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
%
Vern Turner (1949 — 1951)
1949–50
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
4
13
0
.235
1950–51
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
11
11
1
.500
Neil Celley (1951 — 1956)
1951–52
MCHA
19
3
0
0
–
–
–
18
T–2nd
25
18
6
1
.740
1952–53
MCHA
16
10
6
0
–
–
–
15
4th
24
17
6
1
.729
1953–54
WIHL
14
7
7
0
–
–
–
11
T–4th
25
16
9
0
.640
1954–55
WIHL
18
8
9
1
–
–
–
10½
T–4th
30
18
11
1
.617
1955–56
WIHL
16
6
8
2
–
–
–
10
T–5th
26
12
11
3
.519
Murray Armstrong (1956 — 1977)
1956–57
WIHL
18
6
11
1
–
–
–
9
5th
28
12
14
2
.464
1957–58
WIHL
22
12
10
0
–
–
–
16
T–1st
36
24
10
2
.694
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)Won Championship 6–2 (North Dakota)
1958–59
Independent
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28
22
5
1
.804
1959–60
WCHA
22
17
4
1
–
–
–
.795
1st
34
27
4
3
.838
Won Final series 12–3 (Colorado College)
Won Semifinal 6–4 (Boston University)Won Championship 5–3 (Michigan Tech)
1960–61
WCHA
18
17
1
0
–
–
–
.944
1st
32
30
1
1
.953
Won Final series 17–3 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal 6–1 (Minnesota)Won Championship 12–2 (St. Lawrence)
1961–62
WCHA
18
11
7
0
–
–
–
.611
3rd
30
17
11
2
.600
Lost First round 4–8 (Michigan)
1962–63
WCHA
18
12
6
0
–
–
–
.667
T–1st
33
23
9
1
.712
Won First round series 9–2 (Minnesota)Won Championship 5–4 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson) Lost Championship 5–6 (North Dakota)
1963–64
WCHA
10
7
2
1
–
–
–
.750
2nd
31
20
7
4
.710
Won First round series 9–6 (Minnesota)Won Championship 6–2 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (Rensselaer) Lost Championship 3–6 (Michigan)
University Division
1964–65
WCHA
12
4
7
1
–
–
–
.375
6th
28
18
8
2
.679
1965–66
WCHA
20
10
7
3
–
–
–
.575
4th
32
18
11
3
.609
Won First round 8–2 (Colorado College)Won Second round 5–4 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Clarkson)Won Third-place game 4–3 (Boston University)
1966–67
WCHA
16
11
5
0
–
–
–
.688
2nd
30
22
8
0
.733
Won First round 6–3 (Colorado College) Lost Second round 2–3 (North Dakota)
1967–68
WCHA
18
15
3
0
–
–
–
.833
1st
34
28
5
1
.838
Won First round 11–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Second round series 16–3 (Minnesota)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (Boston College)Won Championship 4–0 (North Dakota)
1968–69
WCHA
20
14
6
0
–
–
–
.700
2nd
32
26
6
0
.813
Won regional semifinal 4–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Regional Final 3–1 (Colorado College)
Won Semifinal 9–2 (Harvard)Won Championship 4–3 (Cornell)
1969–70
WCHA
22
13
8
0
–
–
–
.614
T–2nd
32
21
10
1
.672
Won regional semifinal 6–2 (Michigan State) Lost Regional Final 2–3 (Wisconsin)
1970–71
WCHA
22
15
7
0
–
–
–
.682
2nd
36
25
10
1
.708
Won regional semifinal 6–3 (Colorado College)Won Regional Final 9–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Boston University)Won Third-place game 1–0 (Harvard)
1971–72
WCHA
28
19
9
0
–
–
–
54
1st
38
27
11
0
.711
Won First round Series 11–4 (Notre Dame)Won Second round Series 11–4 (Michigan State)
Lost Semifinal 2–7 (Cornell) Lost Third-place game 2–5 (Wisconsin)
1972–73
WCHA
28
20
8
0
–
–
–
52
1st
39
29
9
1
.756
Won First round Series 9–6 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Second round Series 7–3 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal 10–4 (Boston College)† Lost Championship 2–4 (Wisconsin)†
Division I
1973–74
WCHA
28
15
11
2
–
–
–
32
3rd
38
22
13
3
.618
Won First round Series 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Second round Series 4–5 (Minnesota)
1974–75
WCHA
32
9
22
1
–
–
–
19
9th
36
12
23
1
.347
1975–76
WCHA
32
12
20
0
–
–
–
24
T–7th
39
16
23
0
.410
Lost First round series 10–13 (Michigan Tech)
1976–77
WCHA
32
16
14
2
–
–
–
34
4th
40
21
17
2
.550
Won First round Series 15–5 (North Dakota) Lost Semifinal Series 8–17 (Michigan)
Marshall Johnston (1977 — 1981)
1977–78
WCHA
32
27
5
0
–
–
–
54
1st
40
33
6
1
.838
Won First round Series 13–8 (Notre Dame) Lost Second round Series 7–9 (Colorado College)
1978–79
WCHA
32
14
16
2
–
–
–
30
6th
43
20
20
3
.500
Lost First round series 6–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1979–80
WCHA
26
8
17
1
–
–
–
.327
10th
36
13
22
1
.375
1980–81
WCHA
28
15
11
2
–
–
–
32
4th
40
23
15
2
.600
Lost First round series 6–10 (Michigan)
Ralph Backstrom (1981 — 1990)
