 14UA teams. Like Edina, there is an A1 (Black/Green) and an A2 squad (Red/White).

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:22 am

Spin-o-rama,

The Edina U12A team has 14 skaters, not 15.

They lost a player to Blake varsity over a month ago and never called anyone up.

spin-o-rama · Post by **spin-o-rama** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:57 am

Goose wrote:Spin-o-rama,

The Edina U12A team has 14 skaters, not 15.

They lost a player to Blake varsity over a month ago and never called anyone up.

Thank you for the correction.