List of Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons

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

The University of Vermont has reached the Frozen Four twice in its history.

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 Division 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 %
Bill Ruffer (1963–1965)
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 8 4 2 2 .625 10th 10 5 3 2 .600
College Division
1964–65 ECAC 2 12 4 8 0 .333 16 5 11 0 .313
Jim Cross (1965–1984)
1965–66 ECAC 2 15 8 7 0 .533 19 8 11 0 .421
1966–67 ECAC 2 13 4 9 0 .308 19 5 14 0 .263
1967–68 ECAC 2 18 12 6 0 .667 23 12 11 0 .522
1968–69 ECAC 2 19 11 8 0 .579 25 13 12 0 .520
1969–70 ECAC 2 16 12 4 0 .750 2nd 24 16 8 0 .667 Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Middlebury)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Bowdoin)
1970–71 ECAC 2 16 13 3 0 .813 2nd 26 17 9 0 .654 Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Massachusetts)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Bowdoin)
1971–72 ECAC 2 15 12 2 1 .833 T–1st 26 17 7 2 .692 Won Quarterfinal, 5–0 (Lowell Tech)
Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Buffalo)
1972–73 ECAC 2 16 16 0 0 1.000 1st 31 24 7 0 .774 Won Quarterfinal, 6–2 (Saint Anselm)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Merrimack)
Won Championship, 8–1 (Bowdoin)
Division II
1973–74 ECAC 2 16 15 1 0 .938 1st 33 28 5 0 .848 Won Quarterfinal, 10–1 (Army)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Massachusetts)
Won Championship, 6–2 (Merrimack)
Division I
1974–75 ECAC Hockey 17 12 5 0 .706 3rd 36 24 12 0 .667 Won Quarterfinal, 7–5 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game, 7–3 (Cornell)
1975–76 ECAC Hockey 22 9 13 0 .409 11th 32 15 16 1 .484
1976–77 ECAC Hockey 23 10 13 0 .435 11th 30 15 15 0 .500
1977–78 ECAC Hockey 23 9 14 0 .391 T–11th 31 15 16 0 .484
1978–79 ECAC Hockey 21 11 10 0 .524 8th 30 12 18 0 .400 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Boston University)
1979–80 ECAC Hockey 23 16 7 0 .696 4th 35 23 12 0 .657 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–8 (Clarkson)
1980–81 ECAC Hockey 22 4 16 2 .227 16th 34 9 23 2 .294
1981–82 ECAC Hockey 22 8 12 2 .409 12th 29 11 16 2 .414
1982–83 ECAC Hockey 20 3 16 1 .175 15th 28 6 21 1 .232
1983–84 ECAC Hockey 20 6 13 1 .325 14th 29 10 18 1 .362
Mike Gilligan (1984–2003)
1984–85 ECAC Hockey 21 4 17 0 8 10th 29 8 21 0 .276
1985–86 ECAC Hockey 21 11 10 0 22 6th 31 17 13 1 .565 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (Cornell)
1986–87 ECAC Hockey 22 9 13 0 24 6th 32 18 14 0 .563 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
1987–88 ECAC Hockey 22 14 7 1 29 4th 35 21 11 3 .643 Won Quarterfinal series, 1–0–1 (Colgate)
Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Third-place game, 1–7 (Harvard)
Lost First round series, 2–10 (Bowling Green)
1988–89 ECAC Hockey 22 13 9 0 26 T–5th 34 20 13 1 .603 Won Quarterfinal series, 1–0–1 (Colgate)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Harvard)
Lost Championship, 1–4 (St. Lawrence)
1989–90 ECAC Hockey 22 7 13 2 26 9th 31 9 20 2 .323 Lost First round, 5–7 (Brown)
1990–91 ECAC Hockey 22 12 8 2 26 6th 33 17 14 2 .545 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (St. Lawrence)
1991–92 ECAC Hockey 22 10 9 3 23 7th 31 16 12 3 .565 Lost Preliminary, 1–5 (Rensselaer)
1992–93 ECAC Hockey 22 10 11 1 21 7th 31 12 16 3 .435 Lost Preliminary, 1–3 (Princeton)
1993–94 ECAC Hockey 22 10 6 6 26 5th 33 15 12 6 .545 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Brown)
1994–95 ECAC Hockey 22 11 9 2 24 5th 35 19 14 2 .571 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Colgate)
1995–96 ECAC Hockey 22 17 2 3 37 1st 38 27 7 4 .763 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rensselaer)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Harvard)
Won Third-place game, 3–1 (Clarkson)
Won Regional semifinal, 2–1 (Lake Superior State)
Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Colorado College)
1996–97 ECAC Hockey 22 13 6 3 29 3rd 36 22 11 3 .653 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Princeton) Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Denver)
1997–98 ECAC Hockey 22 7 11 4 18 T–9th 34 10 20 4 .353 Lost First round Series, 0–1–2 (Clarkson)
