Recruitment of players by season of play, body checking policy and region (proportions based on total participating players in each region, excluding players in the elite divisions of play or top 30% by division of play)
| 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 | ||||
| BC permitted (lower 70% by division of Play) | BC prohibited (lower 70% by division of Play) | BC permitted (lower 40%–70% by division of Play) | BC prohibited (lower 40% by division of Play) | BC permitted (lower 40%–70%by division of Play) | BC prohibited (lower 40% by division of Play) | |
| Calgary | Divisions 1–6 (n=181) | – | Divisions 1–4 (n=126) | Divisions 5–6 (n=25) | Divisions1-4 (n=193) | Divisions 5–6 (n=16) |
| Edmonton | Divisions 1A-7A (n=140) | – | Divisions A,B,1A-5A (n=34) | Divisions 3–6 (n=47)_ | – | – |
| Vancouver | – | Divisions C1-C8 (n=365) | – | – | – | – |