List of Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Nittany Lions from 1940 to present, including conference and national post season records.

Contents

Season-by-season results. [1]

Varsity Sport

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%
No Coach (1909–1910)
1909–10 Intercollegiate League2020---.0003rd2020.000
Program Suspended
Arthur Davis (1940–1944)
1940–41Independent---------10631.650
1941–42Independent---------8530.625
1942–43Independent---------4220.500
1943–44Independent---------2020.000
Program Suspended
James O'Hora (1946–1947)
1946–47Independent---------3030.000
Program Suspended
Guy Gadowsky (2012–Present)
2012–13 Independent---------2713140.481
2013–14 Big Ten 203161--0106th368262.250Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Michigan)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin)
2014–15 Big Ten201091--0314th3718154.541Lost Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Ohio State)
2015–16 Big Ten201091--1323rd3821134.605Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Wisconsin)
Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan)
2016–17 Big Ten241091--0314th3925122.667Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Minnesota)
Won Championship, 2–1 (2OT) (Wisconsin)
Won Regional semifinal, 10–3 (Union)
Lost Regional final, 3–6 (Denver)
2017–18 Big Ten249105--2344th3818155.539Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Notre Dame)
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Denver)
2018–19 Big Ten2411121--1354th3922152.590Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Ohio State)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Notre Dame)
2019–20 Big Ten241284--1411st3420104.647 Tournament cancelled
2020–21 Big Ten187110210.3895th2210120.455Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Notre Dame)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Wisconsin)
2021–22 Big Ten24617111120T–5th3817201.461Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ohio State)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota)
2022–23 Big Ten241013103034T–5th3922161.577Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State)Won Regional semifinal, 8–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Regional final, 1–2 (OT) (Michigan)
2023–24 Big Ten247143012276th3615183.458Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular season42020618529.5251 Big Ten Championship
Conference Post-season2714130.5191 Big Ten tournament championship
NCAA Post-season5230.3333 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record45222220129.523

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Club Sport

National ChampionsNational semifinalistConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular seasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLT3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%
Larry Hendry (1971–1972)
1971–72Independent-------191360.684
Jim Hodgson, Joe MacNeil, Fred Lampe (1972–1973)
1972–73Independent-------2110110.476
Jim Hodgson (1973–1974)
1973–74Independent-------248151.354
Morris Kurtz (1974–1976)
1974–75Independent-------151131.767
1975–76Independent-------161330.813
Bob Hettema (1976–1977)
1976–77MACHC------1st211461.690
Clayton John (1977–1979)
1977–78MACHC------1st261583.635
1978–79MACHC------1st191522.889Won Championship
Mark Horgas (1979–1980
1979–80MACHC------1st231850.783Won Championship
Clayton John (1980–1981)
1980–81-------1st302460.800Won Championship
John Shellington (1981–1987)
1981–82Independent-------322480.750Club National 3rd-Place
1982–83Independent-------2916121.569Club National Runner Up
1983–84Independent-------4024151.613Won Club National Championship
1984–85 ICHL -------3320112.636Club National Runner Up
1985–86ICHL-------3617163.514Club National 4th-Place
1986–87ICHL-------342491.721Club National 5th-Place
Joe Battista (1987–2006)
1987–88ICHL-------3623112.667Club National 4th-Place
1988–89ICHL181071-211st3218131.578Won Championship
1989–90ICHL181053-231st342383.721Won Club National Championship
1990–91ICHL161132-241st352663.786Club National 3rd-Place
1991–92ICHL161411-291st332571.773
1992–93 ACHL 8800-161st343310.971Won ChampionshipACHA National runner-up
1993–94ACHL7700-141st332481.742Won ChampionshipACHA National 5th-Place
1994–95Independent-------342761.809ACHA National runner-up
1995–96Independent-------312641.855ACHA National 3rd-Place
1996–97Independent-------362790.750ACHA National 3rd-Place
1997–98Independent-------373151.851Won ACHA national championship
1998–99Independent-------332643.833ACHA National runner-up
1999–00Independent-------342671.779Won ACHA national championship
2000–01Independent-------342842.853Won ACHA national championship
2001–02Independent-------332841.864Won ACHA national championship
2002–03Independent-------343031.897Won ACHA national championship
2003–04Independent-------332481.742ACHA National runner-up
2004–05Independent-------342761.809ACHA National runner-up
2005–06Independent-------3927102.718ACHA National runner-up
Scott Balboni (2006–2011)
2006–07Independent-------393162.821ACHA National runner-up
2007–08 ESCHL 201820-361st403244.850Won Championship, 8–3 (Delaware)
2008–09ESCHL181350-261st413281.793Won Championship, 4–1 (Delaware)ACHA National 4th-Place
2009–10ESCHL201730-341st383251.855Won Championship, 4–1 (Rhode Island)ACHA National 5th-Place
2010–11ESCHL161060-343rd3523111.671ACHA National 11th-Place
Guy Gadowsky (2011–2012)
2011–12Independent-------342941.868ACHA National 4th-Place
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular season and Post-season Record129494429852.7502 Club National Championships, 5 ACHA national championships

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. "Penn State 2018-19 Men's ice hockey Yearbook". Penn State University. Retrieved July 23, 2019.