This is a list of seasons completed by the Lake Superior State University Lakers men's ice hockey team.
Lake Superior State has won three NCAA Championships and two NAIA Championships in its history.
| NAIA/NCAA D-I Champions | NAIA/NCAA Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | |||||
| NAIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1967–68 | ICHA | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | .938 | 1st | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | Won NAIA Semifinal, 7–1 (Gustavus Adolphus) Lost NAIA Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Bemidji State) | |||
| 1968–69 | ICHA | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .750 | 2nd | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | Won NAIA Semifinal, 6–2 (Gustavus Adolphus) Lost NAIA Championship, 2–6 (Bemidji State) | |||
| 1969–70 | ICHA | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .833 | T–1st | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | Won NAIA Semifinal, 22–3 (Alaska Methodist) Lost NAIA Championship, 4–7 (Bemidji State) | |||
| 1970–71 | ICHA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .500 | 3rd | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 1971–72 | ICHA | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | Won NAIA Semifinal, 12–2 (Wisconsin State) Won NAIA Championship, 9–3 (Gustavus Adolphus) | |||
| 1972–73 | ICHA | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .667 | 1st | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | Lost NAIA Semifinal, 4–8 (Lakehead) Won NAIA consolation game, 11–3 (Gustavus Adolphus) | |||
| 1972–73 | CCHA | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2nd | ||||||||
| NCAA Division I | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | CCHA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | T–1st | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | Won CCHA Semifinal, 6–2 (Western Michigan) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–8 (Saint Louis) | Won NAIA first round, 7–1 (Concordia) Won NAIA Semifinal, 9–2 (St. Thomas) Won NAIA Championship 4–1, (Bemidji State) | ||
| Lost NIT Semifinal, 2–3 (Vermont) Lost NIT Consolation Game, 5–7 (Saint Louis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–75 | CCHA | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 3rd | 35 | 17 | 14 | 1 | Won CCHA Semifinal, 6–4 (Bowling Green) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–8 (Saint Louis) | |||
| 1975–76 | CCHA | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 3rd | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–9 (Saint Louis) | |||
| 1976–77 | CCHA | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 6 | 5th | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 1977–78 | CCHA | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | T–5th | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1978–79 | CCHA | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 23 | 4th | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | Lost CCHA Semifinal series, 2–18 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 1979–80 | CCHA | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 6th | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1980–81 | CCHA | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 6th | 36 | 14 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1981–82 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 | T–7th | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 5–12 (Michigan State) | |||
| 1982–83 | CCHA | 32 | 10 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | 21 | 11th | 36† | 12† | 23† | 1† | ||||
| 1983–84 | CCHA | 28 | 12 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | .417 | 8th | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 10–13 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 1984–85 | CCHA | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 42 | 2nd | 44 | 27 | 16 | 1 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 10–7 (Michigan) Won CCHA Semifinal, 4–1 (Bowling Green) Lost CCHA Championship, 1–5 (Michigan State) | Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 6–10 (Rensselaer) | ||
| 1985–86 | CCHA | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 35 | 4th | 43 | 24 | 18 | 1 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan State) Lost CCHA Third Place, 0–3 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 1986–87 | CCHA | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 40 | 3rd | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State) | |||
| 1987–88 | CCHA | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 50 | 1st | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Western Michigan) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–5 (Bowling Green) | Won NCAA Quarterfinal series, 8–4 (Merrimack) Won NCAA Semifinal, 8–3 (Maine) Won NCAA Championship, 4–3 (OT) (St. Lawrence) | ||
| 1988–89 | CCHA | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | 44 | 2nd | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 6–3 (Illinois–Chicago) Lost CCHA Championship, 1–4 (Michigan State) | Won NCAA first round series, 2–0 (St. Cloud State) Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Harvard) | ||
| 1989–90 | CCHA | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 50 | 2nd | 46 | 33 | 10 | 3 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami) Won CCHA Semifinal, 4–2 (Bowling Green) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (Michigan State) | Won NCAA first round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Anchorage) Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Colgate) | ||
| 1990–91 | CCHA | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 56 | 1st | 45 | 36 | 5 | 4 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago) Won CCHA Semifinal, 11–4 (Western Michigan) Won CCHA Championship, 6–5 (OT) (Michigan) | Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Clarkson) | ||
| 1991–92 | CCHA | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 44 | 2nd | 43 | 30 | 9 | 4 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago) Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–3 (Michigan State) Won CCHA Championship, 3–1 (Michigan) | Won NCAA regional quarterfinal, 7–3 (Alaska–Anchorage) Won NCAA regional semifinal, 8–3 (Minnesota) Won NCAA Semifinal, 4–2 (Michigan State) Won NCAA Championship, 5–3 (Wisconsin) | ||
| 1992–93 | CCHA | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 45 | 3rd | 45 | 32 | 8 | 5 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago) Won CCHA Quarterfinal, 7–1 (Bowling Green) Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–3 (Michigan) Won CCHA Championship, 3–0 (Miami) | Won NCAA regional semifinal, 4–3 (Minnesota–Duluth) Won NCAA Semifinal, 4–2 (Boston University) Lost NCAA Championship, 4–5 (Maine) | ||
