This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Holy Cross in men's ice hockey.
The College of the Holy Cross has made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, winning what is widely regarded as the biggest upset in the history of the championship.
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%College Division 1966–67WCHL8800––– 1st241680 Won WCHL Semifinal, 7–4 (Assumption)Won Championship, 4–3 (Nichols)1967–68ECAC 2211380––––241680 Won WCHL Semifinal, 8–5 (Worcester State)Won Championship, 10–0 (Assumption) WCHL8800––– 1st1968–69ECAC 2229121––––231661 Won WCHL Semifinal, 5–2 (Nichols)Won Championship, 7–2 (Worcester State) WCHL7700––– 1st1969–70ECAC 2229121––––2713131 Lost WCHL Semifinal, 3–5 (Nichols)Won WCHL Third-place game, 7–1 (WPI) WCHL8611––– 1st1970–71ECAC 2181260–––—1913601971–72ECAC 2141130–––—2041601972–73ECAC 2122100–––—2311120Division II1973–74ECAC 2122100–––—23111201974–75ECAC 212480–––—21111001975–76ECAC 2176110–––—2514110 1976–77ECAC 22210120–––—27151201977–78ECAC 2211371–––—261691 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Salem State)1978–79ECAC 2211380–––—2818100 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Merrimack) 1979–80ECAC 2211560–––6th302190 Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Salem State) Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Lowell)1980–81ECAC 22211110–––—3114170 Lost Quarterfinal, 7–10 (Merrimack)1981–82ECAC 22412102–––14th33161521982–83ECAC 2241671–––5th3220102 Won Quarterfinal, 14–9 (Bowdoin) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (Babson)1983–84ECAC 2218112–––—2810153Division III1984–85ECAC East221390–––—3419150 Lost Quarterfinal, 4–7 (Norwich)1985–86ECAC East2211110–––—3418160 1986–87ECAC East2412120–––—3617181 Lost Quarterfinal 2–8 (Bowdoin)1987–88ECAC East2210120–––—3618180 Lost Quarterfinal 1–7 (Merrimack) 1988–89ECAC East259160–––—3110210 1989–90ECAC East205141–––—287201 1990–91ECAC East192170–––—288191 1991–92ECAC East198110–––—2513120 1992–93ECAC East217111–––—2510141 1993–94ECAC East171070–––—2613130 Lost Quarterfinal 3–8 (Salem State) 1994–95ECAC East181170–––—2515100 Lost Quarterfinal 0–6 (Bowdoin)1995–96ECAC East19982–––—2613112 Lost Quarterfinal 2–7 (Salem State) 1996–97ECAC East201190–––—2714130 Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (Babson) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Norwich) 1997–98ECAC East191342–––—261682 Lost Quarterfinal 3–5 (Norwich)Division I1998–99MAAC281963–––412nd352294 Won Quarterfinal 3–1 (Sacred Heart)Won Semifinal 4–3 (Connecticut)Won Championship 4–3 (Canisius)1999–00MAAC278163–––197th358243 Lost Quarterfinal 3–10 (Mercyhurst) 2000–01MAAC268162–––1810th328222 2001–02MAAC261475–––33T–3rd3417125 Lost Quarterfinal 5–6 (Connecticut) 2002–03MAAC2614111–––29T–3rd3617181 Won Quarterfinal 3–2 (Army)Lost Semifinal 0–3 (Quinnipiac) 2003–04Atlantic Hockey241743–––37 1st3622104 Won Quarterfinal 5–0 (American International)Won Semifinal 4–1 (Canisius)Won Championship 4–0 (Sacred Heart) Lost Regional semifinal 0–3 (North Dakota)2004–05Atlantic Hockey241275–––294th3616146 Won Quarterfinal 4–2 (Sacred Heart)Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Mercyhurst) 2005–06Atlantic Hockey281972–––40 1st3927102 Won Quarterfinal 3–1 (American International)Won Semifinal 4–1 (Connecticut)Won Championship 5–2 (Bentley) Won Regional semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota)Lost Regional Final 2–5 (North Dakota)2006–07Atlantic Hockey289145–––236th3510205 Lost Quarterfinal 0–3 (Air Force) 2007–08Atlantic Hockey289154–––229th3610197 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (RIT) 2008–09Atlantic Hockey2810153–––237th3813205 Won First round 1–0 (American International)Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (RIT) 2009–10Atlantic Hockey2810135–––257th3712196 Won First round 4–2 (American International)Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Sacred Heart) 2010–11Atlantic Hockey271485–––333rd3817165 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Canisius)Lost Semifinal 2–3 (Air Force) 2011–12Atlantic Hockey271584–––34T–3rd3920154 Won First round series 2–0 (Army)Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Mercyhurst) 2012–13Atlantic Hockey271593–––333rd3720143 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Mercyhurst) 2013–14Atlantic Hockey2711133–––25T–7th3914223 Won First round series 2–1 (RIT)Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Mercyhurst) 2014–15Atlantic Hockey2812115–––29T-6th3714185 Lost First round series 1–2 (Niagara) 2015–16Atlantic Hockey281675–––37T–2nd3618135 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Army) 2016–17Atlantic Hockey2811107–––295th3614157 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Robert Morris) 2017–18Atlantic Hockey2812106–––30T–3rd3613167 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Robert Morris) 2018–19Atlantic Hockey2810144–––24T–8th3610215 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Robert Morris) 2019–20Atlantic Hockey289163––23210th3711215 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Robert Morris) 2020–21Atlantic Hockey12390200.19411th164120 Participation cancelled due to COVID-19 2021–22Atlantic Hockey26101423002910th3712232 Lost First round series 0–2, (Mercyhurst) 2022–23Atlantic Hockey2612122311377th4117213 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1, (American International)Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (RIT)Lost Championship, 0–3 (Canisius) 2023–24Atlantic Hockey2613103031462nd3921144 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0, (Canisius)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (American International) 2024–25AHA26195240156 1st4024142 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1, (American International)Won Semifinal series, 1–2 (Army)Lost Championship, 3–6 (Bentley) 2025–26AHA261410211045T–3rd3818182 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0, (RIT)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Bentley) Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season 1774 824 820 130 4 WCHL Championships, 2 Atlantic Hockey Championships, 1 AHA CHampionshipConference Post-season 104 47 57 0 3 WCHL tournament championship, 1 MAAC tournament championship, 2 Atlantic Hockey tournament championshipsNCAA Post-season 3 1 2 0 2 NCAA Tournament AppearancesRegular Season and Post-season Record 1881 872 879 130 * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
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