This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Providence in men's ice hockey.
Providence College has won one NCAA Championship in its history
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 | % | ||||
| Joseph Landry, John Graham, Clement Trihey† (1926–1927) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1926–27 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | ||
| Program suspended due to lack of ice | |||||||||||||||||
| Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1953–54 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | ||
| 1954–55 | NEHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .800 | – | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | ||
| 1955–56 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | ||
| Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956–57 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | ||
| 1957–58 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1958–59 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .357 | ||
| 1959–50 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | ||
| 1960–61 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | ||
| 1961–62 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .529 | 14th | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .571 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Clarkson) | |
| 1962–63 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | .737 | 5th | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .609 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (OT) (St. Lawrence) | |
| 1963–64 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | .842 | 1st | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .731 | Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (OT) (Colgate) Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Clarkson) Won Championship, 3–1 (St. Lawrence) | Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Denver) Lost Third-place game, 1–2 (Rensselaer) |
| University Division | |||||||||||||||||
| Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .441 | 8th | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | .558 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Boston University) | |
| 1965–66 | ECAC Hockey | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | .133 | 14th | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1966–67 | ECAC Hockey | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | .133 | 14th | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .150 | ||
| 1967–68 | ECAC Hockey | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | .188 | 15th | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .280 | ||
| Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968–69 | ECAC Hockey | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .267 | 14th | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1969–70 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .421 | 10th | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | .480 | ||
| 1970–71 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | .632 | 6th | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .607 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Cornell) | |
| 1971–72 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .529 | 8th | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .604 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–11 (Cornell) | |
| 1972–73 | ECAC Hockey | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .353 | 14th | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .440 | ||
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 7th | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | .558 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–9 (Harvard) | |
| 1974–75 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .658 | 6th | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | .722 | Lost Quarterfinal, 5–7 (Vermont) | |
| 1975–76 | ECAC Hockey | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .480 | 9th | 31 | 14 | 15 | 2 | .484 | ||
| 1976–77 | ECAC Hockey | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .560 | 8th | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Clarkson) | |
| 1977–78 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .565 | 7th | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | .529 | Won Quarterfinal, 8–5 (Cornell) Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Boston University) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Boston College) | Lost First round, 3–5 (Boston University) |
| 1978–79 | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .591 | 6th | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | .607 | Lost Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Cornell) | |
| 1979–80 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .739 | 2nd | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | .656 | Won Quarterfinal, 8–3 (Colgate) Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Cornell) Won Third-place game, 6–5 (OT) (Clarkson) | |
| 1980–81 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .568 | T–6th | 33 | 17 | 15 | 1 | .530 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Boston College) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Clarkson) Won Championship, 8–4 (Cornell) | Lost Quarterfinal series, 8–13 (Michigan State) |
| 1981–82 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .619 | T–4th | 33 | 20 | 12 | 1 | .621 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1982–83 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | .762 | 1st | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | .767 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Yale) Won Semifinal, 1–0 (St. Lawrence) Lost Championship, 1–4 (Harvard) | Won Quarterfinal series, 10–5 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Wisconsin) Won Third-place game, 4–3 (Minnesota) |
| Steve Stirling (1983–1985) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .619 | T–5th | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | .629 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston College) | |
| 1984–85 | Hockey East | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 35 | 3rd | 45 | 23 | 17 | 5 | .567 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Northeastern) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Boston University) Won Championship, 2–1 (2OT) (Boston College) | Won Quarterfinal series, 6–5 (Michigan State) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (3OT) (Boston College) Lost Championship, 1–2 (Rensselaer) |
| Mike McShane (1985–1994) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | Hockey East | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 4th | 39 | 14 | 24 | 1 | .372 | Won Quarterfinal series, 10–6 (Maine) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Boston University) Lost Consolation Game, 5–8 (Lowell) | |
| 1986–87 | Hockey East | 32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 6th | 33 | 7 | 23 | 3 | .258 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Maine) | |
| 1987–88 | Hockey East | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 21 | 6th | 36 | 13 | 18 | 5 | .431 | Won Quarterfinal series, 9–6 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal series, 7–17 (Maine) | |
| 1988–89 | Hockey East | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | T–3rd | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | .548 | Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (2OT) (Boston College) Won Consolation Game, 3–2 (Northeastern) | Won First round series, 2–1 (Northern Michigan) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Maine) |
| 1989–90 | Hockey East | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | 4th | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | .671 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1990–91 | Hockey East | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | T–4th | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | .639 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (New Hampshire) Lost Semifinal, 5–7 (Boston University) | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Minnesota) |
| 1991–92 | Hockey East | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 3rd | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | .611 | Won Quarterfinal, 7–0 (Massachusetts–Lowell) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1992–93 | Hockey East | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | T–4th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 1993–94 | Hockey East | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 5th | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | .431 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Northeastern) | |
