Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)
College of the Holy Cross Men's Ice Hockey
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
28
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 26
$2.8M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$99,019
Per roster spot
median $102,081
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a men's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,772,538, about the median of $3M — $99,019 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (51 of 60 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,245,632 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,202 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#37Team budgetof 60 · Division I#34Spend per playerof 60 · Division I#26Roster sizeof 60 · Division I#23APRof 60 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,772,538 for the year
- Operating expenses$556,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$99,019 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,245,632 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,202 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$441,418 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Riga head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Drew Michals | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kellen Jones | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Connor Mauro | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJanuary 1 of sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players32,253 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,650 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 20 5.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2628
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,772,538 $99,019 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,245,632
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $441,418
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Ice Hockey program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 30 | $183k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 34 | $305k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 30 | $233k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 33 | $144k | — | 85% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 29 | $185k | — | 90% | |
| Babson College Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 27 | $347k | — | 20% | |
| Bentley University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 32 | 30 | $3M | 990 | 48% | |
| Providence College Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 33 | 28 | $5M | 974 | 49% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 33 | 27 | $6.3M | 957 | 16% | |
| Brown University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 35 | 31 | $1.4M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 35 | 28 | $250k | — | 84% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 35 | 34 | $362k | — | 92% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $101,121 | 991 | vs | |
| Bentley University 4 over cap | 30 | $3M | $98,687 | 990 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology at cap | 26 | $2.9M | $111,633 | 991 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 2 over cap | 28 | $2.8M | $99,019 | 992 | vs | |
| Niagara University 2 over cap | 28 | $2.1M | $73,741 | 978 | vs | |
| Canisius University 5 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $51,511 | 990 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 4 over cap | 30 | $1.5M | $51,045 | 995 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
Every Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked