List of Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons

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

Boston University has won five NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships in its history, the most recent of which came in 2009. After two early attempts there has been an official ice hockey team at BU since 1922 with a short hiatus caused by World War II. After the war the program played as a club team for four years before returning to varsity status and promptly making the championship game in 1950. Despite good performances most years the Terriers didn't win their first title until 1971.[1] Boston University's most productive period was the 1970s and saw them win 4 conference titles, 5 conference tournament titles and 3 national championships. The same decade also brought about the beginning of the longest tenure for one coach at any division I school when Jack Parker started a 40-year stint in 1973–74.[2] After a mostly down period in the 1980s BU had a resurgence in the '90's, winning five consecutive Hockey East titles and appearing in four national championship games (though they could only win one of them).

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[3] 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 %
Edgar Burkhardt (1917 — 1918)
1917–18 Independent – – – – – – – – – 1 0 1 0 .000
Program Suspended Due to World War I
Doc Emerson (1919 — 1920)
1919–20 Independent – – – – – – – – – 2 0 2 0 .000
Program Suspended
John O'Hare (1922 — 1924)
1922–23 Independent – – – – – – – – – 8 2 6 0 .250
1923–24 Independent – – – – – – – – – 9 1 8 0 .111
Chippy Gaw (1924 — 1928)
1924–25 Independent – – – – – – – – – 12 7 4 1 .625
1925–26 Independent – – – – – – – – – 15 7 8 0 .467
1926–27 Independent – – – – – – – – – 8 2 5 1 .313
1927–28 Independent – – – – – – – – – 9 6 2 1 .722
Wayland Vaughan (1928 — 1940)
1928–29 Independent – – – – – – – – – 12 9 2 1 .792
1929–30 Independent – – – – – – – – – 13 4 8 1 .346
1930–31 Independent – – – – – – – – – 12 6 6 0 .500
1931–32 Independent – – – – – – – – – 10 6 4 0 .600
1932–33 Independent – – – – – – – – – 10 7 3 0 .700
1933–34 Independent – – – – – – – – – 13 6 7 0 .462
1934–35 Independent – – – – – – – – – 11 5 6 0 .455
1935–36 Independent – – – – – – – – – 13 7 6 0 .538
1936–37 NEIHL 7 5 2 0 – – – – 2nd 14 8 6 0 .571
1937–38 NEIHL 8 5 1 2 – – – – 1st 15 9 4 2 .667
1938–39 NEIHL 6 6 0 0 – – – – 1st 14 10 4 0 .714
1939–40 NEIHL 6 4 2 0 – – – – 3rd 12 4 5 3 .458
Sydney Brofsky (1940 — 1941)
1940–41 NEIHL 9 6 3 0 – – – – 3rd 14 7 6 1 .536
Wayland Vaughan (1941 — 1943)
1941–42 NEIHL 8 3 5 0 – – – – 4th 14 3 11 0 .214
1942–43 NEIHL 8 2 6 0 – – – – T–5th 13 2 11 0 .154
Program suspended due to World War II
Harry Cleverly (1945 — 1962)
1945–46 Independent – – – – – – – – – 3 2 0 1 .833
1946–47 NEIHL 12 11 0 1 – – – – 1st 21 15 5 1 .738
1947–48 NEIHL 13 12 1 0 – – – – 1st 24 20 4 0 .833 Lost Semifinal 5–8 (Northeastern)

Won Consolation 18–4 (Bowdoin)

1948–49 NEIHL 9 7 2 0 – – – – 3rd 20 13 7 0 .650 Won Semifinal 13–1 (MIT)

Lost Championship 5–6 (Boston College)

1949–50 NEIHL 9 8 1 0 – – – – 1st 23 18 5 0 .783 Won Semifinal 11–2 (Northeastern)

Lost Championship 1–2 (Boston College)

Won National Semifinal 4–3 (Michigan)
Lost National Championship 4–13 (Colorado College)
1950–51 NEIHL 7 6 1 0 – – – – T–2nd 21 16 5 0 .762 Won Semifinal 5–0 (Northeastern)

Won Championship 4–1 (Boston College)

Lost Semifinal 2–8 (Michigan)
Won Consolation Game 7–4 (Colorado College)
1951–52 NEIHL 7 5 2 0 – – – – 4th 19 15 3 1 .816 Won Semifinal 3–1 (Northeastern)

Won Championship 3–1 (Brown)

1952–53 NEIHL 6 5 1 0 – – – – 2nd 22 14 7 1 .659 Lost National Semifinal 2–14 (Michigan)
Lost Consolation Game 3–6 (Rensselaer)
1953–54 NEIHL 6 2 4 0 – – – – T–8th 20 4 15 1 .225
1954–55 Independent – – – – – – – – – 23 4 19 0 .174
1955–56 Independent – – – – – – – – – 22 11 11 0 .500
1956–57 Independent – – – – – – – – – 23 13 9 1 .587
1957–58 Independent – – – – – – – – – 23 17 5 1 .761
1958–59 Independent – – – – – – – – – 23 13 8 2 .609
1959–60 Independent – – – – – – – – – 27 19 8 0 .704 Lost National Semifinal 4–6 (Denver)
Won Consolation Game 7–6 (St. Lawrence)
1960–61 Independent – – – – – – – – – 24 10 14 0 .417
1961–62 ECAC Hockey 24 7 16 1 – – – .313 22nd 25 7 17 1 .300
Jack Kelley (1962 — 1972)
1962–63 ECAC Hockey 22 7 15 0 – – – .318 22nd 23 7 16 0 .304
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 21 9 12 0 – – – .429 20th 22 9 13 0 .409
University Division
1964–65 ECAC Hockey 18 15 3 0 – – – .833 1st 31 25 6 0 .806 Won Quarterfinal 5–3 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Brown)
Won Third-place game 4–0 (Clarkson)
1965–66 ECAC Hockey 19 17 2 0 – – – .895 2nd 35 27 8 0 .771 Won Quarterfinal 4–1 (Northeastern)
Lost Semifinal 1–8 (Cornell)
Won Third-place game 5–2 (Brown) 		Lost National Semifinal 1–2 (Michigan State)
Lost Consolation Game 3–4 (Denver)
1966–67 ECAC Hockey 20 19 0 1 – – – .975 1st 31 25 5 1 .823 Won Quarterfinal 6–2 (Harvard)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Championship 3–4 (Cornell) 		Won National Semifinal 4–2 (Michigan State)
Lost National Championship 1–4 (Cornell)
1967–68 ECAC Hockey 21 13 6 2 – – – .667 T–4th 32 20 9 3 .672 Won Quarterfinal 6–3 (Harvard)
Lost Semifinal 2–7 (Cornell)
Lost Third-place game 1–4 (Clarkson)
1968–69 ECAC Hockey 21 13 8 0 – – – .619 6th 30 19 10 1 .650 Won Quarterfinal 4–2 (Rensselaer)
Lost Semifinal 2–3 (Cornell)
Won Third-place game 5–0 (Clarkson)
1969–70 ECAC Hockey 22 17 5 0 – – – .773 3rd 27 20 7 0 .741 Won Quarterfinal 2–0 (New Hampshire)
Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Clarkson)
Won Third-place game 8–2 (Harvard)
1970–71 ECAC Hockey 20 18 1 1 – – – .925 1st 31 28 2 1 .919 Won Quarterfinal 11–0 (Rensselaer)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Harvard)
Won Third-place game 6–5 (Cornell) 		Won National Semifinal 4–2 (Denver)
Won National Championship 4–2 (Minnesota)
1971–72 ECAC Hockey 20 15 4 1 – – – .775 3rd 31 26 4 1 .855 Won Quarterfinal 8–2 (Rensselaer)
Won Semifinal 3–1 (Harvard)
Won Championship 4–1 (Cornell) 		Won National Semifinal 4–1 (Wisconsin)
Won National Championship 4–0 (Cornell)
Leon Abbott (1972 — 1973)
1972–73 ECAC Hockey 18 9† 8† 1† – – – .528† 8th† 29 11† 17† 1† .397† Lost Quarterfinal 3–7 (Pennsylvania)
Division I
Jack Parker (1973 — 2013)
1973–74 ECAC Hockey 20 14‡ 6‡ 0‡ – – – .700‡ 3rd‡ 31 23‡ 8‡ 0‡ .742‡ Won Quarterfinal 8–0 (Dartmouth)
Won Semifinal 7–3 (Cornell)
Won Championship 4–2 (Harvard) 		Lost National Semifinal 4–5 (Minnesota)
Won Consolation Game 7–5 (Harvard)
1974–75 ECAC Hockey 22 20 2 0 – – – .909 2nd 32 26 5 1 .828 Won Quarterfinal 5–4 (Brown)
Won Semifinal 7–3 (Vermont)
Won Championship 7–3 (Harvard) 		Lost National Semifinal 5–9 (Michigan Tech)
Won Consolation Game 10–5 (Harvard)
1975–76 ECAC Hockey 23 21 2 0 – – – .915 1st 30 25 5 0 .833 Won Quarterfinal 6–5 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal 8–4 (Harvard)
Won Championship 9–2 (Brown) 		Lost National Semifinal 2–4 (Minnesota)
Lost Consolation Game 7–8 (Brown)
1976–77 ECAC Hockey 24 16 7 1 – – – .688 4th 34 22 11 1 .662 Won Quarterfinal 8–7 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal 7–6 (Clarkson)
Won Championship 8–6 (New Hampshire) 		Lost National Semifinal 4–6 (Michigan)
