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List of Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons

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

The University of Michigan has won nine NCAA Championship in its history, second to the University of Denver's 10 and is tied with Minnesota for the most NCAA tournament appearances (as of 2024).[1]

Season-by-season results

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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 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Joseph Barss (1922 — 1927)
1922–23 Independent 11 4 7 0 .364
1923–24 Independent 11 6 4 1 .591
1924–25 Independent 6 4 1 1 .750
1925–26 Independent 10 3 5 2 .400
1926–27 Independent 13 9 4 0 .692
Eddie Lowrey (1927 — 1944)
1927–28 Independent 13 2 10 1 .192
1928–29 Independent 17 5 11 1 .324
1929–30 Independent 21 12 7 2 .619
1930–31 Independent 17 10 5 2 .647
1931–32 Independent 17 9 6 2 .588
1932–33 Independent 16 10 4 2 .688
1933–34 Independent 16 10 6 0 .625
1934–35 Independent 17 12 3 2 .765
1935–36 Independent 16 7 9 0 .438
1936–37 Independent 18 11 6 1 .639
1937–38 Independent 19 13 6 0 .684
1938–39 Independent 18 8 8 2 .500
1939–40 Independent 20 5 14 1 .275
1940–41 Independent 17 2 14 1 .147
1941–42 Independent 18 2 14 2 .167
1942–43 Independent 13 1 10 2 .154
1943–44 Independent 8 5 3 0 .625
Vic Heyliger (1944 — 1957)
1944–45 Independent 9 3 6 0 .333
1945–46 Independent 25 17 7 1 .700
1946–47 Independent 21 13 7 1 .643
1947–48 Independent 23 20 2 1 .891 Won Semifinal, 6–4 (OT) (Boston College)
Won Championship, 8–4 (Dartmouth)
1948–49 Independent 25 20 2 3 .860 Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Dartmouth)
Won Third-place game, 10–4 (Colorado College)
1949–50 Independent 27 23 4 0 .852 Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game, 10–6 (Boston College)
1950–51 Independent 27 22 4 1 .833 Won Semifinal, 8–2 (Boston University)
Won Championship, 7–1 (Brown)
1951–52 MCHL 12 9 3 0 18 T–2nd 26 22 4 0 .846 Won Semifinal, 9–3 (St. Lawrence)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Colorado College)
1952–53 MCHL 16 12 4 0 19 T–1st 24 17 7 0 .680 Won Semifinal, 14–2 (Boston University)
Won Championship, 7–3 (Minnesota)
1953–54 WIHL 16 12 3 1 18½ 2nd 23 15 6 2 .696 Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Rensselaer)
Won Third-place game, 7–2 (Boston College)
1954–55 WIHL 18 13 5 0 16 2nd 24 18 5 1 .771 Won Semifinal, 7–3 (Harvard)
Won Championship, 5–3 (Colorado College)
1955–56 WIHL 18 15 2 1 19 1st 23 20 2 1 .891 Won Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (St. Lawrence)
Won Championship, 7–5 (Michigan Tech)
1956–57 WIHL 18 13 4 1 16½ 2nd 25 18 5 2 .760 Won Semifinal, 6–1 (Harvard)
Lost Championship, 6–13 (Colorado College)
Al Renfrew (1957 — 1973)
1957–58 WIHL 18 7 11 0 9 6th 21 8 13 0 .381
1958–59 Big Ten 8 2 6 0 4 3rd 22 8 13 1 .386
1959–60 Big Ten 8 4 4 0 8 2nd 24 12 12 0 .500
WCHA 18 7 11 0 .389 5th
1960–61 Big Ten 8 6 2 0 12 1st 28 16 10 2 .607 Lost WCHA Final series, 4–6 (Minnesota)
WCHA 24 15 8 1 .646 3rd
1961–62 Big Ten 4 4 0 0 1.000 1st 27 22 5 0 .815 Won WCHA Semifinal, 8–4 (Denver)
Lost WCHA Championship, 4–6 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Clarkson)
Won Third-place game, 5–1 (St. Lawrence)
WCHA 18 15 3 0 .833 2nd
1962–63 Big Ten 8 0 6 2 2 3rd 24 7 14 3 .354
WCHA 20 3 14 3 .225 7th
1963–64 Big Ten 8 7 1 0 14 1st 29 24 4 1 .845 Won WCHA Semifinal series, 9–8 (Michigan Tech)
Lost WCHA Championship, 2–6 (Denver)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Providence)
Won Championship, 6–3 (Denver)
WCHA 14 12 2 0 .857 1st
University Division
1964–65 Big Ten 8 3 5 0 6 3rd 26 13 12 1 .519
WCHA 18 7 11 0 .389 5th
1965–66 Big Ten 8 3 5 0 6 3rd 28 14 14 0 .500
WCHA 18 9 9 0 .500 5th
1966–67 Big Ten 8 4 3 1 9 2nd 28 19 7 2 .714 Lost WCHA first round, 2–4 (Michigan State)
WCHA 18 11 6 1 .639 4th
1967–68 Big Ten 8 7 1 0 14 1st 27 18 9 0 .667 Lost WCHA first round, 3–5 (Minnesota)
WCHA 18 11 7 0 .611 4th
1968–69 Big Ten 12 7 5 0 .583 1st 28 16 12 0 .571 Won WCHA Regional Semifinal, 8–4 (Minnesota)
Lost WCHA Regional Final, 4–7 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 18 10 8 0 .556 4th
