2024-25 JUNIOR CANES TRYOUTS
2024-25 PLAYER SELECTION PROCESS
We're excited to announce the opening of Tier 2 tryout registration for the 2024-25 season.
TIER 2 HOCKEY
At the Junior Canes, our Tier 2 program caters to elite and emerging, high-potential athletes. We place a heavy emphasis on opportunity and exposure at the older birth years while focusing on preparing younger players for what's ahead of them as they progress towards 14U and older. Our belief that Tier 2 hockey is not "for players who don't make AAA teams", but rather for players with lofty goals who want a professional, high-intensity training curriculum without the AAA price tag is why our AA and A programs are nationally recognized. Each year, our Tier 2 program promotes players directly to Tier 1, AAU/ACHA collegiate hockey, or Junior hockey in pursuit of NCAA Division I or Division III collegiate hockey.
TIER 2 GIRLS TRYOUTS - 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U/19U
TIER 2 CO-ED TRYOUTS - 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 18U
Tier 2 tryouts will take place the weekend of May 10th-12th.
Tier 2 Co-ed Tryout Registration
Tier 2 Girls Tryout Registration
NOTE: Tryout groups will be re-arranged following the completion of each age group's first sessions. Where you see "Groups A & B" on Sunday, for example, are not the same groups as Friday or Saturday.
SUPER 8 - GIRLS & CO-ED 8U
Super 8 is an open registration, first-come first-serve program with no tryouts. Registration will be announced on or shortly after June 1st. Players who participated in the Super 8 program this season will have a short registration window before the registration is made public.
REGISTRATION LINKS
KEY DATES
| March 18th, 2024 | Co-ed AAA Open Tryouts and Girls AAA Tryouts registration opens |
| March 20th, 2024 | Co-ed and Girls Tier 2 Tryouts registration opens |
| April 9th, 2024 | Window opens to offer Tier 1 AAA contracts for the 2024-25 season |
| April 9th, 2024 | Open contact window opens |
| April 9th, 2024 | Co-ed AAA Open Tryouts window begins |
| April 19th, 2024 | Final day for out of state players to submit video/profiles for consideration |
| April 26th, 2024 | Girls AAA Tryouts begin |
| April 26th, 2024 | Co-ed AAA Main Camp begins |
| May 10th, 2024 | Window opens to offer Tier 2 contracts for the 2024-25 season |
| May 10th, 2024 | Tier 2 Co-ed and Girls Tryouts begin |
KEY USA HOCKEY / CAHA BYLAWS
The Carolina Junior Hurricanes are fully committed to USA Hockey and CAHA compliance and have established tryout, team selection and registration processes that satisfy the regulatory bylaws of our governing bodies. We encourage all members and prospective members to read and understand these bylaws to prevent putting any player's eligibility at risk.
- All players must be fully registered and in good standing with USA Hockey prior to registering and/or participating in any tryout activity
- The window for Tier 1 tryouts and the open contact window begins 48 hours following the completion of the previous season's National Championship (April 9th, 2024).
- While Tier 1 AAA players may receive and sign contract offers at any time during the open contact window, Tier 2 players may not receive offers or sign contracts until the 5th Friday following the conclusion of Nationals (May 10th, 2024). While Tier 1 AAA contracts may be offered and signed during the open window, CAHA requires each AAA team within the affiliate to hold an open tryout for any or all remaining open positions.
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams may roster up to 20 players.
- 19U Tier 1 AAA Girls teams are allowed to roster players residing outside of North and South Carolina provided that the number of out-of-affiliate players does not exceed 49% of the roster. For 14U AAA, 16U AAA and Tier 2 girls teams, that threshold is 30%.
- Tier 1 AAA co-ed teams are also allowed to roster out-of-affiliate players, provided the number does not exceed 30% of the total roster.
- For Tier 1 and Tier 2, offers must remain open for 48 hours before a player is required to sign the binding contract. If a player does not sign the contract within those 48 hours, associations are under no obligation to keep the offer open.
Transitional rules from USA Hockey - USA Hockey passed new proposals at the 2024 Winter Meetings to protect players from "bait and switch" tactics and to protect teams from poaching. While the specifics of the new rules have not been made available at this time, the general theme is that USA Hockey is instituting policy to protect binding two-way agreements for both players and teams.
- Once a player signs a contract with a team, that team is committed to player for the entire playing season unless both parties agree to a release for a legitimate reason. This prevents teams from over-signing and "moving down" players to lower-tier teams against their wishes.
- Conversely, once a player signs a contract, that player is committed to that team for the entire playing season. If the player signs a contract with one team while pursuing other opportunities with other teams, that player can face USA Hockey suspension.
We will post the specifics of the bylaw amendments along with penalties and timelines when they become available, but best practices always suggest to only offer or sign a player/team contract when there is full intent to honor it.