List of Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons

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

Denver has won eleven NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships in its history, the most ever. Their most recent national championship was in 2026. Denver won the first three NCAA tournaments they participated in (an NCAA record) as well as winning their first seven NCAA tournament games (also a record).

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen FourConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions

SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT% 1949–50Independent–––––––––1741301950–51Independent–––––––––2311111 1951–52MCHA19300–––18T–2nd2518611952–53MCHA161060–––154th2417611953–54WIHL14770–––11T–4th251690 1954–55WIHL18891–––10½T–4th3018111 1955–56WIHL16682–––10T–5th2612113 1956–57WIHL186111–––95th28121421957–58WIHL2212100–––16 T–1st3624102 Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)Won Championship 6–2 (North Dakota)1958–59Independent–––––––––282251 1959–60WCHA221741–––.795 1st342743 Won Final series 12–3 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal 6–4 (Boston University)Won Championship 5–3 (Michigan Tech)1960–61WCHA181710–––.944 1st323011 Won Final series 17–3 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal 6–1 (Minnesota)Won Championship 12–2 (St. Lawrence)1961–62WCHA181170–––.6113rd3017112 Lost First round 4–8 (Michigan) 1962–63WCHA181260–––.667 T–1st332391 Won First round series 9–2 (Minnesota)Won Championship 5–4 (North Dakota) Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)Lost Championship 5–6 (North Dakota)1963–64WCHA10721–––.7502nd312074 Won First round series 9–6 (Minnesota)Won Championship 6–2 (Michigan) Won Semifinal 4–1 (Rensselaer)Lost Championship 3–6 (Michigan)University Division1964–65WCHA12471–––.3756th281882 1965–66WCHA201073–––.5754th3218113 Won First round 8–2 (Colorado College)Won Second round 5–4 (North Dakota) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Clarkson)Won Third-place game 4–3 (Boston University)1966–67WCHA161150–––.6882nd302280 Won First round 6–3 (Colorado College)Lost Second round 2–3 (North Dakota)1967–68WCHA181530–––.833 1st342851 Won First round 11–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Second round series 16–3 (Minnesota) Won Semifinal 4–1 (Boston College)Won Championship 4–0 (North Dakota)1968–69WCHA201460–––.7002nd322660 Won regional semifinal 4–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Regional Final 3–1 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal 9–2 (Harvard)Won Championship 4–3 (Cornell)1969–70WCHA221380–––.614T–2nd3221101 Won regional semifinal 6–2 (Michigan State)Lost Regional Final 2–3 (Wisconsin)1970–71WCHA221570–––.6822nd3625101 Won regional semifinal 6–3 (Colorado College)Won Regional Final 9–3 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Boston University)Won Third-place game 1–0 (Harvard)1971–72WCHA281990–––54 1st3827110 Won First round Series 11–4 (Notre Dame)Won Second round Series 11–4 (Michigan State) Lost Semifinal 2–7 (Cornell)Lost Third-place game 2–5 (Wisconsin)1972–73WCHA282080–––52 1st392991 Won First round Series 9–6 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Second round Series 7–3 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal 10–4 (Boston College)†Lost Championship 2–4 (Wisconsin)†Division I1973–74WCHA2815112–––323rd3822133 Won First round Series 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)Lost Second round Series 4–5 (Minnesota)1974–75WCHA329221–––199th3612231 1975–76WCHA3212200–––24T–7th3916230 Lost First round series 10–13 (Michigan Tech)1976–77WCHA3216142–––344th4021172 Won First round Series 15–5 (North Dakota)Lost Semifinal Series 8–17 (Michigan) 1977–78WCHA322750–––54 1st403361 Won First round Series 13–8 (Notre Dame)Lost Second round Series 7–9 (Colorado College) 1978–79WCHA3214162–––306th4320203 Lost First round series 6–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)1979–80WCHA268171–––.32710th3613221 1980–81WCHA2815112–––324th4023152 Lost First round series 6–10 (Michigan) 1981–82WCHA269152–––204th4321193 Won First round series 10–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)Lost Semifinal series 9–5 (North Dakota) 1982–83WCHA2611150–––225th3715220 Lost First round series 4–13 (Minnesota–Duluth) 1983–84WCHA268180–––165th3914250 Lost First round series 8–13 (Wisconsin) 1984–85WCHA3416153–––355th3919173 Lost First round series 5–15 (North Dakota) 1985–86WCHA342590–––50 1st4834131 Won First round series 9–6 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal series 13–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship series 6–2 (Minnesota) Won Quarterfinal series 7–6 (Cornell)Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Harvard)Lost Third-place game 4–6 (Minnesota)1986–87WCHA3516163–––35T–3rd4019183 Lost First round series 4–7 (Colorado College) 1987–88WCHA3519142–––403rd3920172 Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) 1988–89WCHA3516172–––345th4322192 Won First round series 2–1 (North Dakota)Won Semifinal 2–1 (Minnesota)Lost Championship 4–9 (Northern Michigan) 1989–90WCHA2813150–––26T–5th4218240 Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan) 1990–91WCHA325252–––129th386302 1991–92WCHA328222–––189th369252 1992–93WCHA3215152–––326th3819172 Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan) 1993–94WCHA3211183–––259th3815203 Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota) 1994–95WCHA3218122–––38T–2nd4225152 Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Wisconsin)Lost Third-place game 4–5 (Minnesota) 1995–96WCHA3217123–––373rd3922143 Lost First round series 1–2 (St. Cloud State) 1996–97WCHA3217114–––38T–4th4124134 Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Colorado College) Won regional quarterfinal 6–3 (Vermont)Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (Boston University)1997–98WCHA288182–––188th3811252 Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College) 1998–99WCHA2815112–––323rd4126132 Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal 3–2 (Colorado College)Won Championship 4–3 (North Dakota) Lost regional quarterfinal 3–5 (Michigan)1999–00WCHA289181–––199th4116232 Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota) 