Bemidji State University Women's Ice Hockey
Bemidji State University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,696,919, below the median of $2.1M — $62,848 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (10 of 39 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,134,611 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,794 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,696,919 for the year
- Operating expenses$477,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,848 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,134,611 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,794 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$71,860 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Fryklund | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Sobieck | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Bobrowski-Laird | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jess Strack | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emily Meyer | Director of Operations | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's ice hockey recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,696,919 $62,849 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,134,611
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $71,860
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,114
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 99 | 31 | $175k | — | 63% | |
| College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 135 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| St. Cloud State University Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 138 | 26 | $1.8M | 981 | 95% | |
| The College of St. Scholastica Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | 25 | $275k | — | 94% | |
| University of Minnesota Duluth Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 139 | 23 | $2.5M | 990 | 82% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 141 | 22 | $147k | — | 94% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University room for 4 | 22 | $4M | $184,038 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 2 | 24 | $4M | $168,443 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 26 | $3.7M | $142,623 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota Duluth room for 3 | 23 | $2.5M | $110,449 | 990 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 4 | 22 | $2.3M | $105,422 | — | vs | |
| St. Cloud State University at cap | 26 | $1.8M | $69,143 | 981 | vs | |
| Bemidji State University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,848 | 992 | vs | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato room for 1 | 25 | $1.5M | $61,753 | — | vs |
Every Western Collegiate Hockey Assn women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked