List of Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Princeton in men's ice hockey. Princeton's team has been continually active since 1899 with the exception of three years due to the two world wars.

Princeton University has been named as the National Champion three times with all occurrences happening prior to any official NCAA Tournament.

Season-by-season results[1]

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

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Conference Division 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 (1900–1917)
1899–1900 IHA 4 0 3 1 1 T–3rd 6 0 5 1 .083
1900–01 IHA 4 2 2 0 4 3rd 13 7 6 0 .538
1901–02 IHA 4 2 2 0 4 3rd 9 5 3 1 .611
1902–03 IHA 4 2 2 0 4 T–2nd 11 5 5 1 .500
1903–04 IHA 4 1 3 0 2 4th 11 5 5 1 .500
1904–05 IHA 4 1 3 0 2 4th 6 1 4 1 .250
1905–06 IHA 4 1 3 0 2 4th 13 6 7 0 .462
1906–07 IHA 4 4 0 0 8 1st 7 4 3 0 .571 Intercollegiate Champion
1907–08 IHA 4 1 3 0 2 T–3rd 11 5 6 0 .455
1908–09 IHA 4 1 2 1 3 T–3rd 11 7 3 1 .682
1909–10 IHA 5 5 0 0 10 1st 10 7 3 0 .700 Intercollegiate Champion
1910–11 IHA 5 1 4 0 2 T–5th 10 6 4 0 .600
1911–12 IHA 4 4 0 0 8 1st 10 8 2 0 .800 Intercollegiate Champion
1912–13 IHA 2 2 0 0 4 1st 14 12 2 0 .857
IHL 5 3 2 0 1 2nd
1913–14 IHL 5 4 1 0 2 1st 13 10 3 0 .769 Intercollegiate Champion
1914–15 IHL 5 1 4 0 0 3rd 12 6 6 0 .500
1915–16 IHL 5 1 4 0 0 3rd 10 5 5 0 .500
1916–17 IHL 6 3 3 0 1 T–1st 10 5 5 0 .500
Program suspended due to World War I
No Coach (1918–1920)
1918–19 Independent 2 0 2 0 .000
1919–20 THL 4 0 4 0 0 3rd 10 2 8 0 .200
Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921)
1920–21 THL 3 2 1 0 1 2nd 8 4 4 0 .500
Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922)
1921–22 THL 4 0 4 0 0 3rd 10 3 6 1 .350
Chippy Gaw (1922–1924)
1922–23 THL 6 2 4 0 0 3rd 18 12 5 1 .694
1923–24 THL 5 1 4 0 0 3rd 18 12 6 0 .667
Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927)
1924–25 THL 4 0 4 0 0 3rd 16 7 9 0 .438
1925–26 THL 4 2 2 0 1 2nd 16 7 9 0 .438
1926–27 Independent 13 5 7 1 .423
Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933)
1927–28 Independent 12 5 7 0 .417
1928–29 Independent 19 15 3 1 .816
1929–30 Independent 18 9 8 1 .528
1930–31 Independent 19 14 5 0 .737
1931–32 Independent 18 13 4 1 .750
1932–33 Independent 19 15 4 0 .789
Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935)
1933–34 Quadrangular League 6 2 4 0 .333 3rd 17 10 7 0 .588
1934–35 Quadrangular League 6 1 5 0 .167 T–3rd 16 5 11 0 .313
Richard Vaughan (1935–1943)
1935–36 Quadrangular League 6 3 3 0 .500 T–2nd 22 13 8 1 .614
1936–37 Quadrangular League 6 1 5 0 .167 4th 17 6 11 0 .353
1937–38 Quadrangular League 6 1 4 1 .250 4th 18 5 12 1 .306
1938–39 Quadrangular League 6 2 4 0 .333 3rd 21 11 10 0 .524
1939–40 Quadrangular League 6 4 1 1 .750 2nd 19 9 7 3 .553
1940–41 Quadrangular League 6 5 1 0 .833 1st 15 9 5 1 .633
1941–42 Quadrangular League 6 2 4 0 .333 3rd 16 10 6 0 .625
1942–43 Quadrangular League 6 0 6 0 .000 4th 12 3 9 0 .250
Program suspended due to World War II
Richard Vaughan (1945–1959)
1945–46 Independent 4 1 3 0 .250
1946–47 Pentagonal League 4 1 3 0 .250 4th 13 6 6 1 .500
1947–48 Pentagonal League 7 2 5 0 .286 T–4th 21 10 11 0 .476
1948–49 Pentagonal League 8 1 7 0 .125 5th 20 6 13 1 .325
1949–50 Pentagonal League 8 2 6 0 .250 5th 20 6 13 1 .325
1950–51 Pentagonal League 8 3 5 0 .375 4th 18 7 10 1 .417
1951–52 Pentagonal League 8 4 4 0 .500 3rd 15 8 7 0 .533
1952–53 Pentagonal League 8 6 2 0 .750 1st 18 11 7 0 .611
1953–54 Pentagonal League 8 2 5 1 .313 5th 18 4 12 2 .278
1954–55 Pentagonal League 8 4 3 1 .563 T–2nd 17 8 8 1 .500
1955–56 Independent 20 11 9 0 .550
1956–57 Independent 19 2 17 0 .105
1957–58 Independent 18 7 11 0 .389
1958–59 Independent 23 6 16 1 .283
R. Norman Wood (1959–1965)
1959–60 Independent 23 12 11 0 .522
1960–61 Independent 23 9 14 0 .391
