University of Maine Women's Ice Hockey
University of Maine fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,585,083, below the median of $2.1M — $66,045 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,585,083 for the year
- Operating expenses$309,307 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,045 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,704,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Gettens head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kirsti Hussey | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Derek Fournier | Goaltender Coach | not on file |
| Taylor Leech | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,585,083 $66,045 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,704,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $129,311
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,606 in-state · $35,346 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 72 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maine
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.
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 54 | 29 | $388k | — | 7% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 94 | 25 | $305k | — | 8% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 117 | 22 | $186k | — | 79% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 131 | 24 | $253k | — | 89% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
Every Hockey East Association (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked