List of American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the American International College men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Yellow Jackets from 1948 to present, including postseason results.

AIC has won 3 conference championships, one as a Division I program, and made their first national tournament appearance in 2019.

Season-by-season results^[1][edit]

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^[a]														Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference									Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
William Turner (1948 — 1957)
1948–49	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	3	0	.571
1949–50	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	6	5	1	.542
1950–51	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	8	8	1	.500
1951–52	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	8	5	0	.615
1952–53	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	9	6	1	.594
1953–54	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	5	10	0	.333
1954–55	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	6	4	0	.600
1955–56	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	11	4	0	.733
1956–57	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	5	13	0	.278
Joe Bucholz (1957 — 1964)
1957–58	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	4	14	0	.222
1958–59	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	6	14	0	.300
1959–60	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	6	9	0	.400
1960–61	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	5	12	0	.294
1961–62	ECAC Hockey	19	4	15	0	—	—	—	.211	26th	19	4	15	0	.211
1962–63	ECAC Hockey	15	4	11	0	—	—	—	.267	24th	18	7	11	0	.389
1963–64	ECAC Hockey	15	4	1	0	—	—	—	.267	25th	18	7	11	0	.389
College Division
William Turner (1964 — 1970)
1964–65	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	7	10	0	.412
1965–66	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	14	10	0	.583	Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Merrimack)
1966–67	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	13	10	1	.563
1967–68	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	12	7	0	.632	Lost Semifinal, 1–6 (Merrimack)
1968–69	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	15	8	0	.652	Won Semifinal, Won Championship, 7–6 (Norwich)
1969–70	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	5	15	0	.250
Wally Barlow (1970 — 1972)
1970–71	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	8	12	1	.405
1971–72	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	9	11	0	.450
Peter Esdale (1972 — 1974)
1972–73	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	9	14	2	.400
Division II
1973–74	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	9	18	1	.339
Paul Thornton (1974 — 1978)
1974–75	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	14	12	0	.538
1975–76	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	16	8	0	.667
1976–77	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	18	6	0	.750	Lost Quarterfinal, 6–7 (OT) (Army)
1977–78	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	15	7	1	.674	Lost East Quarterfinal, 4–6 (Lowell)
Wayne LeChance (1978 — 1982)
1978–79	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	13	12	0	.520	Lost East Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Maine)
1979–80	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	14	13	0	.519
1980–81	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	12	12	0	.500
1981–82	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	7	20	0	.259
Lincoln Flagg (1982 — 1984)
1982–83	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	8	16	0	.333
1983–84	ECAC 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	10	16	0	.385
Division III
Gary Wright (1984 — 2016)
1984–85	ECAC East	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	16	15	0	.516
1985–86	ECAC East	22	7	15	0	—	—	—	.318	—	31	11	19	1	.371
1986–87	ECAC East	25	5	18	2	—	—	—	.240	—	30	9	19	2	.333
1987–88	ECAC East	24	16	8	0	—	—	—	.667	6th	31	21	10	0	.677	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (Bowdoin)
1988–89	ECAC East	23	20	3	0	—	—	—	.870	2nd	31	24	7	0	.774	Won Quarterfinal, (Salem State) Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Bowdoin)
1989–90	ECAC East	22	15	6	1	—	—	—	.705	4th	30	18	9	3	.650	Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (Norwich) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Babson) Won Championship, 8–6 (Middlebury)
1990–91	ECAC East	23	12	9	2	—	—	—	.565	—	29	16	11	2	.586	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Babson)
1991–92	ECAC East	22	9	11	2	—	—	—	.455	—	26	11	13	2	.462
1992–93	ECAC East	23	13	7	3	—	—	—	.630	—	27	16	8	3	.648	Lost Quarterfinal, (Williams)
1993–94	ECAC East	17	10	7	0	—	—	—	20	T–8th	26	14	12	0	.538	Lost Quarterfinal, 0–10 (Bowdoin)
1994–95	ECAC East	17	2	13	2	—	—	—	6	T–16th	25	4	19	2	.200
1995–96	ECAC East	19	6	12	1	—	—	—	13	—	24	7	15	2	.333
1996–97	ECAC East	19	4	13	2	—	—	—	10	T–17th	25	5	18	2	.240
