List of Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons

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

Colgate University has made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, making the Frozen Four and championship game once.

Season-by-season results

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

NCAA D-I Champions

NCAA Frozen Four

Conference regular season champions

Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season														Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference									Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
No Coach (1915 — 1917)
1915–16	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	0	0	1.000
1916–17	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	1	0	.667
Program suspended due to World War I
James Ballantine (1920 — 1922)
1920–21	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	2	3	0	.400
1921–22	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	4	0	.000
Program suspended
James Ballantine (1927 — 1928)
1927–28	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	4	0	.000
Ray Watkins (1928 — 1932)
1928–29	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	4	3	0	.571
1929–30	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	4	1	.250
1930–31	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	2	0	.333
1931–32	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	2	0	.000
John Howard Starr (1932 — 1942)
1932–33	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	3	4	0	.429
1933–34	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	1	9	1	.136
1934–35	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	4	11	0	.267
1935–36	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	3	10	1	.250
1936–37	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	4	3	0	.571
1937–38	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	3	4	0	.428
1938–39	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	8	1	0	.889
1939–40	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	9	4	0	.692
1940–41	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	6	5	0	.545
1941–42	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	10	3	0	.769
Gregory Batt (1942 — 1943)
1942–43	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	11	0	0	1.000
Albert Prettyman (1943 — 1944)
1943–44	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	4	2	0	.667
Program suspended due to World War II
John Howard Starr (1945 — 1950)
1945–46	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	2	6	0	.250
1946–47	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	14	0	0	1.000
1947–48	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	8	4	0	.667
1948–49	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	5	3	1	.611
1949–50	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	7	7	1	.500
Tom Dockrell (1950 — 1951)
1950–51	Tri-State League	5	1	4	0	–	–	–	2	T–5th	9	2	7	0	.222
Program suspended due to lack of ice
Olav Kollevoll (1957 — 1965)
1957–58	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	2	0	.500
1958–59	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	2	6	0	.250
1959–60	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	5	10	0	.333
1960–61	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	8	15	1	.354
1961–62	ECAC Hockey	24	18	6	0	–	–	–	.750	T–6th	24	18	6	0	.750
1962–63	ECAC Hockey	16	11	4	1	–	–	–	.719	7th	22	16	5	1	.750	Lost Quarterfinal 3–5 (Harvard)
1963–64	ECAC Hockey	21	15	6	0	–	–	–	.714	T–3rd	27	19	8	0	.703	Lost Quarterfinal 2–3 (Providence)
University Division
1964–65	ECAC Hockey	14	4	10	0	–	–	–	.286	13th	25	11	14	0	.440
Ron Ryan (1965 — 1972)
1965–66	ECAC Hockey	16	8	7	1	–	–	–	.531	7th	26	14	11	1	.558	Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Clarkson)
1966–67	ECAC Hockey	16	5	11	0	–	–	–	.313	12th	26	11	15	0	.423
1967–68	ECAC Hockey	17	9	8	0	–	–	–	.529	10th	23	12	11	0	.521	Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Clarkson)
1968–69	ECAC Hockey	16	6	10	0	–	–	–	.375	12th	25	12	13	0	.480
1969–70	ECAC Hockey	17	7	7	3	–	–	–	.500	8th	24	14	7	3	.646
1970–71	ECAC Hockey	17	4	13	0	–	–	–	.235	15th	24	7	17	0	.292
1971–72	ECAC Hockey	19	5	14	0	–	–	–	.263	T–14th	26	8	18	0	.308
Brad Houston (1972 — 1975)
1972–73	ECAC Hockey	17	5	12	0	–	–	–	.294	15th	25	11	14	0	.440
Division I
1973–74	ECAC Hockey	20	5	14	1	–	–	–	.275	16th	28	11	16	1	.410
1974–75	ECAC Hockey	22	5	17	0	–	–	–	.227	15th	27	10	17	0	.370
Jim Higgins (1975 — 1977)
1975–76	ECAC Hockey	20	6	14	0	–	–	–	.300	13th	25	9	16	0	.360
1976–77	ECAC Hockey	24	10	14	0	–	–	–	.417	12th	28	12	16	0	.428
Terry Slater (1977 — 1991)
1977–78	ECAC Hockey	25	4	20	1	–	–	–	.180	17th	28	5	22	1	.196
1978–79	ECAC Hockey	20	7	13	0	–	–	–	.350	12th	28	15	13	0	.535
1979–80	ECAC Hockey	21	10	10	1	–	–	–	.500	T–7th	31	18	12	1	.596	Lost Quarterfinal 3–8 (Providence)
1980–81	ECAC Hockey	20	12	7	1	–	–	–	.625	3rd	35	21	12	2	.628	Won Quarterfinal 5–3 (Northeastern) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Cornell) Tied Third-place game 3–3 (Clarkson)	Lost Quarterfinal series 8–14 (Minnesota)
1981–82	ECAC Hockey	20	11	8	1	–	–	–	.575	8th	30	19	10	1	.650	Lost Quarterfinal 4–7 (Clarkson)
1982–83	ECAC Hockey	20	9	9	2	–	–	–	.500	10th	28	15	10	3	.589
1983–84	ECAC Hockey	20	10	9	1	–	–	–	.525	7th	35	20	14	1	.586	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Rensselaer)
1984–85	ECAC Hockey	21	9	12	0	–	–	–	18	7th	32	14	18	0	.438	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Harvard)
1985–86	ECAC Hockey	21	9	11	1	–	–	–	19	8th	32	15	15	2	.500	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Harvard)
1986–87	ECAC Hockey	22	15	6	1	–	–	–	31	2nd	33	23	9	1	.712	Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Rensselaer)
1987–88	ECAC Hockey	22	13	8	1	–	–	–	27	5th	32	18	11	3	.609	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–1–1 (Vermont)
1988–89	ECAC Hockey	22	15	6	1	–	–	–	31	3rd	31	19	10	2	.645	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–1–1 (Vermont)
1989–90	ECAC Hockey	22	18	3	1	–	–	–	37	1st	38	31	6	1	.829	Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Yale) Won Semifinal 5–3 (Clarkson) Won Championship 5–4 (Rensselaer)	Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Lake Superior State) Won Semifinal 3–2 (Boston University) Lost Championship 3–7 (Wisconsin)
1990–91	ECAC Hockey	22	9	9	4	–	–	–	22	7th	32	16	12	4	.563	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Cornell)
Brian Durocher (1991 — 1992)
1991–92	ECAC Hockey	22	11†	11†	0†	–	–	–	22†	8th	31	14†	16†	1†	.468	Lost Preliminary 4–5 (Princeton)
Don Vaughan (1992 — 2003)
1992–93	ECAC Hockey	22	9	13	0	–	–	–	18	T–8th	34	13	18	3	.426	Won Preliminary 4–3 (Dartmouth) Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Rensselaer)
1993–94	ECAC Hockey	22	10	10	2	–	–	–	22	7th	33	14	17	2	.455	Won Preliminary 4–3 (St. Lawrence) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Clarkson)
1994–95	ECAC Hockey	22	12	9	1	–	–	–	25	T–3rd	37	20	16	1	.554	Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Vermont) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (Rensselaer) Lost Third-place game 5–10 (Clarkson)
1995–96	ECAC Hockey	22	13	5	4	–	–	–	31	5th	34	17	13	4	.559	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Cornell)
1996–97	ECAC Hockey	22	10	9	3	–	–	–	23	7th	33	16	14	3	.530	Lost Preliminary 0–1 (Yale)
1997–98	ECAC Hockey	22	9	10	3	–	–	–	21	T–5th	35	16	15	4	.514	Lost First round series 0–2 (Harvard)
1998–99	ECAC Hockey	22	12	8	2	–	–	–	26	T–5th	35	19	12	4	.600	Won First round series 2–0 (Yale) Lost Four vs. Five 2–3 (Princeton)
1999–00	ECAC Hockey	20	14	4	2	–	–	–	30	2nd	35	24	9	2	.714	Won First round series 2–0 (Yale) Lost Semifinal 1–3 (Rensselaer) Won Third-place game 4–0 (Cornell)	Lost regional quarterfinal 3–4 (Michigan)
2000–01	ECAC Hockey	22	8	13	1	–	–	–	17	11th	34	10	20	4	.353
2001–02	ECAC Hockey	22	10	10	2	–	–	–	22	T–6th	34	13	19	2	.412	Lost First round series 0–2 (Dartmouth)
2002–03	ECAC Hockey	22	9	10	3	–	–	–	21	T–7th	40	17	19	4	.475	Won First round series 2–1 (St. Lawrence) Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Dartmouth)
Stan Moore (2003 — 2004)
