This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Northeastern in men's ice hockey.
Northeastern has sponsored varsity ice hockey since 1929 with the exception of a three-year period during World War II.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| NCAA D-I Champions | NCAA Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Division Champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season [lower-alpha 1] | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1929–30 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | ||
| 1930–31 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | ||
| 1931–32 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | ||
| 1932–33 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | ||
| 1933–34 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | ||
| 1934–35 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | ||
| 1935–36 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | ||
| Herb Gallagher (1936–1942) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1936–37 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | ||
| 1937–38 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .269 | ||
| 1938–39 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | ||
| 1939–40 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | ||
| 1940–41 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | ||
| 1941–42 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | ||
| William L. Linskey (1942–1943) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1942–43 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | ||
| Program suspended due to World War II | |||||||||||||||||
| Herb Gallagher (1946–1955) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | ||
| 1947–48 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | ||
| 1948–49 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | ||
| 1949–50 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .417 | ||
| 1950–51 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 | ||
| 1951–52 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | ||
| 1952–53 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .476 | ||
| 1953–54 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | ||
| 1954–55 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Jim Bell (1955–1970) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .520 | ||
| 1956–57 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .420 | ||
| 1957–58 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | .288 | ||
| 1958–59 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | ||
| 1959–50 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1960–61 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .462 | ||
| 1961–62 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .304 | 23rd | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .292 | ||
| 1962–63 | ECAC Hockey | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .360 | 20th | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | ||
| 1963–64 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .636 | 9th | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | ||
| University Division | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .579 | 6th | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | .643 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Clarkson) | |
| 1965–66 | ECAC Hockey | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .528 | 8th | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .569 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Boston University) | |
| 1966–67 | ECAC Hockey | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .450 | 11th | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .462 | ||
| 1967–68 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | .235 | 14th | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .271 | ||
| 1968–69 | ECAC Hockey | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | .222 | 15th | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | ||
| 1969–70 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .059 | 17th | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .130 | ||
| Fernie Flaman (1970–1989) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–71 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .158 | 16th | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .241 | ||
| 1971–72 | ECAC Hockey | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | .150 | 16th | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .231 | ||
| 1972–73 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .476 | 10th | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .586 | ||
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .130 | T–11th | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | .444 | ||
| 1974–75 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .477 | 9th | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | .571 | ||
| 1975–76 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | .283 | T–14th | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | .365 | ||
| 1976–77 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | .409 | 13th | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | ||
| 1977–78 | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | .313 | 15th | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | .375 | ||
| 1978–79 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | 9th | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | ||
| 1979–80 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .238 | 16th | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .259 | ||
| 1980–81 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .571 | T–4th | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Colgate) | |
| 1981–82 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .690 | 2nd | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | .722 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (St. Lawrence) Won Semifinal, 4–2 (New Hampshire) Won Championship, 5–2 (Harvard) | Won Quarterfinal series, 5–4 (Bowling Green) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (North Dakota) Won Third-place game, 10–4 (New Hampshire) |
| 1982–83 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .452 | 12th | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .482 | ||
| 1983–84 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | T–9th | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .569 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hockey East | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 6th | 38 | 13 | 24 | 1 | .355 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Providence) | |
| 1985–86 | Hockey East | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 38 | 3rd | 39 | 20 | 17 | 2 | .538 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 6–7 (Lowell) | |
| 1986–87 | Hockey East | 32 | 11 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | 5th | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | .392 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Boston University) | |
| 1987–88 | Hockey East | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 2nd | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | .605 | Won Semifinal series, 4–3 (Lowell) Won Championship, 4–3 (Maine) | Lost First round series, 8–10 (Merrimack) |
| 1988–89 | Hockey East | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | T–3rd | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | .528 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (OT) (New Hampshire) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Maine) Lost Consolation Game, 2–3 (Providence) | |
| Don McKenney (1989–1991) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | Hockey East | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | T–5th | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | .459 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston University) | |
| 1990–91 | Hockey East | 21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 8th | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | .257 | Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (Boston College) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Maine) | |
| Ben Smith (1991–1996) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Hockey East | 21 | 7^ | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14^ | 7th | 35 | 16^ | 19 | 0 | .457^ | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1992–93 | Hockey East | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 8th | 35 | 10 | 24 | 1 | .300 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine) | |
