Raleigh Youth Hockey Association

Carolinas' Largest USA Hockey Travel Association

Raleigh Youth Hockey Association (RYHA), known on-ice as the Carolina Junior Hurricanes since the 2007 partnership with the NHL Hurricanes, is the largest USA Hockey travel-based association in the Carolinas - nearly 300 members ages 8-18. Founded in May 1987, the association's home practice and game venue is the Invisalign Arena at Wake Competition Center in Morrisville.

Programs For Kids

Travel hockey programming across all USA Hockey age divisions. Programs include:
- 8U Mites travel teams
- 10U Squirt travel teams
- 12U PeeWee travel teams
- 14U Bantam travel teams
- 16U travel teams
- 18U Midget travel teams
- Camps and clinics year-round
- Hurricanes-branded jerseys and team identity

What's Included

• Home practice and game ice at Invisalign Arena (Carolina Hurricanes practice facility)
• Carolina Hurricanes NHL partnership branding
• USA Hockey-certified coaches and ADM-aligned curriculum
• Tournament travel schedule across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond
• Player development pipeline toward junior and college hockey
• Volunteer board structure (non-profit since 1987)

Experience

RYHA / Carolina Junior Hurricanes is the obvious next step for any Triangle-area kid who outgrows Polar House recreational play - tryout-based travel, year-round commitment, and the Hurricanes-brand legitimacy of practicing on the same sheets as the NHL team.