NCAA Hockey by the Numbers

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NCAA College Men’s Ice Hockey fields far fewer teams than other popular sports.</SPAN> Some of this can be explained by the expense of renting ice for schools that do not have their own ice facilities, and the fact that Federal Title IX mandates equal opportunities for women’s programs, yet the number of available women hockey players is far fewer than men at the college age level. While women’s teams are on the rise, the number of men’s teams has not grown significantly. There are only 59 Division I men’s ice hockey programs, most of which are located in the North East region of the country. Each team (with the exception of the Ivy League schools which do not offer athletic scholarships) can offer up to 18 scholarships per program. This is for the 4 classes enrolled at any one time, so in reality, most schools can give only 3-5 full scholarships in any given year. However many offer partial scholarships to increase the overall number to be granted.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">NCAA Teams in multiple sports by comparison:</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Men’s Baseball</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">288 </P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>246</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">370</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1,042</P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Men’s Basketball</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">341</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">290</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">411</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">774</P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Men’s Soccer</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">198</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">177</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">399</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>904</P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">236</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">235</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">236</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">707</P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Men’s Ice Hockey</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">59</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>7</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">72</P></TD>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">138 </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NCAA Hockey is a long shot for most players.</SPAN> It’s a simple question of numbers. Assuming 20 players on the bench per team, 2,760 male players earn spots. That comprises 4 classes of students and therefore only 690 spots each year open up at all levels. The team, at tryouts, between returning players and recruits will have as many as 35 athletes, as well as entertaining 5 to 15 non-scholarship athletes which will include a few walk-ons. During the spring and summer the coaches select the 25 or so that will stay with the team, and even that number will include players that never see a minute of game time or possibly never dress. But the USA is not the only source for talent. Canadian and International players will take up over 50% of the scholarship monies, leaving roughly 45% for US born players, who make up less than 60% of the rosters. Since there are only 59 D-I teams all carrying 4 years of athletes, only roughly the top 100-150 players in the country will be offered D-I positions getting partial or full scholarships. To further lower the odds there are regional differences that disadvantage people who play outside those regions:</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Because the total number of players is so limited, the game is extremely competitive and exciting.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">D-III has for the most part no scholarships, and coaches often have to over-recruit, given:</P>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lack of early ‘letters of intent’, which bind D-I students in exchange for scholarship aid at signing, and forces other coaches to end the recruitment process.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Schools can give financial aid, but usually not before the student is accepted and when offers of aid are made to non-athlete students.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Players know the above so they also try and get accepted at multiple schools with programs, making the coach’s job tougher.</DIV></LI></UL>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Not knowing exactly how many players will actually accept a spot at the school usually puts more players at tryouts. There are sometimes an inordinate amount of disappointed players getting cut. Still, the competition at the top D-III schools can be close to the bottom tier D-1 schools, and some very good colleges offer D-III hockey. </P>
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<DIV><EM><FONT size=2>by George Haviland Jr. and Vinnie Dicks, Iceworld Consulting</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT size=2>George and Vinnie co-authored "Your Hockey Future" a new guide for those pursuing college after high school.  </FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT size=2>George also runs Iceworld Consulting, an international hockey consultancy specializing in rink management, hockey program development and player placement consulting.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.iceworldconsulting.com">www.iceworldconsulting.com</A></FONT></EM></DIV>
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