Season
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
%
John Atwood (1937 — 1938)
1937–38
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
3
9
0
.250
Garrett Livingston (1938 — 1942)
1938–39
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
8
3
0
.727
1939–40
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
7
3
2
.667
1940–41
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
10
9
1
.525
1941–42
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
6
6
3
.500
Program suspended due to World War II
C. E. Moore (1944 — 1945)
1944–45
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
1
3
1
.300
Cheddy Thompson (1945 — 1955)
1945–46
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
3
8
0
.273
1946–47
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19
14
5
0
.737
1947–48
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27
19
8
0
.704
Lost Semifinal 4–8 (Dartmouth)
1948–49
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
15
7
1
.674
Lost Semifinal 3–7 (Boston College) Lost Consolation Game 4–10 (Michigan)
1949–50
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24
18
5
1
.771
Won Semifinal 10–3 (Boston College)Won Championship 13–4 (Boston University)
1950–51
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
16
8
1
.611
Lost Semifinal 4–8 (Brown) Lost Consolation Game 4–7 (Boston University)
1951–52
MCHA
12
10
2
0
–
–
–
20
1st
25
19
5
1
.764
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Yale) Lost Championship 1–4 (Michigan)
1952–53
MCHA
14
4
10
0
–
–
–
8
5th
20
9
11
0
.450
1953–54
WIHL
14
6
8
0
–
–
–
11
T–4th
24
14
9
1
.604
1954–55
WIHL
18
14
4
0
–
–
–
19
1st
28
22
6
0
.786
Won Semifinal 2–1 (St. Lawrence) Lost Championship 3–5 (Michigan)
Tom Bedecki (1955 — 1958)
1955–56
WIHL
18
10
8
0
–
–
–
14
3rd
28
17
11
0
.607
1956–57
WIHL
18
14
4
0
–
–
–
19
1st
30
25
5
0
.833
Won Semifinal 5–3 (Clarkson)Won Championship 13–6 (Michigan)
1957–58
WIHL
20
11
9
0
–
–
–
15
3rd
30
17
12
1
.583
Tony Frasca (1958 — 1963)
1958–59
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
6
14
3
.326
1959–60
WCHA
20
8
12
0
–
–
–
.400
4th
26
8
17
1
.327
Lost Final series 3–12 (Denver)
1960–61
WCHA
22
4
18
0
–
–
–
.182
7th
24
4
20
0
.167
1961–62
WCHA
18
0
18
0
–
–
–
.000
7th
23
0
23
0
.000
1962–63
WCHA
16
6
10
0
–
–
–
.375
T–5th
23
12
11
0
.522
Bob Johnson (1963 — 1966)
1963–64
WCHA
16
4
11
1
–
–
–
.281
6th
26
11
14
1
.442
University Division
1964–65
WCHA
16
2
14
0
–
–
–
.125
7th
25
7
17
1
.300
1965–66
WCHA
20
4
12
2
–
–
–
.278
7th
29
9
18
2
.345
Lost First round 2–8 (Denver)
John Matchefts (1966 — 1971)
1966–67
WCHA
18
6
12
0
–
–
–
.333
7th
29
15
13
1
.534
Lost First round 3–6 (Denver)
1967–68
WCHA
20
4
16
0
–
–
–
.200
7th
29
9
20
0
.310
Lost First round 2–5 (Michigan Tech)
1968–69
WCHA
18
4
14
0
–
–
–
.222
7th
28
12
16
0
.429
Won regional semifinal 5–4 (North Dakota) Lost Final 1–3 (Denver)
1969–70
WCHA
20
3
17
0
–
–
–
.150
9th
30
7
22
1
.250
1970–71
WCHA
18
7
11
0
–
–
–
.389
8th
29
11
17
1
.397
Lost regional semifinal 3–6 (Denver)
Jeff Sauer (1971 — 1982)
1971–72
WCHA
28
11
17
0
–
–
–
28
9th
32
13
19
0
.406
1972–73
WCHA
28
5
23
0
–
–
–
14
9th
34
10
24
0
.294
Division I
1973–74
WCHA
29
10
16
2
–
–
–
22
9th
32
13
17
2
.438
1974–75
WCHA
32
21
11
0
–
–
–
42
3rd
39
23
16
0
.590
Lost First round series 11–13 (Michigan)
1975–76
WCHA
32
15
16
1
–
–
–
31
6th
38
15
22
1
.408
Lost First round series 5–12 (Minnesota)
1976–77
WCHA
32
11
20
1
–
–
–
23
T–8th
40
13
25
2
.350
Lost First round series 2–6 (Wisconsin)
1977–78
WCHA
32
13
19
0
–
–
–
26
T–5th
41
18
22
1
.451
Won First round series 8–7 (Minnesota)Won Final Series 9–7 (Denver)
Lost First round 3–5 (Bowling Green)
1978–79
WCHA
32
12
20
0
–
–
–
24
8th
38
12
24
2
.342
Lost First round series 6–13 (North Dakota)
1979–80
