List of Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Bowling Green State University Falcons men's ice hockey team . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons from 1969 to present, including conference and national post season records.

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Bowling Green has won one NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships (1984). In their history the Falcons have made appearances in nine NCAA tournaments (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990), including two Frozen Four appearances in 1978 and 1984. The Falcons have been named the MCHA and the CCHA's regular season champion a combined nine times and won five conference tournament.

Record

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NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular season [lower-alpha 1] Conference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%
Jack Vivian (1969 — 1973)
1969–70 MCHA 1st3013125.517
1970–71 MCHA1st3118121.597
University Division
1971–72 CCHA 12642---143rd3321102.667Lost CCHA Semifinal, 5–6 (OT) (St. Louis)
Won CCHA Third Place, 7–6 (OT) (Ohio)
1972–73 CCHA166100---124th3516190.457Won CCHA Round Robin, 6–5 (OT) (St. Louis)
Won CCHA Round Robin, 8–1 (Ohio State)
Division I
Ron Mason (1973 — 1979)
1973–74 CCHA8260---43rd3920190.513Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–6 (St. Louis)
Won CCHA Third Place, 11–4 (Western Michigan)
1974–75 CCHA8431---92nd3523102.686Lost CCHA Semifinal, 4–6 (Lake Superior State)
1975–76 CCHA161141---231st322192.688Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Western Michigan)
1976–77 CCHA161060---202nd3928110.718Won CCHA Semifinal series, 9–3 (Ohio State)
Won CCHA Championship series, 5–4 (St. Louis)		Lost NCAA Quarterfinal, 5–7 (Michigan)
1977–78 CCHA181530---301st393180.795Won CCHA Semifinal series, 7–3 (Ohio State)
Won CCHA Championship series, 13–3 (St. Louis)		Won NCAA Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Colorado College)
Lost NCAA Semifinal, 2–6 (Boston College)
Won NCAA Third Place, 4–3 (Wisconsin)
1978–79 CCHA242121---431st453762.844Won CCHA Semifinal series, 18–2 (Lake Superior State)
Won CCHA Championship series, 11–7 (Ohio State)		Lost NCAA Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Minnesota)
Jerry York (1979 — 1994)
1979–80 CCHA209110---184th3816202.447Lost CCHA Semifinal series, 6–14 (Northern Michigan)
1980–81 CCHA2210120---204th3913242.359Lost CCHA Semifinal series, 5–13 (Northern Michigan)
1981–82 CCHA282071---411st4227132.667Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 18–5 (Northern Michigan)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 5–8 (Notre Dame)
Won CCHA Third Place, 2–1 (Michigan Tech)		Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 4–5 (OT) (Northeastern)
1982–83 CCHA322453---511st402884.750Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 15–5 (Notre Dame)
Won CCHA Semifinal, 3–0 (Northern Michigan)
Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan State)
1983–84 CCHA282242---.8211st443482.795Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 13–10 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Western Michigan)
Lost CCHA Third Place, 2–3 (OT) (Ohio State)		Won NCAA Quarterfinal series, 8–7 (OT) (Boston University)
Won NCAA Semifinal, 2–1 (Michigan State)
Won NCAA Championship, 5–4 (4OT) (Minnesota-Duluth)
1984–85 CCHA3217150---344th4221210.500Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 14–7 (Illinois-Chicago)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–4 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Third Place, 4–7 (Ohio State)
1985–86 CCHA322390---46T-2nd4228140.667Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois-Chicago)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (3OT) (Western Michigan)
Won CCHA Third Place, 3–0 (Lake Superior State)
1986–87 CCHA322462---501st4533102.756Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State)
Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–3 (Ohio State)
Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan State)		Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 1–10 (Harvard)
1987–88 CCHA3219112---392nd4530132.689Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won CCHA Semifinal, 6–4 (Michigan State)
Won CCHA Championship, 5–3 (Lake Superior State)		Won NCAA first round series, 10–2 (Vermont)
Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 4–9 (Maine)
1988–89 CCHA3215143---335th4726183.585Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Michigan)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan State)
Won CCHA Third Place, 5–3 (Illinois-Chicago)		Lost NCAA first round series, 0–2 (Boston College)
1989–90 CCHA3220102---423rd4425172.591Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–4 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Third Place, 4–5 (Michigan)		Lost NCAA first round series, 0–2 (Maine)
1990–91 CCHA3213172---286th3815212.591Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ferris State)
