Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)
Sacred Heart University Men's Ice Hockey
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
31
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 26
$3.1M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$101,121
Per roster spot
median $102,081
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a men's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,134,776, about the median of $3M — $101,121 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 991, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 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).
#23Team budgetof 60 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 60 · Division I#4Roster sizeof 60 · Division I#24APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,134,776 for the year
- Operating expenses$735,349 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$101,121 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| C.J Marottolo | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott McDougall | Senior Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Bergin | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Azzano | Assistant 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
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 Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,134,776 $101,122 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 18 | 29 | $1.4M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 18 | 30 | $414k | — | 64% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 23 | 27 | $3.4M | 978 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 23 | 31 | $375k | — | — | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 28 | 28 | $226k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Independent | 33 | 32 | $2.3M | — | 90% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 33 | $324k | — | 17% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 39 | — | — | 998 | 14% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 46 | 29 | $369k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 60 | 28 | $307k | — | 38% |
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 |
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