Won Consolation Game 6–5 (New Hampshire)
1977–78 ECAC Hockey 22 21 1 0 – – – .955 1st 32 30 2 0 .938 Won Quarterfinal 6–5 (New Hampshire)
Lost Semifinal 1–5 (Providence)
Won Third-place game 8–4 (Brown) 		Won First round 5–3 (Providence)
Won National Semifinal 5–2 (Wisconsin)
Won National Championship 5–3 (Boston College)
1978–79 ECAC Hockey 23 17 4 2 – – – .783 1st 30 21 7 2 .733 Won Quarterfinal 4–3 (Vermont)
Lost Semifinal 3–5 (Dartmouth)
Lost Third-place game 4–7 (Cornell)
1979–80 ECAC Hockey 22 8 14 0 – – – .364 14th 28 11 17 0 .393
1980–81 ECAC Hockey 22 10 12 0 – – – .455 12th 29 14 15 0 .483
1981–82 ECAC Hockey 22 9 10 3 – – – .477 T–10th 28 14 11 3 .554
1982–83 ECAC Hockey 21 14 7 0 – – – .667 6th 30 18 11 1 .617 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–1–1 (New Hampshire)
1983–84 ECAC Hockey 21 15 6 0 – – – .714 T–2nd 40 28 11 1 .713 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (New Hampshire)
Won Semifinal 6–4 (Boston College)
Lost Championship 2–5 (Rensselaer) 		Lost Quarterfinal series 7–8 (Bowling Green)
1984–85 Hockey East 34 19 11 4 – – – 42 2nd 42 24 14 4 .619 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Maine)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Providence)
Won Consolation Game 6–4 (Lowell)
1985–86 Hockey East 34 20 11 3 – – – 43 2nd 43 25 14 4 .628 Won Quarterfinal series 5–4 (New Hampshire)
Won Semifinal 3–2 (Providence)
Won Championship 9–4 (Boston College) 		Lost Quarterfinal series 7–11 (Minnesota)
1986–87 Hockey East 32 15 14 3 – – – 33 4th 37 19 15 3 .554 Lost Quarterfinal 2–3 (Northeastern)
1987–88 Hockey East 26 11 12 3 – – – 25 3rd 34 14 17 3 .456 Lost Quarterfinal series 6–9 (Providence)
1988–89 Hockey East 26 10 15 1 – – – 21 5th 36 14 21 1 .403 Lost Quarterfinal 2–3 (Providence)
1989–90 Hockey East 21 12 7 2 – – – 26 3rd 44 25 17 2 .591 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Northeastern)
Lost Semifinal 1–3 (Maine) 		Won First round series 2–1 (North Dakota)
Won National Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Michigan State)
Lost National Semifinal 2–3 (Colgate)
1990–91 Hockey East 21 13 6 2 – – – 28 3rd 41 28 11 2 .707 Won Quarterfinal 7–1 (Merrimack)
Won Semifinal 7–5 (Providence)
Won Championship 4–3 (Maine) 		Won National Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Michigan)
Won National Semifinal 7–3 (Clarkson)
Lost National Championship 7–8 (Northern Michigan)
1991–92 Hockey East 21 11^ 6^ 4^ – – – 26^ T–2nd^ 35 23^ 8^ 4^ .714^ Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Boston College) Lost regional quarterfinal 2–4 (Michigan State)
1992–93 Hockey East 24 18 5 1 – – – 37 2nd 40 29 9 2 .750 Won Quarterfinal series 11–3 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal 2–0 (New Hampshire)
Lost Championship 2–5 (Maine) 		Won Regional Semifinal 4–1 (Northern Michigan)
Lost National Semifinal 1–6 (Lake Superior State)
1993–94 Hockey East 24 21 3 0 – – – 42 1st 41 34 7 0 .829 Won Quarterfinal series 12–8 (Maine)
Won Semifinal 5–2 (Northeastern)
Won Championship 3–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) 		Won Regional Semifinal 4–1 (Wisconsin)
Won National Semifinal 4–1 (Minnesota)
Lost National Championship 1–9 (Lake Superior State)
1994–95 Hockey East 24 16 5 3 – – 2 88 T–1st 40 31 6 3 .813 Won Quarterfinal 4–3 (Merrimack)
Won Semifinal 4–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Won Championship 3–2 (Providence) 		Won Regional Semifinal 6–2 (Lake Superior State)
Won National Semifinal 7–3 (Minnesota)
Won National Championship 6–2 (Maine)
1995–96 Hockey East 24 17 5 2 – – 1 90 1st 40 30 7 3 .788 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Massachusetts)
Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Providence) 		Won Regional Semifinal 3–2 (Clarkson)
Lost National Semifinal 0–4 (Michigan)
1996–97 Hockey East 24 16 4 4 – – – 36 T–1st 41 26 9 6 .707 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Northeastern)
Won Semifinal 3–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Won Championship 4–2 (New Hampshire) 		Won Regional Semifinal 4–3 (Denver)
Won National Semifinal 3–2 (Michigan)
Lost National Championship 4–6 (North Dakota)
1997–98 Hockey East 24 18 4 2 – – – 38 1st 38 28 8 2 .763 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Merrimack) Lost Regional Semifinal 3–4 (New Hampshire)
1998–99 Hockey East 24 8 13 3 – – – 19 5th 37 14 20 3 .419 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Providence)
1999–00 Hockey East 24 15 3 6 – – – 36 1st 42 25 10 7 .679 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Massachusetts)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Maine) 		Won regional quarterfinal 5–3 (St. Cloud State)
Lost Regional Semifinal 4–3 (St. Lawrence)
2000–01 Hockey East 24 9 12 3 – – – 23 5th 37 14 20 3 .419 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Providence)
2001–02 Hockey East 24 15 6 3 – – – 33 T–2nd 38 25 10 3 .697 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Maine) 		Lost Regional Semifinal 3–4 (Maine)
2002–03 Hockey East 24 13 10 1 – – – 27 T–4th 42 25 14 3 .631 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Providence)
Won Semifinal 6–5 (Boston College)
Lost Championship 0–1 (New Hampshire) 		Won Regional Semifinal 6–4 (Harvard)
Lost Regional Final 0–3 (New Hampshire)
2003–04 Hockey East 24 6 13 5 – – – 17 8th 38 12 17 9 .434 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal 0–1 (Maine)
2004–05 Hockey East 24 15 5 4 – – – 34 T–2nd 41 23 14 4 .610 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (New Hampshire) 		Lost Regional Semifinal 0–4 (North Dakota)
2005–06 Hockey East 27 17 7 3 – – – 37 1st 40 26 10 4 .700 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Massachusetts)
Won Semifinal 9–2 (New Hampshire)
Won Championship 2–1 (Boston College) 		Won Regional Semifinal 9–2 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Lost Regional Final 0–5 (Boston College)
2006–07 Hockey East 27 13 6 8 – – – 34 3rd 39 20 10 9 .628 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Vermont)
Lost Semifinal 2–6 (Boston College) 		Lost Regional Semifinal 1–5 (Michigan State)
2007–08 Hockey East 27 15 9 3 – – – 33 2nd 40 19 17 4 .525 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Lost Semifinal 1–3 (Vermont)
2008–09 Hockey East 27 18 5 4 – – – 40 1st 45 35 6 4 .822 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Maine)
Won Semifinal 3–2 (Boston College)
Won Championship 1–0 (Massachusetts–Lowell) 		Won Regional Semifinal 8–3 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Final 2–1 (New Hampshire)
Won National Semifinal 5–4 (Vermont)
Won National Championship 4–3 (Miami)
2009–10 Hockey East 27 13 12 2 – – – 28 T–3rd 38 18 17 3 .513 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Merrimack)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Maine)
2010–11 Hockey East 27 15 6 6 – – – 36 3rd 39 19 12 8 .590 Lost Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Northeastern)
2011–12 Hockey East 27 17 9 1 – – – 35 T–2nd 39 23 15 1 .603 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (New Hampshire)
Lost Semifinal 3–5 (Maine) 		Lost Regional Semifinal 3–7 (Minnesota)
2012–13 Hockey East 27 15 10 2 – – – 32 T–3rd 39 21 16 2 .564 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Merrimack)
Won Semifinal 6–3 (Boston College)
Lost Championship 0–1 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
David Quinn (2013 — 2018)
