Updated: August 2025
- Returning players, recruits and all others will be assessed by the coaching staff of the Varsity Blues Men’s hockey team.
- The current roster of the Toronto Varsity Blues men’s hockey team, the current competition in the OUA and the current competition in U SPORTS men’s hockey will be used in comparison when judging and evaluating the criteria below.
Team Criteria and Selection
This will be based on a number of factors that include but are not limited to the following:
- Needs of the team (positional needs, positional suitability, must align with our short-term and long-term needs)
- On-ice skill (skating, puck skills, positioning, hockey sense)
- Play with the puck
- Play without the puck
- Competitiveness
- Work ethic
- Ability to understand and play within on-ice team systems
- On-ice performance
- Fitness level
- Ability to contribute in team environment
- Coachability
- Potential for development
- Professional attitude
- Character
- Off-ice conduct and outstanding representation of the Varsity Blues hockey program and university
Tryout participants will be notified in the following 72 hours after the open tryout about whether they will be invited back for an extended portion of training camp. Final team selection will be completed by Tuesday, September 30, 2025.. However, this date is subject to change and could be completed earlier or later at the discretion of the coaching staff.
Coach Contact Information
Ryan Medel
Head Coach
ryan.medel@utoronto.ca
