List of Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons

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This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Denver in men's ice hockey.

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Denver has won nine NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships in its history, tying them with Michigan for the most ever. Their most recent national championship was in 2022. Denver won the first three NCAA tournaments they participated in (an NCAA record) as well as winning their first seven NCAA tournament games (also a record).

Season-by-season results

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

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%
Vern Turner (1949 — 1951)
1949–50 Independent –––––––––174130.235
1950–51 Independent–––––––––2311111.500
Neil Celley (1951 — 1956)
1951–52 MCHA 19300–––18T–2nd251861.740
1952–53 MCHA161060–––154th241761.729
1953–54 WIHL14770–––11T–4th251690.640
1954–55 WIHL18891–––10½T–4th3018111.617
1955–56 WIHL16682–––10T–5th2612113.519
Murray Armstrong (1956 — 1977)
1956–57 WIHL186111–––95th2812142.464
1957–58 WIHL2212100–––16T–1st3624102.694Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)
Won Championship 6–2 (North Dakota)
1958–59 Independent–––––––––282251.804
1959–60 WCHA221741–––.7951st342743.838Won Final series 12–3 (Colorado College)Won Semifinal 6–4 (Boston University)
Won Championship 5–3 (Michigan Tech)
1960–61 WCHA181710–––.9441st323011.953Won Final series 17–3 (Michigan Tech)Won Semifinal 6–1 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 12–2 (St. Lawrence)
1961–62 WCHA181170–––.6113rd3017112.600Lost First round 4–8 (Michigan)
1962–63 WCHA181260–––.667T–1st332391.712Won First round series 9–2 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 5–4 (North Dakota)		Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)
Lost Championship 5–6 (North Dakota)
1963–64 WCHA10721–––.7502nd312074.710Won First round series 9–6 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 6–2 (Michigan)		Won Semifinal 4–1 (Rensselaer)
Lost Championship 3–6 (Michigan)
University Division
1964–65 WCHA12471–––.3756th281882.679
1965–66 WCHA201073–––.5754th3218113.609Won First round 8–2 (Colorado College)
Won Second round 5–4 (North Dakota)		Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Clarkson)
Won Third-place game 4–3 (Boston University)
1966–67 WCHA161150–––.6882nd302280.733Won First round 6–3 (Colorado College)
Lost Second round 2–3 (North Dakota)
1967–68 WCHA181530–––.8331st342851.838Won First round 11–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Second round series 16–3 (Minnesota)		Won Semifinal 4–1 (Boston College)
Won Championship 4–0 (North Dakota)
1968–69 WCHA201460–––.7002nd322660.813Won regional semifinal 4–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Regional Final 3–1 (Colorado College)		Won Semifinal 9–2 (Harvard)
Won Championship 4–3 (Cornell)
1969–70 WCHA221380–––.614T–2nd3221101.672Won regional semifinal 6–2 (Michigan State)
Lost Regional Final 2–3 (Wisconsin)
1970–71 WCHA221570–––.6822nd3625101.708Won regional semifinal 6–3 (Colorado College)
Won Regional Final 9–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)		Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game 1–0 (Harvard)
1971–72 WCHA281990–––541st3827110.711Won First round Series 11–4 (Notre Dame)
Won Second round Series 11–4 (Michigan State)		Lost Semifinal 2–7 (Cornell)
Lost Third-place game 2–5 (Wisconsin)
1972–73 WCHA282080–––521st392991.756Won First round Series 9–6 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Second round Series 7–3 (Michigan Tech)		Won Semifinal 10–4 (Boston College)†
Lost Championship 2–4 (Wisconsin)†
Division I
1973–74 WCHA2815112–––323rd3822133.618Won First round Series 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Second round Series 4–5 (Minnesota)
1974–75 WCHA329221–––199th3612231.347
1975–76 WCHA3212200–––24T–7th3916230.410Lost First round series 10–13 (Michigan Tech)
1976–77 WCHA3216142–––344th4021172.550Won First round Series 15–5 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal Series 8–17 (Michigan)
Marshall Johnston (1977 — 1981)
1977–78 WCHA322750–––541st403361.838Won First round Series 13–8 (Notre Dame)
Lost Second round Series 7–9 (Colorado College)
1978–79 WCHA3214162–––306th4320203.500Lost First round series 6–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1979–80 WCHA268171–––.32710th3613221.375
1980–81 WCHA2815112–––324th4023152.600Lost First round series 6–10 (Michigan)
Ralph Backstrom (1981 — 1990)
1981–82 WCHA269152–––204th4321193.523Won First round series 10–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal series 9–5 (North Dakota)
1982–83 WCHA2611150–––225th3715220.405Lost First round series 4–13 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1983–84 WCHA268180–––165th3914250.359Lost First round series 8–13 (Wisconsin)
1984–85 WCHA3416153–––355th3919173.526Lost First round series 5–15 (North Dakota)
1985–86 WCHA342590–––501st4834131.719Won First round series 9–6 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal series 13–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship series 6–2 (Minnesota)		Won Quarterfinal series 7–6 (Cornell)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Harvard)
Lost Third-place game 4–6 (Minnesota)
1986–87 WCHA3516163–––35T–3rd4019183.513Lost First round series 4–7 (Colorado College)
1987–88 WCHA3519142–––403rd3920172.538Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1988–89 WCHA3516172–––345th4322192.535Won First round series 2–1 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (Minnesota)
Lost Championship 4–9 (Northern Michigan)
1989–90 WCHA2813150–––26T–5th4218240.429Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
Frank Serratore (1990 — 1994)
1990–91 WCHA325252–––129th386302.184
1991–92 WCHA328222–––189th369252.278
1992–93 WCHA3215152–––326th3819172.526Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1993–94 WCHA3211183–––259th3815203.434Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
George Gwozdecky (1994 — 2013)
1994–95 WCHA3218122–––38T–2nd4225152.619Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Wisconsin)
Lost Third-place game 4–5 (Minnesota)
1995–96 WCHA3217123–––373rd3922143.603Lost First round series 1–2 (St. Cloud State)
1996–97 WCHA3217114–––38T–4th4124134.634Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Colorado College)		Won regional quarterfinal 6–3 (Vermont)
Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (Boston University)
1997–98 WCHA288182–––188th3811252.316Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)
1998–99 WCHA2815112–––323rd4126132.659Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal 3–2 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 4–3 (North Dakota)		Lost regional quarterfinal 3–5 (Michigan)
1999–00 WCHA289181–––199th4116232.415Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2000–01 WCHA2814113–––316th3819154.553Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2001–02 WCHA282161–––431st413281.793Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal 3–0 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 5–2 (Minnesota)		Lost regional semifinal 3–5 (Michigan)
2002–03 WCHA2811116–––287th4121146.585Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2003–04 WCHA2813105–––31T–4th4427125.670Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Miami)
Won Regional Final 1–0 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 5–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship 1–0 (Maine)
2004–05 WCHA281972–––40T–1st433292.767Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (North Dakota)
Won Championship 1–0 (Colorado College)		Won regional semifinal 4–3 (Bemidji State)
Won Regional Final 4–2 (New Hampshire)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 4–1 (North Dakota)
2005–06 WCHA281783–––37T–2nd3921153.577Lost First round series 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2006–07 WCHA2813114–––304th4021154.575Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2007–08 WCHA2816111–––333rd4126141.646Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Semifinal 3–1 (North Dakota)
Won Championship 2–1 (Minnesota)		Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Wisconsin)
2008–09 WCHA281684–––362nd4023125.638Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Wisconsin)
Lost Championship 0–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)		Lost regional semifinal 2–4 (Miami)
2009–10 WCHA281954–––421st4127104.707Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (North Dakota)
Lost Third-place game 3–6 (Wisconsin)		Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (RIT)
2010–11 WCHA281783–––372nd4225125.655Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Bemidji State)
Lost Championship 2–3 (North Dakota)		Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Western Michigan)
Lost Regional Final 1–6 (North Dakota)
2011–12 WCHA281684–––364th4325144.628Won First round series 2–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Championship 0–4 (North Dakota)		Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (Ferris State)
2012–13 WCHA281495–––33T–4th3920145.577Lost First round series 1–2 (Colorado College)Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (New Hampshire)
Jim Montgomery (2013 — 2018)
2013–14 NCHC 2410133––2356th4220166.548Won First round series 2–1 (Omaha)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Western Michigan)
Won Championship 4–3 (Miami)		Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Boston College)
2014–15 NCHC2413101––1414th4024142.625Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal 3–6 (Miami)
Won Third-place game 5–1 (North Dakota)		Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Boston College)
Lost Regional Final 1–4 (Providence)
2015–16 NCHC241752––053T–2nd4125106.683Won First round series 2–0 (Omaha)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (St. Cloud State)
Won Third-place game 4–1 (North Dakota)		Won regional semifinal 7–2 (Boston University)
Won Regional Final 6–3 (Ferris State)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (North Dakota)
2016–17 NCHC241833––2591st443374.795Won First round series 2–0 (Colorado College)
Lost Semifinal 0–1 (North Dakota)
Won Third-place game 5–1 (Western Michigan)		Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Michigan Tech)
Won Regional Final 6–3 (Penn State)
Won Semifinal 6–1 (Notre Dame)
Won Championship 3–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2017–18 NCHC241266––4462nd4123108.659Won First round series 2–1 (Colorado College)
Won Semifinal 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship 4–1 (St. Cloud State)		Won regional semifinal 5–1 (Penn State)
Lost Regional Final 1–5 (Ohio State)
David Carle (2018 — Present)
2018–19 NCHC2411103––3394th4124125.646Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal, 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Third-place game, 6–1 (Colorado College)		Won Regional semifinal, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Final, 3–0 (American International)
Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Massachusetts)
2019–20 NCHC241185––4423rd362196.667 Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 NCHC229121021.4705th3410131.438Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (Omaha)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (North Dakota)
2021–22 NCHC24186010053T–1st413191.768Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota Duluth)		Won regional semifinal, 3–2 (Massachusetts Lowell)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Minnesota Duluth)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Minnesota State)
2022–23 NCHC241950210561st4030100.750Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Colorado College)		Lost Regional Semifinal, 0–2 (Cornell)
2023–24 NCHC241572301452nd443293.571Won Quarterfinal Series, 2-0 (Minnesota Duluth)
Won Semifinal, 5-4(OT) (St. Cloud State)
Won Final, 4-1 (Omaha)		Won Regional semifinal, 2-1(OT) (UMass)
Won Regional Final, 2-1 ( Cornell)
Won Semifinal, 2-1(OT) (Boston University)
Won Championship, 2-0 (Boston College)
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular Season25291440921168.60312 MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Championships, 3 NCHC Championships
Conference Post-season184108706.60314 WCHA Tournament Championships, 3 NCHC Tournament Championships
NCAA Post-season6944250.63830 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1 vacated)
Regular Season and Post-season Record278215921016174.60410 NCAA Division I National Championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Denver's participation in the 1973 NCAA tournament was later vacated due to recruiting violations. [2]
bold and italic are program records

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. ↑ "Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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