(02-05-2016 12:34 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  A quick check shows a 3 to 7 hundred K annual operating budget for college hockey. That doesn't include startup costs, facility cost (if you build) or schollies. Someone mentioned revenue from renting to HSs. Not sure what we're renting? Not an ice arena we don't have. If we eventually draw 2,500 per game (a pipe dream given the figures nationwide and given the two revenue sport competition in winter) we'd gross about $30,000 a game. Not sure how many games hockey plays but a women's program would bleed cash like crazy for years, probably for it's existence.

I've seen those types of numbers for hockey costs, and to be honest I have a hard time believing they are that low.

18 scholarships.
Salaries for HC, assistants (I think hockey allows 2), training staff, other staff positions like director of operations
Recruiting costs
game-day travel costs
ice time (games & practice and training time), or rink operating costs
very significant equipment budget
marketing, etc.

even if you pay the coaches measly salaries, the scholarships and salaries alone are gonna add up into the several hundred $K.