WCHA
20
16
13
1
–
–
–
.550
3rd
39
21
17
1
.551
Won First round series 11–9 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Final Series 4–13 (Minnesota)
1980–81
WCHA
28
12
16
0
–
–
–
24
7th
36
17
19
0
.472
Won First round series 13–12 (Wisconsin) Lost Final Series 10–14 (Minnesota)
1981–82
WCHA
26
6
18
2
–
–
–
14
6th
36
11
23
2
.333
Lost First round series 4–9 (Minnesota)
Mike Bertsch (1982 — 1988)
1982–83
WCHA
26
2
24
0
–
–
–
4
6th
35
6
28
1
.186
Lost First round series 4–8 (Wisconsin)
1983–84
WCHA
26
5
21
0
–
–
–
10
6th
35
9
25
1
.271
Lost First round series 2–7 (Minnesota)
1984–85
WCHA
34
15
19
0
–
–
–
30
6th
38
17
21
0
.447
Lost First round series 4–9 (Wisconsin)
1985–86
WCHA
34
11
21
2
–
–
–
24
7th
40
12
26
2
.325
Lost First round series 7–14 (Minnesota)
1986–87
WCHA
35
12
22
1
–
–
–
25
6th
42
17
24
1
.417
Won First round series 7–4 (Denver) Lost Semifinal series 4–7 (North Dakota)
1987–88
WCHA
35
3
31
1
–
–
–
7
8th
38
4
33
1
.118
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
Brad Buetow (1988 — 1993)
1988–89
WCHA
35
9
23
3
–
–
–
21
8th
40
11
26
3
.313
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
1989–90
WCHA
28
10
17
1
–
–
–
21
7th
40
18
20
2
.475
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
1990–91
WCHA
32
9
22
1
–
–
–
19
8th
40
13
26
1
.338
Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1991–92
WCHA
32
14
14
4
–
–
–
32
4th
41
18
18
5
.500
Won First round series 2–1 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal 1–5 (Minnesota) Lost Third-place game 3–5 (Wisconsin)
1992–93
WCHA
32
6
26
0
–
–
–
12
9th
36
8
28
0
.222
Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
Don Lucia (1993 — 1999)
1993–94
WCHA
32
18
9
5
–
–
–
41
1st
39
23
11
5
.654
Lost First round series 1–2 (Michigan Tech)
1994–95
WCHA
32
22
9
1
–
–
–
45
T–1st
43
30
12
1
.709
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 5–4 (Minnesota) Lost Championship 3–4 (Wisconsin)
Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (Minnesota)
1995–96
WCHA
32
26
2
4
–
–
–
56
1st
42
33
5
4
.833
Won First round series 2–0 (Northern Michigan) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Michigan Tech)Won Third-place game 6–4 (Wisconsin)
Won regional semifinal 5–3 (Massachusetts–Lowell)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Vermont) Lost Championship 2–3 (Michigan)
1996–97
WCHA
32
17
11
4
–
–
–
38
T–4th
44
25
15
4
.614
Won First round series 2–0 (Wisconsin)Won Quarterfinal 5–2 (Denver) Lost Semifinal 1–5 (North Dakota) Lost Third-place game 0–6 (St. Cloud State)
Won regional quarterfinal 3–2 (New Hampshire)Won regional semifinal 5–4 (Clarkson) Lost Semifinal 2–6 (North Dakota)
1997–98
WCHA
28
16
10
2
–
–
–
34
3rd
42
26
13
3
.655
Won First round series 2–0 (Denver) Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Wisconsin)Won Third-place game 6–1 (St. Cloud State)
Won regional quarterfinal 3–1 (Clarkson) Lost regional semifinal 1–6 (Boston College)
1998–99
WCHA
28
20
8
0
–
–
–
40
2nd
42
29
12
1
.702
Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal 2–3 (Denver)Won Third-place game 7–4 (Minnesota)
Won regional quarterfinal 5–2 (St. Lawrence) Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (Michigan State)
Scott Owens (1999 — 2014)
1999–00
WCHA
28
14
11
3
–
–
–
31
5th
39
18
18
3
.500
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
2000–01
WCHA
28
17
11
0
–
–
–
34
4th
41
27
13
1
.671
Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota State–Mankato)Won Quarterfinal 4–3 (Wisconsin) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (North Dakota)Won Third-place game 5–4 (Minnesota)
Won regional quarterfinal 3–2 (St. Lawrence) Lost regional semifinal 1–4 (North Dakota)
2001–02
WCHA
28
16
10
2
–
–
–
34
4th
43
27
13
3
.663