1969–70 Big Ten 12 5 7 0 10 T–3rd 30 14 16 0 .467 Lost WCHA Regional Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin)
WCHA 24 11 13 0 .458 6th
1970–71 Big Ten 10 2 8 0 .200 4th 30 9 21 0 .300
WCHA 22 5 17 0 .227 9th
1971–72 Big Ten 10 5 5 0 10 T–2nd 34 16 18 0 .471 Lost WCHA first round series, 3–15 (North Dakota)
WCHA 28 12 16 0 32 6th
1972–73 Big Ten 12 1 11 0 2 4th 34 6 27 1 .191
WCHA 30 4 25 1 11 10th
Division I
Dan Farrell (1973 — 1980)
1973–74 Big Ten 12 5 6 1 11 T–3rd 36 18 17 1 .514 Lost WCHA first round series, 5–10 (Minnesota)
WCHA 28 12 15 1 25 7th
1974–75 Big Ten 12 6 6 0 12 T–2nd 40 22 17 1 .563 Won WCHA first round series, 13–11 (Colorado College)
Lost WCHA second round series, 5–8 (Minnesota)
WCHA 32 17 15 0 34 6th
1975–76 Big Ten 12 8 4 0 16 2nd 39 21 18 0 .538 Won WCHA first round series, 12–18 (Notre Dame)
Lost WCHA second round series, 7–10 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 32 17 15 0 34 4th
1976–77 Big Ten 12 7 5 0 14 2nd 45 28 17 0 .622 Won WCHA first round series, 11–7 (Michigan Tech)
Won WCHA Semifinal series, 17–8 (Denver)
Lost WCHA Championship series, 4–9 (Wisconsin)
Won First round, 7–5 (Bowling Green)
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Boston University)
Lost Championship, 5–6 (OT) (Wisconsin)
WCHA 32 20 12 0 40 3rd
1977–78 Big Ten 12 6 5 1 13 2nd 36 15 20 1 .431
WCHA 32 12 19 1 25 T–7th
1978–79 Big Ten 12 3 9 0 6 T–3rd 36 8 27 1 .236
WCHA 32 6 25 1 13 10th
1979–80 Big Ten 12 7 5 0 14 2nd 38 23 13 2 .632 Lost WCHA first round series, 7–11 (Notre Dame)
WCHA 26 13 11 2 .538 4th
Wilf Martin (1980) / John Giordano (1980 — 1984)
1980–81 Big Ten 12 4 8 0 .333 3rd 40† 23† 17† 0† .575 Won WCHA first round series, 10–6 (Denver)
Lost WCHA second round series, 2–8 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 28 15 13 0 30 T–5th
1981–82 CCHA 30 14 12 4 32 T–4th 38 18 15 5 .539 Lost Quarterfinal series, 8–11 (Notre Dame)
1982–83 CCHA 32 11 21 0 22 T–9th 36 14 22 0 .389
1983–84 CCHA 30 11 18 1 .383 9th 37 14 22 1 .392
Red Berenson (1984 — 2017)
1984–85 CCHA 32 11 20 1 23 T–7th 40 13 26 1 .338 Lost Quarterfinal series, 7–10 (Lake Superior State)
1985–86 CCHA 32 10 22 0 20 8th 38 12 26 0 .316 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State)
1986–87 CCHA 32 11 20 1 23 7th 40 14 25 1 .363 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State)
1987–88 CCHA 32 17 15 0 34 5th 41 22 19 0 .537 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Western Michigan)
1988–89 CCHA 32 17 11 4 38 4th 41 22 15 4 .585 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Bowling Green)
1989–90 CCHA 32 16 11 5 37 4th 42 24 12 6 .585 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan State)
1990–91 CCHA 32 24 5 3 51 2nd 47 34 10 3 .755 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Ferris State)
Lost Championship, 5–6 (OT) (Lake Superior State)
Won First round series, 2–1 (Cornell)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston University)
1991–92 CCHA 32 22 7 3 47 1st 44 32 9 3 .761 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Miami)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Lake Superior State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 7–6 (Northern Michigan)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–4 (Wisconsin)
1992–93 CCHA 30 23 5 2 48 2nd 40 30 7 3 .788 Won First round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)
Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Lake Superior State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wisconsin)
Lost National Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Maine)
1993–94 CCHA 30 24 5 1 49 1st 41 33 7 1 .817 Won First round series, 2–0 (Kent State)
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Western Michigan)
Won Championship, 3–0 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Lake Superior State)
1994–95 CCHA 27 22 4 1 45 1st 39 30 8 1 .782 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Lake Superior State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–3 (Wisconsin)
Lost National Semifinal, 3–4 (3OT) (Maine)
1995–96 CCHA 30 22 6 2 46 T–1st 43 34 7 2 .814 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Michigan State)
Won Championship, 4–3 (Lake Superior State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–3 (Minnesota)