| Paul Pooley (1994–2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Hockey East | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 50 | 6th | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | .459 | Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (OT) (New Hampshire) Won Semifinal, 7–3 (Maine) Lost Championship, 2–3 (Boston University) | |
| 1995–96 | Hockey East | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 66 | 4th | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | .577 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston College) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Boston University) Won Championship, 3–2 (Maine) | Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 1–5 (Minnesota) |
| 1996–97 | Hockey East | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 4th | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | .431 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 1997–98 | Hockey East | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 7th | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | .458 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College) | |
| 1998–99 | Hockey East | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 4th | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | .539 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1999–00 | Hockey East | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | T–5th | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine) | |
| 2000–01 | Hockey East | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | T–2nd | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | .613 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Maine) Lost Championship, 3–5 (Boston College) | Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Wisconsin) |
| 2001–02 | Hockey East | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | 7th | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | .408 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University) | |
| 2002–03 | Hockey East | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 27 | T–4th | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | .569 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University) | |
| 2003–04 | Hockey East | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 20 | 5th | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | .527 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| 2004–05 | Hockey East | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | 7th | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | .378 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston University) | |
| Tim Army (2005–2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Hockey East | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 31 | 5th | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | .514 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| 2006–07 | Hockey East | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 8th | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | .319 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire) | |
| 2007–08 | Hockey East | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 27 | 5th | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | .458 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College) | |
| 2008–09 | Hockey East | 27 | 4 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | 13 | T–9th | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | .279 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hockey East | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | 14 | 10th | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | .353 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hockey East | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7 | – | – | – | 15 | 9th | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | .353 | ||
| Nate Leaman (2011–Present) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Hockey East | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 7th | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | .421 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Massachusetts–Lowell) Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Boston College) | |
| 2012–13 | Hockey East | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | 32 | T–3rd | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | .539 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New Hampshire) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) | |
| 2013–14 | Hockey East | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 3rd | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | .641 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Maine) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (New Hampshire) | Won Regional semifinal, 4–0 (Quinnipiac) Lost Regional Final, 1–3 (Union) |
| 2014–15 | Hockey East | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | T–2nd | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | .659 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire) | Won Regional semifinal, 7–5 (Miami) Won Regional Final, 4–1 (Denver) Won National semifinal, 4–1 (Omaha) Won National Championship, 4–3 (Boston University) |
| 2015–16 | Hockey East | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 35 | T–1st | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | .763 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Merrimack) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (3OT) (Massachusetts–Lowell) | Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (2OT) (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| 2016–17 | Hockey East | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 27 | 5th | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | .628 | Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Massachusetts) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Notre Dame) | Lost Regional semifinal, 0–3 (Harvard) |
| 2017–18 | Hockey East | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 3rd | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | .650 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Maine) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Northeastern) Lost Championship, 0–2 (Boston University) | Won Regional semifinal, 1–0 (Clarkson) Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (Notre Dame) |
| 2018–19 | Hockey East | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 31 | T–2nd | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | .643 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston College) | Won Regional semifinal, 6–3 (Minnesota State) Won Regional Final, 4–0 (Cornell) Lost National semifinal, 1–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| 2019–20 | Hockey East | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | T–7th | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | .559 | Tournament Cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | Hockey East | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .536 | 5th | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | .540 | Won Quarterfinal, 6–1 (Connecticut) Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Massachusetts) | |
| 2021–22 | Hockey East | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7th | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | .605 | Won Opening Round, 2–1 (Vermont) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Massachusetts) | |
| 2022–23 | Hockey East | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | T–6th | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | .527 | Won Opening Round, 2–1 (OT) (New Hampshire) Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (OT) (Northeastern) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Boston University) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 2091 | 1010 | 905 | 176 | .525 | 2 ECAC Hockey Championships, 1 Hockey East Championship | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 129 | 59 | 69 | 1 | .461 | 2 ECAC Hockey tournament championships, 2 Hockey East tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 | .459 | 15 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular Season and Post-season Record | 2257 | 1086 | 994 | 177 | .520 | 1 National Championship | |||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Providence has three separate people serve as head coach during their first official season.
The 1970–71 AHL season was the 35th season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Baltimore Clippers finished first overall in the regular season. The Springfield Kings won their first Calder Cup championship, since being renamed from the Indians.