List of Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey seasons

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

Northeastern has sponsored varsity ice hockey since 1929 with the exception of a three-year period during World War II.

Season-by-season results^[1]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions	NCAA Frozen Four	Conference Regular Season Champions	Conference Division Champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season^[a]												Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference							Overall
		GP	W	L	T	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936)
1929–30	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	2	5	0	.286
1930–31	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	4	6	1	.409
1931–32	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	6	1	0	.857
1932–33	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	3	4	1	.438
1933–34	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	6	2	2	.700
1934–35	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	3	5	0	.375
1935–36	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	2	5	1	.313
Herb Gallagher (1936–1942)
1936–37	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	6	3	1	.650
1937–38	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	3	9	1	.269
1938–39	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	8	6	0	.571
1939–40	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	7	4	0	.636
1940–41	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	6	3	0	.667
1941–42	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	7	5	0	.583
William L. Linskey (1942–1943)
1942–43	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	7	6	0	.538
Program suspended due to World War II
Herb Gallagher (1946–1955)
1946–47	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	5	9	0	.357
1947–48	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	10	9	0	.526
1948–49	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	9	7	0	.563
1949–50	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	7	10	1	.417
1950–51	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	8	11	0	.421
1951–52	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	11	10	0	.524
1952–53	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	9	10	2	.476
1953–54	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	5	12	1	.306
1954–55	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	7	14	0	.333
Jim Bell (1955–1970)
1955–56	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	13	12	0	.520
1956–57	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	10	14	1	.420
1957–58	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	7	18	1	.288
1958–59	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	12	11	0	.522
1959–50	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	8	16	0	.333
1960–61	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	12	14	0	.462
1961–62	ECAC Hockey	23	7	16	0	–	.304	23rd	24	7	17	0	.292
1962–63	ECAC Hockey	25	9	16	0	–	.360	20th	26	9	17	0	.346
1963–64	ECAC Hockey	22	14	8	0	–	.636	9th	24	14	10	0	.583
University Division
1964–65	ECAC Hockey	19	11	8	0	–	.579	6th	28	18	10	0	.643	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Clarkson)
1965–66	ECAC Hockey	18	9	8	1	–	.528	8th	29	16	12	1	.569	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Boston University)
1966–67	ECAC Hockey	20	9	11	0	–	.450	11th	26	12	14	0	.462
1967–68	ECAC Hockey	17	4	13	0	–	.235	14th	24	6	17	1	.271
1968–69	ECAC Hockey	18	4	14	0	–	.222	15th	23	7	16	0	.304
1969–70	ECAC Hockey	17	1	16	0	–	.059	17th	23	3	20	0	.130
Fernie Flaman (1970–1989)
1970–71	ECAC Hockey	19	3	16	0	–	.158	16th	29	7	22	0	.241
1971–72	ECAC Hockey	20	3	17	0	–	.150	16th	26	6	20	0	.231
1972–73	ECAC Hockey	21	10	11	0	–	.476	10th	29	17	12	0	.586
Division I
1973–74	ECAC Hockey	19	7	10	2	–	.130	T–11th	27	10	13	4	.444
1974–75	ECAC Hockey	22	10	11	1	–	.477	9th	28	15	11	2	.571
1975–76	ECAC Hockey	23	6	16	1	–	.283	T–14th	26	9	16	1	.365
1976–77	ECAC Hockey	22	9	13	0	–	.409	13th	27	11	16	0	.407
1977–78	ECAC Hockey	24	7	16	1	–	.313	15th	28	10	17	1	.375
1978–79	ECAC Hockey	22	11	11	0	–	.500	9th	27	12	15	0	.444
1979–80	ECAC Hockey	21	5	16	0	–	.238	16th	27	7	20	0	.259
1980–81	ECAC Hockey	21	12	9	0	–	.571	T–4th	26	13	13	0	.500	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Colgate)
1981–82	ECAC Hockey	21	14	6	1	–	.690	2nd	36	25	9	2	.722	Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (St. Lawrence) Won Semifinal, 4–2 (New Hampshire) Won Championship, 5–2 (Harvard)	Won Quarterfinal series, 5–4 (Bowling Green) Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (North Dakota) Won Third Place Game, 10–4 (New Hampshire)
1982–83	ECAC Hockey	21	9	11	1	–	.452	12th	28	13	14	1	.482
1983–84	ECAC Hockey	21	10	10	1	–	.500	T–9th	29	16	12	1	.569
1984–85	Hockey East	34	11	22	1	–	23	6th	38	13	24	1	.355	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Providence)
1985–86	Hockey East	34	18	14	2	–	38	3rd	39	20	17	2	.538	Lost Quarterfinal series, 6–7 (Lowell)
1986–87	Hockey East	32	11	18	3	–	25	5th	37	13	21	3	.392	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Boston University)
1987–88	Hockey East	26	13	9	4	–	30	2nd	38	21	13	4	.605	Won Semifinal series, 4–3 (Lowell) Won Championship, 4–3 (Maine)	Lost First Round series, 8–10 (Merrimack)
1988–89	Hockey East	26	13	11	2	–	28	T–3rd	36	18	16	2	.528	Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (OT) (New Hampshire) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Maine) Lost Consolation Game, 2–3 (Providence)
Don McKenney (1989–1991)
1989–90	Hockey East	21	9	10	2	–	20	T–5th	37	16	19	2	.459	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston University)
1990–91	Hockey East	21	3	16	2	–	8	8th	35	8	25	2	.257	Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (Boston College) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Maine)
