List of Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Lake Superior State University Lakers men's ice hockey team.

Lake Superior State has won three NCAA Championships and two NAIA Championships in its history.

NAIA/NCAA D-I Champions NAIA/NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular season [a] Conference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%
NAIA
Ron Mason (1966 — 1973)
1966–67 Independent201550.750
1967–68 ICHA 161510.9381st262132.846Won NAIA Semifinal, 7–1 (Gustavus Adolphus)
Lost NAIA Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Bemidji State)
1968–69 ICHA161240.7502nd262150.808Won NAIA Semifinal, 6–2 (Gustavus Adolphus)
Lost NAIA Championship, 2–6 (Bemidji State)
1969–70 ICHA121020.833T–1st261970.731Won NAIA Semifinal, 22–3 (Alaska Methodist)
Lost NAIA Championship, 4–7 (Bemidji State)
1970–71 ICHA12552.5003rd241374.625
1971–72 ICHA121200-1.0001st302082.700Won NAIA Semifinal, 12–2 (Wisconsin State)
Won NAIA Championship, 9–3 (Gustavus Adolphus)
1972–73 ICHA12840.6671st302190.700Lost NAIA Semifinal, 4–8 (Lakehead)
Won NAIA consolation game, 11–3 (Gustavus Adolphus)
1972–73 CCHA 12930182nd
NCAA Division I
Rick Comley (1973 — 1976)
1973–74 CCHA8530---10T–1st3922161.577Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Western Michigan)
Lost Championship, 3–8 (Saint Louis)
Won NAIA first round, 7–1 (Concordia)
Won NAIA Semifinal, 9–2 (St. Thomas)
Won NAIA Championship 4–1, (Bemidji State)
Lost NIT Semifinal, 2–3 (Vermont)
Lost NIT Consolation Game, 5–7 (Saint Louis)
1974–75 CCHA8251---53rd3517141.686Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 3–8 (Saint Louis)
1975–76 CCHA16970---183rd3720161.554Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Saint Louis)
Rick Yeo (1976 — 1981)
1976–77 CCHA163130---65th3310230.303
1977–78 CCHA187101---15T–5th3218131.578
1978–79 CCHA2411121---234th3616182.472Lost Semifinal series, 2–18 (Bowling Green)
1979–80 CCHA202180---46th3412211.368
1980–81 CCHA226151---136th3614211.403
Bill Selman (1981 — 1982)
1981–82 CCHA2811152---24T–7th3919173.526Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–12 (Michigan State)
Frank Anzalone (1982 — 1990)
1982–83 CCHA3210211---2111th36†12†23†1†.347
1983–84 CCHA2812171---.4178th4018202.475Lost Quarterfinal series, 10–13 (Bowling Green)
1984–85 CCHA3221110---422nd4427161.625Won Quarterfinal series, 10–7 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 1–5 (Michigan State)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 6–10 (Rensselaer)
1985–86 CCHA3217141---354th4324181.570Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan State)
Lost Third Place, 0–3 (Bowling Green)
1986–87 CCHA3219112---403rd4022162.575Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State)
1987–88 CCHA322246---501st463376.783Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Western Michigan)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (Bowling Green)
Won Quarterfinal series, 8–4 (Merrimack)
Won Semifinal, 8–3 (Maine)
Won National Championship, 4–3 (OT) (St. Lawrence)
1988–89 CCHA321976---442nd4629116.696Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Illinois–Chicago)
Lost Championship, 1–4 (Michigan State)
Won First Round series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard)
1989–90 CCHA322462---502nd4633103.750Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 3–4 (Michigan State)
Won First Round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Colgate)
Jeff Jackson (1990 — 1996)
1990–91 CCHA322624---561st453654.844Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago)
Won Semifinal, 11–4 (Western Michigan)
Won Championship, 6–5 (OT) (Michigan)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Clarkson)
1991–92 CCHA322084---442nd433094.744Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago)
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Michigan State)
Won Championship, 3–1 (Michigan)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 7–3 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Won Regional Semifinal, 8–3 (Minnesota)
Won National Semifinal, 4–2 (Michigan State)
Won National Championship, 5–3 (Wisconsin)
1992–93 CCHA302055---453rd453285.767Won First Round series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago)
Won Quarterfinal, 7–1 (Bowling Green)
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Michigan)
Won Championship, 3–0 (Miami)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won National Semifinal, 4–2 (Boston University)
Lost National Championship, 4–5 (Maine)
1993–94 CCHA301884---402nd4531104.733Won First Round series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 4–0 (Michigan State)
Lost Championship, 0–3 (Michigan)
