How much does youth hockey cost in Rhode Island?

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 – $6,400
B
B2
$4,100 – $7,600
A
$5,800 – $12,000
AA
$7,600 – $15,300
AAA
$13,800 – $27,000

How the levels work here

Rhode Island teams are shown by letter. SCHL (South Coast Hockey League) and SSC (South Shore Conference) are town leagues shared with Massachusetts. Their A, B and C teams are the A, B and C rows, and SSC B2 is B2. Club divisions sit by letter too. EHF Elite, National, Platinum and Gold and THF are AAA. EHF American and PHL Elite and Premier are AA. VHL A is A. EHF changes shape with age. It runs Elite, Platinum, Gold Upper and Gold Lower at 9U to 14U. At 15U to 18U it runs National, American, Platinum and Gold, with no Elite.

Where the money goes

A typical 12U A season in Rhode Island, about $8,900. 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$3,43039%
  • Registration$2,50028%
  • Development$1,10012%
  • Equipment$6007%
Estimated from published Rhode Island program fees and family reports

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Hidden costs

  • Rhode Island charges its own affiliate fee on top of USA Hockey registration: $6 for ages 7-8, $10 for ages 9 and up, and nothing for ages 6 and under.
  • The town leagues stop at 14U, because every SCHL and SSC team in our data plays at 10U, 12U or 14U.
  • Above 14U every rated Rhode Island team is in a club league: EHF, E9, PHL, or the Mount St Charles Hockey Academy's THF and NEPack teams.
  • RIAHA's registrar page states a Tier I moratorium, with no new Tier I programs or teams permitted until at least the 2027-28 season.
  • Our data has two rated girls teams in the whole state, the Newport Whalers at 10U and 12U, and both are listed as independent rather than in a girls league.
  • Price checks come back empty: the Providence Capitals site, the largest club in our data at 37 rated teams, and the Little Rhody Hockey Club site both carry registration links and no published fee.

Savings tips

  • Two clubs run the town and club tracks side by side: the NRI Vikings field SSC teams and PHL teams, and the Rhode Island Jr. Blues field SCHL teams and PHL teams, so you can price both tracks inside one organization.
  • Three of the ten clubs in our data field nothing but SCHL teams, the Burrillville Broncos, the Providence Jr. Bears and the SRI Jr. Rams, and our 10U ranges there are $2,900-$5,800 at SCHL B and $3,000-$6,250 at SCHL A, against $3,300-$6,950 for the club tiers at the same age.
  • The Providence Capitals, the largest club in our data, run a house league alongside their EHF teams, so a Capitals address does not commit you to an EHF price.
  • No Rhode Island club we checked posts a number, so ask for the full season figure before tryouts rather than after.
  • The state affiliate fee is waived for players aged 6 and under.
  • Ask your association about assistance and payment plans.
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Hockey in Rhode Island

Your child's team will have a letter. Town league teams play SCHL or SSC A, B or C, and those are the A, B and C rows. SSC B2 is the B2 row. Club league divisions sit at the A, AA and AAA rows. The rows are our estimates of a full season.

More about Rhode Island hockey

The Rhode Island Amateur Hockey Association (RIAHA) is the state's sole USA Hockey affiliate. It sits in USA Hockey's New England District alongside Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The town ladder is the South Coast Hockey League (SCHL), a league shared with Massachusetts. Thirty-seven teams play SCHL A, B or C at 10U, 12U and 14U. They play for the Burrillville Broncos in Harrisville, the SRI Jr. Rams in Wakefield and the Newport Whalers in Middletown. The Providence Jr. Bears in Rumford and the Rhode Island Jr. Blues in Warwick are SCHL too. The NRI Vikings in Greenville play the other town league, the South Shore Conference (SSC), at B and B2.

Above the town leagues, Rhode Island clubs join New England's tryout leagues, not a state bracket. The Providence Capitals in North Smithfield field 37 EHF teams from 9U to 18U. The Rhode Island Saints in Warwick field 14 E9 teams from 9U to 18U. The Jr. Blues and the NRI Vikings both play the PHL. Mount St Charles in Woonsocket splits in two. The Jr. Mounties play EHF and VHL at 9U to 12U. The Hockey Academy's four THF and NEPack teams at 14U to 18U are the only Rhode Island teams our data labels AAA. Our data carries 121 rated Rhode Island teams across ten clubs.

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