This is a list of seasons completed by the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Golden Gophers from 1921 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.
Minnesota has won five NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003) and has been the runner-up eight times (1953, 1954, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1989, 2014, 2023). The team also shared the 1929 National Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship with Yale and won the 1940 AAU-sponsored national championship for amateur hockey. In their 100+ year history, the Gophers have won more games than any other program. The Gophers have made an NCAA-leading 40 NCAA postseason appearances since tournament play began in 1948. Their 23 Frozen Four appearances are bettered by two teams: the University of Michigan and Boston College. Minnesota is also one of only five teams to win consecutive national titles (the others being Boston University, University of Denver, University of Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth). The Golden Gophers have been named the WCHA's regular season champion fourteen times, its tournament champion fourteen times, the Big Ten Hockey Conference's regular season champion eight times, and its conference tournament champion twice.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| AAU/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 | |||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| I. D. MacDonald (1921–1922) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1921–22 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | ||
| Emil Iverson (1922–1930) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1922–23 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 1923–24 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | ||
| 1924–25 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | ||
| 1925–26 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .875 | ||
| 1926–27 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | ||
| 1927–28 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .769 | ||
| 1928–29 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .853 | ||
| 1929–30 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .444 | ||
| Frank Pond (1930–1935) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1930–31 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .395 | ||
| 1931–32 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .781 | ||
| 1932–33 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | ||
| 1933–34 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | ||
| 1934–35 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | .588 | ||
| Larry Armstrong (1935–1947) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1935–36 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | ||
| 1936–37 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | ||
| 1937–38 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | ||
| 1938–39 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | Won in AAU Quarterfinals, 10–1 (Philadelphia) Won in AAU Semifinals, 3–2 (St. Nicholas) Lost in AAU Championship, 3–4 (Cleveland) | |
| 1939–40 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Won in AAU Semifinals, 9–4 (Amesbury) Won AAU Championship, 9–1 (Brock Hall) | |
| 1940–41 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .750 | ||
| 1941–42 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | ||
| 1942–43 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | ||
| 1943–44 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | ||
| 1944–45 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | ||
| 1945–46 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | ||
| 1946–47 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .675 | ||
| Elwin Romnes (1947–1952) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1948–49 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | ||
| 1949–50 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | ||
| 1950–51 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .538 | ||
| 1951–52 | MCHL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 5th | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | ||
| John Mariucci (1952–1955) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | MCHL | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | T–1st | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | .793 | Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Rensselaer) Lost Championship, 3–7 (Michigan) | |
| 1953–54 | WIHL | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 20½ | 1st | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | .783 | Won Semifinal, 14–1 (Boston College) Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Rensselaer) | |
| 1954–55 | WIHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | .567 | ||
| Marsh Ryman (1955–1956) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | WIHL | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 4th | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .569 | ||
| John Mariucci (1956–1966) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956–57 | WIHL | 24 | 7 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 6th | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | .429 | ||
| 1957–58 | WIHL | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 4th | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | ||
| 1958–59 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 2nd | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .542 | ||
| 1959–60 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1st | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | .370 | ||
| WCHA | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .354 | 6th | ||||||||
| 1960–61 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 2nd | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | .603 | Won WCHA Final series, 6–4 (Michigan) | Lost Semifinal, 1–6 (Denver) Won Third-place game, 4–3 (Rensselaer) |
| WCHA | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .700 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1961–62 | Big Ten | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 3rd | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .476 | ||
| WCHA | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .344 | 6th | ||||||||
| 1962–63 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 1st | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .621 | Lost WCHA Semifinal series, 2–9 (Denver) | |
| WCHA | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | .575 | 4th | ||||||||
| 1963–64 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 2nd | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | ||
| WCHA | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .625 | 3rd | ||||||||
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| 1964–65 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1st | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .536 | Lost WCHA first round series, 7–11 (Michigan Tech) | |
| WCHA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .556 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 1965–66 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1st | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | Lost WCHA first round, 3–4 (North Dakota) | |
