Fees and Fee Usage

For the first season of the calendar year, all full time players (excluding goalies) will pay $185 upfront for the full season which will include 10 games, a custom jersey, and socks. For subsequent seasons within the calendar year, players already rostered with a team that year will only pay $100 upfront which will cover that season's 10 games. Players added to fill open spots in subsequent seasons will need to pay the full $185 and will still receive a custom jersey and socks for that calendar year, no matter how late in the year that season happens to be.

To keep with general expectations, and because goalies are hard to come by, we will not require goalies to pay to play. However, rostered goalies assigned to teams will have a one time per calendar year $65 fee for their custom jersey and an additional (optional) $15 if they want a pair of matching socks.

Beginning with the Fall 2025 Season we allowed players to join a substitute list rather than signing up for the full season. This allows players who may not be able to make the majority of the games still get a game here and there without having to pay the registration fee. Substitutes are not guaranteed ice time and will not be eligible for a jersey.

Local private rental ice time is $200+ an hour per ice sheet. Those of you who have already worked it out, yes the $185/$100 fee for everyone is more than what covers just the ice time, jerseys, and socks. And there is a reason for that. No, I am not making any money on this, I will also pay my own way, and will not use a single Society cent for my personal use. In fact, I intend to be 100% transparent with everyone about all money collected and dispersed. Following each season I will send out an update of what money was collected, what money has been spent, and what money remains.

All funds collected beyond what it costs to rent the ice will be used to pay an amount to whoever runs the boards for us each week and whoever helps ref. The remaining funds will be utilized to cover any accidental damages to the ice arena we play in, will cover any random league purchases, and the rest (if any) will be held and moved forward to future seasons where we will utilize funds to continuously improve our play experience. (An example of this was using excess funds to purchase sub jerseys so that each team can look complete each game.)

Any minor expenses that would be considered reasonable for the league (ref jerseys/whistles, pucks, etc.) I will handle using available league funds. Any individual expenses larger than $200 or that could be considered unnecessary will be put up for a vote to either the entire Society, the list of current season players, or just the season's captains, whichever is most appropriate.

If the cost of ice rental increases or if we face unknown expenses that cannot be met by the current excess funds we may need to increase the player fee for the following seasons.

If at any point the Utah Rink Rat Society comes to an end, all remaining funds will be evenly divided among the current/most recent season's roster of paid players.