2000–01WCHA2814113–––316th3819154 Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin) 2001–02WCHA282161–––43 1st413281 Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won semifinal 3–0 (Colorado College)Won Championship 5–2 (Minnesota) Lost regional semifinal 3–5 (Michigan)2002–03WCHA2811116–––287th4121146 Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota) 2003–04WCHA2813105–––31T–4th4427125 Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College) Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Miami)Won Regional Final 1–0 (North Dakota)Won Semifinal 5–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship 1–0 (Maine)2004–05WCHA281972–––40 T–1st433292 Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Won Semifinal 2–1 (North Dakota)Won Championship 1–0 (Colorado College) Won regional semifinal 4–3 (Bemidji State)Won Regional Final 4–2 (New Hampshire)Won Semifinal 6–2 (Colorado College)Won Championship 4–1 (North Dakota)2005–06WCHA281783–––37T–2nd3921153 Lost First round series 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) 2006–07WCHA2813114–––304th4021154 Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin) 2007–08WCHA2816111–––333rd4126141 Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Semifinal 3–1 (North Dakota)Won Championship 2–1 (Minnesota) Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Wisconsin)2008–09WCHA281684–––362nd4023125 Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 3–0 (Wisconsin)Lost Championship 0–4 (Minnesota–Duluth) Lost regional semifinal 2–4 (Miami)2009–10WCHA281954–––42 1st4127104 Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)Lost Semifinal 3–4 (North Dakota)Lost Third-place game 3–6 (Wisconsin) Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (RIT)2010–11WCHA281783–––372nd4225125 Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)Won Semifinal 6–2 (Bemidji State)Lost Championship 2–3 (North Dakota) Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Western Michigan)Lost Regional Final 1–6 (North Dakota)2011–12WCHA281684–––364th4325144 Won First round series 2–1 (Wisconsin)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)Lost Championship 0–4 (North Dakota) Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (Ferris State)2012–13WCHA281495–––33T–4th3920145 Lost First round series 1–2 (Colorado College) Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (New Hampshire) 2013–14NCHC2410133––2356th4220166 Won First round series 2–1 (Omaha)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Western Michigan)Won Championship 4–3 (Miami) Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Boston College)2014–15NCHC2413101––1414th4024142 Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)Lost Semifinal 3–6 (Miami)Won Third-place game 5–1 (North Dakota) Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Boston College)Lost Regional Final 1–4 (Providence)2015–16NCHC241752––053T–2nd4125106 Won First round series 2–0 (Omaha)Lost Semifinal 2–4 (St. Cloud State)Won Third-place game 4–1 (North Dakota) Won regional semifinal 7–2 (Boston University)Won Regional Final 6–3 (Ferris State)Lost Semifinal 2–4 (North Dakota)2016–17NCHC241833––259 1st443374 Won First round series 2–0 (Colorado College)Lost Semifinal 0–1 (North Dakota)Won Third-place game 5–1 (Western Michigan) Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Michigan Tech)Won Regional Final 6–3 (Penn State)Won Semifinal 6–1 (Notre Dame)Won Championship 3–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)2017–18NCHC241266––4462nd4123108 Won First round series 2–1 (Colorado College)Won Semifinal 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship 4–1 (St. Cloud State) Won regional semifinal 5–1 (Penn State)Lost Regional Final 1–5 (Ohio State) 2018–19NCHC2411103––3394th4124125 Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota)Lost Semifinal, 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Third-place game, 6–1 (Colorado College) Won Regional Semifinal, 2–0 (Ohio State)Won Regional Final, 3–0 (American International)Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Massachusetts)2019–20NCHC241185––4423rd362196 Tournament Cancelled 2020–21NCHC229121021.4705th3410131 Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (Omaha)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (North Dakota) 2021–22NCHC24186010053 T–1st413191 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota Duluth) Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (Massachusetts Lowell)Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Minnesota Duluth)Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan)Won Championship, 5–1 (Minnesota State)2022–23NCHC24195021056 1st4030100 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Colorado College) Lost Regional Semifinal, 0–2 (Cornell)2023–24NCHC241572301452nd443293 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota Duluth)Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (St. Cloud State)Won Championship, 4–1 (Omaha) Won Regional Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Massachusetts)Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Cornell)Won National Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Boston University) Won National Championship, 2–0 (Boston College) 2024–25NCHC241581210453rd4431121 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Colorado College)Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Arizona State)Lost Championship, 2–3 (2OT) (Western Michigan) Won Regional Semifinal, 5–1 (Providence)Won Regional Final, 3–1 (Boston College)Lost National Semifinal, 2–3 (2OT) (Western Michigan) Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season 2565 1466 930 169 12 MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Championships, 3 NCHC ChampionshipsConference Post-season 189 111 72 6 14 WCHA Tournament Championships, 3 NCHC Tournament ChampionshipsNCAA Post-season 72 46 26 0 31 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1 vacated)Regular Season and Post-season Record 2826 1623 1028 175 10 NCAA Division I National Championships * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.† Denver's participation in the 1973 NCAA tournament was later vacated due to recruiting violations.bold and italic are program records

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