How much does youth hockey cost in Colorado?

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
$3,500 – $6,800
B
$5,100 – $9,000
B1
$6,700 – $13,000
A
$8,600 – $15,900
AA
$10,100 – $17,500
AAA
$17,100 – $32,800

How the levels work here

The four Colorado clubs that field boys AAA run teams from 13U through 18U, including 13U and 15U rosters.

Where the money goes

A typical 12U A season in Colorado, about $12,200. 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$4,72039%
  • Registration$4,00033%
  • Development$1,20010%
  • Local travel$7006%
Estimated from published Colorado program fees and family reports

House in Colorado runs 8% above the national average.

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Add your own costs from last season, any club, any level, to get a full breakdown to budget this season.

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Costs added by real families

Hidden costs

  • The AAA row is the widest on this page, $14,900 to $29,250 at 14U.
  • At 16U and 18U, AAA families should budget another $2,000-$5,000 for recruiting showcases and college visits.
  • At AA, tournament entries run $75-$125 per player per event out of team fees of $1,100-$1,500, and they usually sit outside registration.
  • Families have reported AA seasons at $9,900 at 10U with Northern Colorado Youth Hockey in Windsor and $19,030 at 12U with the Littleton Hawks.
  • House programs add $100-$300 in fundraising through raffle ticket sales and volunteer hours.

Savings tips

  • Ask what the fee covers before you compare two Colorado programs.
  • One family at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland reported $4,350 for an 18U AA season, and one Littleton Hawks family reported $19,030 at 12U AA.
  • The Western Colorado Hockey League's A and B teams at 10U, 12U and 14U are the local ladder for its six clubs, so they are priced in our B and A rows rather than AA.
  • Ask your association about scholarships and equipment exchange programs before you register.
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Hockey in Colorado

Your child's team will have a letter: House, B, A, AA or AAA. That letter is the row to read in the table above. In Colorado the ladder is House at the bottom, then B, A and AA (Tier II) travel teams, with AAA (Tier I) on top. The B, A and AA teams play in the Rocky Mountain Hockey Federation, about 40 rated teams at each of 10U, 12U and 14U. Six clubs play A and B in the Western Colorado Hockey League at those same three ages. Girls have their own ladder. Rated girls teams run from 10U to 19U across the Colorado Girls Hockey League and the Western Girls Hockey League. Four clubs field boys AAA from 13U through 18U. They are the Colorado Thunderbirds and Colorado Rampage in the T1EHL, plus the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders and Okanagan Hockey Colorado. The table is our estimate of a full season.

More about Colorado hockey

The biggest clubs by rated teams are the Arapahoe Warriors in Centennial and the Littleton Hawks. Then come the Monument Rebels, Arvada, the Colorado Springs Tigers and the Hyland Hills Jaguars in Westminster. Colorado Springs also has the Pikes Peak Catamounts. Northern Colorado plays through the NoCo Jr. Eagles in Fort Collins, Northern Colorado Youth Hockey in Windsor and the Greeley Bears. Mountain towns including Aspen, Vail, Steamboat Springs, Breckenridge and Durango run their own associations.

Colorado youth hockey runs through the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), the state's USA Hockey affiliate inside the Rocky Mountain District.

Hockey programs in Colorado

Season cost estimates and family-reported costs for 52 programs.

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