List of Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Nittany Lions from 1940 to present, including conference and national post season records.

Season-by-season results.[1]

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Varsity Sport

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NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Conference Playoff Champions
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 %
No Coach (1909–1910)
1909–10 Intercollegiate League 2 0 2 0 - - - .000 3rd 2 0 2 0 .000
Program Suspended
Arthur Davis (1940–1944)
1940–41 Independent - - - - - - - - - 10 6 3 1 .650
1941–42 Independent - - - - - - - - - 8 5 3 0 .625
1942–43 Independent - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2 0 .500
1943–44 Independent - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0 .000
Program Suspended
James O'Hora (1946–1947)
1946–47 Independent - - - - - - - - - 3 0 3 0 .000
Program Suspended
Guy Gadowsky (2012–Present)
2012–13 Independent - - - - - - - - - 27 13 14 0 .481
2013–14 Big Ten 20 3 16 1 - - 0 10 6th 36 8 26 2 .250 Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Michigan)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin)
2014–15 Big Ten 20 10 9 1 - - 0 31 4th 37 18 15 4 .541 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Ohio State)
2015–16 Big Ten 20 10 9 1 - - 1 32 3rd 38 21 13 4 .605 Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Wisconsin)
Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan)
2016–17 Big Ten 24 10 9 1 - - 0 31 4th 39 25 12 2 .667 Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Minnesota)
Won Championship, 2–1 (2OT) (Wisconsin)
Won Regional semifinal, 10–3 (Union)
Lost Regional final, 3–6 (Denver)
2017–18 Big Ten 24 9 10 5 - - 2 34 4th 38 18 15 5 .539 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Notre Dame)
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Denver)
2018–19 Big Ten 24 11 12 1 - - 1 35 4th 39 22 15 2 .590 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Ohio State)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Notre Dame)
2019–20 Big Ten 24 12 8 4 - - 1 41 1st 34 20 10 4 .647 Tournament cancelled
2020–21 Big Ten 18 7 11 0 2 1 0 .389 5th 22 10 12 0 .455 Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Notre Dame)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Wisconsin)
2021–22 Big Ten 24 6 17 1 1 1 1 20 T–5th 38 17 20 1 .461 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ohio State)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota)
2022–23 Big Ten 24 10 13 1 0 3 0 34 T–5th 39 22 16 1 .577 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State) Won Regional semifinal, 8–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Regional final, 1–2 (OT) (Michigan)
2023–24 Big Ten 24 7 14 3 0 1 2 27 6th 36 15 18 3 .458 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular season 420 206 185 29 .525 1 Big Ten Championship
Conference Post-season 27 14 13 0 .519 1 Big Ten tournament championship
NCAA Post-season 5 2 3 0 .333 3 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record 452 222 201 29 .523

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Club Sport

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National Champions National semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Larry Hendry (1971–1972)
1971–72 Independent - - - - - - - 19 13 6 0 .684
Jim Hodgson, Joe MacNeil, Fred Lampe (1972–1973)
1972–73 Independent - - - - - - - 21 10 11 0 .476
Jim Hodgson (1973–1974)
1973–74 Independent - - - - - - - 24 8 15 1 .354
Morris Kurtz (1974–1976)
1974–75 Independent - - - - - - - 15 11 3 1 .767
1975–76 Independent - - - - - - - 16 13 3 0 .813
Bob Hettema (1976–1977)
1976–77 MACHC - - - - - - 1st 21 14 6 1 .690
Clayton John (1977–1979)
1977–78 MACHC - - - - - - 1st 26 15 8 3 .635
1978–79 MACHC - - - - - - 1st 19 15 2 2 .889 Won Championship
Mark Horgas (1979–1980
1979–80 MACHC - - - - - - 1st 23 18 5 0 .783 Won Championship
Clayton John (1980–1981)
1980–81 - - - - - - - 1st 30 24 6 0 .800 Won Championship
John Shellington (1981–1987)
1981–82 Independent - - - - - - - 32 24 8 0 .750 Club National 3rd-Place
1982–83 Independent - - - - - - - 29 16 12 1 .569 Club National Runner Up
1983–84 Independent - - - - - - - 40 24 15 1 .613 Won Club National Championship
1984–85 ICHL - - - - - - - 33 20 11 2 .636 Club National Runner Up
1985–86 ICHL - - - - - - - 36 17 16 3 .514 Club National 4th-Place
1986–87 ICHL - - - - - - - 34 24 9 1 .721 Club National 5th-Place
Joe Battista (1987–2006)
1987–88 ICHL - - - - - - - 36 23 11 2 .667 Club National 4th-Place
1988–89 ICHL 18 10 7 1 - 21 1st 32 18 13 1 .578 Won Championship
1989–90 ICHL 18 10 5 3 - 23 1st 34 23 8 3 .721 Won Club National Championship
1990–91 ICHL 16 11 3 2 - 24 1st 35 26 6 3 .786 Club National 3rd-Place
1991–92 ICHL 16 14 1 1 - 29 1st 33 25 7 1 .773
1992–93 ACHL 8 8 0 0 - 16 1st 34 33 1 0 .971 Won Championship ACHA National runner-up
1993–94 ACHL 7 7 0 0 - 14 1st 33 24 8 1 .742 Won Championship ACHA National 5th-Place
1994–95 Independent - - - - - - - 34 27 6 1 .809 ACHA National runner-up
1995–96 Independent - - - - - - - 31 26 4 1 .855 ACHA National 3rd-Place
1996–97 Independent - - - - - - - 36 27 9 0 .750 ACHA National 3rd-Place
1997–98 Independent - - - - - - - 37 31 5 1 .851 Won ACHA national championship
1998–99 Independent - - - - - - - 33 26 4 3 .833 ACHA National runner-up
1999–00 Independent - - - - - - - 34 26 7 1 .779 Won ACHA national championship
2000–01 Independent - - - - - - - 34 28 4 2 .853 Won ACHA national championship
2001–02 Independent - - - - - - - 33 28 4 1 .864 Won ACHA national championship
2002–03 Independent - - - - - - - 34 30 3 1 .897 Won ACHA national championship
2003–04 Independent - - - - - - - 33 24 8 1 .742 ACHA National runner-up
2004–05 Independent - - - - - - - 34 27 6 1 .809 ACHA National runner-up
2005–06 Independent - - - - - - - 39 27 10 2 .718 ACHA National runner-up
Scott Balboni (2006–2011)
2006–07 Independent - - - - - - - 39 31 6 2 .821 ACHA National runner-up
2007–08 ESCHL 20 18 2 0 - 36 1st 40 32 4 4 .850 Won Championship, 8–3 (Delaware)
2008–09 ESCHL 18 13 5 0 - 26 1st 41 32 8 1 .793 Won Championship, 4–1 (Delaware) ACHA National 4th-Place
2009–10 ESCHL 20 17 3 0 - 34 1st 38 32 5 1 .855 Won Championship, 4–1 (Rhode Island) ACHA National 5th-Place
2010–11 ESCHL 16 10 6 0 - 34 3rd 35 23 11 1 .671 ACHA National 11th-Place
Guy Gadowsky (2011–2012)
2011–12 Independent - - - - - - - 34 29 4 1 .868 ACHA National 4th-Place
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular season and Post-season Record 1294 944 298 52 .750 2 Club National Championships, 5 ACHA national championships

Footnotes

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  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*

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State 2018-19 Men's ice hockey Yearbook". Penn State University. Retrieved July 23, 2019.