Travel Hockey Program
The Jr. Pirates Travel Hockey Program is a Tier II program offering Travel Hockey and Developmental Hockey opportunities for players in NC's Greater East area and welcomes all players wanting to player The Pirate Way, Arrrggghhh!
Ages
Co-Ed Teams for offered at the 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U levels, in additional to Developmental House Leagues for all ages and Learn To Play Hockey programs to develop future Jr. Pirates!
When
May - Tryouts for the upcoming season
Summer months - team preparations, bonding activities, camp and individual skill development opportunities
September - pre-season training, get-togethers, team bonding
October - early March - regular season play
May - Tryouts for the next season
Where
Home Games and Practices are held at The Carolina IceZone in Greenville, NC
Away Games and Tournaments travel to NC, SC, VA, PA, and may travel to other eastern or southern states. Travel locations vary from team to team and season to season.
Practices
Most travel teams practice 2 times per week during the regular season. This varies from team to team.
Games
Teams will play 20-40 games over the course of the season and games will usually fall on the weekends.
Jerseys
An Equipment Package Fee will be required of each player and will include 2 game jerseys, game socks, a practice jersey and may include an additional item such as a team sweatshirt or team jacket.
*Beginning in the 2027-28 season, all Jr. Pirates will be required to wear a black helmet, black hockey pants or shell, and black hockey gloves*
Extra Costs
Families committing to travel hockey should expect to have several overnight weekends with hotel stays throughout the season. *Teams may attend "stay to play" tournaments and all players are required to stay 2 nights in the assigned hotel to be eligible to play in those tournaments.
2026 Travel Season
Tryouts in May and regular season runs October, 2026 through early March, 2027