List of Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons explained

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

Denver has won ten NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships in its history, the most ever. Their most recent national championship was in 2024. Denver won the first three NCAA tournaments they participated in (an NCAA record) as well as winning their first seven NCAA tournament games (also a record).

Season-by-season results

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

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen FourConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT%
1949–50Independent174130
1950–51Independent2311111
1951–52MCHA1930018T–2nd251861
1952–53MCHA161060154th241761
1953–54WIHL1477011T–4th251690
1954–55WIHL1889110½T–4th3018111
1955–56WIHL1668210T–5th2612113
1956–57WIHL18611195th2812142
1957–58WIHL221210016T–1st3624102Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)
Won Championship 6–2 (North Dakota)
1958–59Independent282251
1959–60WCHA221741.7951st342743Won Final series 12–3 (Colorado College) Won Semifinal 6–4 (Boston University)
Won Championship 5–3 (Michigan Tech)
1960–61WCHA181710.9441st323011Won Final series 17–3 (Michigan Tech) Won Semifinal 6–1 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 12–2 (St. Lawrence)
1961–62WCHA181170.6113rd3017112Lost First round 4–8 (Michigan)
1962–63WCHA181260.667T–1st332391Won First round series 9–2 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 5–4 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Clarkson)
Lost Championship 5–6 (North Dakota)
1963–64WCHA10721.7502nd312074Won First round series 9–6 (Minnesota)
Won Championship 6–2 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (Rensselaer)
Lost Championship 3–6 (Michigan)
University Division
1964–65WCHA12471.3756th281882
1965–66WCHA201073.5754th3218113Won First round 8–2 (Colorado College)
Won Second round 5–4 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Clarkson)
Won Third-place game 4–3 (Boston University)
1966–67WCHA161150.6882nd302280Won First round 6–3 (Colorado College)
Lost Second round 2–3 (North Dakota)
1967–68WCHA181530.8331st342851Won First round 11–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Second round series 16–3 (Minnesota)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (Boston College)
Won Championship 4–0 (North Dakota)
1968–69WCHA201460.7002nd322660Won regional semifinal 4–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Regional Final 3–1 (Colorado College)
Won Semifinal 9–2 (Harvard)
Won Championship 4–3 (Cornell)
1969–70WCHA221380.614T–2nd3221101Won regional semifinal 6–2 (Michigan State)
Lost Regional Final 2–3 (Wisconsin)
1970–71WCHA221570.6822nd3625101Won regional semifinal 6–3 (Colorado College)
Won Regional Final 9–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game 1–0 (Harvard)
1971–72WCHA281990541st3827110Won First round Series 11–4 (Notre Dame)
Won Second round Series 11–4 (Michigan State)
Lost Semifinal 2–7 (Cornell)
Lost Third-place game 2–5 (Wisconsin)
1972–73WCHA282080521st392991Won First round Series 9–6 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Second round Series 7–3 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal 10–4 (Boston College)†
Lost Championship 2–4 (Wisconsin)†
Division I
1973–74WCHA2815112323rd3822133Won First round Series 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Second round Series 4–5 (Minnesota)
1974–75WCHA329221199th3612231
1975–76WCHA321220024T–7th3916230Lost First round series 10–13 (Michigan Tech)
1976–77WCHA3216142344th4021172Won First round Series 15–5 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal Series 8–17 (Michigan)
1977–78WCHA322750541st403361Won First round Series 13–8 (Notre Dame)
Lost Second round Series 7–9 (Colorado College)
1978–79WCHA3214162306th4320203Lost First round series 6–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1979–80WCHA268171.32710th3613221
1980–81WCHA2815112324th4023152Lost First round series 6–10 (Michigan)
1981–82WCHA269152204th4321193Won First round series 10–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal series 9–5 (North Dakota)
1982–83WCHA2611150225th3715220Lost First round series 4–13 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1983–84WCHA268180165th3914250Lost First round series 8–13 (Wisconsin)
1984–85WCHA3416153355th3919173Lost First round series 5–15 (North Dakota)
1985–86WCHA342590501st4834131Won First round series 9–6 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal series 13–7 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship series 6–2 (Minnesota)
Won Quarterfinal series 7–6 (Cornell)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Harvard)
Lost Third-place game 4–6 (Minnesota)
1986–87WCHA351616335T–3rd4019183Lost First round series 4–7 (Colorado College)
1987–88WCHA3519142403rd3920172Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
1988–89WCHA3516172345th4322192Won First round series 2–1 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (Minnesota)
Lost Championship 4–9 (Northern Michigan)
1989–90WCHA281315026T–5th4218240Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1990–91WCHA325252129th386302
1991–92WCHA328222189th369252
1992–93WCHA3215152326th3819172Lost First round series 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1993–94WCHA3211183259th3815203Lost First round series 0–2 (Minnesota)
1994–95WCHA321812238T–2nd4225152Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Wisconsin)
Lost Third-place game 4–5 (Minnesota)
1995–96WCHA3217123373rd3922143Lost First round series 1–2 (St. Cloud State)
1996–97WCHA321711438T–4th4124134Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Quarterfinal 2–5 (Colorado College)
Won regional quarterfinal 6–3 (Vermont)
Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (Boston University)
1997–98WCHA288182188th3811252Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)
1998–99WCHA2815112323rd4126132Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal 3–2 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 4–3 (North Dakota)