2013–14 Hockey East 20 5 12 3 – – – 13 9th 35 10 21 4 .343
2014–15 Hockey East 22 14 5 3 – – – 31 1st 41 28 8 5 .744 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Merrimack)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (New Hampshire)
Won Championship 5–3 (Massachusetts–Lowell) 		Won Regional Semifinal 3–2 (Yale)
Won Regional Final 3–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won NationalSemifinal 5–3 (North Dakota)
Lost National Championship 3–4 (Providence)
2015–16 Hockey East 22 12 6 4 – – – 28 T–4th 36 21 10 5 .653 Won Opening Round series 2–0 (Massachusetts)
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) 		Lost Regional Semifinal 2–7 (Denver)
2016–17 Hockey East 22 13 6 3 – – – 29 T–1st 39 24 12 3 .654 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Northeastern)
Lost Semifinal 2–3 (Boston College) 		Won Regional Semifinal 4–3 (North Dakota)
Lost Regional Final 2–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2017–18 Hockey East 24 12 8 4 – – – 28 4th 40 22 14 4 .600 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Connecticut)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Boston College)
Won Championship 2–0 (Providence) 		Won Regional Semifinal 3–1 (Cornell)
Lost Regional Final 3–6 (Michigan)
Albie O'Connell (2018 — 2022)
2018–19 Hockey East 24 12 9 3 – – – 27 5th 38 16 18 4 .474 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Northeastern)
2019–20 Hockey East 24 10 9 5 – – – 25 6th 34 13 13 8 .500 Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Hockey East 14 10 3 1 3 1 1 .714 2nd 16 10 5 1 .656 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (Massachusetts–Lowell) Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–6 (St. Cloud State)
2021–22 Hockey East 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 T–4th 35 19 13 3 .586 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–3 (Connecticut)
Jay Pandolfo (2022 — Present)
2022–23 Hockey East 24 18 6 0 2 2 0 54 1st 40 29 11 0 .725 Won Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Vermont)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Providence)
Won Championship, 5–3 (Merrimack) 		Won Regional Semifinal, 5–1 (Western Michigan)
Won Regional Final 2–1 (Cornell)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–6 (Minnesota)
2023–24 Hockey East 24 18 4 2 1 1 1 57 2nd 40 28 10 2 .725 Won Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Northeastern)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Maine)
Lost Championship, 2–6 (Boston College) 		Won Regional Semifinal, 6–3 (RIT)
Won Regional Final 6–3 (Minnesota)
Lost National Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Denver)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 2565 1507 877 181 .623 6 ECAC Hockey Championships, 12 Hockey East Championships
Conference Post-season 173 113 58 2 .659 5 ECAC Hockey tournament championships, 10 Hockey East tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 85 47 38 0 .553 38 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 2823 1667 973 183 .623 5 NCAA Division I National Championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† BU was forced to forfeit 11 games after the season for using an ineligible player.
‡ Leon Abbot was fired 6 games into the season and replaced by Jack Parker.
^ Maine was forced to forfeit 13 games after the season for using an ineligible player.
bold and italic are program records

Footnotes

  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

  1. ^ "Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Barlow, Rich. BU Hockey Icon Jack Parker Retires. BU Today, 2013-02-12.
  3. ^ "Boston University men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved August 28, 2018.