How much does minor hockey cost in New Brunswick?

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 U13 season cost
House
CAD $3,000 – CAD $6,300
C
B
CAD $3,200 – CAD $6,500
A
CAD $5,000 – CAD $11,100
AA
CAD $7,200 – CAD $14,100
AAA
CAD $10,100 – CAD $20,900

How the levels work here

New Brunswick uses House, C, B, A, AA and AAA; there is no BB, so treat any BB figure as a site estimate rather than a level you can register for. Hockey NB lists elite divisions at U13 AAA, U15 AAA, U16 AAA, U13/U15 Female AAA, U18 Female AAA and U18 Major, and a U14 AAA division runs as well. The AA row at 12U lines up with U13 AA, which both SNBMHL and NBCPHL ice.

Where the money goes

A typical U13 A season in New Brunswick, about CAD $8,100. Follows the age picked above.

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

  • RegistrationCAD $2,54031%
  • Tournament travelCAD $2,30028%
  • DevelopmentCAD $1,20015%
  • EquipmentCAD $7009%
Estimated from published New Brunswick program fees and family reports

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Hidden costs

  • The NB/PEI Major U18 league is shared with Prince Edward Island and puts Charlottetown and Kensington on a New Brunswick team's schedule.
  • Regional leagues stretch across the province too: the Edmundston Blizzard play SNBMHL U13 AA and U15 AA against the Fredericton Canadiens, Kennebecasis Valley Hawks and Hampton Huskies.
  • At 14U the site model puts about CAD $8,625 of a $17,425 AAA season into registration and $2,816 into tournament travel; at 12U AA it is $3,950 of $10,325 and $2,127.
  • AA tournament entries of $75 to $125 per player per event usually come out of a separate team fee, not registration.
  • Ask before tryouts whether your association charges an evaluation fee and collects a separate team budget on top of the posted registration number.

Savings tips

  • Canadian Tire Jumpstart Individual Child Grants cover eligible registration and equipment costs of up to CAD $300 per year, per child.
  • The Brendon Oreto Foundation's stated mission is to assist families that have difficulty with the costs associated with playing hockey, and it reports that over 5,600 children have received hockey equipment or fee assistance since 1999.
  • In the Fredericton area, any individual, team or organization involved in sport may apply to Fredericton Sports Investment for financial support; its grants committee may approve grants up to CAD $1,000, and its Timmy Munn Needy Kids Fund provides funds for kids who cannot afford to play their sport.
  • Ask your association what assistance it offers, whether goalies pay a reduced fee, and whether it runs a used-gear swap.
  • Many associations run equipment swaps and loaner programs for beginning players, so ask before buying everything new.
  • If your player is chasing AAA, compare the AAA and AA ranges above before tryouts.
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Hockey in New Brunswick

Your child's team will have a letter: House, C, B, A, AA or AAA. That letter is the row to read in the table above. New Brunswick has no BB. B, A and AA run through regional leagues at U13, U15 and U18. The table is our estimate of a full season. The one that came from a family is a U11 house season with Fredericton Minor Hockey at $1,195. No New Brunswick AAA season has been reported by a family yet.

More about New Brunswick hockey

SNBMHL carries the Fredericton Canadiens, Kennebecasis Valley Hawks, Hampton Huskies, Edmundston Blizzard, Grand Falls Jr. Cats, Charlotte County Whalers, Carleton Blue Knights and Grand Lake Wild. NBCPHL, NBCBHL and NBCMHL carry the Dieppe/Memramcook Eagles, Kent Sud Flames and Kent Centre Bears. NSMHL-LHMCN carries the Chaleur Titans and Caraquet Acadiens. Hockey NB lists elite divisions at U13 AAA, U15 AAA, U16 AAA, U13/U15 Female AAA, U18 Female AAA and U18 Major, and a U14 AAA division runs as well. It names Elite Development Zone Associations for the East, South, North and West zones. At U18 the NB/PEI Major U18 league fields the Fredericton Caps, Moncton Flyers, Saint John Vitos and Northern Moose alongside Charlottetown and Kensington.

Hockey New Brunswick (HNB), headquartered in Fredericton, is the sole Hockey Canada member branch for the province. It divides New Brunswick into eight Regional Operating Councils, and the HNB Minor Hockey Council is organized into at least eight districts.

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