1998–99 ECAC Hockey 22 7 13 2 16 9th 33 13 18 2 .424 Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Lawrence)
1999–00 ECAC Hockey 7† 3† 2† 2† 8† 12th† 17† 5† 9† 3† .382†
2000–01 ECAC Hockey 22 8 12 2 18 T–9th 34 14 18 2 .441 Won First round series, 2–1 (Clarkson)
Lost Four vs. Five, 2–3 (OT) (Dartmouth)
2001–02 ECAC Hockey 22 3 18 1 7 12th 31 3 26 2 .542
2002–03 ECAC Hockey 22 8 14 0 16 10th 36 13 20 3 .403 Won First round series, 2–0 (Clarkson)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard)
Kevin Sneddon (2003–2020)
2003–04 ECAC Hockey 22 7 14 1 15 11th 35 9 22 4 .314 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Harvard)
2004–05 ECAC Hockey 22 13 6 3 29 4th 39 21 14 4 .590 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Dartmouth)
Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Cornell)
Lost Third-place game, 1–2 (Colgate)
2005–06 Hockey East 27 10 11 6 26 6th 38 18 14 6 .553 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2006–07 Hockey East 27 12 10 5 29 T–5th 39 18 16 5 .526 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston University)
2007–08 Hockey East 27 13 9 5 31 3rd 39 17 15 7 .526 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Northeastern)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Boston University)
Lost Championship, 0–4 (Boston College)
2008–09 Hockey East 27 15 8 4 32 T–3rd 39 22 12 5 .628 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) Won Regional semifinal, 4–1 (Yale)
Won Regional Final, 3–2 (2OT) (Air Force)
Lost National semifinal, 4–5 (Boston University)
2009–10 Hockey East 27 9 11 7 25 8th 39 17 15 7 .526 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New Hampshire)
Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Boston College)
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (Wisconsin)
2010–11 Hockey East 27 6 14 7 19 7th 36 8 20 8 .333 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Hampshire)
2011–12 Hockey East 27 3 23 1 7 10th 34 6 27 1 .191
2012–13 Hockey East 27 8 13 6 22 T–7th 36 11 19 6 .389 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2013–14 Hockey East 20 10 10 0 20 T–7th 38 20 15 3 .566 Won Opening Round, 2–1 (Massachusetts)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–5 (Union)
2014–15 Hockey East 22 10 9 3 23 7th 41 22 15 4 .585 Won Opening Round series, 2–1 (Maine)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
2015–16 Hockey East 22 6 13 3 15 9th 40 15 22 3 .413 Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Connecticut)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Boston College)
2016–17 Hockey East 22 10 8 4 24 6th 38 20 13 5 .592 Won Opening Round series, 2–0 (Maine)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston College)
2017–18 Hockey East 24 6 12 6 18 9th 37 10 20 7 .365 Lost Opening Round series, 1–2 (Massachusetts)
2018–19 Hockey East 24 5 16 3 13 10th 34 12 19 3 .397
2019–20 Hockey East 24 2 18 4 8 11th 34 5 23 6 .235
Todd Woodcroft (2020–2023)
2020–21 Hockey East 12 1 9 2 0 0 0 .139 11th 13 1 10 2 .154 Lost Opening Round, 3–5 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
2021–22 Hockey East 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 10th 35 8 25 2 .257 Lost Opening Round, 1–2 (Providence)
2022–23 Hockey East 24 5 16 3 2 1 1 18 11th 36 11 20 5 .375 Won Opening Round, 4–2 (Maine)
Lost Quarterfinal, 3–7 (Boston University)
Steve Wiedler (2023–Present)
2023–24 Hockey East 24 7 14 3 1 0 3 26 9th 35 13 19 3 .414 Lost Opening Round, 1–4 (Connecticut)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 1811 804 857 150 .485 3 ECAC 2 Championships, 1 ECAC Hockey Division Championship, 1 ECAC Hockey Championship
Conference Post-season 114 46 65 3 .417 3 ECAC 2 tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 10 3 7 0 .300 6 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 1935 853 929 153 .480

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† The remainder of Vermont's season was cancelled after reports of a hazing scandal became public.[2]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ 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]

  1. ^ "UVM Men's hockey Record Book" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Vermont Cancels season in Player Hazing Scandal". The New York Times. January 15, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2013.