Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's)
Princeton University Men's Ice Hockey
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
27
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 26
$1.5M
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$56,933
Per roster spot
median $102,081
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a men's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,537,198, well below the median of $3M — $56,933 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 1 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#54Team budgetof 60 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 60 · Division I#39Roster sizeof 60 · Division I#1APRof 60 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,537,198 for the year
- Operating expenses$456,353 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,933 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Syer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shane Talarico | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Henningson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamie Russell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Griff Jeszka | Director of Hockey 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2627
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,537,198 $56,933 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,333,234
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton University
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | 32 | $312k | — | 79% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 53 | 26 | $205k | — | 76% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Independent | 65 | 32 | $2.3M | — | 90% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 66 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 67 | 27 | $370k | — | 62% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 68 | 28 | $226k | — | 85% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 81 | — | — | 998 | 14% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 89 | 33 | $206k | — | 93% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 89 | 27 | $265k | — | 91% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 95 | 31 | $3.1M | 991 | 68% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 96 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 97 | 41 | $313k | — | 85% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the ECAC Hockey (Men's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 27 | $3.4M | $127,660 | 978 | vs | |
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 27 | $3.1M | $114,133 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2 over cap | 28 | $2.8M | $101,496 | 983 | vs | |
| Clarkson University at cap | 26 | $2.8M | $109,293 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University 3 over cap | 29 | $2.8M | $97,579 | 983 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 31 | $2.7M | $87,348 | 993 | vs | |
| Union College (New York) 2 over cap | 28 | $2.1M | $74,365 | 995 | vs | |
| Harvard University 5 over cap | 31 | $1.9M | $60,493 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 2 over cap | 28 | $1.7M | $62,152 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,933 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 3 over cap | 29 | $1.4M | $49,994 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University 5 over cap | 31 | $1.4M | $44,690 | 1000 | vs |
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