List of RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons

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

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has won two National Titles in its history.

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% 1901–02 Independent–––––––––1010 1902–03Independent–––––––––1010 1903–04Independent–––––––––1100Program suspended 1906–07Independent–––––––––3210 1907–08Independent–––––––––5221 1908–09Independent–––––––––5230 1909–10Independent–––––––––3120 1910–11Independent–––––––––4040 1911–12Independent–––––––––5131 1912–13Independent–––––––––4040 1913–14Independent–––––––––1010 1914–15Independent–––––––––3030 1915–16Independent–––––––––4121 1916–17Independent–––––––––6240 1917–18Independent–––––––––3021 1918–19Independent–––––––––1010 1919–20Independent–––––––––41301920–21Independent–––––––––41301921–22Independent–––––––––40401922–23Independent–––––––––5140 1923–24Independent–––––––––5230 1924–25Independent–––––––––4220 1925–26Independent–––––––––62401926–27Independent–––––––––30211927–28Independent–––––––––42111928–29Independent–––––––––41301929–30Independent–––––––––31201930–31Independent–––––––––4040Program suspended1936–37Independent–––––––––10101937–38Independent–––––––––3030Program suspended 1949–50Independent–––––––––104601950–51Tri-State League51–––402T–5th1551001951–52Tri-State League5410–––14 T–1st1815301952–53Tri-State League5401–––11 1st201541 Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota)Won Consolation Game, 6–3 (Boston University)1953–54Tri-State League6510–––10 T–1st231850 Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Michigan)Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Minnesota)1954–55Tri-State League6150–––2T–3rd2291121955–56Tri-State League6240–––43rd181260 1956–57Tri-State League6510–––10 1st211461 1957–58Tri-State League5230–––62nd2114611958–59Tri-State League5230–––6T–2nd211380 1959–60Tri-State League4220–––42nd2215701960–61Tri-State League4220–––42nd221651 Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (St. Lawrence)Lost Consolation Game, 3–4 (Minnesota) 1961–62ECAC Hockey151240–––T–6th231670 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Colby) Tri-State League†4130–––23rd 1962–63ECAC Hockey14671–––16th 23 10 12 1 Tri-State League†4040–––03rd 1963–64ECAC Hockey181260–––T–6th 26 18 8 0 Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Boston College)Lost Semifinal, 3–1 (St. Lawrence)Won Consolation Game, 7–2 (Clarkson) Tri-State League†4130–––23rdUniversity Division 1964–65ECAC Hockey15582–––T–9th 22 10 10 2 ICAC†4121–––32nd 1965–66ECAC Hockey130130–––15th 22 3 19 0 ICAC†4040–––03rd 1966–67ECAC Hockey151140–––16th 24 8 15 1 ICAC†4040–––03rd 1967–68ECAC Hockey17890–––11th 22 11 11 0 ICAC†4040–––03rd 1968–69ECAC Hockey14851–––7th 21 12 8 1 Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Boston University)ICAC†4211–––5 1st 1969–70ECAC Hockey173131–––15th 24 8 15 1 ICAC†4130–––2T–2nd 1970–71ECAC Hockey14752–––8th 25 16 7 2 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–11 (Boston University) ICAC†4031–––13rd 1971–72ECAC Hockey17971–––7th 27 17 9 1 Lost Quarterfinal, 2–8 (Boston University)ICAC†4211–––5 1st 1972–73ECAC Hockey201190–––T–6th3116150 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–9 (Cornell)Division I1973–74ECAC Hockey17890–––8th3014151 Won Quarterfinal, 7–6 (OT) (New Hampshire)Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Harvard)Lost Consolation Game, 2–8 (Cornell)1974–75ECAC Hockey198101–––10th2814131 1975–76ECAC Hockey239122–––10th2813132 1976–77ECAC Hockey2414100–––6th3017121 Lost Quarterfinal, 5–7 (Cornell) 1977–78ECAC Hockey211380–––4th291991 Lost Quarterfinal, 6–7 (OT) (Boston College) 1978–79ECAC Hockey258161–––13th2810171 1979–80ECAC Hockey221480–––6th2716110 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–8 (Dartmouth) 1980–81ECAC Hockey2110110–––T–10th2916130 1981–82ECAC Hockey206122–––14th299182 1982–83ECAC Hockey201370–––7th2918110 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard) 1983–84ECAC Hockey201730––– 1st383260 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Colgate)Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Clarkson)Won Championship, 5–2 (Boston University) Lost Quarterfinal series, 6–9 (North Dakota)1984–85ECAC Hockey212010–––40 1st383521 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Princeton)Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Cornell)Won Championship, 3–1 (Harvard) Won Quarterfinal series, 10–6 (Lake Superior State)Won Semifinal, 6–5 (3OT) (Minnesota–Duluth)Won Championship, 2–1 (Providence)1985–86ECAC Hockey211371–––27T–4th3220111 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Clarkson) 1986–87ECAC Hockey229130–––18T–7th3313182 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Colgate)Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Harvard)Tied Consolation Game, 4–4 (OT) (Yale) 1987–88ECAC Hockey229130–––188th3215170 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard) 1988–89ECAC Hockey228122–––188th3212173 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard) 1989–90ECAC Hockey221480–––282nd3420140 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Brown)Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Cornell)Lost