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Quarterfinal 3–2 (Wisconsin) Lost Semifinal 0–3 (Denver)Won Third-place game 2–1 (St. Cloud State)
Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (Maine)
2002–03
WCHA
28
19
4
5
–
–
–
43
1st
42
30
7
5
.774
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Championship 2–4 (Minnesota)
Won regional semifinal 4–2 (Wayne State) Lost Regional Final 3–5 (Michigan)
2003–04
WCHA
28
11
15
2
–
–
–
24
7th
39
20
16
3
.551
Won First round series 2–0 (Denver) Lost Quarterfinal 1–4 (Alaska–Anchorage)
2004–05
WCHA
28
19
7
2
–
–
–
40
T–1st
43
31
9
3
.756
Won First round series 2–0 (St. Cloud State)Won Semifinal 3–0 (Minnesota) Lost Championship 0–1 (Denver)
Won regional semifinal 6–5 (Colgate)Won Regional Final 4–3 (Michigan) Lost Semifinal 2–6 (Denver)
2005–06
WCHA
28
15
11
2
–
–
–
32
T–4th
42
24
16
2
.595
Lost First round series 0–2 (St. Cloud State)
Lost regional semifinal 2–3 (Cornell)
2006–07
WCHA
28
13
12
3
–
–
–
29
5th
39
18
17
4
.513
Lost First round series 1–2 (Michigan Tech)
2007–08
WCHA
28
21
6
1
–
–
–
43
1st
41
28
12
1
.679
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (Minnesota) Lost Third-place game 2–4 (North Dakota)
Lost regional semifinal 1–3 (Michigan State)
2008–09
WCHA
28
12
9
7
–
–
–
31
T–3rd
38
16
12
10
.553
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2009–10
WCHA
28
12
13
3
–
–
–
27
6th
39
19
17
3
.526
Lost First round series 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2010–11
WCHA
28
13
13
2
–
–
–
28
6th
45
23
19
3
.544
Won First round series 2–1 (Wisconsin)Won Quarterfinal 4–2 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 8-4 (Boston College)
Lost regional final 1-2 (Michigan)
2011–12
WCHA
28
15
12
1
–
–
–
31
5th
36
18
16
2
.528
Lost First round series 0–2 (Michigan Tech)
2012–13
WCHA
28
11
13
4
–
–
–
26
8th
42
18
19
5
.488
Won First round series 2–1 (Denver)Won Quarterfinal 4–3 (North Dakota)Won Semifinal 2–0 (Minnesota) Lost Championship 2–3 (Wisconsin)
2013–14
NCHC
24
6
13
5
–
–
1
24
7th
37
7
24
6
.270
Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (North Dakota)
Mike Haviland (2014 — 2021)
2014–15
NCHC
24
2
19
3
–
–
1
27
8th
35
6
26
3
.214
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (North Dakota)
2015–16
NCHC
24
4
19
1
–
–
0
13
8th
36
6
29
1
.181
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (North Dakota)
2016–17
NCHC
24
4
16
4
–
–
1
17
8th
34
8
24
4
.278
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Denver)
2017–18
NCHC
24
8
12
4
–
–
3
31
T–5th
37
15
17
5
.486
Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Denver)
2018–19
NCHC
24
9
12
3
–
–
0
30
6th
41
17
20
4
.463
Won Quarterfinal series , 2–1 (Western Michigan ) Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (St. Cloud State ) Lost Third-place game, 1–6 (Denver )
2019–20
NCHC
24
4
17
3
–
–
1
16
8th
34
11
20
3
.368
Tournament Cancelled
2020–21
NCHC
22
4
16
2
0
2
2
.273
7th
23
4
17
2
.217
Lost Quarterfinal , 1–2 (St. Cloud State )
Kris Mayotte (2021 — Present)
2021–22
NCHC
24
6
17
1
2
1
0
18
7th
36
9
24
3
.292
Lost Quarterfinal , 0–2 (North Dakota )
2022–23
NCHC
24
6
15
3
0
2
2
25
7th
38
13
22
3
.382
Won Quarterfinal series , 2–0 (Western Michigan )Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Denver ) Lost Championship, 0–3 (St. Cloud State )
2023–24
NCHC
24
14
8
2
5
2
0
41
T–3rd
37
21
13
3
.608
Lost Quarterfinal series , 1–2 (Omaha )
Totals
GP
W
L
T
%
Championships
Regular Season
2567
1172
1251
154
.485
9 MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Championships
Conference Post-season
169
63
95
1
.399
1 WCHA tournament championship
NCAA Post-season
38
18
20
0
.474
19 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record
2774
1253
1366
155
.480
2 NCAA Division I National Championships