List of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.
Minnesota Duluth has won three NCAA Championship in its history, the most recent coming in 2019 (as of 2019).
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| 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 | % | ||||
| Frank Kovach (1930 — 1932) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1930–31 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1931–32 | HLSL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Oven (1946 — 1947) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | SHL | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | .769 | 3rd | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .639 | ||
| Hank Jensen (1947 — 1951) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | ||
| 1948–49 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1949–50 | MIAC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .563 | N/A | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | ||
| 1950–51 | MIAC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | .400 | N/A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
| Gord Eddolls (1951 — 1954) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–52 | MIAC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | N/A | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | ||
| 1952–53 | MIAC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .857 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | ||
| 1953–54 | MIAC | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .900 | 1st | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | ||
| Bob Boyat (1954 — 1955) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | MIAC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .778 | 2nd | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | ||
| Connie Pleban (1955 — 1959) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | MIAC | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | ||
| 1956–57 | MIAC | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .761 | ||
| 1957–58 | MIAC | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .675 | ||
| 1958–59 | MIAC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .525 | ||
| Ralph Romano (1959 — 1968) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959–60 | MIAC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | ||
| 1960–61 | MIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | ||
| 1961–62 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .318 | ||
| 1962–63 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1963–64 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .440 | ||
| University Division | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | .537 | ||
| 1965–66 | WCHA | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 8th | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | .286 | Lost First round, 3–9 (Michigan Tech) | |
| 1966–67 | WCHA | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | .348 | 6th | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | .429 | Lost First round, 4–6 (Michigan Tech) | |
| 1967–68 | WCHA | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | .167 | 8th | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .179 | Lost First round, 4–11 (Denver) | |
| Bill Selman (1968 — 1970) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968–69 | WCHA | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | .136 | 8th | 29 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .207 | Lost First round, 1–4 (Denver) | |
| 1969–70 | WCHA | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .438 | 8th | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | .466 | Lost First round, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota) | |
| Terry Shercliffe (1970 — 1975) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–71 | WCHA | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | .417 | 6th | 34 | 16 | 17 | 1 | .485 | Won West regional semifinal, 4–3 (Michigan State) Lost West Regional Final, 3–9 (Denver) |
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| 1971–72 | WCHA | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 5th | 35 | 16 | 18 | 1 | .471 | Lost First round series, 4–8 (Michigan State) | |
| 1972–73 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 8th | 36 | 19 | 17 | 0 | .528 | Lost First round series, 6–9 (Denver) | |
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 6th | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | .566 | Lost First round series, 4–8 (Denver) | |
| 1974–75 | WCHA | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 8th | 38 | 10 | 24 | 4 | .316 | Lost First round series, 2–10 (Minnesota) | |
| Gus Hendrickson (1975 — 1982) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–76 | WCHA | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | T–7th | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | .417 | ||
| 1976–77 | WCHA | 32 | 6 | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 10th | 37 | 9 | 26 | 2 | .270 | ||
| 1977–78 | WCHA | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | T–7th | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | .392 | Lost First round series, 6–14 (Wisconsin) | |
| 1978–79 | WCHA | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 40 | T–3rd | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | .600 | Won First round series, 7–6 (Denver) Lost Second round series, 4–8 (Minnesota) |
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| 1979–80 | WCHA | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | .469 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0 | .447 | Lost First round series, 9–11 (Colorado College) | |
| 1980–81 | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 8th | 39 | 17 | 21 | 1 | .449 | Lost First round series, 8–10 (Minnesota) | |
| 1981–82 | WCHA | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 5th | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | .438 | Lost First round series, 7–10 (Denver) | |
| Mike Sertich (1982 — 2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | WCHA | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 4th | 45 | 28 | 16 | 1 | .633 | Won First round series, 13–4 (Denver) Lost Semifinal series, 6–11 (Minnesota) |
Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–10 (Providence) |
| 1983–84 | WCHA | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 40 | 1st | 43 | 29 | 12 | 2 | .698 | Won Semifinal series, 15–3 (Wisconsin) Won Championship series, 12–6 (North Dakota) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 9–8 (Clarkson) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (North Dakota) Lost Championship, 4–5 (4OT) (Bowling Green) |
| 1984–85 | WCHA | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 52 | 1st | 48 | 36 | 9 | 3 | .781 | Won First round series, 8–4 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal series, 10–8 (North Dakota) Won Championship series, 10–8 (Minnesota) |
Won Quarterfinal series, 8–4 (Harvard) Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (3OT) (Rensselaer) Won Third-place game, 6–7 (OT) (Boston College) |
| 1985–86 | WCHA | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 43 | 4th | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | .655 | Won First round series, 12–8 (Northern Michigan) Lost Semifinal series, 13–7 (Denver) |
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| 1986–87 | WCHA | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | T–7th | 39 | 11 | 27 | 1 | .295 | Lost First round series, 4–13 (North Dakota) | |
| 1987–88 | WCHA | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 32 | T–6th | 41 | 18 | 21 | 2 | .463 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Denver) Lost Semifinal, 1–6 (Minnesota) Lost Third-place game, 0–6 (North Dakota) |
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| 1988–89 | WCHA | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 7th | 40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | .400 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 1989–90 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 6th | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | .513 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (North Dakota) | |
| 1990–91 | WCHA | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | – | – | – | 28 | T–5th | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | .438 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Wisconsin) | |
| 1991–92 | WCHA | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 30 | 5th | 37 | 15 | 20 | 2 | .432 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Colorado College) | |
| 1992–93 | WCHA | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 44 | 1st | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | .700 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (Northern Michigan) Won Third-place game, 7–5 (Wisconsin) |
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 7–3 (Brown) Lost regional semifinal, 3–4 (Lake Superior State) |
| 1993–94 | WCHA | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 27 | 7th | 38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | .408 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Cloud State) | |
| 1994–95 | WCHA | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 7th | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | .474 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota) | |
