junior hockey
Teenage ice league
Junior hockey is a level of ice hockey for players roughly 16 to 20 years old, serving as a developmental tier between youth hockey and professional or college play.
The term is used primarily in Canada and the United States, where junior leagues like the Canadian Hockey League operate as pipelines to the NHL.
Players on junior teams are typically unpaid amateurs, though they may receive stipends and housing.
He played junior hockey in Saskatchewan before getting drafted.
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- draft eligibleMeets criteria for professional selection
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- power playsAggressive moves for advantage
- forecheckingOffensive zone pressure tactic
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- hockeypuck, pucks, goalies, goaltenders, stick
- Canadian Sportscurling, lacrosse, NHL, CFL, Canadian football
- youth sportsyouth soccer, youth basketball, youth swimming, youth volleyball, youth wrestling
- hockey developmenttraining centers
- Hockey OrganizationsNHL, minor leagues
- juvenile winter sportssledding, tobogganing, snow tubing, ice skating, ski lessons