| WCHA | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .591 | T–2nd | ||||||||
| Glen Sonmor (1966–1971) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Big Ten | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 3rd | 29 | 9 | 19 | 1 | .328 | Lost WCHA first round, 2–7 (North Dakota) | |
| WCHA | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | .239 | 8th | ||||||||
| 1967–68 | Big Ten | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 2nd | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .613 | Won WCHA first round, 5–3 (Michigan) Lost WCHA Final series, 3–16 (Denver) |
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| WCHA | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .591 | 5th | ||||||||
| 1968–69 | Big Ten | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .450 | 3rd | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | .517 | Lost WCHA regional semifinal, 4–8 (Michigan) | |
| WCHA | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .545 | 4th | ||||||||
| 1969–70 | Big Ten | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 1st | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 | .636 | Won WCHA regional semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost WCHA Regional final, 5–6 (Michigan Tech) |
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| WCHA | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .692 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1970–71 | Big Ten | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | 3rd | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | .453 | Won WCHA regional semifinal, 4–3 (Wisconsin) Won WCHA Regional final, 5–2 (North Dakota) |
Won Semifinal, 6–5 (OT) (Harvard) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Boston University) |
| WCHA | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .432 | 5th | ||||||||
| Ken Yackel (1971–1972) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Big Ten | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 4th | 32† | 8† | 24† | 0† | .250 | ||
| WCHA | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 10th | ||||||||
| Herb Brooks (1972–1979) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–73 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 3rd | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | .485 | Lost WCHA first round series, 10–14 (Wisconsin) | |
| WCHA | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 35 | 6th | ||||||||
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 13 | T–1st | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | .641 | Won WCHA first round series, 10–5 (Michigan) Won WCHA second round series, 5–4 (Denver) |
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Boston University) Won Championship, 4–2 (Michigan Tech) |
| WCHA | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 33 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | Big Ten | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 1st | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1 | .750 | Won WCHA first round series, 10–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) Won WCHA second round series, 8–5 (Michigan) |
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Harvard) Lost Championship, 1–6 (Michigan Tech) |
| WCHA | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 48 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1975–76 | Big Ten | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 3rd | 44 | 28 | 14 | 2 | .659 | Won WCHA first round series, 12–5 (Colorado College) Won WCHA second round series, 9–8 (Michigan State) |
Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Boston University) Won Championship, 6–4 (Michigan Tech) |
| WCHA | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 1976–77 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 3rd | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | .451 | Won WCHA first round series, 10–7 (Notre Dame) Lost WCHA Semifinal series, 8–17 (Wisconsin) |
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| WCHA | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | 7th | ||||||||
| 1977–78 | Big Ten | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 3rd | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | .605 | Lost WCHA first round series, 7–8 (Colorado College) | |
| WCHA | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 4th | ||||||||
| 1978–79 | Big Ten | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 1st | 44 | 32 | 11 | 1 | .739 | Won WCHA first round series, 11–4 (Michigan Tech) Won WCHA second round series, 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
Won First round, 6–3 (Bowling Green) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (New Hampshire) Won Championship, 4–3 (North Dakota) |
| WCHA | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 41 | 2nd | ||||||||
| Brad Buetow (1979–1985) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | Big Ten | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 1st | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | .634 | Won WCHA first round series, 13–5 (Michigan Tech) Won WCHA second round series, 13–4 (Colorado College) |
Lost First round, 3–4 (Northern Michigan) |
| WCHA | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | .563 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1980–81 | Big Ten | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .900 | 1st | 45 | 33 | 12 | 0 | .733 | Won WCHA first round series, 10–8 (Minnesota–Duluth) Won WCHA second round series, 14–10 (Colorado College) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 14–8 (Colgate) Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Michigan Tech) Lost Championship, 3–6 (Wisconsin) |
| WCHA | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1981–82 | WCHA | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | 3rd | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | .639 | Won First round series, 9–4 (Colorado College) Lost Semifinal series, 5–9 (North Dakota) |
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| 1982–83 | WCHA | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 1st | 45 | 32 | 12 | 1 | .722 | Won Semifinal series, 11–6 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Championship series, 3–8 (Wisconsin) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 16–8 (New Hampshire) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Harvard) Lost Third-place game, 3–4 (Providence) |
| 1983–84 | WCHA | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .635 | 3rd | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | .700 | Won First round series, 7–2 (Colorado College) Lost Semifinal series, 7–9 (North Dakota) |
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| 1984–85 | WCHA | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 45 | 2nd | 47 | 31 | 13 | 3 | .691 | Won First round series, 9–8 (Northern Michigan) Won Semifinal series, 14–7 (Wisconsin) Lost Championship series, 8–10 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
Lost Quarterfinal series, 8–9 (Boston College) |
