International Travel Permit (Excluding Canada)

Contact Todd Elmer for the non-Canadian International Travel Permit.

Only the USA Hockey International Council is authorized to approve international matches with foreign federations.  Per International Ice Hockey Federation Reguluations, no team(s) shall be permitted to deal directly with each other or with the ice hockey federation of another country until both federations involved have approved the games.

International Competition Forms must be submitted to and have received approval from the State Association, District Registrar, USA Hockey International Council and participating federations; in that order.

Fees for game outside the USA (other than Canada)

  • Teams and/or Associations that have been members of USA Hockey for at least two years shall remit the fee of $150 ($100 if submitted 90 days or more before the first game)  payable to USA Hockey.
  •  Teams and/or Associations that are not members of USA Hockey or have been members for less than two years shall remit the fee of $250 ($200 if submitted 90 days or more before the first game) payable to USA Hockey.

Fees for games in the USA (Other than Canadian opponents)

  • An approval fee of $100 per international team is applicable for foreign teams playing games in the United States.

All international matches are played under the jurisdiction of the International Ice Hockey Federation and the federation of the host country.  IIHF rules should be used during competition.