COLLEGE ICE HOCKEY QUICK FACTS
⦿ Just like basketball, college ice hockey has a huge popularity in certain parts of the United States such as the Northeast or in states such as Minnesota or North Dakota
⦿ Roughly 30% of all NHL players used the college system to prepare their professional career
⦿ There are 60 division 1 men’s and 36 women’s ice hockey teams
⦿ In total there are 163 men’s and 104 women’s teams across all divisions
⦿ In total there are 370 college wrestling teams and about 11,000 college wrestlers
⦿ There are about 5,000 male and 2,500 female college ice hockey players
⦿ Scholarship limits per team: D1 Men & Women – 18, D2 Men – 13.5, D2 Women – 18, NJCAA Men – 16
⦿ Most successful college ice hockey teams: Denver, Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota, Boston College, Boston University, Michigan