Won Eegional Quarterfinal, 6–5 (OT) (Northeastern)
Won Regional Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan)
Won National Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Harvard)
Won National Championship, 9–1 (Boston University)
1994–95 CCHA271494---32T–4th4123126.634Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Won Play-In, 5–2 (Miami)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan)
Won Championship, 5–3 (Michigan State)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 5–4 (Clarkson)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–6 (Boston University)
1995–96 CCHA302262---46T–1st403082.775Won First Round series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 7–0 (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 3–4 (Michigan)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 5–4 (Cornell)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 1–2 (Vermont)
Scott Borek (1996 — 2001)
1996–97 CCHA271584---344th3819145.566Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green)
1997–98 CCHA3012144---28T–6th3715184.459Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ohio State)
1998–99 CCHA3010173---238th3811234.342Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State)
1999–00 CCHA281792---36T–3rd3618162.528Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green)
2000–01 CCHA288200---1612th3613230.361
Frank Anzalone (2001 — 2005)
2001–02 CCHA284222---1012th378272.243Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Michigan)
2002–03 CCHA283241---712th386284.211Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Ferris State)
2003–04 CCHA287165---1911th369207.408Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Miami)
2004–05 CCHA288146---229th389227.329Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha)
Jim Roque (2005 — 2014)
2005–06 CCHA2811125---27T–6th3615147.514Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Western Michigan)
2006–07 CCHA2811143---258th4321193.523Won First Round series, 2–1 (Ferris State)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Notre Dame)
2007–08 CCHA287156---20T-9th3710207.365Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Bowling Green)
2008–09 CCHA287156--121T–10th3911208.385Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Western Michigan)
2009–10 CCHA2810153--33510th3815185.461Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2010–11 CCHA288128--5378th3913179.449Won First Round series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal Series, 0–2 (Notre Dame)
2011–12 CCHA2811134--4417th4018175.513Won First Round series, 2–0 (Alaska)
Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Michigan)
2012–13 CCHA2811161--1358th3917211.449Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Bowling Green)
2013–14 WCHA 2812160--24T-8th3616191.458
Damon Whitten (2014 — Present)
2014–15 WCHA287201--15T-8th388282.237Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
2015–16 WCHA2810135--257th4114225.402Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Minnesota State)
2016–17 WCHA288137--4357th3611187.403Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech)
2017–18 WCHA288173--0279th3610224.333
2018–19 WCHA2816102--0504th3823132.632Won first round series, 2–0 (Bemidji State)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
2019–20 WCHA2811134--4417th4114234.390Lost first round series, 1–2 (Bemidji State)
2020–21 WCHA1495022027T–2nd291973.707Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alabama–Huntsville)
Won Semifnial, 4–1 (Bemidji State)
Won Championship, 6–3 (Northern Michigan)
Lost NCAA regional semifinal, 1–5 (Massachusetts)
2021–22 CCHA2613130110394th3718181.500Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
2022–23 CCHA268171211258th369252.278Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
2023–24 CCHA2411121220357th3817201.461Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Bemidji State)
2024–25 CCHA2610151040.4498th3612222.361Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular season2025971875179.5244 ICHA Championships, 4 CCHA Championships
Conference Post-season12966630.5124 CCHA tournament championships, 1 WCHA tournament championship
NCAA Post-season3320121.62111 NCAA Tournament appearances, 6 NAIA Tournament appearances, 1 NIT Tournament appearance
Regular season and Post-season Record21871057950180.5243 NCAA Division I National Championships, 2 NAIA national championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Bill Selman Resigned in December 1982.

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*

References

    "2018–2019 Lake Superior State Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved December 15, 2018.