Important Tryout Information

The 2025-2026 high school hockey season begins on Monday, December 1, 2025. There will be a meeting for all interested hockey candidates on Thursday, November 20th right after school in the Library. Please read the information below to make sure you are eligible for our first day of tryouts. Parents and players should expect to receive additional important announcements from Coach Shuman and the CHS Athletics office in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to check the CHS Athletics Blog frequently and follow us on Twitter.

What needs to be done to ensure that a player is eligible for tryouts?

TO BE COMPLETED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN	TO BE COMPLETED BY PLAYER TRYING OUT
Register your child through Arbiter before November 23rd** https://www.cantonma.org/chs/departments/athletics/registration	​Complete Player Information Form (click here) for Coach Shuman before November 20th. Attend tryout meeting right after school on Thursday, November 20th in the Library.
NEW parents of any player NOT on last year's varsity or JV teams, sign up as a parent for SportsYou to receive communications about tryouts. Instructions are here.	NEW players NOT on last year's varsity or JV teams, sign up for SportsYou to receive communications about tryouts. Instructions are here.
	​(If necessary) Bring an updated copy of your physical to Mr. Erickson in the Athletics Office
	​Verify that you are academically eligible (see Mr. Erickson if unsure)
	If you are new to Canton High School (and NOT at 9th grader), see Mr. Erickson

** Players who miss this deadline will not be able to tryout on Monday, December 1st. This has happened in the past, so please don't let this happen to you.

Where and when are tryouts?

Tryouts will begin on Monday, December 1, 2025 at Ponky immediately after school.

• 3:00 PM: All 9th and 10th graders (except returning varsity 10th graders)

• 4:00 PM: 11th/12th graders and all returning varsity 10th graders

On Sunday, November 30th, all players will be sent a Day 1 practice plan via SportsYou along with a jersey color assignment (white or green/dark). Players who do not sign up for SportsYou will not receive updates!

New players are encouraged to wear a jersey with a nameplate on the back. Players must arrange your own transportation to tryouts, as well as storage of equipment during the day.

What will tryouts be like?

Tryouts will be a mix of drills and games to help coaches evaluate your skills, conditioning, strength, competitiveness, and hockey sense.

Will there be cuts?

Unfortunately not everyone may be offered a playing position in our program. We do try to keep as many players as possible in both programs. Most final roster decisions will be made on either Wednesday 12/3 or Thursday 12/4. All players will have a face-to-face meeting with a coach to notify the player if he made the team or not. During these meetings, we will also have honest discussions about projected playing time. If you are offered a spot on either team, it is expected that you will take it.

If I make a team, what will our season schedule look like?

Our game schedules are on our website (www.cantonhighschoolhockey.com) and SportsYou will feature our practice schedules. Varsity team members should expect to skate 5-6 times per week, while JV team members will skate 3-5 times per week. We also may offer players opportunities to serve as "swing players" who may practice with either JV or varsity on specified days/weeks and play in select JV/varsity games.

Any other questions, please email Coach Shuman at bshuman02@gmail.com. Be sure to check SportsYou and Twitter feed for important information in the future.

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