How much does youth hockey cost in Nebraska?
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.
| Level | Estimated 12U season cost |
|---|---|
House C | $2,300 – $5,000 |
B | $3,100 – $6,300 |
B1 | $4,700 – $9,000 |
A | $5,300 – $10,200 |
AA | $7,200 – $14,700 |
AAA starts at 14U in Nebraska.
How the levels work here
Nebraska's youngest AAA is 14U. Omaha Mastery fields 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U, and Lincoln Stars AAA fields 16U and 18U. The AA teams in our data are the Omaha Jr. Mavericks' 12U team plus its 13U team, which plays a CSDHL schedule. Below B, the Midwest Hockey League's Select divisions show up in our data as C-labelled teams at 10U, 12U and 14U. They are not priced here.
Where the money goes
A typical 12U A season in Nebraska, about $7,700. 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$3,32043%
- Registration$2,00026%
- Equipment$7009%
- Development$6008%
House in Nebraska runs 22% below the national average.
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Hidden costs
- Above 14U the only Nebraska teams in our data are Omaha Mastery's AAA teams, the Omaha Knights 16U and 18U select teams, Lincoln Capitals United 18U, Tri-City Jr. Storm 18U and the high school teams.
- No Nebraska club in our data fields an AAA team below 14U, and Lincoln Stars AAA starts at 16U.
- The top of the ladder plays its schedule outside the state: the Omaha Jr. Mavericks' 13U AA team is listed in our data under the CSDHL, the Central States Development Hockey League, which is run from Chicago.
- High school play runs through the Omaha Hockey High School League, a club league operated by Omaha Hockey Club, and its 13 teams include Lincoln Capitals East, Lincoln Capitals West and Fremont.
- Registration is only part of the bill: the Tri-City Youth Ice Hockey Association in Kearney publishes $425 at 10U, while this page's 10U A range starts at $3,000.
- Every rated Nebraska girls team in our data is an Omaha Lady Jr. Lancers team, at 12U, 14U, 16U and 19U, so a girls family has no second club in the state.
Savings tips
- The Corporal Daegan Page Foundation, based in Omaha, runs the All Out, All In grant, which for 2026 covers up to 80% of registration fees and up to 50% of required sports equipment.
- It is open to active duty members, veterans and Gold Star family members, and the application asks for a short personal statement of about 250 words.
- Kearney's Tri-City Youth Ice Hockey Association publishes its fees, $150 for Learn 2 Play and 6U, $390 at 8U and $425 at 10U, 12U and 14U, and says it offers payment plans to accommodate any financial situation.
- A team's name and its division do not always match in our data: the Fremont team named 14U AA plays the Midwest Hockey League's Bantam A division, so confirm which division a team actually plays before you pay for the label.
- Ask your association about its own assistance fund and payment plans before you assume you are paying full price.
Hockey in Nebraska
Your child's team will have a letter: House, B, A, AA or AAA. Find it in the table above. MWAHA's Midwest Hockey League runs the travel divisions. In our data they show up as Squirt, Peewee and Bantam splits at A, B and Select. The Select teams carry a C label. The rows are our estimates of a full season. One Nebraska family has reported a season so far, an 8U house season in Lincoln at $2,338. That report is a real number.
More about Nebraska hockey
Nebraska has no standalone USA Hockey affiliate. It is governed jointly with Iowa and Kansas by the Mid-West Amateur Hockey Association (MWAHA). It sits in USA Hockey's Central District. Five associations account for all 51 rated Nebraska teams in our data. In Omaha, the Omaha Hockey Club lists about 75 rostered teams and around 1,100 participants. It runs the Jr. Mavericks travel teams, the Jr. Lancers house select teams and the Lady Jr. Lancers girls teams. It also runs the Omaha Knights high school select teams. Omaha Mastery AAA is a separate club and fields 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U.
In Lincoln, the Lincoln Ice Hockey Association runs 6U and 8U programs, plus 10U, 12U and 14U travel. It also runs Lincoln Capitals United and Jr. Stars high school travel. Lincoln Stars AAA fields 16U and 18U. It has announced a joint 14U team with Omaha Mastery for 2026-27. Outside the two cities, the Fremont Flyers field A, B and Select teams. The Tri-City Jr. Storm in Kearney field B and Select teams.
Hockey programs in Nebraska
Season cost estimates and family-reported costs for 6 programs.
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