How much does youth hockey cost in New Jersey?

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
$3,000 – $6,400
B
$7,900 – $11,800
A
A1
$9,300 – $15,800
AA
$10,200 – $16,500
AAA
$15,400 – $25,800

How the levels work here

A National and A American are NJYHL conference splits, not skill levels, so they are priced with A. The Parkway and Turnpike split at 12U is the same idea. From 12U up, AA teams are labelled AHF or MAHA-AT rather than NJYHL, and every AAA team in our New Jersey data carries an AYHL or THF label. Figures are full seasons; Mercer Chiefs' 16U and 18U Prep teams are not priced separately.

Where the money goes

A typical 12U A season in New Jersey, about $12,500. 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.

  • Registration$6,13049%
  • Tournament travel$3,30026%
  • Development$1,1009%
  • Equipment$6005%
Estimated from published New Jersey program fees and family reports

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Hidden costs

  • Registration is a minority of the bill in the site's New Jersey model: 34% of an AA 12U season ($3,950 of $11,625) and 39% at AAA 14U ($8,625 of $22,000), with tournament travel the next largest line at $3,276 and $7,236.
  • The letter on the jersey does not fix the price: a Jersey Hitmen 10U AAA family reported $22,500, above the page's 10U AAA range of $9,150-$19,800.
  • The AYHL's clubs come from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and the AHF says all of its showcases are held in the Mid-Atlantic.
  • The AHF, THF and AYHL all field 9U, 11U, 13U and 15U teams while the NJYHL runs even ages only, so ask which team your birth year lands on before comparing fees.
  • The New Jersey Devils youth program's fees are tryout and coach-contact gated and its site blocked our spider, so budget that club from a written quote.

Savings tips

  • Beginners can start with New Jersey Devils Learn to Play, which provides first-time participants with head-to-toe equipment.
  • Flyers Charities offers need-based scholarships for its Learn to Play Rookie program, which is for ages five to nine, includes head-to-toe equipment with registration, and now runs sessions in New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania.
  • Ask your own association whether it runs a registration assistance or scholarship fund, because that is the fastest place to look for help with fees.
  • Stay on NJYHL A at 10U while it fits: A National and A American are priced the same here ($3,300-$6,950) because they are geographic conferences, against $4,950-$11,750 for 10U AA and $9,150-$19,800 for 10U AAA.
  • Add your season here: 29 New Jersey cost reports so far, and a program is verified at five.
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Hockey in New Jersey

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. The in-state league is the New Jersey Youth Hockey League (NJYHL), and its labels are the ones parents use: AA, A National, A American and B. National and American are geographic conferences rather than skill splits, so both are the A row. 12U A National divides again into Parkway and Turnpike, the same idea. Many clubs also schedule out of state. Of 501 rated New Jersey teams in our data, 179 play in the Atlantic Hockey Federation (AHF) against 112 in the NJYHL. The table is our estimate of a full season.

More about New Jersey hockey

Four clubs ice AAA teams in the Atlantic Youth Hockey League (AYHL): New Jersey Colonials (Morristown), North Jersey Avalanche (Hackensack), the New Jersey Devils youth program and New Jersey Jr. Titans (Middletown). That league's clubs come from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. New Jersey Rockets and Jersey Hitmen (Wayne), Mercer Chiefs (Hamilton), Woodbridge Wolfpack and Red Bank Generals ice AAA teams in the THF. Our directory also lists Montclair Blues (Montclair), New Jersey Jets (Randolph), Princeton Jr. Tigers (Princeton), Jersey Shore Wildcats (Wall), Hollydell Hurricanes (Sewell) and Igloo Jaguars (Mt. Laurel). Girls teams play through MAWHA, the Mid Atlantic Women's Hockey Association, and the Princeton Tiger Lilies are listed at AAA.

New Jersey hockey answers to the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA), the USA Hockey affiliate for the Atlantic District, which also covers Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania.

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