| 1993–94 | CCHA | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 40 | 2nd | 45 | 31 | 10 | 4 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 4–0 (Michigan State) Lost CCHA Championship, 0–3 (Michigan) | Won NCAA regional quarterfinal, 6–5 (OT) (Northeastern) Won NCAA regional semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan) Won NCAA Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Harvard) Won NCAA Championship, 9–1 (Boston University) | ||
| 1994–95 | CCHA | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 32 | T–4th | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan) Won CCHA Play-In, 5–2 (Miami) Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan) Won CCHA Championship, 5–3 (Michigan State) | Won NCAA regional quarterfinal, 5–4 (Clarkson) Lost NCAA regional semifinal, 2–6 (Boston University) | ||
| 1995–96 | CCHA | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 46 | T–1st | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 7–0 (Bowling Green) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (Michigan) | Won NCAA regional quarterfinal, 5–4 (Cornell) Lost NCAA regional semifinal, 1–2 (Vermont) | ||
| 1996–97 | CCHA | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 34 | 4th | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 1997–98 | CCHA | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 28 | T–6th | 37 | 15 | 18 | 4 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ohio State) | |||
| 1998–99 | CCHA | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | 23 | 8th | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State) | |||
| 1999–00 | CCHA | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 36 | T–3rd | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 2000–01 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 12th | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | CCHA | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 12th | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | Lost CCHA first round series, 1–2 (Michigan) | |||
| 2002–03 | CCHA | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 12th | 38 | 6 | 28 | 4 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Ferris State) | |||
| 2003–04 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | 19 | 11th | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Miami) | |||
| 2004–05 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | - | - | - | 22 | 9th | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha) | |||
| 2005–06 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | 27 | T–6th | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Western Michigan) | |||
| 2006–07 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 25 | 8th | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Ferris State) Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 0–3 (Notre Dame) | |||
| 2007–08 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | - | - | - | 20 | T-9th | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | Lost CCHA first round series, 1–2 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 2008–09 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 21 | T–10th | 39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | Lost CCHA first round series, 1–2 (Western Michigan) | |||
| 2009–10 | CCHA | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 35 | 10th | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan) | |||
| 2010–11 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 37 | 8th | 39 | 13 | 17 | 9 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal Series, 0–2 (Notre Dame) | |||
| 2011–12 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 41 | 7th | 40 | 18 | 17 | 5 | .513 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Alaska) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Michigan) | ||
| 2012–13 | CCHA | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 35 | 8th | 39 | 17 | 21 | 1 | Lost CCHA first round series, 1–2 (Bowling Green) | |||
| 2013–14 | WCHA | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | - | - | – | 24 | T-8th | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | WCHA | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | - | - | – | 15 | T-8th | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | Lost WCHA first round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |||
| 2015–16 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | – | - | - | 25 | 7th | 41 | 14 | 22 | 5 | Lost WCHA first round series, 1–2 (Minnesota State) | |||
| 2016–17 | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 35 | 7th | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | Lost WCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech) | |||
| 2017–18 | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 27 | 9th | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 50 | 4th | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Bemidji State) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |||
| 2019–20 | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 41 | 7th | 41 | 14 | 23 | 4 | Lost WCHA first round series, 1–2 (Bemidji State) | |||
| 2020–21 | WCHA | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | T–2nd | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | Won WCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alabama–Huntsville) Won WCHA Semifnial, 4–1 (Bemidji State) Won WCHA Championship, 6–3 (Northern Michigan) | Lost NCAA regional semifinal, 1–5 (Massachusetts) | ||
| 2021–22 | CCHA | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4th | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) | |||
| 2022–23 | CCHA | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8th | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |||
| 2023–24 | CCHA | 26 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7th | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas) Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Bemidji State) | |||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | 1991 | 959 | 855 | 177 | 4 ICHA Championships, 4 CCHA Championships | |||||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 127 | 66 | 61 | 0 | 4 CCHA tournament championships, 1 WCHA tournament championship | |||||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 33 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, 6 NAIA Tournament appearances, 1 NIT Tournament appearance | |||||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 2151 | 1045 | 928 | 178 | 3 NCAA Division I National Championships, 2 NAIA national championships | |||||||||||||
† Bill Selman Resigned in December 1982.
Web site: 2018–2019 Lake Superior State Hockey Record Book . Lake Superior State Lakers . December 15, 2018.