Nominations open
The best players of every birth year, drafted onto All-Star squads for one weekend of hockey they do not forget. There is no tryout list and no application queue — a player gets here because someone put their name forward.
Why nominate
Nomination takes two minutes and costs nothing. What it opens is a weekend most players spend the rest of their minor-hockey career talking about.
Invited players are drafted onto All-Star squads by birth year and region, then play a full weekend of high-tempo games against the best of their age group.
Every All-Star is written up, shot and filed under the Prospects by Sports Illustrated banner — the coverage a strong weekend deserves and rarely gets.
A ring ceremony, a full kit, a media slot and a locker room of players they have never met. Most alumni describe it as the weekend they stopped being a kid who plays hockey.
Parents, guardians and coaches. Nomination takes about two minutes, costs nothing, and is not a commitment — selection and registration come afterwards, by invitation.
Hall of Fame
Every player below wore an All-Star jersey before they wore the one they wear now. The weekend does not make a career — but it is often the first time a player is seen by the people who shape one.
All-Star 2019 · 2020 · 2021
NCAA Division I
Toronto, ON
All-Star 2020 · 2022
OHL
Boston, MA
All-Star 2021
USHL
Minneapolis, MN
All-Star 2019 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023
QMJHL
Montréal, QC
All-Star 2022 · 2023
NCAA Division I
Vancouver, BC
All-Star 2020 · 2021 · 2022
Prep — National Program
Chicago, IL
All-Star 2023 · 2024
WHL
Calgary, AB
All-Star 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025
NCAA Division I
Detroit, MI
Alumni shown are placeholder entries while photo releases are confirmed.
Returning All-Stars
Selection is fresh every edition, so nobody returns by default. Players who earn the jersey again are recognised at two, three, four and five appearances, with a milestone presentation at the ring ceremony.
Returning All-Stars are published here after selection closes, so the names on this wall are always ones we can stand behind. Nominate now and your player is in the running for the first badge.
The archive
Every squad is photographed and filmed across the weekend. Families leave with images they actually want on the wall — not a blurry phone shot from the corner of the rink.
Placeholder tiles — the full photo and video archive is being imported into the media library.
Questions
If something here is not answered, ask before you submit — we would rather answer twice than have a nomination sit unfinished.
Any youth player whose parent or guardian believes they belong on the ice with the best of their birth year. Squads are built on a January 1 – December 31 birth-year basis, the same way Hockey Canada and USA Hockey run age divisions, so we ask for a date of birth to place a player in the right group.
A parent or guardian must submit the nomination, because it concerns a child and we need their consent on the record. Coaches who want to put a player forward should ask that player’s family to submit, and can be named on the form as the head coach.
No. Nomination is free and carries no obligation. If a player is selected you receive an invitation with the registration details and cost for your country, and you decide from there.
AA All-Star Challenge 2027 runs July 8–11, 2027 at Scotiabank Pond, Toronto, Ontario. Dates and venue on this page are read directly from the event record, so what you see here is what the registration desk sees.
Nominations are reviewed against the birth year and division they would play in, the level they currently play, and what the nominating family and coach tell us. Spots per birth year are capped, so a strong nomination that arrives early is worth more than a strong nomination that arrives late.
Every nomination gets an answer. Selected players receive an emailed invitation with a registration link specific to their country; players we cannot place are told so rather than left waiting.
Yes, and it is common. Submit one nomination per player, using the same parent details — siblings are reviewed independently because they play in different birth years.
A player who has been selected in more than one edition. Returning All-Stars are recognised at two, three, four and five appearances, with a milestone presentation at the ring ceremony. Previous selection never guarantees a spot — every edition is selected fresh.
We use it to review the nomination and, if selected, to invite and place the player. Date of birth is used for age-division placement only and is never published. Full detail, including how to opt out or have the record deleted, is on the privacy page.
Nominate a player
Nominations for AA All-Star Challenge 2027 are read in the order they arrive, and spots in each birth year are capped. July 8–11, 2027.
Two minutes, no account, no fee. A parent or guardian submits, because it concerns a child.
Every nomination is read against the birth year, the division and the level the player is at now.
Selected players get an invitation with registration details for their country. Everyone gets an answer.
A nomination is submitted by a parent or guardian. Date of birth is used for age-division placement only and is never published. Read the privacy notice.