List of Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks men's ice hockey team.
Alaska has made two NCAA tournament appearances in its history. However, as a result of NCAA rules violations, the berth in 2010 has been vacated and Alaska officially has never played in a Division I national tournament.
| NCAA D-I Champions | NCAA Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season[a] | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| No Coach (1925 — 1926) | |||||||||||||||
| 1925–26 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| No Coach (1932 — 1935) | |||||||||||||||
| 1932–33 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | ||
| 1933–34 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | ||
| 1934–35 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Alfred Bastress (1935 — 1939) | |||||||||||||||
| 1935–36 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1936–37 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1937–38 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
| 1938–39 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| No Coach (1939 — 1940) | |||||||||||||||
| 1939–40 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | ||
| Joe Gerlach (1940 — 1941) | |||||||||||||||
| 1940–41 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Program Suspended due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
| Coach Urick (1950 — 1951) | |||||||||||||||
| 1950–51 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| Coach Gilhooley (1953 — 1954) | |||||||||||||||
| 1953–54 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Chris Christensen (1954 — 1955) | |||||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Smith (1956 — 1957) | |||||||||||||||
| 1956–57 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Bill Borland (1957 — 1958) | |||||||||||||||
| 1957–58 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| Bill Daltri (1960 — 1963) | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–61 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | ||
| 1961–62 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 1962–63 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Larry Bidlake (1963 — 1964) | |||||||||||||||
| 1963–64 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | ||
| University Division | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Peterson (1964 — 1965) | |||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| Ed Armstrong (1965 — 1966) | |||||||||||||||
| 1965–66 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | ||
| No Coach (1966 — 1967) | |||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Jim Perry (1967 — 1969) | |||||||||||||||
| 1967–68 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | ||
| 1968–69 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Fred Stevenson (1969 — 1971) | |||||||||||||||
| 1969–70 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | ||
| 1970–71 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .084 | ||
| Gary Weitz (1971 — 1972) | |||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | ||
| Ray Korkiala (1972 — 1973) | |||||||||||||||
| 1972–73 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | .580 | ||
| Division II | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Gaddis (1973 — 1974) | |||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| Tim Homan (1977 — 1978) | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .806 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| Unknown Coach (1979 — 1980) | |||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Ric Schafer (1980 — 1987) | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–81 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1981–82 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .087 | ||
| 1982–83 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .731 | ||
| 1983–84 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | .759 | Lost National semifinal series, 8–13 (Bemidji State) | |
| Division I | |||||||||||||||
| 1984–85 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | .632 | ||
| 1985–86 | Great West | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 13 | 2nd | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | .700 | ||
| 1986–87 | Great West | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | - | 14 | 3rd | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | ||
| Don Lucia (1987 — 1993) | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Great West | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 10 | 1st | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | .677 | ||
| 1988–89 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | .645 | ||
| 1989–90 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1990–91 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | .514 | ||
| 1991–92 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | .500 | ||
| 1992–93 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | .649 | ||
| Dave Laurion (1993 — 1999) | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | .645 | ||
| 1994–95 | CCHA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | .348 | ||
| 1995–96 | CCHA | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | - | 16 | T–9th | 34 | 10 | 23 | 1 | .309 | ||
| 1996–97 | CCHA | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | 8th | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | .392 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) | |
| 1997–98 | CCHA | 30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | - | 17 | 10th | 35 | 10 | 21 | 4 | .343 | ||
| 1998–99 | CCHA | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | - | 17 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | .338 | ||
| Guy Gadowsky (1999 — 2004) | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | CCHA | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | - | 10 | 12th | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | .221 | ||
| 2000–01 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | - | 21 | T–9th | 36 | 9 | 19 | 8 | .361 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State) | |
| 2001–02 | CCHA | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | - | 33 | 4th | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | .635 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Lost Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Ohio State) |
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| 2002–03 | CCHA | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | - | 27 | T–8th | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | .514 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan State) | |
| 2003–04 | CCHA | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | - | 29 | 6th | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | .458 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan) | |
| Tavis MacMillan (2004 — 2007) | |||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | - | 25 | 8th | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | .514 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Bowling Green) Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Northern Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Michigan) Won Third Place, 3–2 (Michigan State) |
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| 2005–06 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | - | 26 | T–8th | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | .526 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Michigan State) |
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| 2006–07 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | - | 19 | 11th | 39 | 11 | 22 | 6 | .359 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Western Michigan) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Notre Dame) |
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| Doc DelCastillo (2007 — 2008) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | CCHA | 28 | 0† | 28† | 0† | - | 20 | T-9th | 35 | 0† | 35† | 0† | .000 | Lost First round series, 0–3 (Nebraska–Omaha) | |
| Dallas Ferguson (2008 — 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | CCHA | 28 | 0† | 28† | 0† | 0† | 34 | 4th | 39 | 0† | 39† | 0† | .000 | Won Quarterfinal series, 0–3 (Ohio State) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Michigan) Lost Third Place, 0–2 (Northern Michigan) |
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| 2009–10 | CCHA | 28 | 0† | 28† | 0† | 0† | 45 | 5th | 39 | 0† | 39† | 0† | .000 | Won First round series, 0–2 (Western Michigan) Lost Quarterfinal Series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–3 (Boston College) [Vacated] |
| 2010–11 | CCHA | 28 | 0† | 28† | 0† | 0† | 38 | 7th | 38 | 0† | 38† | 0† | .000 | Won First round series, 0–2 (Michigan State) Lost Quarterfinal Series, 0–2 (Miami) |
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| 2011–12 | CCHA | 28 | 0† | 28† | 0† | 0† | 30 | 10th | 36 | 0† | 36† | 0† | .000 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) | |
| 2012–13 | CCHA | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 6th | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | .514 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Michigan State) | |
| 2013–14 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | – | 30 | T-3rd | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | .541 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Alaska–Anchorage) | |
| 2014–15 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | – | 30 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | .588 | Ineligible | |
| 2015–16 | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | – | 20 | 8th | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | .333 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Minnesota State) | |
| 2016–17 | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 6th | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | .389 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |
| Lance West (2017 — 2018) | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | WCHA | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8th | 36 | 11 | 22 | 3 | .347 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |
| Erik Largen (2018 — Present) | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | WCHA | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 7th | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | .375 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 2019–20 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 49 | T–4th | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | .514 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green) | |
| 2020–21 | WCHA | Season Cancelled | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | .441 | ||
| 2022–23 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | .676 | ||
| 2023–24 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | .544 | ||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||
| Regular season | 1678 | 699 | 876 | 103 | .447 | 1 Great West Championship | |||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 61 | 14 | 47 | 0 | .230 | ||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance (1 vacated appearance) | |||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 1741 | 713 | 925 | 103 | .439 | ||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Alaska was required to retroactively forfeit all wins and ties from 2007 through 2012 as a result of using academically ineligible players. Additionally the team was banned from participating in any playoff games during the 2014–15 season.[1]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
"Alaska Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.