List of Union Dutchmen ice hockey seasons

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

Contents

Union College has won one NCAA Championship in its history.

Season-by-season results [1]

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

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular season [lower-alpha 1] Conference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%
No Coach(1903–1919)
1903–04Independent4220.500
Program suspended
1905–06Independent2011.250
1906–07Independent11001.000
1907–08Independent3120.333
1908–09Independent2110.500
1909–10Independent1010.000
1910–11Independent11001.000
Program suspended
Ambrose Clark (1920–1924)
1919–20Independent4220.500
Program suspended
1921–22Independent6240.333
1922–23Independent3210.667
1923–24Independent4130.250
Henry Gardner (1924–1925)
1924–25Independent4130.250
H. A. Larrabee (1925–1930)
1925–26Independent5230.400
1926–27Independent5320.600
1927–28Independent5041.100
1928–29Independent5221.500
1929–30Independent6231.417
William Harkness (1930–1933)
1930–31Independent7241.357
1931–32Independent2020.000
1932–33Independent4220.500
H. L. Achilles (1933–1935)
1933–34Independent6330.500
1934–35Independent5140.200
Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936)
1935–36Independent8251.313
Duke Nelson (1936–1939)
1936–37Independent6150.167
1937–38Independent4031.125
1938–39Independent5230.400
Arthur C. Lawrence (1939–1942)
1939–40Independent8530.625
1940–41Independent8251.313
1941–42Independent8080.000
Program suspended due to World War II
Arthur C. Lawrence (1947–1949)
1947–48 Independent9180.111
1948–49 Independent1010.000
Program suspended
Division II
Ned Harkness (1975–1977)
1975–76 ECAC 2 2nd231940.826Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Army)
1976–77 ECAC 2121110.9171st262231.865Won Quarterfinal
Won Semifinal, 11–4 (Army)
Lost Championship, 4–6 (Merrimack)
Bob Driscoll (1978)
1977–78 ECAC 28170.12531st19†4†14†1†.237
Charles Morrison (1978–1988)
1978–79 ECAC 2265210.192
1979–80 ECAC 22812151.446
1980–81 ECAC 2266200.231286211.232
1981–82 ECAC 22913151.466
1982–83 ECAC 2269152.385
1983–84 ECAC 23119111.629Won West Quarterfinal
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Oswego State)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (RIT)
Won Quarterfinal series, 8–6 (Wisconsin–River Falls)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (4OT) (RIT)
Lost Championship, 0–8 (Babson)
Division III
1984–85 ECAC West 3rd322291.703Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Elmira)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Plattsburgh State)
Won Championship, 7–3 (RIT)
Won Quarterfinal series, 7–4 (Babson)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (RIT)
Win Third-place game, 9–6 (Plattsburgh State)
1985–86 ECAC West4th2915140.517Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Oswego State)
Lost Semifinal, 6–8 (RIT)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT)
1986–87 ECAC West249150.375
1987–88 ECAC West4th2613112.538Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (RIT)
Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996)
1988–89 ECAC West3rd291982.690Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Canisius)
Won Semifinal (Hamilton)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (RIT)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Babson)
1989–90 ECAC West6th271683.648Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (Mercyhurst)
1990–91 ECAC West6th261763.712Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (RIT)
Division I
1991–92 ECAC Hockey222191512th253211.140
1992–93 ECAC Hockey223190612th253220.120
1993–94 ECAC Hockey221093236th3015114.567Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Rensselaer)
1994–95 ECAC Hockey22612416T–10th299164.379Lost Preliminary Round, 2–5 (Princeton)
1995–96 ECAC Hockey2241531111th307194.300
Stan Moore (1996–1998)
1996–97 ECAC Hockey22118325T–5th3418133.574Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Rensselaer)
1997–98 ECAC Hockey2241531112th326224.250
Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003)
1998–99 ECAC Hockey221192412th323263.141
1999–00 ECAC Hockey2161411310th338241.258Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2000–01 ECAC Hockey22812218T–9th3412184.412Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2001–02 ECAC Hockey2281131911th3213136.500
2002–03 ECAC Hockey2210102226th3614184.444Lost First round series, 0–2 (Rensselaer)
Nate Leaman (2003–2011)
2003–04 ECAC Hockey228113198th3614175.458Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson)
2004–05 ECAC Hockey228131178th3713222.378Lost First round series, 1–2 (Clarkson)
2005–06 ECAC Hockey2299422T–6th3816166.500Lost First round series, 0–2 (Yale)
2006–07 ECAC Hockey2271411512th3614193.431Lost First round series, 0–2 (Quinnipiac)
2007–08 ECAC Hockey22107525T–4th3515146.514Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Cornell)
2008–09 ECAC Hockey22911220T–8th3919173.526Won First round series, 2–0 (Clarkson)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Princeton)
2009–10 ECAC Hockey221264283rd3921126.615Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Quinnipiac)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Championship, 0–3 (Cornell)
2010–11 ECAC Hockey221732361st4026104.700Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Colgate)Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Rick Bennett (2011–2022)
2011–12 ECAC Hockey221444321st412687.720Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rensselaer)
Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Colgate)
Won Championship 3–1 (Harvard)
Won Regional semifinal, 3–1 (Michigan State)
Won Regional final, 4–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Lost National semifinal, 1–3 (Ferris State)
2012–13 ECAC Hockey221084244th4022135.613Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)
Won Semifinal, 5–0 (Yale)
Won Championship 3–1 (Brown)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–1 (Boston College)
Lost Regional final, 1–5 (Quinnipiac)
2013–14 ECAC Hockey221831371st423264.810Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Cornell)
Won Championship 5–2 (Colgate)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Vermont)
Won Regional final, 3–1 (Providence)
Won National semifinal, 5–4 (Boston College)
Won National Championship, 7–4 (Minnesota)
2014–15 ECAC Hockey2281311710th3919182.513Won First round series, 2–0 (Cornell)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quinnipiac)
2015–16 ECAC Hockey226106189th3613149.486Lost First round series, 0–2 (Cornell)
2016–17 ECAC Hockey22164234T–1st3825103.697Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Princeton)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Cornell)
Lost Regional semifinal, 3–10 (Penn State)
2017–18 ECAC Hockey221651332nd3821152.579Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Princeton)
2018–19 ECAC Hockey2210102227th3920136.590Won First round series, 2–0 (Colgate)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Cornell)
2019–20 ECAC Hockey2251521210th378254.270Lost First round series, 1–2 (Yale)
2020–21 ECAC HockeySeason Cancelled
John Ronan (2022)
2021–22 ECAC Hockey229112310277th37‡14‡19‡4‡.432Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Clarkson)
Josh Hauge (2022–Present)
2022–23 ECAC Hockey22813100126T–7th3514192.429Lost First round, 4–6 (Princeton)
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular season1551674730147.4821 ECAC 2 Championship, 4 ECAC Hockey Championships
Conference Post-season9142490.4621 ECAC West tournament championship, 3 ECAC Hockey tournament championships
NCAA Post-season2311111.5004 NCAA D-III Tournament appearances, 5 NCAA D-I Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record1655727790148.4811 National Championship

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Ned Harkness resigned in December 1977 after an argument with NESCAC and Union College officials about player recruitment. The entire varsity team refused to play without Harkness so interim head coach Bob Driscoll was forced to coach the final 13 games junior varsity players. Union lost all games with Driscoll behind the bench.
‡ Rick Bennett was suspended on January 19 2022 and later resigned.

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. "Union Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Union Dutchmen. Retrieved July 31, 2019.