List of Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Merrimack in men's ice hockey.

Merrimack has made several appearances in the NCAA Tournament and won the inaugural Division II national championship.

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season[1] 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 %
Jim Reynolds (1956–1964)
1956–57 Independent – – – – – – – – – 9 4 4 1 .500
1957–58 Independent – – – – – – – – – 11 6 3 2 .636
1958–59 Independent – – – – – – – – – 12 7 5 0 .583
1959–60 Independent – – – – – – – – – 9 3 6 0 .333
1960–61 Independent – – – – – – – – – 12 5 7 0 .417
1961–62 ECAC Hockey 13 7 6 0 – – – .538 13th 13 7 6 0 .538
1962–63 ECAC Hockey 13 6 7 0 – – – .462 17th 13 6 7 0 .462
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 13 6 7 0 – – – .462 18th 15 8 7 0 .533
College Division
Ron Ryan (1964–1965)
1964–65 ECAC 2 7 4 3 0 – – – .571 – 14 6 8 0 .429
J. Thom Lawler (1965–1978)
1965–66 ECAC 2 9 4 4 1 – – – .500 4th 19 8 10 1 .447 Won Semifinal, 4–1 (American International)
Lost Championship, 0–5 (Colby)
1966–67 ECAC 2 9 6 3 0 – – – .667 4th 22 13 9 0 .591 Won Semifinal, 12–3 (Norwich)
Won Championship, 6–4 (Colby)
1967–68 ECAC 2 11 10 1 0 – – – .909 1st 26 18 8 0 .692 Won Semifinal, 6–1 (American International)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Hamilton)
1968–69 ECAC 2 9 7 2 0 – – – .778 1st 21 8 13 0 .381 Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Norwich)
1969–70 ECAC 2 13 9 4 0 – – – .692 4th 26 13 13 0 .500 Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Bowdoin)
1970–71 ECAC 2 16 8 7 1 – – – .531 13th 29 12 16 1 .431
1971–72 ECAC 2 17 13 4 0 – – – .765 5th 25 16 9 0 .640 Won Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Salem State)
Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Massachusetts)
1972–73 ECAC 2 19 13 5 1 – – – .711 4th 32 18 12 2 .640 Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Norwich)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Vermont)
Division II
1973–74 ECAC 2 23 15 6 2 – – – .696 5th 36 21 13 2 .611 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Norwich)
Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Salem)
Lost Championship, 2–6 (Vermont)
1974–75 ECAC 2 24 21 2 1 – – – .896 1st 32 23 8 1 .734 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Lowell Tech)
Lost Semifinal, 7–2 (Hamilton)
1975–76 ECAC 2 23 21 2 0 – – – .913 1st 31 24 7 0 .774 Won Quarterfinal, 7–4 (Buffalo)
Won Semifinal, 8–2 (Army)
Lost Championship, 5–6 (Bowdoin)
1976–77 ECAC 2 23 20 2 1 – – – .891 3rd 35 23 11 1 .671 Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Elmira)
Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Lowell)
Won Championship, 6–4 (Union)
1977–78 ECAC 2 21 16 4 1 – – – .786 2nd 32 21 9 2 .688 Won East Quarterfinal, 12–3 (St. Anselm)
Won East Semifinal, 6–3 (Lowell)
Lost East Championship, 0–3 (Bowdoin) 		Won National semifinal, 6–1 (Mankato State)
Won National Championship, 12–2 (Lake Forest)
Bruce Parker (1978–1983)
1978–79 ECAC 2 25 20 5 0 – – – .688 T–2nd 35 24 10 1 .700 Won East Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Holy Cross)
Lost East Semifinal, 6–7 (Lowell)
1979–80 ECAC 2 24 14 8 2 – – – .625 6th 38 22 13 3 .618 Won East Quarterfinal, 9–3 (Babson)
Won East Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Bowdoin)
Won East Championship, 4–0 (Lowell) 		Lost National semifinal, 1–4 (Elmira)
Lost Third-place game, 7–8 (Lowell)
1980–81 ECAC 2 23 17 6 0 – – – .739 2nd 35 19 16 0 .543 Won East Quarterfinal, 10–7 (Holy Cross)
Won East Semifinal, 5–3 (Salem State)
Lost East Championship, 4–6 (Lowell)
1981–82 ECAC 2 26 17 8 1 – – – .673 3rd 40 22 17 1 .543 Won East Quarterfinal, 7–4 (Bowdoin)
Won East Semifinal, 3–2 (Babson)
Lost East Championship, 1–5 (Lowell) 		Won National Quarterfinal series, 11–7 (Mankato State)
Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (Lowell)
Lost Third-place game, 5–8 (Gustavus Adolphus)
1982–83 ECAC 2 25 10 15 0 – – – .400 – 33 13 20 0 .394
Ron Anderson (1983–1998)
1983–84 ECAC 2 20 10 10 0 – – – .500 5th 32 13 19 0 .406 Lost East Quarterfinal, 4–7 (Norwich) Won National semifinal series, 9–7 (New Hampshire College)
Lost National Championship Series, 4–14 (Bemidji State)
Division III
1984–85 ECAC East 22 12 6 3 – – – .643 3rd 36 16 17 3 .486 Lost East Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Bowdoin)
1985–86 ECAC East 24 17 5 2 – – – .750 2nd 33 19 12 2 .606 Won Quarterfinal, 7–3 (Colby)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (2OT) (Babson)
1986–87 ECAC East 27 25 2 0 – – – .926 1st 36 29 7 0 .806 Won Quarterfinal, 6–2 (Connecticut)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Norwich)
Won Championship, 3–0 (Babson)
1987–88 ECAC East 25 25 0 0 – – – 1.000 1st 40 34 6 0 .850 Won Quarterfinal, 7–1 (Holy Cross)
Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Salem State)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Bowdoin) 		Won D–I First round series, 10–8 (Northeastern)
Lost D–I Quarterfinal series, 4–8 (Lake Superior State)
1988–89 ECAC East 18 16 2 0 – – – .889 1st 34 27 7 0 .794 Won Semifinal, 12–1 (Massachusetts–Boston)