| Doug Woog (1985–1999) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | WCHA | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 48 | 2nd | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | .729 | Won First round series, 14–7 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal series, 11–4 (Wisconsin) Lost Championship series, 2–6 (Denver) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 11–7 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Michigan State) Won Third-place game, 6–4 (Denver) |
| 1986–87 | WCHA | 35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 51 | 2nd | 49 | 34 | 14 | 1 | .704 | Won First round series, 17–9 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal series, 9–6 (Wisconsin) Lost Championship series, 6–10 (North Dakota) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 6–4 (Boston College) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Michigan State) Won Third-place game, 6–3 (Harvard) |
| 1987–88 | WCHA | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 56 | 1st | 44 | 34 | 10 | 0 | .773 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal, 6–1 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Championship, 2–3 (Wisconsin) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 8–5 (Michigan State) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (St. Lawrence) Lost Third-place game, 2–5 (Maine) |
| 1988–89 | WCHA | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 36 | 1st | 48 | 34 | 11 | 3 | .740 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colorado College) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Denver) Lost Third-place game, 3–4 (Wisconsin) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wisconsin) Won Semifinal, 7–4 (Maine) Lost Championship, 3–4 (OT) (Harvard) |
| 1989–90 | WCHA | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 36 | 2nd | 46 | 28 | 16 | 2 | .630 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (North Dakota) Lost Championship, 1–7 (Wisconsin) |
Won First round series, 2–0 (Clarkson) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston College) |
| 1990–91 | WCHA | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | 49 | 2nd | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | .722 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Wisconsin) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Northern Michigan) |
Won First round series, 2–1 (Providence) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine) |
| 1991–92 | WCHA | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 52 | 1st | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | .750 | Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota) Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Colorado College) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Northern Michigan) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 3–8 (Lake Superior State) |
| 1992–93 | WCHA | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 39 | T–2nd | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | .619 | Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Wisconsin) Won Championship, 5–3 (Northern Michigan) |
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Clarkson) Lost Regional semifinal, 2–6 (Maine) |
| 1993–94 | WCHA | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 40 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | .650 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Denver) Won Semifinal, 6–1 (Michigan Tech) Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (St. Cloud State) |
Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Massachusetts–Lowell) Lost National semifinal, 1–4 (Boston University) |
| 1994–95 | WCHA | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 37 | 4th | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | .625 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth) Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (North Dakota) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Colorado College) Won Third-place game, 5–4 (OT) (Denver) |
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 1–0 (Rensselaer) Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Colorado College) Lost National semifinal, 3–7 (Boston University) |
| 1995–96 | WCHA | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 44 | 2nd | 42‡ | 30‡ | 10‡ | 2‡ | .738 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wisconsin) Won Championship, 7–2 (Michigan Tech) |
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Providence) Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (Michigan) |
| 1996–97 | WCHA | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 43 | T–1st | 42‡ | 28‡ | 13‡ | 1‡ | .679 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (St. Cloud State) Lost Championship, 3–4 (OT) (North Dakota) |
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Michigan State) Lost Regional semifinal, 4–7 (Michigan) |
| 1997–98 | WCHA | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 6th | 39 | 17 | 22 | 0 | .436 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) | |
| 1998–99 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | 26 | 5th | 43 | 15 | 19 | 9 | .453 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (St. Cloud State) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (North Dakota) Lost Third-place game, 4–7 (Colorado College) |
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| Don Lucia (1999–2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | 6th | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | .512 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colorado College) Won Quarterfinal, 6–4 (Minnesota State–Mankato) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Wisconsin) Lost Third-place game, 4–6 (St. Cloud State) |
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| 2000–01 | WCHA | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 38 | 3rd | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | .667 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (St. Cloud State) Lost Third-place game, 4–5 (Colorado College) |
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 4–5 (OT) (Maine) |
| 2001–02 | WCHA | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 39 | 3rd | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | .773 | Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota) Won Semifinal, 4–1 (St. Cloud State) Lost Championship, 2–5 (Denver) |
Won Regional semifinal, 4–2 (Colorado College) Won National semifinal, 3–2 (Michigan) Won National Championship, 4–3 (OT) (Maine) |
| 2002–03 | WCHA | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – | 37 | T–2nd | 45 | 28 | 8 | 9 | .722 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Minnesota State) Won Championship, 4–2 (Colorado College) |
Won Regional semifinal, 9–2 (Mercyhurst) Won Regional final, 7–4 (Ferris State) Won National semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan) Won National Championship, 5–1 (New Hampshire) |
| 2003–04 | WCHA | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | T–4th | 44 | 27 | 14 | 3 | .648 | Won First round series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State) Won Semifinal, 7–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) Won Championship, 5–4 (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Notre Dame) Lost Regional final, 1–3 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| 2004–05 | WCHA | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 35 | T–3rd | 44 | 28 | 15 | 1 | .648 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Minnesota State) Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Colorado College) Lost Third-place game, 2–4 (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 1–0 (OT) (Maine) Won Regional final, 2–1 (OT) (Cornell) Lost National semifinal, 2–4 (North Dakota) |
