This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Union in men's ice hockey.
Union 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 | % | ||||
No Coach(1903–1919) | |||||||||||||||||
1903–04 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
Program suspended | |||||||||||||||||
1905–06 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
1906–07 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1907–08 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||
1908–09 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
1909–10 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
1910–11 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
Program suspended | |||||||||||||||||
Ambrose Clark (1920–1924) | |||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
Program suspended | |||||||||||||||||
1921–22 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
1922–23 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
1923–24 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | ||
Henry Gardner (1924–1925) | |||||||||||||||||
1924–25 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | ||
H. A. Larrabee (1925–1930) | |||||||||||||||||
1925–26 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
1926–27 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | ||
1927–28 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | ||
1928–29 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | ||
1929–30 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | ||
William Harkness (1930–1933) | |||||||||||||||||
1930–31 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | ||
1931–32 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
1932–33 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
H. L. Achilles (1933–1935) | |||||||||||||||||
1933–34 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | ||
1934–35 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||
Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936) | |||||||||||||||||
1935–36 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | ||
Duke Nelson (1936–1939) | |||||||||||||||||
1936–37 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | ||
1937–38 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | ||
1938–39 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
Arthur C. Lawrence (1939–1942) | |||||||||||||||||
1939–40 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | ||
1940–41 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | ||
1941–42 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | ||
Program suspended due to World War II | |||||||||||||||||
Arthur C. Lawrence (1947–1949) | |||||||||||||||||
1947–48 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | ||
1948–49 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
Program suspended | |||||||||||||||||
Division II | |||||||||||||||||
Ned Harkness (1975–1977) | |||||||||||||||||
1975–76 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .826 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Army) | |
1976–77 | ECAC 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .917 | 1st | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .865 | Won Quarterfinal Won Semifinal, 11–4 (Army) Lost Championship, 4–6 (Merrimack) | |
Bob Driscoll (1978) | |||||||||||||||||
1977–78 | ECAC 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | .125 | 31st | 19† | 4† | 14† | 1† | .237† | ||
Charles Morrison (1978–1988) | |||||||||||||||||
1978–79 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .192 | ||
1979–80 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | .446 | ||
1980–81 | ECAC 2 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | .231 | – | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | .232 | ||
1981–82 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | .466 | ||
1982–83 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | .385 | ||
1983–84 | ECAC 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 19 | 11 | 1 | .629 | Won 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | .703 | Won 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 West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | .517 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Oswego State) Lost Semifinal, 6–8 (RIT) | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT) |
1986–87 | ECAC West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | ||
1987–88 | ECAC West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .538 | Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (RIT) | |
Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996) | |||||||||||||||||
1988–89 | ECAC West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | .690 | Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Canisius) Won Semifinal (Hamilton) Lost Championship, 3–5 (RIT) | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Babson) |
1989–90 | ECAC West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | .648 | Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (Mercyhurst) | |
1990–91 | ECAC West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | .712 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (RIT) | |
Division I | |||||||||||||||||
1991–92 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 12th | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .140 | ||
1992–93 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 12th | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .120 | ||
1993–94 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 6th | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | .567 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Rensselaer) | |
1994–95 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | T–10th | 29 | 9 | 16 | 4 | .379 | Lost Preliminary Round, 2–5 (Princeton) | |
1995–96 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 11th | 30 | 7 | 19 | 4 | .300 | ||
Stan Moore (1996–1998) | |||||||||||||||||
1996–97 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | T–5th | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | .574 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Rensselaer) | |
1997–98 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 12th | 32 | 6 | 22 | 4 | .250 | ||
Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003) | |||||||||||||||||
1998–99 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 1 | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 12th | 32 | 3 | 26 | 3 | .141 | ||
1999–00 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 10th | 33 | 8 | 24 | 1 | .258 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) | |
2000–01 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | T–9th | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | .412 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) | |
2001–02 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | 11th | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | .500 | ||
2002–03 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 6th | 36 | 14 | 18 | 4 | .444 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Rensselaer) | |
Nate Leaman (2003–2011) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–04 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | 8th | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | .458 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson) | |
2004–05 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 8th | 37 | 13 | 22 | 2 | .378 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Clarkson) | |
2005–06 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 | T–6th | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | .500 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Yale) | |
2006–07 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 12th | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | .431 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
2007–08 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | T–4th | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 | .514 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Cornell) | |
2008–09 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | T–8th | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | .526 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Clarkson) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Princeton) | |
2009–10 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | 28 | 3rd | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | .615 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Quinnipiac) Won Semifinal, 3–1 (St. Lawrence) Lost Championship, 0–3 (Cornell) | |
2010–11 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 36 | 1st | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | .700 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Colgate) | Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
Rick Bennett (2011–2022) | |||||||||||||||||
2011–12 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 32 | 1st | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | .720 | Won 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 Hockey | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4th | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | .613 | Won 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 Hockey | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 1st | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | .810 | Won 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 Hockey | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 10th | 39 | 19 | 18 | 2 | .513 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Cornell) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
2015–16 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | 18 | 9th | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | .486 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Cornell) | |
2016–17 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 34 | T–1st | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | .697 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Princeton) Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Cornell) | Lost Regional semifinal, 3–10 (Penn State) |
2017–18 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 2nd | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | .579 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Princeton) | |
2018–19 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 7th | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | .590 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colgate) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Cornell) | |
2019–20 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 10th | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | .270 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Yale) | |
2020–21 | ECAC Hockey | Season Cancelled | |||||||||||||||
John Ronan (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
2021–22 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7th | 37‡ | 14‡ | 19‡ | 4‡ | .432 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Clarkson) | |
Josh Hauge (2022–Present) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–23 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | T–7th | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | .429 | Lost First round, 4–6 (Princeton) | |
Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
Regular season | 1551 | 674 | 730 | 147 | .482 | 1 ECAC 2 Championship, 4 ECAC Hockey Championships | |||||||||||
Conference Post-season | 91 | 42 | 49 | 0 | .462 | 1 ECAC West tournament championship, 3 ECAC Hockey tournament championships | |||||||||||
NCAA Post-season | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .500 | 4 NCAA D-III Tournament appearances, 5 NCAA D-I Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
Regular season and Post-season Record | 1655 | 727 | 790 | 148 | .481 | 1 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.
Nevin Donald Harkness was an NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University and of ice hockey at Union College. Harkness was also head coach of the Detroit Red Wings and later was the team's general manager. He was inducted into the Lake Placid Hall of Fame in 1993, the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the RPI Hockey Ring of Honor in 2007. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota, having been inducted in 1994.
The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The season was the first to award a point for an overtime loss. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.
The 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings season was Gordie Howe's final season with the Red Wings. Ned Harkness was hired as coach in 1970 and was promoted to general manager midway through the season. His background was a successful college hockey coach. He tried to force his two-way style of play on a veteran Red Wings team resistant to change. Harkness also demanded short hair, no smoking, and put other rules in place regarding drinking and phone calls. The Red Wings finished in with a 22–45–11 record for 55 points for last place in the East Division, making things even worse was that they finished behind the two expansion clubs that season, the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks.
The 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. Their regular season began on October 11, 2008, against Denver and concluded on February 28, 2009, against Michigan State Spartans. Note Dame finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and advanced to the 2009 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament where they defeated Michigan 5–2 in the championship game. Notre Dame was given the top seed in Midwest Region and second seed overall for the 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. In the opening game of the tournament, the Fighting Irish lost 5–1 to Bemidji State. They played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center, and were coached by Jeff Jackson. Notre Dame's assistant coaches included Paul Pooley, Andy Slaggert, and Mike McNeill. Their athletic director was Jack Swarbrick. Games were broadcast over the radio on local ESPN Radio (AM1580), and were reported on by local newspaper the South Bend Tribune and Notre Dame's student newspaper The Observer.
The Union Dutchmen ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents Union College. The Dutchmen are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center in Schenectady, New York. The Dutchmen won the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-4.
The 2015–16 BCHL season was the 54th season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules, featuring the 2015 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, shortly after the start of the season from September 24 to 27, 2015.
The Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Ice Hockey was an NCAA Division I ice hockey team from 1980-1994. Kent State hockey was promoted to Division I status by the Board of Trustees on June 12, 1980, following ten years as a club sport. The program joined fellow independent Notre Dame to form the American Collegiate Hockey Association from 1986-89. After a 19-win campaign in his third season with the club John Wallin left to take over the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League in 1987. After Kent State alum Tom Viggiano headed the program for the 1987–88 season, Bill Switaj was brought in once it was confirmed that the program would continue to exist beyond 1988 despite budgetary concerns. The program's entire season was cancelled that September in response to a hazing incident.