How much does youth hockey cost in Alaska?

2026-2027 season estimates • Updated October 2026 • Built from published program fees and family reports

All-in season cost by level

This is the full season, not just registration. Ice, travel, tournaments, and equipment usually add up to more than the sign-up fee.

LevelEstimated 12U season cost
House
C
$3,700 – $7,000
Minors
$6,100 – $11,800
A
Majors
$7,000 – $13,900
AA
$8,300 – $15,900

B starts at 14U and AAA starts at 14U in Alaska.

How the levels work here

Minors and Majors are Alaska level names, not age splits. At 10U and 12U the ASHA divisions read Minor A and Major AA. From 14U up they read A and Tier 2. Hockey Club Fairbanks lists the same rungs as Developmental (6U/8U), B (Tier 4), A (Tier 3), and Major, Minor or Tier 2 above them. The AAA row stands for Team Alaska. ASHA's own website calls it the state's only Tier 1 program, for the national bound age groups. Its rated teams show as independent rather than in an ASHA division.

Where the money goes

A typical 12U A season in Alaska, about $10,400. Follows the age picked above.

Assumes 3 tournaments, each a 2 to 6 hour drive with 2 hotel nights, two parents and a sibling travelling.

  • Tournament travel$3,62035%
  • Registration$2,90028%
  • Development$1,20012%
  • Local travel$1,20012%
Estimated from published Alaska program fees and family reports

House in Alaska runs 13% above the national average.

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Hidden costs

  • South Anchorage Hockey Association tells families that more than 60% of all its expenses go toward renting ice, and that an hour of ice in the Municipality of Anchorage averages about $400.
  • Team Alaska is described on ASHA's own website as the state's only Tier 1 program, so the AAA row on this page has no second Alaska program to price against.
  • The ladder thins outside Anchorage and Fairbanks: Kodiak HC has one rated team in our data and the Homer Glacier Kings two, so there is no second local club to switch to.
  • Rated girls teams exist only at 14U, 16U and 19U, all at Tier 2, so a younger girl plays on a mixed team.
  • Gear is billed separately from registration in Fairbanks: Hockey Club Fairbanks charges $100 for a season of rental gear at 6U, 8U and 10U, put on the family's account on November 1.

Savings tips

  • Hockey Club Fairbanks scholarships cover up to 50% of a player's registration in the Developmental (6U/8U), B (Tier 4) and A (Tier 3) divisions, or up to $500 for a player on a Major, Minor or Tier 2 team, and applications are due November 1.
  • The same club, Hockey Club Fairbanks, rents a full set of gear to 6U, 8U and 10U players for $100 rather than buying new.
  • Hockey Club Fairbanks also runs payment plans for the A, B, 8U and 6U divisions: a deposit at registration, then payments from September 15 through December 15.
  • In Juneau, the Juneau Douglas Ice Association matches the City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation youth scholarship up to the amount awarded, applied to your registration cost, so apply to CBJ first.
  • Ask your own association what registration assistance, payment plan or goalie rate it offers before you assume you pay full price.
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Hockey in Alaska

Your child's team will have a level name: House, B, A, AA or AAA. Find it in the table above. Alaska adds two names of its own. At 10U and 12U, teams are entered as Minor A and Major AA. From 14U up they read A and Tier 2. Minors and Majors are level names, not age splits, and each has its own row. Every rated girls team in the state sits at 14U, 16U or 19U, and all of them are Tier 2. The table is our estimate of a full season.

More about Alaska hockey

Anchorage has the most programs. The Anchorage North Stars carry 17 rated teams, more than any other Alaska club. Anchorage also holds the Alaska Oilers (the South Anchorage Hockey Association club), the Alaska All Stars and Team Alaska. The Alaska Blue Devils and Alaska Salmon Sharks are in Eagle River. Fairbanks has Fairbanks Youth Hockey, the Alaska Grizzlies and the Fairbanks Arctic Lions. Juneau and the Southeast are the Juneau Capitals, run by the Juneau Douglas Ice Association. Mat-Su has the Mat-Su Eagles, Alaska Avalanche and Valley Thunder in Wasilla and the Palmer Pioneers in Palmer. The other clubs with rated teams are the Kenai Ice Hawks in Soldotna, the Homer Glacier Kings in Homer, Kodiak HC in Kodiak and the Delta Huskies in Delta Junction.

The Alaska State Hockey Association (ASHA) is the sole USA Hockey affiliate for the state. It governs youth and adult hockey statewide. It runs competitive divisions from 10U through 18U, with both Tier II and A/B classifications, plus a state tournament structure.

Hockey programs in Alaska

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