| 1993–94 | Hockey East | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | 26 | 4th | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | .577 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Providence) Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Boston University) Tied Consolation Game, 4–4 (OT) (New Hampshire) | Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Lake Superior State) |
| 1994–95 | Hockey East | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 70 | 4th | 35 | 16 | 14 | 5 | .529 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–5 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 1995–96 | Hockey East | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 45 | 7th | 36 | 10 | 21 | 5 | .347 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| Bruce Crowder (1996–2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Hockey East | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 9th | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | .264 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University) | |
| 1997–98 | Hockey East | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | 4th | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | .577 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 1998–99 | Hockey East | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 9th | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | .368 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hockey East | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 21 | T–5th | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | .403 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College) | |
| 2000–01 | Hockey East | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | 18 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | .417 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine) | |
| 2001–02 | Hockey East | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 5th | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | .526 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 2002–03 | Hockey East | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | T–8th | 34 | 10 | 21 | 3 | .338 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hockey East | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | 16 | 9th | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | .426 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hockey East | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | .461 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| Greg Cronin (2005–2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Hockey East | 27 | 3 | 17 | 7 | – | – | – | 13 | 9th | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | .191 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hockey East | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 23 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 18 | 5 | .431 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College) | |
| 2007–08 | Hockey East | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 6th | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | .473 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Vermont) | |
| 2008–09 | Hockey East | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | 39 | 2nd | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | .659 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Massachusetts) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Massachusetts–Lowell) | Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Cornell) |
| 2009–10 | Hockey East | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 9th | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | .500 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hockey East | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | 27 | 6th | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | .474 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Boston College) | |
| Jim Madigan (2011–2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Hockey East | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 | T–8th | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | .456 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hockey East | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | 14 | 10th | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | .324 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hockey East | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | T–4th | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | .568 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| 2014–15 | Hockey East | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 6th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | .500 | Lost Opening Round series, 0–2 (Merrimack) | |
| 2015–16 | Hockey East | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 28 | 6th | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | .598 | Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Maine) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Notre Dame) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Boston College) Won Championship, 3–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | Lost Regional semifinal, 2–6 (North Dakota) |
| 2016–17 | Hockey East | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 8th | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | .539 | Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Connecticut) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University) | |
| 2017–18 | Hockey East | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | 33 | 2nd | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | .671 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Massachusetts) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Providence) | Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan) |
| 2018–19 | Hockey East | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | T–2nd | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | .705 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Maine) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Boston University) Won Championship, 3–2 (Boston College) | Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Cornell) |
| 2019–20 | Hockey East | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | T–7th | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | .574 | Tournament cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | Hockey East | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .533 | 6th | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Massachusetts) | |
| Jerry Keefe (2021–Present) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Hockey East | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1st | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | .654 | Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Boston College) Lost Semifinal, 4–1 (Connecticut) | Lost Regional semifinal, 1-2 (OT) (Western Michigan) |
| 2022–23 | Hockey East | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 3rd | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | .557 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (OT) (Providence) | |
| 2023–24 | Hockey East | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7th | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | .514 | Won First Round, 4–0 (Merrimack) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Boston University) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular season | 2425 | 1047 | 1206 | 172 | .467 | 1 Hockey East Championship | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 88 | 36 | 51 | 1 | .415 | 1 ECAC Hockey tournament championships, 3 Hockey East tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .292 | 8 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 2525 | 1086 | 1265 | 174 | .465 | ||||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
^ Maine was forced to forfeit 13 games after the season for using an ineligible player.
The 2016 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 3 and March 19, 2016 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Northeastern Huskies defeated the UMass Lowell River Hawks by a score of 3–2 to earn their 2nd Hockey East championship in school history and earn Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Kevin Boyle was named tournament MVP.