List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons

Last updated December 30, 2024

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

Season-by-season results

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

NCAA D-I Champions	NCAA Frozen Four	Conference regular season champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season^[1]	Conference	Regular season^[a]														Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference									Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
No Head Coach(1911–1912)
1911–12	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	0	0	1.000
G. R. Walsh (1912–1913)
1912–13	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	2	0	.333
Program Suspended
Paul Castner (1919–1923)
1919–20	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	0	0	1.000
1920–21	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	1	0	.667
1921–22	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	8	2	1	.773
1922–23	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	7	2	0	.778
Tom Lieb (1923–1926)
1923–24	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	0	5	0	.000
1924–25	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	2	2	.250
1925–26	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	3	2	1	.583
Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927)
1926–27	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	3	7	1	.318
Program Suspended
Lefty Smith (1968–1987)
1968–69	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	16	8	3	.648
1969–70	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	21	8	1	.717
1970–71	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31	13	16	2	.452
1971–72	WCHA	26	10	16	0	–	–	–	28	T–8th	34	14	20	0	.412	Lost First round series, 4–11 (Denver)
1972–73	WCHA	26	19	9	0	–	–	–	48	2nd	38	23	14	1	.618	Won First round series, 13–3 (North Dakota) Lost Second Round series, 7–8 (Wisconsin)
Division I
1973–74	WCHA	28	11	16	1	–	–	–	23	8th	36	14	20	2	.417	Lost First round series, 4–6 (Michigan Tech)
1974–75	WCHA	32	10	19	3	–	–	–	23	7th	38	13	22	3	.378	Lost First round series, 3–8 (Michigan TechState)
1975–76	WCHA	32	15	15	2	–	–	–	32	5th	38	19	17	2	.791	Lost First round series, 8–12 (Michigan)
1976–77	WCHA	32	19	10	3	–	–	–	41	2nd	38	22	13	3	.618	Lost First round series, 7–10 (Minnesota)
1977–78	WCHA	32	12	19	1	–	–	–	25	T–7th	38	12	24	2	.342	Lost First round series, 7–13 (Denver)
1978–79	WCHA	32	17	14	1	–	–	–	35	5th	38	18	19	1	.487	Lost First round series, 10–16 (Wisconsin)
1979–80	WCHA	28	13	14	1	–	–	–	.482	5th	39	18	20	1	.474	Won First round series, 11–7 (Michigan) Lost Second Round series, 8–17 (North Dakota)
1980–81	WCHA	28	9	18	1	–	–	–	19	9th	36	13	21	2	.389
1981–82	CCHA	30	15	13	2	–	–	–	32	T–4th	40	23	15	3	.600	Won Quarterfinal series, 11–8 (Michigan) Won Semifinal, 8–5 (Bowling Green) Lost Championship, 1–4 (Michigan State)
1982–83	CCHA	32	13	17	2	–	–	–	28	8th	36	13	21	2	.389	Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–15 (Bowling Green)
Program Downgraded to Club Status for 1983–84 season
1984–85	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	11	16	1	.411
1985–86	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	12	21	1	.368
1986–87	ACHA	12	4	7	1	–	–	–	9	3rd	30	10	19	1	.350	Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Lake Forest) Lost Championship, 2–5 (Michigan–Dearborn)
Ric Schafer (1987–1995)
1987–88	ACHA	12	7	3	2	–	–	–	16	2nd	33	27	4	2	.848	Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Lake Forest) Won Championship, 5–2 (Michigan–Dearborn)
1988–89	ACHA	11	3	7	1	–	–	–	.318	2nd	38	10	26	2	.289
1989–90	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	18	15	0	.537
1990–91	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	16	15	2	.515
1991–92	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31	12	18	1	.403
1992–93	CCHA	30	5	23	2	–	–	–	12	10th	36	7	27	2	.222	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan)
1993–94	CCHA	30	9	16	5	–	–	–	23	8th	38	11	22	5	.355	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Western Michigan)
1994–95	CCHA	27	7	19	1	–	–	–	15	9th	37	11	25	1	.311	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green)
Dave Poulin (1995–2005)
1995–96	CCHA	30	6	20	4	–	–	–	16	10th	36	9	23	4	.306
1996–97	CCHA	27	6	20	1	–	–	–	13	10th	35	9	25	1	.271
1997–98	CCHA	30	12	14	4	–	–	–	28	T–6th	41	18	19	4	.488	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Michigan)
1998–99	CCHA	30	15	11	4	–	–	–	34	4th	38	19	14	5	.566	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
1999–00	CCHA	28	11	10	7	–	–	–	29	5th	42	16	18	8	.476	Won First round series, 2–1 (Ferris State) Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Michigan State)
2000–01	CCHA	28	7	15	6	–	–	–	20	11th	39	10	22	7	.346
2001–02	CCHA	28	12	12	4	–	–	–	28	T–7th	38	16	17	5	.487	Won First round series, 2–1 (Nebraska–Omaha) Lost Quarterfinal, 1–3 (Northern Michigan)
2002–03	CCHA	28	13	2	3	–	–	–	29	T–6th	40	17	17	6	.500	Won First round series, 2–1 (Miami) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Ohio State)
2003–04	CCHA	28	14	11	3	–	–	–	31	5th	39	20	15	4	.564	Won First round series, 2–1 (Western Michigan) Lost Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Ohio State)	Lost Regional semifinal, 2–5 (Minnesota)
2004–05	CCHA	28	3	20	5	–	–	–	11	12th	38	5	27	6	.211	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan)
Jeff Jackson (2005–Present)
2005–06	CCHA	28	11	13	4	–	–	–	26	T–8th	36	13	19	4	.417	Lost Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
2006–07	CCHA	28	21	4	3	–	–	–	45	1st	42	32	7	3	.798	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alaska) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Lake Superior State) Won Championship, 2–1 (Michigan)	Won Regional semifinal, 3–2 (2OT) (Alabama–Huntsville) Lost Regional final, 1–2 (Michigan State)