2003–04	ECAC Hockey	22	14	6	2	–	–	–	30	1st	39	22	12	5	.628	Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (St. Lawrence) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (Clarkson) Won Third-place game 3–2 (Dartmouth)
Don Vaughan (2004 — 2023)
2004–05	ECAC Hockey	22	14	5	3	–	–	–	31	3rd	39	25	11	3	.679	Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Brown) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Harvard) Won Third-place game 2–1 (Vermont)	Lost regional semifinal 5–6 (Colorado College)
2005–06	ECAC Hockey	22	14	6	2	–	–	–	29	T–1st	39	20	13	6	.513	Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Quinnipiac) Lost Semifinal 0–2 (Cornell) Lost Third-place game 2–3 (Dartmouth)
2006–07	ECAC Hockey	22	7	12	3	–	–	–	17	T–8th	40	15	21	4	.425	Won First round series 2–0 (Rensselaer) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2007–08	ECAC Hockey	22	8	9	5	–	–	–	21	8th	42	18	18	6	.500	Won First round series 2–1 (St. Lawrence) Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Clarkson) Lost Semifinal 0–3 (Princeton) Lost Third-place game 2–4 (Cornell)
2008–09	ECAC Hockey	22	6	11	5	–	–	–	17	10th	37	12	18	7	.418	Lost First round series 1–2 (Quinnipiac)
2009–10	ECAC Hockey	22	12	8	2	–	–	–	26	12th	36	15	15	6	.500	Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2010–11	ECAC Hockey	22	4	15	3	–	–	–	11	12th	42	11	28	3	.297	Won First round series 2–1 (Rensselaer) Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Union) Lost Semifinal 0–4 (Yale) Lost Third-place game 3–5 (Dartmouth)
2011–12	ECAC Hockey	22	11	10	1	–	–	–	23	T–4th	39	19	17	3	.525	Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Quinnipiac) Lost Semifinal 2–6 (Union) Lost Third-place game 0–3 (Cornell)
2012–13	ECAC Hockey	22	6	13	3	–	–	–	15	11th	36	14	18	4	.444	Lost First round series 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
2013–14	ECAC Hockey	22	13	6	3	–	–	–	29	2nd	39	20	14	5	.577	Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (St. Lawrence) Won Semifinal 3–2 (Quinnipiac) Lost Championship 2–5 (Union)	Lost regional semifinal 0–1 (Ferris State)
2014–15	ECAC Hockey	22	11	7	4	–	–	–	26	T–4th	38	22	12	4	.631	Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Dartmouth) Won Semifinal 4–3 (St. Lawrence) Lost Championship 2–4 (Harvard)
2015–16	ECAC Hockey	22	6	14	2	–	–	–	14	10th	37	11	24	2	.324	Lost First round series 1–2 (Dartmouth)
2016–17	ECAC Hockey	22	6	13	3	–	–	–	15	10th	37	9	22	6	.324	Lost First round series 1–2 (Princeton)
2017–18	ECAC Hockey	22	10	9	3	–	–	–	23	T–5th	40	17	17	6	.500	Won First round series 2–1 (Rensselaer) Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Clarkson)
2018–19	ECAC Hockey	22	7	12	3	–	–	–	17	10th	36	10	23	3	.319	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Union)
2019–20	ECAC Hockey	22	8	9	5	–	–	–	21	8th	36	12	16	8	.444	Won First round series, 2–0 (Brown) Tournament Cancelled
2020–21	ECAC Hockey	18	5	9	4	1	0	1	.352	4th	22	6	11	5	.386	Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (St. Lawrence)
2021–22	ECAC Hockey	22	9	9	4	1	0	3	33	5th	40	18	18	4	.500	Won First round series, 2–0 (Yale) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Cornell) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Quinnipiac)
2022–23	ECAC Hockey	22	11	8	3	4	1	3	36	5th	40	19	16	5	.538	Won First round, 5–3 (Dartmouth) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Lawrence) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Quinnipiac) Won Championship, 3–2 (Harvard)	Lost Regional Semifinal, 1–11 (Michigan)
Mike Harder (2023 — Present)
2023–24	ECAC Hockey	22	13	7	2	2	2	2	43	3rd	36	16	16	4	.500	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
Totals											GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular Season											2174	1034	976	164	.513	3 ECAC Championships
Conference Post-season											148	63	82	3	.436	2 ECAC tournament championships
NCAA Post-season											10	3	7	0	.300	6 NCAA Tournament appearances, 1 Frozen Four appearance
Regular Season and Post-season Record											2332	1100	1065	167	.508

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Terry Slater died on December 6, four days after suffering a stroke.