1991–92 CCHA327205---199th348215.309
1992–93 CCHA3012171---257th4119211.476Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal, 1–7 (Lake Superior State)
1993–94 CCHA3015132---326th3819172.526Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal, 2–3 (OT) (Michigan State)
Buddy Powers (1994 — 2002)
1994–95 CCHA271872---382nd3825112.684Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan)
1995–96 CCHA3018111---375th4126141.646Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 0–7 (Lake Superior State)
1996–97 CCHA2710125---25T-5th3817165.513Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan)
1997–98 CCHA306213---1511th388273.250
1998–99 CCHA3013143---297th3817183.487Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)
1999–00 CCHA2812151---258th3717191.473Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Play-in, 1–3 (Nebraska-Omaha)
2000–01 CCHA288155---21T-9th4016195.463Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Won CCHA Play-in, 2–1 (OT) (Northern Michigan)
Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan State)
2001–02 CCHA287183---1711th409256.300Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan State)
Scott Paluch (2002 — 2009)
2002–03 CCHA285203---1311th368253.264Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2003–04 CCHA289136---249th3811189.408Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Ohio State)
2004–05 CCHA2813123---295th3616164.500Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Alaska-Fairbanks)
2005–06 CCHA288182---1812th3813232.368Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha)
2006–07 CCHA285221---1112th387292.211Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha)
2007–08 CCHA2813150---26T-7th3918210.462Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Miami)
2008–09 CCHA288191--01712th3811243.329Lost CCHA CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Ohio State)
Dennis Williams (2009 — 2010)
2009–10 CCHA284186--52311th365256.222Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha)
Chris Bergeron (2010 — 2019)
2010–11 CCHA283214--21511th4110274.293Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Northern Michigan)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2011–12 CCHA285194--32211th4414255.375Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Northern Michigan)
Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State)
Lost CCHA semifinals 3–2 (2OT) (Michigan)
Lost CCHA consolation game 1–4 (Miami)
2012–13 CCHA2810153--1349th4115215.427Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Notre Dame)
2013–14 WCHA 2813114--–30T-3rd3918156.538Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost WCHA semifinals, 0–4 (Minnesota State)
2014–15 WCHA281783–--373rd3923115.654Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan)
Lost WCHA semifinals, 2–5 (Michigan Tech)
2015–16 WCHA281675–--373rd4222146.595Won WCHA first round series, 2–1 (Bemidji State)
Lost WCHA semifinals, 1–2 (Minnesota State)
2016–17 WCHA2814131--1444th4121182.537Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won WCHA semifinals series, 2–0 (Bemidji State)
Lost WCHA Finals game, 2–3 (2OT) (Michigan Tech)
2017–18 WCHA28176--52583rd4123126.634Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Lost WCHA semifinals series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
2018–19 WCHA281684--3553rd4125115.671Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won WCHA semifinals series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan)
Lost WCHA Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota State)		Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth)
Ty Eigner (2019 — 2024)
2019–20 WCHA2814104--349T–4th3821134.605Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Alaska)
Tournament cancelled
2020–21 WCHA1485102027T–2nd3120101.661Lost WCHA first round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
2021–22 CCHA2611141210336th3715193.446Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Bemidji State)
2022–23 CCHA2612122021413rd3615192.444Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ferris State)
2023–24 CCHA2411121111356th3613221.375Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech)
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular season1947957838152.5312 MCHA Championships, 7 CCHA Championships
Conference Post-season16485772.5244 CCHA tournament championships
NCAA Post-season227141.34110 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record21331049929155.5281 NCAA Division I National Championship

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

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References

  1. ↑ "BOWLING GREEN HOCKEYBOWLING GREEN HOCKEY RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

"2016–2017 Bowling Green Falcons Hockey Media Guide" (pdf). BGSU Athletic Communications Office. 2016. pp. 67–83. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

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