Junior A Draft Info
2026 Junior A Graduating U17 Player Draft
Draft Eligible – Alberta Teams: All Alberta U17 Players born in 2009 and on the ALA Graduating U17 Player List.
The Calgary Junior A Mountaineers and the Raiders Jr A Lacrosse each draft ten Graduating U17 Players from the CALL, CDLA, and SALA Minor Lacrosse Clubs.
The Edmonton Jr. A Miners draft ten Graduating U17 Players from the GELC and Wheatland Minor Lacrosse Clubs as well as from the Grande Prairie Minor Lacrosse Association.
The Saskatchewan SWAT draft ten players from the Province of Saskatchewan.
The Winnipeg Blizzard draft ten players from the Province of Manitoba.
Junior A Draft
Date: Monday, February 16, 2026
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: Acadia Recreation Centre – Rose Hall – 240 90 Ave S.E., Calgary
All Graduating U17 players and their families are welcome to attend.
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The Jr. A Miners, Saskatchewan Swat and Winnipeg Blizzard attend the Draft virtually.
Draft Order:
1 – Jr. A Blizzard
2 – Jr. A Swat
3 – Jr. A Miners
4- Jr. A Mounties
5- Jr. A Raiders
And by the trade transactions where trades included draft picks.
Season Info
Season Start: Friday, May 15, 2026
Season End: Sunday, July 12, 2026
Game Days: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Regular Season Games: 16 (Unbalanced home and away).
Playoffs format (Semi Finals): 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd place from Regular Season in a best of seven series or a best of 5 series if the Blizzard are in the semi final round.
Playoff Dates: Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 26, 2026
(Dates/Times for Playoffs may be subject to change, subject to Commissioner approval and arena availability.)
Provincial Format: Winners from Semi Finals in a best of five series
Provincial Dates: Saturday, August 1 to Sunday, August 9, 2026
(Dates/Times subject to change based on arena availability, subject to Director of High Performance approval.)
National Championship: Minto Cup: Sunday, August 16 to Sunday, August 23, 2026 – Max Bell Centre, Calgary, Alberta.