Championship, 4–5 (Colgate) 1990–91ECAC Hockey221480–––28T–4th3219121 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Harvard) 1991–92ECAC Hockey226124–––1610th3314154 Won Preliminary Round, 5–1 (Vermont)Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Harvard)Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (2OT) (St. Lawrence) 1992–93ECAC Hockey221561–––312nd3520114 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Colgate)Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Clarkson)Lost Consolation Game, 3–6 (Harvard) 1993–94ECAC Hockey221264–––283rd3621114 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Union)Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Clarkson)Lost Championship, 0–3 (Harvard) Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 0–2 (New Hampshire) 1994–95ECAC Hockey221093–––236th3719144 Won Quarterfinal series, 1–0–1 (Harvard)Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Colgate)Won Championship, 5–1 (Princeton) Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 0–1 (Minnesota)1995–96ECAC Hockey227132–––16T–7th3510223 Won Preliminary Round, 5–4 (Dartmouth)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Vermont) 1996–97ECAC Hockey221373–––274th3620124 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Union)Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Cornell)Won Consolation Game, 8–4 (Princeton) 1997–98ECAC Hockey221174–––263rd3518134 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Cornell) 1998–99ECAC Hockey221372–––283rd3723122 Won First round series, 2–1 (Harvard)Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (St. Lawrence)Won Consolation Game, 6–4 (Princeton) 1999–00ECAC Hockey201191–––233rd3722132 Won First round series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Colgate)Lost Championship, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) 2000–01ECAC Hockey221192–––24T–5th3417152 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Dartmouth) 2001–02ECAC Hockey221093–––23T–3rd3720134 Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton)Won Four vs. Five, 2–1 (Dartmouth)Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Cornell)Won Consolation Game, 4–3 (Clarkson) 2002–03ECAC Hockey224153–––1111th4012253 Won First round series, 2–0 (Union)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Cornell) 2003–04ECAC Hockey221381–––27T–4th3922152 Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Dartmouth) 2004–05ECAC Hockey226151–––1311th3814222 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Brown) 2005–06ECAC Hockey22886–––22T–6th3714176 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Quinnipiac) 2006–07ECAC Hockey226115–––17T–8th3610188 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colgate) 2007–08ECAC Hockey226133–––15T–10th3811234 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Yale) 2008–09ECAC Hockey226151–––1311th3910272 Won First round series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Cornell)2009–10ECAC Hockey221093–––23T–5th3918174 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Brown) 2010–11ECAC Hockey221192–––24T–4th3820135 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Colgate) Lost Regional semifinal, 0–6 (North Dakota)2011–12ECAC Hockey227123–––1710th3912243 Won First round series, 2–1 (Clarkson) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Union) 2012–13ECAC Hockey221273–––272nd3718145 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Brown) 2013–14ECAC Hockey22895–––217th3715166 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Dartmouth) 2014–15ECAC Hockey228122–––189th4112263 Won First round series, 2–1 (Clarkson)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) 2015–16ECAC Hockey22877–––23T–5th4018157 Won First round series, 2–0 (Brown)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard) 2016–17ECAC Hockey226160–––1211th378281 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson) 2017–18ECAC Hockey224162–––1011th376274 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Colgate) 2018–19ECAC Hockey227132–––1611th3610233 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Yale) 2019–20ECAC Hockey221381–––27T-4th3417152 Tournament cancelled 2020–21 ECAC Hockey Season Cancelled2021–22ECAC Hockey2210120000306th4418233 Won First round series, 2–1 (Dartmouth)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Harvard) 2022–23ECAC Hockey22913021026T–7th3514201 Lost First round, 1–4 (Yale) 2023–24ECAC Hockey2261330002112th3710234 Won First round, 3–2 (Clarkson)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quinnipiac) 2024–25ECAC Hockey2271502002310th3512212 Lost First round, 2–5 (Harvard) Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular season 2215 1086 1028 151 7 Tri-State League/ICAC Championships, 2 ECAC ChampionshipsConference Post-season 150 65 82 3 3 ECAC tournament championshipsNCAA Post-season 15 6 8 1 8 NCAA Tournament appearances, 4 Frozen Four appearancesRegular season and Post-season Record 2380 1137 1118 155 2 National Championships * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.† Rensselaer played jointly in ECAC Hockey and the Tri-State League/ICAC from 1961 to 1972.

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