1961–62 ECAC Hockey 21 8 12 1 .405 19th 21 8 12 1 .405
1962–63 ECAC Hockey 21 5 16 0 .238 25th 23 6 17 0 .261
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 22 6 16 0 .273 24th 24 8 16 0 .333
University Division
1964–65 ECAC Hockey 21 4 17 0 .190 14th 24 6 18 0 .250
Johnny Wilson (1965–1967)
1965–66 ECAC Hockey 19 6 12 1 .342 12th 20 7 12 1 .375
1966–67 ECAC Hockey 20 6 14 0 .300 13th 22 7 15 0 .318
Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973)
1967–68 ECAC Hockey 23 13 9 1 .587 8th 24 13 10 1 .563 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–6 (Cornell)
1968–69 ECAC Hockey 23 5 18 0 .217 16th 24 5 19 0 .208
1969–70 ECAC Hockey 21 5 15 1 .262 14th 23 5 17 1 .239
1970–71 ECAC Hockey 21 1 20 0 .048 17th 23 1 22 0 .043
1971–72 ECAC Hockey 19 5 14 0 .263 T–14th 23 5 18 0 .217
1972–73 ECAC Hockey 21 3 18 0 .143 15th 23 5 18 0 .217
Division I
Jack Semler (1973–1977)
1973–74 ECAC Hockey 20 7 12 1 .375 14th 24 9 14 1 .396
1974–75 ECAC Hockey 20 5 13 2 .300 14th 23 6 15 2 .304
1975–76 ECAC Hockey 23 6 16 1 .283 T–14th 24 7 16 1 .313
1976–77 ECAC Hockey 24 3 20 1 .146 17th 25 3 21 1 .140
Jim Higgins (1977–1991)
1977–78 ECAC Hockey 21 7 13 1 .357 14th 25 9 14 2 .400
1978–79 ECAC Hockey 21 2 15 4 .190 16th 26 5 17 4 .269
1979–80 ECAC Hockey 21 9 12 0 .429 11th 26 11 15 0 .423
1980–81 ECAC Hockey 21 10 11 0 .476 T–10th 25 12 13 0 .480
1981–82 ECAC Hockey 21 7 12 2 .381 13th 26 9 14 3 .404
1982–83 ECAC Hockey 21 7 12 2 .381 13th 25 9 14 2 .400
1983–84 ECAC Hockey 21 5 15 1 .262 T–15th 25 6 18 1 .260
1984–85 ECAC Hockey 21 7 12 2 16 8th 28 12 14 2 .464 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Rensselaer)
1985–86 ECAC Hockey 21 7 13 0 14 9th 30 11 17 2 .400
1986–87 ECAC Hockey 22 7 14 1 15 10th 26 8 17 1 .327
1987–88 ECAC Hockey 22 11 10 1 23 T–6th 28 12 15 1 .446 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
1988–89 ECAC Hockey 22 4 17 1 9 11th 26 6 19 1 .250
1989–90 ECAC Hockey 22 11 10 1 23 7th 27 12 14 1 .463 Lost First round, 1–5 (Yale)
1990–91 ECAC Hockey 22 7 14 1 15 10th 27 8 18 1 .315 Lost First round, 2–5 (Colgate)
Don Cahoon (1991–2000)
1991–92 ECAC Hockey 22 9 12 1 19 9th 27 12 14 1 .463 Won First round, 3–4 (Colgate)
Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (St. Lawrence)
1992–93 ECAC Hockey 22 6 13 3 15 10th 29 9 17 3 .362 Won Preliminary Round, 1–3 (Vermont)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard)
1993–94 ECAC Hockey 22 7 12 3 17 9th 28 10 15 3 .411 Lost Preliminary Round, 4–5 (OT) (Cornell)
1994–95 ECAC Hockey 22 9 10 3 21 7th 35 18 13 4 .571 Won Preliminary Round, 5–2 (Union)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Brown)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Clarkson)
Lost Championship, 1–5 (Rensselaer)
1995–96 ECAC Hockey 22 5 14 2 13 10th 30 7 19 4 .300 Lost Preliminary Round, 3–4 (Brown)
1996–97 ECAC Hockey 22 11 8 3 25 T–5th 34 18 12 4 .588 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Vermont)
Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Clarkson)
Lost Third-place game, 4–8 (Rensselaer)
1997–98 ECAC Hockey 22 7 9 6 20 7th 36 18 11 7 .597 Won First round series, 2–1 (Brown)
Won Four vs. Five, 6–2 (Cornell)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Yale)
Won Championship 5–4 (2OT) (Clarkson)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 1–2 (Michigan)
1998–99 ECAC Hockey 22 13 8 1 27 4th 34 20 12 2 .618 Won First round series, 1–0–1 (Cornell)
Won Four vs. Five, 3–2 (Colgate)
Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Clarkson)
Lost Third-place game, 4–6 (Rensselaer)
1999–2000 ECAC Hockey 21 8 9 4 20 T–6th 30 10 16 4 .400 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson)
Len Quesnelle (2000–2004)
2000–01 ECAC Hockey 22 9 9 4 22 7th 31 10 16 5 .403 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Cornell)
