“Tryouts can be by invitation only or open. All open tryouts are posted on the RMLL Home Page of the RMLL website.“
Teams: 15 teams divided into a North, Central, South, and East Division
North Division: Fort Saskatchewan Rebels, Beaumont Outlaws, Edmonton Warriors, and the St. Albert Crude
Central Division: Red Deer Rampage, Mountain View Mavericks, Rockyview Silvertips, and the Calgary Chill.
South Division: Calgary Mountaineers, Calgary Shamrocks, Okotoks Marauders, and the Southern Alberta Rockies.
East Division: Saskatchewan SWAT, Regina Queen City Kings, and the Winnipeg Blizzard
Player Ages: 17-21, Most players are 18, 19, 20, and 21.
north graduating U17 Player draft:
By mid-February of each year, the Edmonton Warriors, Beaumont Outlaws, Fort Saskatchewan Rebels, and St. Albert Crude have a twenty (20) round draft of Alberta Graduating U17 Players. The four teams draft Alberta Graduating U17 Players from Blues, Beaumont, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Parkland, Rams, Titans, Warriors, Westlock, Wizards, Grande Prairie, Flagstaff, Lakeland, Lloydminster, Vermilion, Wood Buffalo, and Wainwright Minor Lacrosse Associations. Once drafted, a player is notified by the team who drafted them. Players drafted to one of these teams must report to the team who drafted them and may only attend Tier I tryouts for the team who drafted them.
Red Deer Rampage and Mountain View Mavericks Graduating U17 Draft:
By mid-February, the Red Deer Rampage and Mountain View Mavericks have a twenty (20) round draft of Alberta Graduating U17 players from Blackfalds, Chargers, Innisfail, Kneehills, Lacoka, Olds, Red Deer, Stettler and Sylvan Lake Minor Lacrosse Associations. Once drafted, a player is notified by the team who drafted them. Players drafted to one of these teams must report to the team who drafted them and may only attend Tier I tryouts for the team who drafted them.
South Graduating U17 draft :
Prior to mid-February each year, the Rockyview Silvertips, Calgary Chill, Calgary Jr. B Mountaineers, Calgary Shamrocks, and Okotoks Marauders have a twenty (20) round draft of Alberta Graduating U17 Players. The five teams draft Graduating U17 Players from the Calgary Axemen, High River Heat, Calgary Hornets, Calgary Knights, Okotoks Raiders, Rockyview Rage, Calgary Sabrecats and Strathmore Venom Minor Lacrosse Associations. Once drafted, a player is notified by the team who drafted them. Players drafted to one of these teams must report to the team who drafted them and may only attend Tier I tryouts for the team who drafted them.
Southern Alberta Rockies Graduating U17 draft:
By mid-February of each year, the Southern Alberta Rockies have a twenty (20) round draft of Graduating U17 Players from Brooks, Claresholm, Crowsnest, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Taber Minor Lacrosse Associations. Once drafted, a player is notified by the team. Players drafted to this team must report to the team and may only attend Tier I tryouts of this team.
35 man protected list:
Each Junior B Tier I team can protect up to thirty-five (35) players. The 35 Man Protected List increases to forty-five (45) from the Jr. B Tier I draft date through to April 10. This Protected List includes the players on the team’s previous roster (maximum 25 players) who are still Junior eligible, plus their drafted players and selected Jr. Aged players to fill the list to a maximum. If a player is listed on a team’s Protected List, the player cannot play for another Jr. B Tier I team in Alberta. A player can remain on a Jr. B Tier I team’s Protected List for all five (5) years of their Junior eligibility unless released, traded, or not registered to the team‘s roster for two (2) consecutive playing seasons. An exception to the two consecutive playing seasons, is a Jr. B Tier I Drafted player on a Junior A roster. This player can remain on the Tier I Protected List for all five (5) years of their Junior eligibility unless released or traded. The Jr. B Tier I 35 Man Protected List is posted on the RMLL website www.rockymountainlax.com.
drafted/protected players:
Must report to the Jr. B Tier I team who drafted them if the player remains on the 35/45 Man Protected List of that Jr. B Tier I team. A player can be drafted to both a Jr. A team and Jr. B Tier I team. In this circumstance, the player must report to both teams and attend the tryouts of both teams.
Jr. B Tier I Free Agent:
Any player not on a Jr. B Tier I 35 (or 45) Man Protected List is a Jr. B Tier I Free Agent.
All first-year Junior players attending Jr. B Tier I tryouts must be registered with a Club with a Tier II team.
Out of Province Players – Must have an approved LC Transfer before registering with an Alberta Club/Team.