| 2005–06 | WCHA | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 43 | 1st | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | .720 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost Semifinal, 7–8 (OT) (St. Cloud State) Lost Third-place game, 0–4 (Wisconsin) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Holy Cross) |
| 2006–07 | WCHA | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 39 | 1st | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | .739 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Wisconsin) Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 4–3 (Air Force) Lost Regional final, 2–3 (OT) (North Dakota) |
| 2007–08 | WCHA | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | – | – | – | 25 | 7th | 45 | 19 | 17 | 9 | .522 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Minnesota State) Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (St. Cloud State) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Colorado College) Lost Championship, 1–2 (Denver) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–5 (Boston College) |
| 2008–09 | WCHA | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 29 | 5th | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | .554 | Won First round series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State) Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
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| 2009–10 | WCHA | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 7th | 39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | .487 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (North Dakota) | |
| 2010–11 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 31 | 5th | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | .528 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Alaska–Anchorage) | |
| 2011–12 | WCHA | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 1st | 43 | 28 | 14 | 1 | .663 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 7–3 (Boston University) Won Regional final, 5–2 (North Dakota) Lost National semifinal, 1–6 (Boston College) |
| 2012–13 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 37 | T–1st | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | .713 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Bemidji State) Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Colorado College) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Yale) |
| 2013–14 | Big Ten | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 45 | 1st | 41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | .756 | Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Ohio State) | Won Regional semifinal, 7–3 (Robert Morris) Won Regional final, 4–0 (St. Cloud State) Won National semifinal, 2–1 (North Dakota) Lost National Championship, 4–7 (Union) |
| 2014–15 | Big Ten | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 39 | 1st | 39 | 23 | 13 | 3 | .628 | Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Ohio State) Won Championship, 4–2 (Michigan) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| 2015–16 | Big Ten | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 42 | 1st | 37 | 20 | 17 | 0 | .541 | Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Ohio State) Lost Championship, 3–5 (Michigan) |
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| 2016–17 | Big Ten | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 43 | 1st | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | .645 | Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Penn State) | Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (Notre Dame) |
| 2017–18 | Big Ten | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 33 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | .526 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Penn State) | |
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| 2018–19 | Big Ten | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 36 | 3rd | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | .526 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Notre Dame) |
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| 2019–20 | Big Ten | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 38 | T–2nd | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | .527 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Notre Dame) Tournament cancelled |
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| 2020–21 | Big Ten | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .727 | 2nd | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | .774 | Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (OT) (Michigan State) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan) Won Championship, 6–4 (Wisconsin) |
Won Regional semifinal, 7–2 (Omaha) Lost Regional final, 0–4 (Minnesota State) |
| 2021–22 | Big Ten | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1st | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0 | .667 | Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Penn State) Lost Championship, 3–4 (Michigan) |
Won Regional semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Massachusetts) Won Regional final, 3–0 (Western Michigan) Lost National semifinal, 1–5 (Minnesota State) |
| 2022–23 | Big Ten | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1st | 40 | 29 | 10 | 1 | .738 | Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Michigan State) Lost Championship, 3–4 (Michigan) |
Won Regional semifinal, 9–2 (Canisius) Won Regional final, 4–1 (St. Cloud State) Won National semifinal, 6–2 (Boston University) Lost National Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Quinnipiac) |
| 2023–24 | Big Ten | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3rd | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | .654 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Penn State) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan) |
Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (Omaha) Lost Regional Final, 3–6 (Boston University) |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular season | 2928 | 1750 | 978 | 200 | .632 | 14 MCHL/WIHL/WCHA Championships, 16 (6 modern era) Big Ten Championships | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 195 | 120 | 69 | 6 | .631 | 14 WCHA tournament championships, 2 Big Ten tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 104 | 62 | 42 | 0 | .596 | 41 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 3227 | 1932 | 1089 | 206 | .631 | 5 NCAA Division I National Championships | |||||||||||
†Sonmor resigned in December 1971.
‡Mike Guentzel Served as an interim coach for a total of three games in two seasons while Doug Woog was suspended.
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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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edit- ^ "Minnesota Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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