| 1995–96 | WCHA | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | T–4th | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | .539 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech) | |
| 1996–97 | WCHA | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | 34 | 6th | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | .526 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Denver) | |
| 1997–98 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 30 | 5th | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | .550 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Minnesota) Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (St. Cloud State) |
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| 1998–99 | WCHA | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | 12 | 9th | 38 | 7 | 27 | 4 | .237 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colorado College) | |
| 1999–00 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 8th | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | .405 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (St. Cloud State) | |
| Scott Sandelin (2000 — Present) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | WCHA | 28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 10th | 39 | 7 | 28 | 4 | .231 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (North Dakota) | |
| 2001–02 | WCHA | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | 9th | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | .363 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Cloud State) | |
| 2002–03 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 32 | 5th | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | .583 | Won First round series, 2–1 (St. Cloud State) Won Quarterfinal, 2–6 (North Dakota) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Colorado College) Won Third-place game, 6–4 (Minnesota State) |
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| 2003–04 | WCHA | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 40 | 2nd | 45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | .667 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Minnesota State) Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Minnesota) Won Third-place game, 4–2 (Alaska–Anchorage) |
Won Regional semifinal, 5–0 (Michigan State) Won Regional Final, 3–1 (Minnesota) Lost National semifinal, 3–5 (Denver) |
| 2004–05 | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | 26 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | .474 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (North Dakota) | |
| 2005–06 | WCHA | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | 9th | 40 | 11 | 25 | 4 | .325 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Denver) Lost Quarterfinal, 1–5 (St. Cloud State) |
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| 2006–07 | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | 20 | 9th | 39 | 13 | 21 | 5 | .397 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (St. Cloud State) | |
| 2007–08 | WCHA | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 23 | 8th | 36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | .444 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Denver) | |
| 2008–09 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | 27 | 7th | 43 | 22 | 13 | 8 | .250 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Colorado College) Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Minnesota) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (North Dakota) Won Championship, 4–0 (Denver) |
Won Regional semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Princeton) Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (Miami) |
| 2009–10 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | T–4th | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | .563 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Colorado College) Lost Quarterfinal, 0–2 (North Dakota) |
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| 2010–11 | WCHA | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | 35 | 4th | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | .690 | Won First round series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (OT) (Bemidji State) |
Won Regional semifinal, 2–0 (Union) Won Regional Final, 5–3 (Yale) Won National semifinal, 4–3 (Notre Dame) Won National Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan) |
| 2011–12 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 37 | 2nd | 41 | 25 | 10 | 6 | .683 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Minnesota State) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Denver) |
Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Maine) Lost Regional Final, 0–4 (Boston College) |
| 2012–13 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | 9th | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | .434 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Wisconsin) | |
| 2013–14 | NCHC | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 37 | T–4th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Michigan) | |
| 2014–15 | NCHC | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 39 | 5th | 40 | 21 | 16 | 3 | .563 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Denver) | Won Regional semifinal, 4–1 (Minnesota) Lost Regional Final, 2–3 (Boston University) |
| 2015–16 | NCHC | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 37 | 4th | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | .538 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami) Won Semifinal, 4–2 (North Dakota) Lost Championship, 1–3 (St. Cloud State) |
Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (Providence) Lost Regional Final, 2–3 (Boston College) |
| 2016–17 | NCHC | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 52 | 2nd | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | .750 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Miami) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Western Michigan) Won Championship, 4–3 (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Ohio State) Won Regional Final, 3–2 (OT) (Boston University) Won National semifinal, 2–1 (Harvard) Lost National Championship, 2–3 (Denver) |
| 2017–18 | NCHC | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 39 | 3rd | 44 | 25 | 16 | 3 | .602 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Western Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Denver) Lost Third-place game, 1–4 (North Dakota) |
Won Regional semifinal, 3–2 (Minnesota State) Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Air Force) Won National semifinal, 2–1 (Ohio State) Won National Championship, 2–1 (Notre Dame) |
| 2018–19 | NCHC | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 43 | 2nd | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | .714 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Omaha) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Denver) Won Championship, 3–2 (2OT) (St. Cloud State) |
Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Bowling Green) Won Regional Final, 3–1 (Quinnipiac) Won National semifinal, 4–1 (Providence) Won National Championship, 3–0 (Massachusetts) |
| 2019–20 | NCHC | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 53 | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | .676 | Tournament Cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | NCHC | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .597 | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | .571 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (OT) (Western Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (St. Cloud State) |
Regional semifinal, No Contest (Michigan) Won Regional Final, 3–2 (5OT) (North Dakota) Lost National semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Massachusetts) |
| 2021–22 | NCHC | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | T–4th | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | .571 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State) Won Semifinal, 2–0 (Denver) Won Championship, 3–0 (Western Michigan) |
Won Regional semifinal, 3–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (Denver) |
| 2022–23 | NCHC | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | T–5th | 37 | 16 | 20 | 1 | .446 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (St. Cloud State) | |
| 2023–24 | NCHC | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 7th | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | .392 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Denver) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 2391 | 1132 | 1085 | 174 | .510 | 8 MIAC Championships, 3 WCHA Championships | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 155 | 64 | 87 | 4 | .431 | 3 WCHA tournament championships, 3 NCHC tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 43 | 29 | 14 | 0 | .674 | 14 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular Season and Post-season Record | 2579 | 1225 | 1186 | 178 | .508 | 3 NCAA Division I National Championships | |||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
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*
References
[edit]- ^ "Minnesota–Duluth Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide". Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved April 29, 2019.