This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Nittany Lions from 1940 to present, including conference and national post season records.
Season-by-season results Varsity Sport NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen FourConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular seasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%No Coach 1909–10 Intercollegiate League 2 0 2 0 - - - 3rd 2 0 2 0 Program Suspended 1940–41 Independent - - - - - - - - - 10 6 3 1 1941–42 Independent - - - - - - - - - 8 5 3 0 1942–43 Independent - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2 0 1943–44 Independent - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0 Program Suspended 1946–47 Independent - - - - - - - - - 3 0 3 0 Program Suspended 2012–13 Independent - - - - - - - - - 27 13 14 0 2013–14 Big Ten 20 3 16 1 - - 0 10 6th 36 8 26 2 Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Michigan)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin) 2014–15 Big Ten 20 10 9 1 - - 0 31 4th 37 18 15 4 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Ohio State) 2015–16 Big Ten 20 10 9 1 - - 1 32 3rd 38 21 13 4 Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Wisconsin)Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan) 2016–17 Big Ten 24 10 9 1 - - 0 31 4th 39 25 12 2 Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Michigan)Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Minnesota)Won championship, 2–1 (2OT) (Wisconsin) Won Regional Semifinal, 10–3 (Union)Lost Regional Final, 3–6 (Denver) 2017–18 Big Ten 24 9 10 5 - - 2 34 4th 38 18 15 5 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota)Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Notre Dame) Lost Regional Semifinal, 1–5 (Denver) 2018–19 Big Ten 24 11 12 1 - - 1 35 4th 39 22 15 2 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin)Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Ohio State)Lost Championship, 2–3 (Notre Dame) 2019–20 Big Ten 24 12 8 4 - - 1 411st 34 20 10 4 Tournament cancelled 2020–21 Big Ten 18 7 11 0 2 1 0 .389 5th 22 10 12 0 Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Notre Dame)Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Wisconsin) 2021–22 Big Ten 24 6 17 1 1 1 1 20 T–5th 38 17 20 1 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ohio State)Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota) 2022–23 Big Ten 24 10 13 1 0 3 0 34 T–5th 39 22 16 1 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State) Won Regional Semifinal, 8–0 (Michigan Tech)Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (OT) (Michigan) 2023–24 Big Ten 24 7 14 3 0 1 2 27 6th 36 15 18 3 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) 2024–25 Big Ten 24 9 11 4 2 1 3 33 5th 40 22 14 4 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota)Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Ohio State) Won Regional Semifinal, 5–1 (Maine)Won Regional Final, 3–2 (OT) (Connecticut)Lost National Semifinal, 1–3 (Boston University)Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular season 454 224 197 33 1 Big Ten ChampionshipConference Post-season 30 16 14 0 1 Big Ten tournament championshipNCAA Post-season 8 4 4 0 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, 1 Frozen FourRegular season and Post-season Record 492 244 215 33 * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
Club Sport National championsNational semifinalistConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular seasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLT3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT% 1971–72 Independent - - - - - - - 19 13 6 0 , , 1972–73 Independent - - - - - - - 21 10 11 0 1973–74 Independent - - - - - - - 24 8 15 1 1974–75 Independent - - - - - - - 15 11 3 1 1975–76 Independent - - - - - - - 16 13 3 0 1976–77 MACHC - - - - - -1st 21 14 6 1 1977–78 MACHC - - - - - -1st 26 15 8 3 1978–79 MACHC - - - - - -1st 19 15 2 2 Won championship 1979–80 MACHC - - - - - -1st 23 18 5 0 Won championship 1980–81 - - - - - - -1st 30 24 6 0 Won championship 1981–82 Independent - - - - - - - 32 24 8 0 Club National 3rd-Place 1982–83 Independent - - - - - - - 29 16 12 1 Club National Runner Up 1983–84 Independent - - - - - - - 40 24 15 1 Won Club National Championship 1984–85 ICHL - - - - - - - 33 20 11 2 Club National Runner Up 1985–86 ICHL - - - - - - - 36 17 16 3 Club National 4th-Place 1986–87 ICHL - - - - - - - 34 24 9 1 Club National 5th-Place 1987–88 ICHL - - - - - - - 36 23 11 2 Club National 4th-Place 1988–89 ICHL 18 10 7 1 - 211st 32 18 13 1 Won championship 1989–90 ICHL 18 10 5 3 - 231st 34 23 8 3 Won Club National Championship 1990–91 ICHL 16 11 3 2 - 241st 35 26 6 3 Club National 3rd-Place 1991–92 ICHL 16 14 1 1 - 291st 33 25 7 1 1992–93 ACHL 8 8 0 0 - 161st 34 33 1 0 Won championship ACHA National runner-up 1993–94 ACHL 7 7 0 0 - 141st 33 24 8 1 Won championship ACHA National 5th-Place 1994–95 Independent - - - - - - - 34 27 6 1 ACHA National runner-up 1995–96 Independent - - - - - - - 31 26 4 1 ACHA National 3rd-Place 1996–97 Independent - - - - - - - 36 27 9 0 ACHA National 3rd-Place 1997–98 Independent - - - - - - - 37 31 5 1 Won ACHA national championship 1998–99 Independent - - - - - - - 33 26 4 3 ACHA National runner-up 1999–00 Independent - - - - - - - 34 26 7 1 Won ACHA national championship 2000–01 Independent - - - - - - - 34 28 4 2 Won ACHA national championship 2001–02 Independent - - - - - - - 33 28 4 1 Won ACHA national championship 2002–03 Independent - - - - - - - 34 30 3 1 Won ACHA national championship 2003–04 Independent - - - - - - - 33 24 8 1 ACHA National runner-up 2004–05 Independent - - - - - - - 34 27 6 1 ACHA National runner-up 2005–06 Independent - - - - - - - 39 27 10 2 ACHA National runner-up 2006–07 Independent - - - - - - - 39 31 6 2 ACHA National runner-up 2007–08 ESCHL 20 18 2 0 - 361st 40 32 4 4 Won championship, 8–3 (Delaware) 2008–09 ESCHL 18 13 5 0 - 261st 41 32 8 1 Won championship, 4–1 (Delaware) ACHA National 4th-Place 2009–10 ESCHL 20 17 3 0 - 341st 38 32 5 1 Won championship, 4–1 (Rhode Island) ACHA National 5th-Place 2010–11 ESCHL 16 10 6 0 - 34 3rd 35 23 11 1 ACHA National 11th-Place 2011–12 Independent - - - - - - - 34 29 4 1 ACHA National 4th-PlaceTotals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular season and Post-season Record 1294 944 298 52 2 Club National Championships, 5 ACHA national championships
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