Won National Semifinal, 4–0 (Boston University)
Won National Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Colorado College)
1996–97 CCHA 27 21 3 3 46 T–1st 43 35 4 4 .860 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Bowling Green)
Won Championship, 3–1 (Michigan State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 7–4 (Minnesota)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–3 (Boston University)
1997–98 CCHA 30 22 7 1 45 2nd 45 34 11 1 .750 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Notre Dame)
Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Princeton)
Won regional Semifinal, 4–3 (North Dakota)
Won National Semifinal, 4–0 (New Hampshire)
Won National Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Boston College)
1998–99 CCHA 30 17 8 5 39 2nd 42 25 11 6 .675 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bowling Green)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Northern Michigan)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Denver)
Lost regional Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (New Hampshire)
1999–00 CCHA 28 19 6 3 41 1st 41 27 10 4 .707 Won First round series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Colgate)
Lost regional Semifinal, 2–5 (Maine)
2000–01 CCHA 28 16 9 3 35 3rd 45 27 13 5 .656 Won First round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Lost Championship, 0–2 (Michigan State)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Mercyhurst)
Won regional Semifinal, 4–3 (St. Cloud State)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–4 (Boston College)
2001–02 CCHA 28 19 5 4 42 1st 44 28 11 5 .693 Won First round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Michigan State)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–2 (St. Cloud State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 5–3 (Denver)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota)
2002–03 CCHA 28 18 7 3 39 2nd 43 30 10 3 .733 Won First round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State)
Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 5–3 (Ferris State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 2–1 (Maine)
Won Regional Final, 5–3 (Colorado College)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota)
2003–04 CCHA 28 18 8 2 38 1st 43 27 14 2 .651 Won First round series, 2–1 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Northern Michigan)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–1 (New Hampshire)
Lost Regional Final, 2–3 (OT) (Boston College)
2004–05 CCHA 28 23 3 2 48 1st 42 31 8 3 .774 Won First round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Won Championship, 4–2 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–1 (Wisconsin)
Lost Regional Final, 3–4 (Colorado College)
2005–06 CCHA 28 13 10 5 31 3rd 41 21 15 5 .573 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Michigan State)
Won Third-place game, 3–2 (Northern Michigan)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 1–5 (North Dakota)
2006–07 CCHA 28 18 9 1 37 2nd 41 26 14 1 .646 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Michigan State)
Lost Championship, 1–2 (Notre Dame)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 5–8 (North Dakota)
2007–08 CCHA 28 20 4 4 44 1st 43 33 6 4 .814 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Northern Michigan)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Miami)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–1 (Niagara)
Won Regional Final, 2–0 (Clarkson)
Lost National Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Notre Dame)
2008–09 CCHA 28 20 8 0 0 40 T–2nd 41 29 12 0 .707 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Alaska)
Lost Championship, 2–5 (Notre Dame)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 0–2 (Air Force)
2009–10 CCHA 28 14 13 1 0 43 7th 45 26 18 1 .589 Won First round series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan State)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Miami)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Northern Michigan)
Won Regional Semifinal, 5–1 (Bemidji State)
Lost Regional Final, 2–3 (2OT) (Miami)
