9. I know teams have started paying coaches full time salaries, which I argued should have been the case years ago. Stephen: It’s not pay to play but player is liable for all costs, damages, and claims? Let’s look at the big numbers of it all. The average player wanting to play in the NAHL last season spent $6500 in the summer attending “team camps”. The EHL accounts for just under 17% of this year’s Division II/III freshmen class, and also owns the highest average number of players per league team at 4.6. Tier 3 juniors can be a HUGE waste of time and money. At $8,000 that is a 400% increase in cost in roughly 20 years or so. No tuition or fees shall be payable by PLAYER or PARENT for PLAYER’S right to play for the CLUB; provided, however, that PLAYER and PARENT (if applicable) shall be liable for all costs, damages and claims in accordance herewith. To put things in perspective, junior leagues and high schools have had a hand in producing 1,076 players into NCAA Division I hockey roster (67% of all players) for the 2018-19 season. That includes “pre draft”, “open” and “main” camp payments. Both the EHL and NA3HL are Tier III junior hockey leagues. We reserve the right to modify these at any time. A good pair of skates will run a couple of hundred dollars. Excellent coaching, administration, and marketing keep the EHL in the top ten every year. The #Eshow Ladder of Development; By Neil Ravin - Director of Communications 09/22/2020, 9:00am EDT ; Climbing From the EHLP, to the EHL, and onto NCAA Hockey; Read More Looking at the cost of equipment, the fees of everything, even in junior hockey, all adds up very quickly. The very best tier 3 players only get as far as D3, excluding guys from the EHL, which is basically tier 2. No Pay to Play. The fees and scholarships associated with our programs are provided here for informational purposes only. Also Tier 3 will not give you a chance to play D1 hockey. 8. While also moving a number of players on to higher levels of junior hockey, the EHL is embracing a development ladder philosophy. “I’ve been with this group since the league was formed back in 2013,” said the EHL’s Director of Hockey Operations, Mark Kumpel. I am reading that it costs $8,000-$10,000 to play at this level today. Kids who do not pay for the most advanced technology in skates are at risk of falling behind in the ab… USPHL Premier Ice costs have not gone up by 400%. The EHL is simply a well oiled machine and continued to lead the United States in NCAA D-3 and D-2 placements. So understand the costs and risks associated with it. That is the average, … It includes travel costs, hotel costs, meal costs and various other expenses. Add in the stick, helmet, gloves, and other gear and you are looking at about a thousand dollars just to get your child equipped to play.