ATOM HOCKEY AGE
Nine-year-old players will join the atom division, which will feature players nine and 10 years old instead of 10 and 11. Each age group progresses in a similar fashion, ending with midget, which will include players 15, 16 and 17 years of age instead of just 16- and 17-year-olds. Each age group progresses in a similar fashion, ending with midget, which will include players 15, 16 and 17 years of age instead of just 16- and 17-year-olds. The new age groups are as follows: 1  Midget: 15, 16, 17 years old -- changed from 16 and 17. 2  Bantam: 13, 14 years old -- changed from 14 and 15. 1 Juvenile under 20 years of age, for players who want to remain in hockey at a minor hockey association level. 2  Those not playing Junior or playing Senior. 3  Junior: under 21 years of age Junior: divided into Major Junior (WHL, OHL and QMJHL), Junior A (Tier II Junior), Junior B and Junior C (in some locations). To qualify in a category, the player must be under the age limit as of December 31 of the current season. 1  Initiation: under 7 years of age AKA Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 and previously known as Mite and Tyke respectively. 2  Novice (Mite): under 9 years of age AKA Hockey 3 and Hockey 4. 3  Atom (Squirt): under 11 years of age. Changes for this years Atom ball hockey program, Atom is every Wednesday evening. Atom league will run each Wednesday, from Wednesday September 16th 2015 and ending on Wednesday December 9th 2015. Players are asked to be at The Ark at 615pm. 1 Midget: under 18 years of age. 2  Juvenile under 20 years of age, for players who want to remain in hockey at a minor hockey association level. 3  Those not playing Junior or playing Senior. Each age group progresses in a similar fashion, ending with midget, which will include players 15, 16 and 17 years of age instead of just 16- and 17-year-olds. The new age groups are as follows: 1  Midget: 15, 16, 17 years old -- changed from 16 and 17. The new age groups are as follows: 1  Midget: 15, 16, 17 years old -- changed from 16 and 17. 2  Bantam: 13, 14 years old -- changed from 14 and 15. 3  Peewee: 11, 12 years old -- changed from 12 and 13. To qualify in a category, the player must be under the age limit as of December 31 of the current season. 1  Initiation: under 7 years of age AKA Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 and previously known as Mite and Tyke respectively. 2  Novice (Mite): under 9 years of age AKA Hockey 3 and Hockey 4. This is a fair question particularly if you are new to the game or haven't a clue as to what age is a midget, a peewee or an atom. As a start, the Greater Toronto Hockey League has changed what has been known for years as Juvenile hockey. It is now called Under 21. So let's go from the top down.
 11 year of age