1997–98	ECAC East	19	3	15	1	—	—	—	7	19th	24	5	18	1	.229
Division I
1998–99	MAAC	28	11	13	4	—	—	—	26	5th	32	12	16	4	.438	Lost Quarterfinal, 4–7 (Canisius)
1999–00	MAAC	27	5	19	3	—	—	—	13	9th	30	7	20	3	.283
2000–01	MAAC	26	10	15	1	—	—	—	21	9th	31	10	20	1	.339
2001–02	MAAC	26	6	20	0	—	—	—	12	9th	28	7	21	0	.250
2002–03	MAAC	26	9	16	1	—	—	—	19	9th	32	10	20	2	.344
2003–04	Atlantic Hockey	24	3	17	4	—	—	—	10	9th	34	5	25	4	.206	Won Play-In, 4–3 (Army) Lost Quarterfinal, 0–5 (Holy Cross)
2004–05	Atlantic Hockey	24	4	16	4	—	—	—	12	9th	31	4	23	4	.194	Lost Play-In, 3–5 (Army)
2005–06	Atlantic Hockey	28	6	17	5	—	—	—	17	8th	32	6	21	5	.266	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–3 (Holy Cross)
2006–07	Atlantic Hockey	28	7	20	1	—	—	—	15	10th	34	8	25	1	.250	Won Play-In, 4–3 (Canisius) Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Sacred Heart)
2007–08	Atlantic Hockey	28	8	17	3	—	—	—	19	10th	36	8	23	5	.292	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Army)
2008–09	Atlantic Hockey	28	5	22	1	—	—	—	11	10th	35	5	28	2	.171	Lost First round, 0–1 (OT) (Holy Cross)
2009–10	Atlantic Hockey	28	5	19	4	—	—	—	14	10th	33	5	24	4	.212	Lost First round, 2–4 (Holy Cross)
2010–11	Atlantic Hockey	27	7	19	1	—	—	—	15	12th	33	8	24	1	.258	Lost First round, 3–6 (Army)
2011–12	Atlantic Hockey	27	6	18	3	—	—	—	15	10th	37	8	26	3	.257	Lost First round series, 1–2 (Robert Morris)
2012–13	Atlantic Hockey	27	9	12	6	—	—	—	24	9th	35	12	17	6	.429	Lost First round series, 0–2 (RIT)
2013–14	Atlantic Hockey	27	9	17	1	—	—	—	19	11th	36	10	25	1	.292	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Niagara)
2014–15	Atlantic Hockey	28	4	17	7	—	—	—	15	10th	36	4	25	7	.208	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Air Force)
2015–16	Atlantic Hockey	28	6	19	3	—	—	—	15	T–10th	39	7	29	3	.218	Lost First round series, 1–2 (Army)
Eric Lang (2016 — Present)
2016–17	Atlantic Hockey	28	7	14	7	—	—	—	21	10th	36	8	20	8	.333	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Mercyhurst)
2017–18	Atlantic Hockey	28	11	13	4	—	—	—	26	8th	39	15	20	4	.436	Won First round series, 2–0 (Niagara) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Canisius)
2018–19	Atlantic Hockey	28	18	9	1	—	—	—	37	1st	41	23	17	1	.573	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Army) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Robert Morris) Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Niagara)	Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (St. Cloud State) Lost Regional final, 0–3 (Denver)
2019–20	Atlantic Hockey	28	21	6	1	—	—	0	64	1st	34	21	12	1	.632	Tournament cancelled
2020–21	Atlantic Hockey	12	11	1	0	1	0	0	.889	1st	19	15	4	0	.789	No contest Quarterfinal series, (Bentley) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Niagara) Won Championship, 5–2 (Canisius)	Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (North Dakota)
2021–22	Atlantic Hockey	26	17	7	2	1	2	0	53	1st	37	22	12	3	.635	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bentley) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Mercyhurst) Won Championship, 7–0 (Air Force)	Lost Regional semifinal, 3–5 (Michigan)
2022–23	Atlantic Hockey	26	14	8	4	2	0	3	47	2nd	39	18	14	7	.551	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Holy Cross)

Totals											GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular season											1893	739	1045	109	.420	4 Atlantic Hockey Championships
Conference Post-season											61	24	37	0	.393	1 ECAC 2 tournament championship, 1 ECAC East tournament championship, 3 Atlantic Hockey tournament championships
NCAA Post-season											4	1	3	0	.250	3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record											1958	764	1085	109	.418

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

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

References[edit]

^ "Men's Ice Hockey Year-By-Year Results". American International Yellow Jackets. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

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

[1] "Men's Ice Hockey Year-By-Year Results". American International Yellow Jackets. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

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v t e American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Olympia Ice Center (1998–2016) MassMutual Center (2016–present)
Head coaches	William Turner (1948–1957, 1965–1970) Joe Bucholz (1957–1964) Wally Barlow (1970–1972) Peter Esdale (1972–1974) Paul Thornton (1974–1978) Wayne LaChance (1978–1982) Lincoln Flagg (1982–1984) Gary Wright (1984–2016) Eric Lang (2016–present)
Seasons	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
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Tom Mullen (248 Points) Tom Mullen (134 Goals) Zackarias Skog (37 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	2019 2021 2022
American International College Springfield, MA

Season-by-season results[1][edit]

References[edit]

Season-by-season results^[1][edit]