Junior A Draft Info
2025 Junior A Graduating U17 Player Draft
Draft Eligible: All Alberta U17 Players born in 2008 and on the ALA Graduating U17 Player List.
The Calgary Junior A Mountaineers and the Calgary Junior Raiders 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 Grande Prairie, Camrose and Wood Buffalo Lacrosse Associations.
The Saskatchewan SWAT draft ten players from the Province of Saskatchewan.
Junior A Draft
Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
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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1 – Jr. A Swat
2 – Jr. A Mounties
3- Jr. A Miners
4- Jr. A Raiders
And by the trade transactions where trades included draft picks.
Season Info
Season Start: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Season End: Sunday, July 6, 2025
Game Days: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Regular Season Games: 15 (Unbalanced home and away). Each team plays each other 5 times.
Playoffs format (Semi Finals): 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd place from Regular Season in a best of seven series.
Playoff Dates: Wednesday, July 9 to Friday, July 25, 2025
Scenario 1: If North/South or Swat
Game 1 – Friday, July 11, 2025 – 8:00PM
Game 2 – Saturday, July 12, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 3 – Sunday, July 13, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Game 4 – Friday, July 18, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Game 5 (if required) – Saturday, July 19,2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 6 (if required) – Sunday, July 20, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Game 7 (if required) – Friday, July 25, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Scenario 2: South/South
Game 1 – Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 2 – Saturday, July 12, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 3 – Sunday, July 13, 2025 – 4:00 PM
Game 4 – Wednesday, July 16, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 5 (if required) – Saturday, July 19, 2025 –7:00 PM
Game 6 (if required) – Sunday, July 20, 2025 – 4:00 PM
Game 7 (if required) – Wednesday, July 23, 2025 – 7:00 PM
(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 seven series
Provincial Dates: Sunday, July 27 to Sunday, August 10, 2025
Scenario 1: If North/South or Swat
Game 1 – Sun. July 27, 2025 – 3:00PM
Game 2 – Friday, August 1, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Game 3 – Saturday, August 2, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 4 – Sunday, August 3, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Game 5 (if required) – Friday, August 8, 2025 – 8:00 PM
Game 6 (if required) – Saturday, August 9, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 7 (if required) – Sunday, August 10, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Scenario 2: South/South
Game 1 – Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 2 – Saturday, August 2, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 3 – Sunday, August 3, 2025 – 4:00 PM
Game 4 – Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 5 (if required) – Friday, August 8, 2025 –8:00 PM
Game 6 (if required) – Saturday August 9, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Game 7 (if required) – Sunday, August 10, 2025 – 4:00 PM
(Dates/Times subject to change based on arena availability, subject to Director of High Performance approval.)
National Championship: Minto Cup: Saturday, August 16 to Sunday, August 24, 2025 – Meridan Centre in St. Catharines, ON.