2001–02 ECAC Hockey 22 10 10 2 22 T–6th 31 11 18 2 .387 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Rensselaer)
2002–03 ECAC Hockey 22 2 18 2 6 12th 31 3 26 2 .129 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Brown)
2003–04 ECAC Hockey 22 5 15 2 12 12th 31 5 24 2 .194 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Rensselaer)
Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011)
2004–05 ECAC Hockey 22 6 14 2 14 10th 31 8 20 3 .306 Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2005–06 ECAC Hockey 22 7 12 3 17 T–9th 31 10 18 3 .371 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson)
2006–07 ECAC Hockey 22 10 10 2 22 T–6th 34 15 16 3 .485 Won First round series, 2–1 (Brown)
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Dartmouth)
2007–08 ECAC Hockey 22 14 8 0 28 2nd 35 21 14 0 .600 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Yale)
Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Colgate)
Won Championship 4–1 (Harvard)
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (North Dakota)
2008–09 ECAC Hockey 22 14 8 0 28 3rd 35 22 12 1 .643 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Union)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Cornell)
Tied Third-place game, 2–2 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Regional semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth)
2009–10 ECAC Hockey 22 8 12 2 18 8th 31 12 16 3 .435 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Harvard)
2010–11 ECAC Hockey 22 11 9 2 15 T–4th 32 17 13 2 .563 Lost First round series, 1–2 (St. Lawrence)
Bob Prier (2011–2014)
2011–12 ECAC Hockey 22 6 12 4 16 11th 32 9 16 7 .391 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Yale)
2012–13 ECAC Hockey 22 8 10 4 20 T–7th 31 10 16 5 .403 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Cornell)
2013–14 ECAC Hockey 22 4 18 0 8 12th 32 6 26 0 .188 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Clarkson)
Ron Fogarty (2014–2024)
2014–15 ECAC Hockey 22 2 18 2 6 12th 30 4 23 3 .183 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Dartmouth)
2015–16 ECAC Hockey 22 3 16 3 9 12th 31 5 23 3 .210 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Clarkson)
2016–17 ECAC Hockey 22 8 11 3 19 7th 34 15 16 3 .485 Won First round series, 2–1 (Colgate)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Union)
2017–18 ECAC Hockey 22 10 10 2 22 7th 36 19 13 4 .583 Won First round series, 2–0 (Brown)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Union)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Cornell)
Won Championship 2–1 (OT) (Clarkson)
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–4 (Ohio State)
2018–19 ECAC Hockey 22 8 12 2 18 9th 31 10 18 3 .371 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Brown)
2019–20 ECAC Hockey 22 2 16 4 8 11th 31 6 20 5 .274 Won First round series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)
Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 ECAC Hockey Season Cancelled
2021–22 ECAC Hockey 22 7 14 1 0 1 0 23 10th 31 8 21 2 .290 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Union)
2022–23 ECAC Hockey 22 8 14 0 2 1 0 26 T–7th 32 13 19 0 .406 Won First round, 6–4 (Union)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard)
2023–24 ECAC Hockey 22 8 11 3 4 0 2 25 T–9th 30 10 16 4 .400 Lost First round, 0–1 (Harvard)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 2513 984 1378 151 .422 1 Quadrangular Championship, 1 Pentagonal Championship
Conference Post-season 103 37 64 2 .369 3 ECAC tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 4 0 4 0 .000 4 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 2620 1021 1446 153 .419

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

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. ^ "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved July 31, 2019.