2007–08	CCHA	28	15	9	4	–	–	–	34	4th	47	27	16	4	.617	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Miami) Lost Third-place game, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)	Won Regional semifinal, 7–3 (New Hampshire) Won Regional final, 3–1 (Michigan State) Won National semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan) Lost National Championship, 1–4 (Boston College)
2008–09	CCHA	28	21	4	3	–	–	3	48	1st	40	31	6	3	.813	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nebraska–Omaha) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Northern Michigan) Won Championship, 5–2 (Michigan)	Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Bemidji State)
2009–10	CCHA	28	9	12	7	–	–	2	36	9th	38	13	17	8	.447	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Ohio State)
2010–11	CCHA	28	18	7	3	–	–	2	59	2nd	44	25	14	5	.625	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (Miami) Lost Third-place game, 2–4 (Michigan)	Won Regional semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Merrimack) Won Regional final, 2–1 (New Hampshire) Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2011–12	CCHA	28	12	13	3	–	–	0	39	T–8th	40	19	18	3	.513	Won First round series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2012–13	CCHA	28	17	8	3	–	–	2	56	2nd	41	25	13	3	.646	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bowling Green) Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Ohio State) Won Championship, 3–1 (Michigan)	Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (St. Cloud State)
2013–14	Hockey East	20	9	9	2	–	–	–	20	T–7th	40	23	15	2	.600	Won Opening Round, 3–2 (Boston University) Won Quarterfinal Series, 2–1 (Boston College) Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Massachusetts–Lowell)	Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (St. Cloud State)
2014–15	Hockey East	22	10	7	5	–	–	–	25	5th	42	18	19	5	.488	Won Opening Round series, 2–1 (Massachusetts) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
2015–16	Hockey East	22	12	6	4	–	–	–	32	3rd	37	19	11	7	.608	Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Northeastern)	Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Michigan)
2016–17	Hockey East	22	12	6	4	–	–	–	28	4th	40	23	12	5	.638	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Providence) Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Massachusetts–Lowell)	Won Regional semifinal, 3–2 (Minnesota) Won Regional final, 3–2 (OT) (Massachusetts–Lowell) Lost National semifinal, 1–6 (Denver)
2017–18	Big Ten	24	17	6	1	–	–	1	53	1st	40	28	10	2	.725	Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Penn State) Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Ohio State)	Won Regional semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Michigan Tech) Won Regional final, 2–1 (Providence) Won National semifinal, 4–3 (Michigan) Lost National Championship, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2018–19	Big Ten	24	11	11	2	–	–	2	37	2nd	40	23	14	3	.613	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan State) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Minnesota) Won Championship, 3–2 (Penn State)	Won Regional semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Clarkson) Lost Regional final, 0–4 (Massachusetts)
2019–20	Big Ten	24	9	9	6	–	–	4	37	5th	37	15	15	7	.500	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Minnesota)
2020–21	Big Ten	24	12	10	2	1	2	2	.542	4th	29	14	13	2	.517	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Penn State)	Regional semifinal, no contest (Boston College)
2021–22	Big Ten	24	17	7	0	5	1	0	47	3rd	40	28	12	0	.700	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan)	Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (North Dakota) Lost Regional final, 0–1 (Minnesota State)
2022–23	Big Ten	24	10	10	4	2	0	3	35	4th	37	16	16	5	.500	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Michigan State)
2023–24	Big Ten	24	9	13	2	0	1	1	31	5th	36	15	19	2	.444	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)

Totals											GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular season											1947	903	875	169	.507	2 CCHA Championships, 1 Big Ten Championship
Conference Post-season											123	54	65	4	.455	1 ACHA tournament championship, 3 CCHA tournament championships, 2 Big Ten tournament championships
NCAA Post-season											25	13	12	0	.520	11 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record											2095	970	952	173	.504

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

↑ 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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[2] 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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v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Joyce Center (1968–2011) Compton Family Ice Arena (2011–present)
Head coaches	G.R. Walsh (1912–1913) Paul Castner (1919–1923) Tom Lieb (1923–1926) Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927) Lefty Smith (1968–1987) Ric Schafer (1987–1995) Dave Poulin (1995–2005) Jeff Jackson (2005–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1971–1981) CCHA (1981–1983, 1992–2013) Hockey East (2013–2017) Big Ten (2017–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy War on Ice Michigan
Culture & lore	Shillelagh Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brian Walsh (234 Points) Greg Meredith (104 Goals) Jordan Pearce (59 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2008 2011 2017 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 2007 2009 2013 Big Ten: 2018 2019
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey seasons

Contents

Season-by-season results

Footnotes

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