Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's)
Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey
North Andover, MA · the Warriors · Merrimack College overview
31
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 26
$3.1M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$100,847
Per roster spot
median $102,081
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Merrimack College fields a men's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,126,269, about the median of $3M — $100,847 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 5 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 981, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,697,148 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,318 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).
#24Team budgetof 60 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 60 · Division I#4Roster sizeof 60 · Division I#38APRof 60 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,126,269 for the year
- Operating expenses$518,161 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$100,847 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 945 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,697,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,318 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$190,215 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Borek head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Jewell | Men's Ice Hockey Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Durocher | Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Woodford | Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach | 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 →4,199undergraduates · 5,688 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 13,693 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2631
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,126,269 $100,847 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,697,148
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $190,215
Cost
Full picture →$38,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Merrimack College
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,199Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 10 | 32 | $3.9M | 1000 | 85% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 34 | $203k | — | 72% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 33 | $61k | — | 96% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 28 | $238k | — | 82% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 31 | $478k | — | 10% | |
| Bentley University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 20 | 30 | $3M | 990 | 48% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 20 | 31 | $1.9M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 35 | $420k | — | 85% | |
| Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 22 | 27 | $4.8M | 957 | 11% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 23 | 28 | $4M | 994 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 23 | 30 | $380k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 23 | 27 | $6.3M | 957 | 16% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Men's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $6.3M | $232,577 | 957 | vs | |
| Providence College 2 over cap | 28 | $5M | $179,732 | 974 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 27 | $4.8M | $177,179 | 957 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 2 over cap | 28 | $4M | $141,433 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 6 over cap | 32 | $3.9M | $121,554 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 27 | $3.8M | $141,673 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Maine 2 over cap | 28 | $3.5M | $124,110 | 982 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 5 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $100,847 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 2 over cap | 28 | $3.1M | $109,025 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,965 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Vermont 4 over cap | 30 | $2.8M | $93,740 | 995 | vs |
Every Hockey East Association (Men's) men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked