This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Union in men's ice hockey. Union College has won one NCAA Championship 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 Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular seasonConference tournament resultsNational tournament results Conference OverallGPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT% 1903–04Independent–––––––––4220Program suspended1905–06Independent–––––––––20111906–07Independent–––––––––11001907–08Independent–––––––––31201908–09Independent–––––––––21101909–10Independent–––––––––1010 1910–11Independent–––––––––1100Program suspended 1919–20Independent–––––––––4220Program suspended1921–22Independent–––––––––62401922–23Independent–––––––––32101923–24Independent–––––––––4130 1924–25Independent–––––––––4130 1925–26Independent–––––––––52301926–27Independent–––––––––53201927–28Independent–––––––––50411928–29Independent–––––––––52211929–30Independent–––––––––6231 1930–31Independent–––––––––72411931–32Independent–––––––––20201932–33Independent–––––––––4220 1933–34Independent–––––––––63301934–35Independent–––––––––5140 1935–36Independent–––––––––8251 1936–37Independent–––––––––61501937–38Independent–––––––––40311938–39Independent–––––––––5230 1939–40Independent–––––––––85301940–41Independent–––––––––82511941–42Independent–––––––––8080Program suspended due to World War II 1947–48Independent–––––––––91801948–49Independent–––––––––1010Program suspended Division II 1975–76ECAC 2––––––––2nd231940 Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Army) 1976–77ECAC 2121110––– 1st262231 Won Quarterfinal Won Semifinal, 11–4 (Army)Lost Championship, 4–6 (Merrimack) 1977–78ECAC 28170–––31st19†4†14†1†† 1978–79ECAC 2–––––––––265210 1979–80ECAC 2–––––––––2812151 1980–81ECAC 2266200––––286211 1981–82ECAC 2–––––––––2913151 1982–83ECAC 2–––––––––269152 1983–84ECAC 2–––––––––3119111 Won West Quarterfinal Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Oswego State)Lost Championship, 1–3 (RIT) Won Quarterfinal series, 8–6 (Wisconsin–River Falls)Won Semifinal, 5–4 (4OT) (RIT)Lost Championship, 0–8 (Babson)Division III1984–85ECAC West––––––––3rd322291 Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Elmira)Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Plattsburgh State)Won Championship, 7–3 (RIT) Won Quarterfinal series, 7–4 (Babson)Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (RIT)Win Third-place game, 9–6 (Plattsburgh State)1985–86ECAC West––––––––4th2915140 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Oswego State)Lost Semifinal, 6–8 (RIT) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT)1986–87ECAC West–––––––––249150 1987–88ECAC West––––––––4th2613112 Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (RIT) 1988–89ECAC West––––––––3rd291982 Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Canisius)Won Semifinal (Hamilton)Lost Championship, 3–5 (RIT) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Babson)1989–90ECAC West––––––––6th271683 Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (Mercyhurst) 1990–91ECAC West––––––––6th261763 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (RIT)Division I1991–92ECAC Hockey222191–––512th253211 1992–93ECAC Hockey223190–––612th253220 1993–94ECAC Hockey221093–––236th3015114 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Rensselaer) 1994–95ECAC Hockey226124–––16T–10th299164 Lost Preliminary Round, 2–5 (Princeton) 1995–96ECAC Hockey224153–––1111th307194 1996–97ECAC Hockey221183–––25T–5th3418133 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Rensselaer) 1997–98ECAC Hockey224153–––1112th326224 1998–99ECAC Hockey221192–––412th323263 1999–00ECAC Hockey216141–––1310th338241 Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) 2000–01ECAC Hockey228122–––18T–9th3412184 Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence) 2001–02ECAC Hockey228113–––1911th3213136 2002–03ECAC Hockey2210102–––226th3614184 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Rensselaer) 2003–04ECAC Hockey228113–––198th3614175 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Clarkson) 2004–05ECAC Hockey228131–––178th3713222 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Clarkson) 2005–06ECAC Hockey22994–––22T–6th3816166 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Yale) 2006–07ECAC Hockey227141–––1512th3614193 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Quinnipiac) 2007–08ECAC Hockey221075–––25T–4th3515146 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Cornell) 2008–09ECAC Hockey229112–––20T–8th3919173 Won First round series, 2–0 (Clarkson)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Princeton) 2009–10ECAC Hockey221264–––283rd3921126 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Quinnipiac)Won Semifinal, 3–1 (St. Lawrence)Lost Championship, 0–3 (Cornell) 2010–11ECAC Hockey221732–––36 1st4026104 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Colgate) Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) 2011–12ECAC Hockey221444–––32 1st412687 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rensselaer)Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Colgate)Won Championship 3–1 (Harvard) Won Regional semifinal, 3–1 (Michigan State)Won Regional final, 4–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)Lost National semifinal, 1–3 (Ferris State)2012–13ECAC Hockey221084–––244th4022135 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)Won Semifinal, 5–0 (Yale)Won Championship 3–1 (Brown) Won Regional semifinal, 5–1 (Boston College)Lost Regional final, 1–5 (Quinnipiac)2013–14ECAC Hockey221831–––37 1st423264 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dartmouth)Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Cornell)Won Championship 5–2 (Colgate) Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Vermont)Won Regional final, 3–1 (Providence)Won National semifinal, 5–4 (Boston College)Won National Championship, 7–4 (Minnesota)2014–15ECAC Hockey228131–––1710th3919182 Won First round series, 2–0 (Cornell)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quinnipiac) 2015–16ECAC Hockey226106–––189th3613149 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Cornell) 2016–17ECAC Hockey221642–––34 T–1st3825103 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Princeton)Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Cornell) Lost Regional semifinal, 3–10 (Penn State)2017–18ECAC Hockey221651–––332nd3821152 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Princeton) 2018–19ECAC Hockey2210102–––227th3920136 Won First round series, 2–0 (Colgate)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Cornell) 2019–20ECAC Hockey225152–––1210th378254 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Yale) 2020–21 ECAC Hockey Season Cancelled 2021–22ECAC Hockey229112310277th37‡14‡19‡4‡ Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Clarkson) 2022–23ECAC Hockey22813100126T–7th3514192 Lost First round, 4–6 (Princeton) 2023–24ECAC Hockey229103112326th3716183 Won First round, 6–0 (Brown)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Dartmouth) 2024–25ECAC Hockey221282002404th3619143 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Dartmouth) Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular season 1619 708 758 153 1 ECAC 2 Championship, 4 ECAC Hockey ChampionshipsConference post-season 96 43 53 0 1 ECAC West tournament championship, 3 ECAC Hockey tournament championshipsNCAA post-season 23 11 11 1 4 NCAA D-III Tournament appearances, 5 NCAA D-I Tournament appearancesRegular season and post-season record 1718 762 822 154 1 National Championship * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.† Ned Harkness resigned in December 1977 after an argument with NESCAC and Union College officials about player recruitment. The entire varsity team refused to play without Harkness so interim head coach Bob Driscoll was forced to coach the final 13 games junior varsity players. Union lost all games with Driscoll behind the bench.‡ Rick Bennett was suspended on January 19, 2022 and later resigned.
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