.hockey Domain Names
41 registrars compared — cheapest from $7.49 at Sav
Delegated in the 2012 new gTLD round, .hockey skates onto the internet with a clear, single-minded purpose—yet its registry, Binky Moon, LLC, is anything but a typical sports league.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $7.49 | $53.24 | $53.24 | $220.45 | $486.65 | Visit |
| 2 | Dynadot | $8.24 | $54.79 | $54.79 | $227.40 | $501.35 | Visit |
| 3 | Porkbun | $8.24 | $53.04 | $53.04 | $220.40 | $485.60 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $8.69 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $228.65 | $503.60 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $9.08 | $94.20 | $94.20 | $385.88 | $856.88 | Visit |
| 6 | Truehost | $12.10 | $77.21 | $60.06 | $320.94 | $706.99 | Visit |
| 7 | EuroDNS | $13.90 | $93.18 | $93.18 | $386.62 | $852.52 | Visit |
| 8 | Name.com | $14.99 | $84.99 | $84.99 | $354.95 | $779.90 | Visit |
| 9 | eDomains | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $228.00 | $456.00 | Visit |
| 10 | Cloudflare | $46.20 | $46.20 | $46.20 | $231.00 | $462.00 | Visit |
| 11 | Bluehost | $47.99 | $75.99 | $47.99 | $351.95 | $731.90 | Visit |
| 12 | OVHcloud | $49.89 | $58.59 | $56.49 | $284.25 | $577.20 | Visit |
| 13 | Above.com | $50.82 | $50.82 | $50.82 | $254.10 | $508.20 | Visit |
| 14 | NameBright | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $255.00 | $510.00 | Visit |
| 15 | Spaceship | $52.99 | $52.99 | $52.99 | $264.95 | $529.90 | Visit |
| 16 | DreamHost | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $274.95 | $549.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Hello.co | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | $274.95 | $549.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Epik | $55.95 | $55.95 | $55.95 | $279.75 | $559.50 | Visit |
| 19 | Crazy Domains | $58.99 | $58.99 | $58.99 | $294.95 | $589.90 | Visit |
| 20 | NameSilo | $58.99 | $59.99 | $54.99 | $298.95 | $598.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Regtons | $62.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | $314.95 | $629.90 | Visit |
| 22 | UK2 | $64.99 | $92.99 | $92.99 | $436.95 | $901.90 | Visit |
| 23 | MrDomain | $65.43 | $65.43 | $65.43 | $327.15 | $654.30 | Visit |
| 24 | Internet.bs | $65.78 | $74.58 | $65.78 | $364.10 | $737.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Gname | $65.99 | $65.99 | $65.99 | $329.95 | $659.90 | Visit |
| 26 | Infomaniak | $68.04 | $68.04 | $68.04 | $340.20 | $680.40 | Visit |
| 27 | All Domains | $68.82 | $71.04 | $71.04 | $352.98 | $708.18 | Visit |
| 28 | Netim | $69.00 | $69.00 | $49.00 | $345.00 | $690.00 | Visit |
| 29 | Namecheap | $69.98 | $80.98 | $69.98 | $393.90 | $798.80 | Visit |
| 30 | Marcaria | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $350.00 | $700.00 | Visit |
| 31 | 123 Reg | $72.58 | $72.58 | $72.58 | $362.90 | $725.80 | Visit |
| 32 | Directnic | $73.80 | $73.80 | $73.80 | $369.00 | $738.00 | Visit |
| 33 | Squarespace | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Blacknight | $75.46 | $75.46 | $75.46 | $377.30 | $754.60 | Visit |
| 35 | Gandi | $78.32 | $135.98 | $66.37 | $622.24 | $1302.14 | Visit |
| 36 | 101domain | $80.17 | $95.17 | $80.17 | $460.85 | $936.70 | Visit |
| 37 | OnlyDomains | $80.99 | $119.99 | $119.99 | $560.95 | $1160.90 | Visit |
| 38 | IONOS | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $425.00 | $850.00 | Visit |
| 39 | Hover | $85.19 | $85.19 | $85.19 | $425.95 | $851.90 | Visit |
| 40 | Moniker | $97.88 | $110.51 | $97.88 | $539.92 | $1092.47 | Visit |
| 41 | GoDaddy | $102.19 | $102.19 | $102.19 | $510.95 | $1021.90 | Visit |
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The 2012 Round's Sports Bet
.hockey was delegated on 2015-04-30, a product of the 2012 new gTLD program that let anyone—not just governments or legacy registries—apply for a slice of the domain space. A brand TLD? No. This one is open, a commercial bet that the sport's fans, teams, and local leagues would want a dedicated corner of the web. But unlike the rush of speculative applications, .hockey waited its turn in a crowded queue of sports-themed strings, landing mid-2015. The registry behind it, Binky Moon, LLC, is the operator—a name that hints at whimsy more than ice rinks, but the domain itself is strictly business.
Binky Moon: The Registry You've Never Heard Of
The IANA record for .hockey lists Binky Moon, LLC as the sponsor and registry operator. It's not a household name—no league affiliation, no national hockey federation—just a corporate entity that won the rights in the new gTLD application process. The actual infrastructure points to Identity Digital, a major back-end provider that runs dozens of TLDs. So .hockey is a small piece of a large portfolio, sharing technical plumbing with hundreds of other suffixes. That anonymity is typical of the 2012 wave: many TLDs are operated not by the communities they serve, but by companies that saw a keyword and filed an application. .hockey's real owners are the registrants who make the name their own.
A Slap Shot at Pricing
Shopping for .hockey means facing a price spread that's all over the ice. Among 41 registrars, the cheapest—[Sav](Sav)—offers it at $7.49, but some charge up to $102.19, and the average hovers around $55.82. That's a tenfold gap, which tells you the TLD hasn't settled into a commodity status. It's not a budget domain like .com or .net; it's a specialty item that some registrars treat as a premium property. For a small hockey association or a pickup league's website, the sticker shock might be real. But for a business that wants to brand a fan site as `thehockey.hockey`? The premium might be worth the cool factor—or you could just grab a cheaper .com and call it a day.
The Ice Rivals: .hockey vs .sport and Friends
.hockey doesn't skate alone. It shares a sports-recreation niche with .sport, .football, .basketball, .tennis, and .golf—all products of the same 2012 new gTLD round. Each targets a different community, but they compete for the same pool of sports fans and leagues. .hockey's advantage is specificity: it leaves no doubt what your site is about. But that specificity can also be a cage. Covering multiple sports? .sport offers broader appeal. The trade-off is naming freedom—.hockey forces you into a narrow thread, while .sport leaves room to pivot. For a niche team, though, .hockey is a clear call. For a general sports blog, you'd be better off with the wider net.