2010–11 CCHA 28 20 7 1 0 61 1st 44 29 11 4 .705 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bowling Green)
Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Western Michigan)
Won Third-place game, 4–2 (Notre Dame)
Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Nebraska–Omaha)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Colorado College)
Won National Semifinal, 2–0 (North Dakota)
Lost National Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth)
2011–12 CCHA 28 15 9 4 1 50 T–2nd 41 24 13 4 .634 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Western Michigan)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Cornell)
2012–13 CCHA 28 10 15 3 3 36 7th 40 18 19 3 .488 Won First round series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Miami)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Notre Dame)
2013–14 Big Ten 20 10 8 2 1 33 3rd 35 18 13 4 .571 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (2OT) (Penn State)
2014–15 Big Ten 20 12 8 0 0 36 3rd 37 22 15 0 .595 Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Michigan State)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Minnesota)
2015–16 Big Ten 20 12 5 3 2 41 2nd 38 25 8 5 .724 Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Penn State)
Won Championship, 5–3 (Minnesota)
Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Notre Dame)
Lost Regional Final, 2–5 (North Dakota)
2016–17 Big Ten 20 6 12 2 2 22 5th 35 13 19 3 .414 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Penn State)
Mel Pearson (2017 — 2022)
2017–18 Big Ten 24 11 10 3 2 38 3rd 40 22 15 3 .588 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wisconsin)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Ohio State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (Northeastern)
Won Regional Final, 6–3 (Boston University)
Lost National Semifinal, 3–4 (Notre Dame)
2018–19 Big Ten 24 9 10 5 2 34 T–5th 36 13 16 7 .458 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
2019–20 Big Ten 24 11 10 3 2 38 T–2nd 36 18 14 4 .556 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan State)
Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Big Ten 20 11 9 0 0 32 4th 26 15 10 1 .596 Won Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Ohio State)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota)
Removed from tournament due to positive COVID-19 test results
2021–22 Big Ten 24 16 8 0 0 51 2nd 39 29 9 1 .756 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan State)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (Notre Dame)
Won Championship, 4–3 (Minnesota)
Won Regional Semifinal, 5–3 (American International)
Won Regional Final, 7–4 (Quinnipiac)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Denver)
Brandon Naurato (2022 — present)
2022–23 Big Ten 24 12 10 2 0 38 2nd 41 26 12 3 .671 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal 7–3 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 4–3 (Minnesota)
Won Regional Semifinal, 11–1 (Colgate)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (OT) (Penn State)
Lost National Semifinal, 2–5 (Quinnipiac)
2023–24 Big Ten 24 11 11 2 1 36 4th 41 23 15 3 .598 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (Minnesota)
Lost Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan State)
Won Regional Semifinal, 4–3 (North Dakota)
Won Regional Final, 5–2 (Michigan State)
Lost National Semifinal, 0–4 (Boston College)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 2837 1618 1051 170 .600 3 MCHL/WIHL/WCHA Championships, 5 Big Ten Championships, 11 CCHA Championships
Conference Post-season 178 116 59 3 .660 9 CCHA tournament championships, 3 Big Ten tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 92 59 33 0 .640 41 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 3107 1793 1143 174 .605 9 NCAA Division I National Championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
† Wilf Martin resigned after two games due to ill health.[2][3]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Through The Years" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Martin resigns Wolve hockey post". Wisconsin State Journal. November 28, 1980.
  3. ^ Martha Crall (February 11, 1981). "It's official: Giordano named permanent icer coach". The Michigan Daily.