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Age categories – Hockey Canada after the 2001 age changes:

Mini Mite (ages 1–2)
Mite (ages 3–4)
Tyke (ages 5–6)
Novice (ages 7–8)
Atom (ages 9–10)
Pee Wee (ages 11–12)
Bantam (ages 13–14)
Midget (ages 15–17)
Juvenile (ages 18–20)

In the United States, USA Hockey designates the following levels:

Mini Mite (ages 5-6) (Levels A)
Mite (ages 7-8) (Levels AA, A, B)
Squirt (ages 9–10) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B)
Peewee (ages 11–12) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B)
Bantam (ages 13–14) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B)
Midget Minor 16 and Under (ages 15–16) (Levels AAA, AA, junior varsity highschool-B)
Midget Major 18 and Under (ages 15–18) (Levels AAA, AA, varsity high school-B)

In Finland, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association roughly categorizes minor hockey players to under school-ages and school-ages. Children over 16 are considered as juniors, although the youngest juniors are still at the school-age. Minor and junior hockey levels are:

G- and F-minors (age 11 and younger)
E-minors (ages 12 to 13)
D-minors (ages 14 to 15)
C-juniors (age 16 and younger)
B-juniors (age 18 and younger)
A-juniors (age 20 and younger)

http ://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_ice_hockey

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