Lost regional quarterfinal 3–5 (Michigan)
1999–00WCHA289181199th4116232Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2000–01WCHA2814113316th3819154Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2001–02WCHA282161431st413281Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won semifinal 3–0 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 5–2 (Minnesota)
Lost regional semifinal 3–5 (Michigan)
2002–03WCHA2811116287th4121146Lost First round series 1–2 (North Dakota)
2003–04WCHA281310531T–4th4427125Lost First round series 0–2 (Colorado College)Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Miami)
Won Regional Final 1–0 (North Dakota)
Won Semifinal 5–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship 1–0 (Maine)
2004–05WCHA28197240T–1st433292Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (North Dakota)
Won Championship 1–0 (Colorado College)
Won regional semifinal 4–3 (Bemidji State)
Won Regional Final 4–2 (New Hampshire)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Colorado College)
Won Championship 4–1 (North Dakota)
2005–06WCHA28178337T–2nd3921153Lost First round series 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2006–07WCHA2813114304th4021154Lost First round series 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2007–08WCHA2816111333rd4126141Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Semifinal 3–1 (North Dakota)
Won Championship 2–1 (Minnesota)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Wisconsin)
2008–09WCHA281684362nd4023125Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Wisconsin)
Lost Championship 0–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost regional semifinal 2–4 (Miami)
2009–10WCHA281954421st4127104Won First round series 2–0 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (North Dakota)
Lost Third-place game 3–6 (Wisconsin)
Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (RIT)
2010–11WCHA281783372nd4225125Won First round series 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage)
Won Semifinal 6–2 (Bemidji State)
Lost Championship 2–3 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Western Michigan)
Lost Regional Final 1–6 (North Dakota)
2011–12WCHA281684364th4325144Won First round series 2–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Championship 0–4 (North Dakota)
Lost regional semifinal 1–2 (Ferris State)
2012–13WCHA28149533T–4th3920145Lost First round series 1–2 (Colorado College)Lost regional semifinal 2–5 (New Hampshire)
2013–14NCHC24101332356th4220166Won First round series 2–1 (Omaha)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Western Michigan)
Won Championship 4–3 (Miami)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (Boston College)
2014–15NCHC24131011414th4024142Won First round series 2–0 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost Semifinal 3–6 (Miami)
Won Third-place game 5–1 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Boston College)
Lost Regional Final 1–4 (Providence)
2015–16NCHC241752053T–2nd4125106Won First round series 2–0 (Omaha)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (St. Cloud State)
Won Third-place game 4–1 (North Dakota)
Won regional semifinal 7–2 (Boston University)
Won Regional Final 6–3 (Ferris State)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (North Dakota)
2016–17NCHC2418332591st443374Won First round series 2–0 (Colorado College)
Lost Semifinal 0–1 (North Dakota)
Won Third-place game 5–1 (Western Michigan)
Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Michigan Tech)
Won Regional Final 6–3 (Penn State)
Won Semifinal 6–1 (Notre Dame)
Won Championship 3–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2017–18NCHC2412664462nd4123108Won First round series 2–1 (Colorado College)
Won Semifinal 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Championship 4–1 (St. Cloud State)
Won regional semifinal 5–1 (Penn State)
Lost Regional Final 1–5 (Ohio State)
2018–19NCHC24111033394th4124125Won First round series, 2–0 (North Dakota)
Lost Semifinal, 3–1 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Won Third-place game, 6–1 (Colorado College)
Won Regional Semifinal, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Regional Final, 3–0 (American International)
Lost National semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Massachusetts)
2019–20NCHC2411854423rd362196Tournament Cancelled
2020–21NCHC229121021.4705th3410131Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (Omaha)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (North Dakota)
2021–22NCHC24186010053T–1st413191Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Minnesota Duluth)
Won Regional Semifinal, 3–2 (Massachusetts Lowell)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Minnesota Duluth)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Minnesota State)
2022–23NCHC241950210561st4030100Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Colorado College)
Lost Regional Semifinal, 0–2 (Cornell)
2023–24NCHC241572301452nd443293Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota Duluth)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (St. Cloud State)
Won Final, 4–1 (Omaha)
Won Regional Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (UMass)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Cornell)
Won National Semifinal, 2–1 (OT) (Boston University)
Won National Championship, 2–0 (Boston College)
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season2529144092116812 MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Championships, 3 NCHC Championships
Conference Post-season18410870614 WCHA Tournament Championships, 3 NCHC Tournament Championships
NCAA Post-season694425030 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1 vacated)
Regular Season and Post-season Record27821592101617410 NCAA Division I National Championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21 . Denver Pioneers . March 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History . . 2015-03-28.