1. A thorough review of our registration fees has been conducted and for the upcoming season fees will be lower than in previous years for our competitive teams and U7 program. Registration fees will be relatively the same for our recreational teams given upcoming enhancements to this programming and for our U9 program that requires new jerseys.

2. Competitive registration fees include the $130 try-out fee. If registering your player for Rec/C there is no try-out fee.

3. Goalies playing U11 to U18 (all levels) pay 50% of the registration fee plus the $130 tryout fee if registering for competitive hockey.  When registering your Goalie, please be sure to check the specific Goalie registration (for example, U13 Rep Goalie).

4. If your player registers for Rep (competitive) and is placed at the Rec level following evaluations, any payments made above the cost of Rec registration will be refunded. The $130 try out fee is non-refundable.

5. Registration fees include and help pay for:

• Tryout costs (for Rep Levels): ice time, evaluators, other administrative costs.   Note: if your daughter is signing up for Rec there is no tryout fee required. 

• Development costs including Technical Director, other development personnel including goalie development instructors, hockey for life initiatives and certifications required for bench and team staff.  

• Hockey NS Fees including insurance and team fees.

• Operating costs including admin and storage fees, bank charges, equipment purchases, jersey replacements and other overhead costs.

• Practice Ice and Home Game Expenses (including ice time and officials) as per the tables below:

Please note:

a) Practice ice allocation is based on ice availability provided by HRM to Metro West Force. MWF is allocated a specific number of ice hours at rinks throughout HRM which is then distributed accordingly amongst all MWF teams.  The allocation of ice provided from HRM is based on many factors including registration numbers from the past season.

b) Home Game numbers include regular season, playoff season and exhibition games. 

c) All teams will be charged for any additional practice ice time used throughout the season that is above the 60 minute allotment included with registration fees. Teams are charged for these expenses accordingly throughout the season.  This will be paid by parent contributions or fundraising, billed by MWF and collected through team budgets.

d) *U15AAA teams will be charged for the additional costs for home games including extra ice, officials, etc. Teams will be billed by MWF and collected through team budgets.

6. Registration Fees: 

The table below presents the registration fees (which includes the $130 try-out fee for those registering for Rep) by level for the 2025/2026 season. 

ADDITIONAL FEES NOTE

It’s important to keep in mind that there are additional costs outside of the registration fees that Members will incur throughout the season. 

1. All competitive players (A, AA, AAA) are required to purchase branded MWF socks (home and away) and branded pant shells. Ordering of socks and pants will be the responsibility of the Team Manager and can be paid by parent contributions or fundraising and will be collected through team budgets. 

2. All competitive teams (A/AA/AAA) will require additional funds through parent contributions and/or fundraising to help pay for such things as additional development (on and off ice), extra ice for practices or exhibition games, tournament fees and more. Parents should anticipate these additional costs for competitive hockey. 

3. Travel costs: All competitive teams (A/AA/AAA) play on a provincial loop throughout the season; teams could play games from Yarmouth to Sydney, depending on the teams in their league. Parents should anticipate the additional costs for travel such as accommodations (if an overnight stay is required), mileage and other costs associated with travel. 

4. Tournaments: Teams also participate in tournaments that may take place out of town and out of province over weekends. Teams are allowed a maximum of three (3) tournaments throughout the season. Parents should anticipate the additional costs for tournaments such as accommodations (if an overnight stay is required), mileage and other costs associated with travel. 

5. Rec teams may also require additional funds through parent contributions and/or fundraising for branded MWF socks, tournaments, exhibition games and other team related costs. Rec teams may also choose to travel for tournaments/jamborees or exhibition games. Additional costs should be anticipated.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Metro West Force believes that all children should have the opportunity to participate in sport.  If your child is interested in joining the league and you are in need of financial assistance, please check into the resources shared on our website: Financial Assistance

Questions about fees? Contact VP Finance, Lisa Park vpfinance@metrowestforce.com
Questions about Registration? Contact our Registrar, Jason Smith, registrar@metrowestforce.com
Questions about Evaluations? Contact our Evaluations Committee, evaluations@metrowestforce.com