Won Championship, 9–4 (Bowdoin)
Division I
1989–90 Hockey East 21 3 18 0 – – – 6 8th 36 10 25 1 .292 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston College)
1990–91 Hockey East 21 7 14 0 – – – 14 6th 33 13 19 1 .409 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–7 (Boston University)
1991–92 Hockey East 21 4 17 0 – – – 8 8th 34 13 21 0 .382 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–7 (Maine)
1992–93 Hockey East 24 8 16 0 – – – 16 6th 36 14 20 2 .417 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
1993–94 Hockey East 24 8 14 2 – – – 18 7th 37 16 19 2 .459 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
1994–95 Hockey East 24 7 12 5 – – 3 50 7th 37 14 18 5 .446 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Boston University)
1995–96 Hockey East 24 4 18 2 – – 0 24 9th 34 10 19 5 .368
1996–97 Hockey East 24 11 11 2 – – – 24 5th 36 15 19 2 .444 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
1997–98 Hockey East 24 4 20 0 – – – 8 T–8th 38 11 26 1 .444 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University)
Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Boston College)
Chris Serino (1998–2005)
1998–99 Hockey East 24 7 16 1 – – – 15 8th 36 11 24 1 .319 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
1999–00 Hockey East 24 6 12 6 – – – 18 7th 36 11 19 6 .389 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
2000–01 Hockey East 24 7 14 3 – – – 17 8th 38 14 20 4 .389 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2001–02 Hockey East 24 6 16 2 – – – 14 8th 36 11 23 2 .333 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
2002–03 Hockey East 24 7 13 4 – – – 18 7th 36 12 18 6 .417 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2003–04 Hockey East 24 6 12 6 – – – 18 7th 36 11 19 6 .389 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine)
2004–05 Hockey East 24 1 22 1 – – – 3 9th 36 8 26 2 .250
Mark Dennehy (2005–2018)
2005–06 Hockey East 24 3 19 5 – – – 11 9th 34 6 23 5 .250
2006–07 Hockey East 27 3 22 2 – – – 8 9th 34 3 27 4 .147
2007–08 Hockey East 27 6 18 3 – – – 15 9th 34 12 18 4 .412
2008–09 Hockey East 27 5 19 3 – – – 13 T–9th 34 9 21 4 .324
2009–10 Hockey East 27 12 13 2 – – – 26 T–6th 37 16 19 2 .389 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston University)
2010–11 Hockey East 27 16 8 3 – – – 35 4th 39 25 10 4 .692 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Maine)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (New Hampshire)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (Boston College) 		Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Notre Dame)
2011–12 Hockey East 27 13 9 5 – – – 31 5th 37 18 12 7 .581 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Maine)
2012–13 Hockey East 27 13 11 3 – – – 29 6th 38 15 17 6 .474 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University)
2013–14 Hockey East 20 3 15 2 – – – 8 11th 33 8 22 3 .288 Lost Opening Round series, 0–2 (Maine)
2014–15 Hockey East 22 5 14 3 – – – 13 11th 38 16 18 4 .474 Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Northeastern)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University)
2015–16 Hockey East 22 5 10 7 – – – 17 7th 39 13 19 7 .423 Won Opening Round series, 2–1 (New Hampshire)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Providence)
2016–17 Hockey East 22 8 8 6 – – – 22 7th 37 15 16 6 .486 Lost Opening Round series, 1–2 (New Hampshire)
2017–18 Hockey East 24 7 15 2 – – – 16 10th 37 12 21 4 .378 Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
Scott Borek (2018–Present)
2018–19 Hockey East 24 4 18 2 – – – 10 11th 34 7 24 3 .250
2019–20 Hockey East 24 7 14 3 – – – 17 10th 34 9 22 3 .309
2020–21 Hockey East 18 5 11 2 0 1 0 .333 9th 18 5 11 2 .333 Participation Cancelled
2021–22 Hockey East 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 T–4th 35 19 15 1 .557 Won Opening Round, 6–2 (Maine)
Lost Quarterfinal, 2–7 (Massachusetts Lowell)
2022–23 Hockey East 24 16 8 0 2 4 0 50 2nd 38 23 14 1 .618 Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (2OT) (Boston College)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Massachusetts Lowell)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Boston University) 		Lost Regional semifinal, 0–5 (Quinnipiac)
2023–24 Hockey East 24 6 17 1 0 1 1 21 10th 35 13 21 1 .386 Lost First Round, 1–0 (2OT) (Northeastern)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular season 1969 888 951 140 .484 4 ECAC 2 Championships, 3 ECAC East Championships
Conference Post-season 108 50 58 0 .463 4 ECAC 2 tournament championships, 3 ECAC East tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 18 8 10 0 .444 3 NCAA D–I Tournament appearances, 4 NCAA D–II Tournament appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record 2105 946 1019 140 .483 1 D–II National Championship

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Denver's participation in the 1973 tournament was later vacated.

Footnotes

  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

  1. ^ "Merrimack Warriors men's Hockey 2018-19 Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Merrimack Warriors. Retrieved January 25, 2018.