1981–82
WCHA
26
9
15
2
–
–
–
20
4th
43
21
19
3
.523
Won First round series 10–7 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal series 9–5 (North Dakota)
1982–83
WCHA
26
11
15
0
–
–
–
22
5th
37
15
22
0
.405
Lost First round series 4–13 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1983–84
WCHA
26
8
18
0
–
–
–
16
5th
39
14
25
0
.359
Lost First round series 8–13 (Wisconsin)
1984–85
WCHA
34
16
15
3
–
–
–
35
5th
39
19
17
3
.526
Lost First round series 5–15 (North Dakota)
1985–86
WCHA
34
25
9
0
–
–
–
50
1st
48
34
13
1
.719
Won First round series 9–6 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal series 13–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship series 6–2 (Minnesota)
Won Quarterfinal series 7–6 (Cornell) Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Harvard) Lost Third-place game 4–6 (Minnesota)
1986–87
WCHA
35
16
16
3
–
–
–
35
T–3rd
40
19
18
3
.513
Lost First round series 4–7 (Colorado College)
1987–88
WCHA
35
19
14
2
–
–
–
40
3rd
39
20
17
2
.538
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1988–89
WCHA
35
16
17
2
–
–
–
34
5th
43
22
19
2
.535
Won First round series 2–1 (North Dakota)Won Semifinal 2–1 (Minnesota) Lost Championship 4–9 (Northern Michigan)
1989–90
WCHA
28
13
15
0
–
–
–
26
T–5th
42
18
24
0
.429
Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
Frank Serratore (1990 — 1994)
1990–91
WCHA
32
5
25
2
–
–
–
12
9th
38
6
30
2
.184
1991–92
WCHA
32
8
22
2
–
–
–
18
9th
36
9
25
2
.278
1992–93
WCHA
32
15
15
2
–
–
–
32
6th
38
19
17
2
.526
Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1993–94
WCHA
32
11
18
3
–
–
–
25
9th
38
15
20
3
.434
Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
George Gwozdecky (1994 — 2013)
1994–95
WCHA
32
18
12
2
–
–
–
38
T–2nd
42
25
15
2
.619
Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Wisconsin) Lost Third-place game 4–5 (Minnesota)
1995–96
WCHA
32
17
12
3
–
–
–
37
3rd
39
22
14
3
.603
Lost First round series 1–2 (St. Cloud State)
1996–97
WCHA
32
17
11
4
–
–
–
38
T–4th
41
24
13
4
.634
Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Colorado College)
Won regional quarterfinal 6–3 (Vermont) Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (Boston University)
1997–98
WCHA
28
8
18
2
–
–
–
18
8th
38
11
25
2
.316
Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)
1998–99
WCHA
28
15
11
2
–
–
–
32
3rd
41
26
13
2
.659
Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal 3–2 (Colorado College)Won Championship 4–3 (North Dakota)
Lost regional quarterfinal 3–5 (Michigan)
1999–00
WCHA
28
9
18
1
–
–
–
19
9th
41
16
23
2
.415
Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2000–01
WCHA
28
14
11
3
–
–
–
31
6th
38
19
15
4
.553
Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2001–02
WCHA
28
21
6
1
–
–
–
43
1st
41
32
8
1
.793
Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal 3–0 (Colorado College)Won Championship 5–2 (Minnesota)
Lost regional semifinal 3–5 (Michigan)
2002–03
WCHA
28
11
11
6
–
–
–
28
7th
41
21
14
6
.585
Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2003–04
WCHA
28
13
10
5
–
–
–
31
T–4th
44
27
12
5
.670
Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Miami)Won Regional Final 1–0 (North Dakota)Won Semifinal 5–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship 1–0 (Maine)
2004–05
WCHA
28
19
7
2
–
–
–
40
T–1st
43
32
9
2
.767
Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won Semifinal 2–1 (North Dakota)Won Championship 1–0 (Colorado College)
Won regional semifinal 4–3 (Bemidji State)Won Regional Final 4–2 (New Hampshire)Won Semifinal 6–2 (Colorado College)Won Championship 4–1 (North Dakota)
2005–06
WCHA
28
17
8
3
–
–
–
37
T–2nd
39
21
15
3
.577
Lost First round series 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2006–07
WCHA
28
13
11
4
–
–
–
30
4th
40
21
15
4
.575
Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2007–08
WCHA
28
16
11
1
–
–
–
33
3rd
41
26
14
1
.646
Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Semifinal 3–1 (North Dakota)Won Championship 2–1 (Minnesota)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Wisconsin)
2008–09
WCHA
28
16
8
4
–
–
–
36
2nd
40
23
12
5
.638
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 3–0 (Wisconsin) Lost Championship 0–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost regional semifinal 2–4 (Miami)
2009–10
WCHA
28
19
5
4
–
–
–
42
1st
41
27
10
4
.707
Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (North Dakota) Lost Third-place game 3–6 (Wisconsin)
Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (RIT)
2010–11
WCHA
28
17
8
3
–
–
–
37
2nd
42
25
12
5
.655
Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 6–2 (Bemidji State) Lost Championship 2–3 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Western Michigan) Lost Regional Final 1–6 (North Dakota)
2011–12
WCHA
28
16
8
4
–
–
–
36
4th
43
25
14
4
.628
Won First round series 2–1 (Wisconsin)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Championship 0–4 (North Dakota)
Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (Ferris State)
2012–13
WCHA
28
14
9
5
–
–
–
33
T–4th
39
20
14
5
.577
Lost First round series 1–2 (Colorado College)
Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (New Hampshire)
Jim Montgomery (2013 — 2018)
2013–14
NCHC
24
10
13
3
–
–
2
35
6th
42
20
16
6
.548
Won First round series 2–1 (Omaha)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Western Michigan)Won Championship 4–3 (Miami)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Boston College)
2014–15
NCHC
24
13
10
1
–
–
1
41
4th
40
24
14
2
.625
Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal 3–6 (Miami)Won Third-place game 5–1 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Boston College) Lost Regional Final 1–4 (Providence)
2015–16
NCHC
24
17
5
2
–
–
0
53
T–2nd
41
25
10
6
.683
Won First round series 2–0 (Omaha) Lost Semifinal 2–4 (St. Cloud State)Won Third-place game 4–1 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 7–2 (Boston University)Won Regional Final 6–3 (Ferris State) Lost Semifinal 2–4 (North Dakota)
2016–17
NCHC
24
18
3
3
–
–
2
59
1st
44
33
7
4
.795
Won First round series 2–0 (Colorado College) Lost Semifinal 0–1 (North Dakota)Won Third-place game 5–1 (Western Michigan)
Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Michigan Tech)Won Regional Final 6–3 (Penn State)Won Semifinal 6–1 (Notre Dame)Won Championship 3–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2017–18
NCHC
24
12
6
6
–
–
4
46
2nd
41
23
10
8
.659
Won First round series 2–1 (Colorado College)Won Semifinal 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship 4–1 (St. Cloud State)
Won regional semifinal 5–1 (Penn State) Lost Regional Final 1–5 (Ohio State)
David Carle (2018 — Present)
2018–19
NCHC
24
11
10
3
–
–
3
39
4th
41
24
12
5
.646
Won First round series , 2–0 (North Dakota ) Lost Semifinal, 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth )Won Third-place game, 6–1 (Colorado College )
Won Regional Semifinal , 2–0 (Ohio State )Won Regional Final, 3–0 (American International ) Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Massachusetts )
2019–20
NCHC
24
11
8
5
–
–
4
42
3rd
36
21
9
6
.667
Tournament Cancelled
2020–21
NCHC
22
9
12
1
0
2
1
.470
5th
34
10
13
1
.438
Won Quarterfinal , 5–4 (Omaha ) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (North Dakota )
2021–22
NCHC
24
18
6
0
1
0
0
53
T–1st
41
31
9
1
.768
Won Quarterfinal series , 2–0 (Miami ) Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota Duluth )
Won Regional Semifinal , 3–2 (Massachusetts Lowell )Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Minnesota Duluth )Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan )Won Championship , 5–1 (Minnesota State )
2022–23
NCHC
24
19
5
0
2
1
0
56
1st
40
30
10
0
.750
Won Quarterfinal series , 2–0 (Miami ) Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Colorado College )
Lost Regional Semifinal , 0–2 (Cornell )
2023–24
NCHC
24
15
7
2
3
0
1
45
2nd
44
32
9
3
.761
Won Quarterfinal series , 2–0 (Minnesota Duluth )Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (St. Cloud State )Won Final, 4–1 (Omaha )
Won Regional Semifinal , 2–1 (OT) (UMass )Won Regional Final, 2–1 ( Cornell )Won National Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Boston University ) Won National Championship , 2–0 (Boston College )
Totals
GP
W
L
T
%
Championships
Regular Season
2529
1440
921
168
.603
12 MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Championships, 3 NCHC Championships
Conference Post-season
184
108
70
6
.603
14 WCHA Tournament Championships, 3 NCHC Tournament Championships
NCAA Post-season
69
44
25
0
.638
30 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1 vacated)
Regular Season and Post-season Record
2782
1592
1016
174
.604
10 NCAA Division I National Championships