Ben Smith (1991–1996)
1991–92	Hockey East	21	7^	14	0	–	14^	7th	35	16^	19	0	.457^	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (New Hampshire)
1992–93	Hockey East	24	6	17	1	–	13	8th	35	10	24	1	.300	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine)
1993–94	Hockey East	24	10	8	6	–	26	4th	39	19	13	7	.577	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Providence) Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Boston University) Tied Consolation Game, 4–4 (OT) (New Hampshire)	Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Lake Superior State)
1994–95	Hockey East	24	11	8	5	5	70	4th	35	16	14	5	.529	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–5 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
1995–96	Hockey East	24	6	13	5	5	45	7th	36	10	21	5	.347	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Bruce Crowder (1996–2005)
1996–97	Hockey East	24	3	19	2	–	8	9th	36	8	25	3	.264	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University)
1997–98	Hockey East	24	13	8	3	–	29	4th	39	21	15	3	.577	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
1998–99	Hockey East	24	6	16	2	–	14	9th	34	11	20	3	.368
1999–00	Hockey East	24	8	11	5	–	21	T–5th	36	12	19	5	.403	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2000–01	Hockey East	24	7	13	4	–	18	7th	36	13	19	4	.417	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Maine)
2001–02	Hockey East	24	11	11	2	–	24	5th	39	19	17	3	.526	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
2002–03	Hockey East	24	5	17	2	–	12	T–8th	34	10	21	3	.338
2003–04	Hockey East	24	5	13	6	–	16	9th	34	11	16	7	.426
2004–05	Hockey East	24	10	10	4	–	24	6th	38	15	18	5	.461	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
Greg Cronin (2005–2011)
2005–06	Hockey East	27	3	17	7	–	13	9th	34	3	24	7	.191
2006–07	Hockey East	27	9	13	5	–	23	7th	36	13	18	5	.431	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2007–08	Hockey East	27	12	13	2	–	26	6th	37	16	18	3	.473	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Vermont)
2008–09	Hockey East	27	18	6	3	–	39	2nd	41	25	12	4	.659	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Massachusetts) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Massachusetts–Lowell)	Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Cornell)
2009–10	Hockey East	27	11	14	2	–	24	9th	34	16	16	2	.500
2010–11	Hockey East	27	10	10	7	–	27	6th	38	14	16	8	.474	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Boston College)
Jim Madigan (2011–Present)
2011–12	Hockey East	27	9	14	4	–	22	T–8th	34	13	16	5	.456
2012–13	Hockey East	27	5	18	4	–	14	10th	34	9	21	4	.324
2013–14	Hockey East	20	10	8	2	–	22	T–4th	37	19	14	4	.568	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire)
2014–15	Hockey East	22	11	9	2	–	24	6th	36	16	16	4	.500	Lost Opening Round series, 0–2 (Merrimack)
2015–16	Hockey East	22	10	8	4	–	28	6th	41	22	14	5	.598	Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Maine) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Notre Dame) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Boston College) Won Championship, 3–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)	Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–6 (North Dakota)
2016–17	Hockey East	22	9	10	3	–	21	8th	38	18	15	5	.539	Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Connecticut) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University)
2017–18	Hockey East	24	15	6	3	–	33	2nd	38	23	10	5	.671	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Massachusetts) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Providence)	Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan)
2018–19	Hockey East	24	15	8	1	–	31	T–2nd	39	27	11	1	.705	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Maine) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Boston University) Won Championship, 3–2 (Boston College)	Lost Regional Semifinal, 1–5 (Cornell)
2019–20	Hockey East	24	11	12	1	–	23	T–7th	34	18	13	3	.574	Tournament Cancelled

Totals									GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular Season									2301	981	1160	160	.461
Conference Post-season									82	34	47	1	.421	1 ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships, 3 Hockey East Tournament Championships
NCAA Post-season									11	3	7	1	.318	7 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record									2394	1018	1214	162	.459

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
^ Maine was forced to forfeit 13 games after the season for using an ineligible player.

Footnotes

^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

^ "Northeastern Huskies men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

[2] Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

[1] "Northeastern Huskies men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

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v t e Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Matthews Arena (1930–present)
Head coaches	H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936) Herb Gallagher (1936–1942, 1946–1955) William L. Linskey (1942–1943) Jim Bell (1955–1970) Fernie Flaman (1970–1989) Don McKenney (1989–1991) Ben Smith (1991–1996) Bruce Crowder (1996–2005) Greg Cronin (2005–2011) Jim Madigan (2011–2021) Jerry Keefe (2021–Present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Culture & lore	Beanpot
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Jim Martel (210 Points) Art Chisholm (100 Goals) Bruce Racine (57 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1982
NCAA Tournament appearances	1982 1988 1994 2009 2016 2018 2019 2022
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1982 Hockey East: 1988 2016 2019
Northeastern University Boston, MA

Season-by-season results[1]

Footnotes

References

Season-by-season results^[1]