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sa国际传媒淭he program will be made up of seven teams based on the Major Midget League (MML) draw zones,sa国际传媒� BC Hockey announced in an email Friday (Dec. 7).

The regional all-star teams, for 13- and 14-year-old players, will include Valley West, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Okanagan, Thompson, Vancouver North East and Vancouver North West.

The Valley West region involves players from Surrey, Cloverdale, Semiahmoo and North Delta minor hockey associations.

Evaluation camps will be held at the end of March and beginning of April.

sa国际传媒淩egistration for the camps will open in early 2019,sa国际传媒� says . sa国际传媒淎t the conclusion of each evaluation camp, teams will be eligible to commit a minimum of 11 skaters, to a maximum of 17, plus two goaltenders. Team will be finalized on August 31, 2019.sa国际传媒�

for a detailed schedule as PDF, posted to BC Hockeysa国际传媒檚 website.

The initiative was launched to compete with hockey academies that have become more popular in recent years.

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For Major Bantam, the cost to attend a evaluation camp is $299, and the cost to play is $6,290 for the fall-winter season.

The pilot program will involve a 30-game season and two sa国际传媒渟howcase weekends,sa国际传媒� according to BC Hockey, the sportsa国际传媒檚 governing body in the province.

sa国际传媒淭he schedule was built to have long weekend breaks and bye-weeks so players can participate in Major Bantam tournaments.

sa国际传媒淎 Major Bantam AAA tournament will be hosted in Kelowna around the MML Showcase Weekend in the 2019-2020 season. Dates will be posted once confirmed and subject to change. At the conclusion of the season, an All-Star Team will be announced, along with the Coach of the Year and Player of the Year.sa国际传媒�

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