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Long Island University Men's Ice Hockey

Brookville, NY · the Sharks · Long Island University overview
32
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 26
$2.3M
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$70,831
Per roster spot
median $102,081
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Long Island University fields a men's ice hockey team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $2,266,600, below the median of $3M — $70,831 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 school gave $10,169,698 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,853 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).

Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$70,831
Roster size32
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$1.4M$7M
this programevery Division I men's ice hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 26)

2533
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster32 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap26 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,266,600 for the year
  • Operating expenses$502,237 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$70,831 division median $102,081
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$10,169,698 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,853 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$163,733 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brendan Riley head coachHead Coachnot on file
Mikhail BryanAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Tyson McLellanAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Dylan GiacinDirector of Hockey Operations / Assistant Coachnot on file
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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.
11,753undergraduates · 16,322 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
90%admitted · of 12,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1140 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
53%

Men's Ice Hockey

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32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2632
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Team expenses
$2,266,600 $70,831 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$10,169,698
Recruiting spend, men's
$163,733
$22,620net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$63,496
Average net price$22,620
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,478
$30–48k$22,355
$48–75k$22,734
$75–110k$28,590
$110k and up$29,036
Tuition & fees
$41,642

Campus safety

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0.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.12
Property0.08
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
53%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing733 · 53%
Business170 · 12%
Visual & performing arts102 · 7%
Biological sciences81 · 6%
Education63 · 5%

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Men's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles

Long Island UniversityManhattanville University · 16 miSacred Heart University · 33 miWestern Connecticut State University · 41 miU.S. Military Academy · 44 miYale University · 49 miAlbertus Magnus College · 50 miQuinnipiac University · 55 miPost University · 56 miPrinceton University · 65 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 70 miTrinity College (Connecticut) · 79 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 80 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men)1628$226k—85%
Sacred Heart University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)3331$3.1M99168%
Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference41———81%
U.S. Military Academy Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)44——99814%
Yale University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's)4929$1.4M10005%
Albertus Magnus College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men)5030$414k—64%
Quinnipiac University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's)5527$3.4M97877%
Post University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference5631$375k——
Princeton University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's)6527$1.5M10004%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference7033$324k—17%
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference7929$369k—34%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference80———80%

Other men's ice hockey programs in the Independent

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Alaska Fairbanks 5 over cap31$2.8M$89,320963vs
Long Island University 6 over cap32$2.3M$70,831—vs
University of Alaska Anchorage 3 over cap29$2M$69,356957vs
Lindenwood University 3 over cap29$1.6M$55,037—vs
Stonehill College 7 over cap33$1.5M$44,260—vs

Every Independent men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked