List of RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
The RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team has been in existence since 1959 and a varsity program since 1964, competing in all three divisions of collegiate ice hockey and winning two national championships. The team has seen seven head coaches, 35 winning varsity seasons, and 14 national tournament appearances.
The team's home rink is the Gene Polisseni Center on the RIT campus in Henrietta, New York. From the 1968-69 season through the 2013-14 season, the Tigers played their home games at the Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena on the RIT campus. Prior to the establishment of the Henrietta campus, the team played at the Ritter-Clark Rink (now the F. Ritter Shumway Arena) on the college's downtown Rochester campus; the first season at Ritter-Clark was 1962–63. In 1959–60 and 1961–62, the team played at the Rochester War Memorial downtown; in 1960–61, the team played no home games. Since moving to Henrietta, a handful of home games have been played downtown at the War Memorial (now called the Blue Cross Arena).
Seasons
 National Champions |
* Conference Champions & NCAA tournament berth |
^ NCAA tournament berth |
| RIT Tigers | ||||||||
| Season | Head coach | Level | Conference | Wins | Losses | Ties | Conference finish | Postseason results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | None | Club | Monroe County Amateur Hockey Association | N/A | ||||
| 1960–61 | None | N/A | ||||||
| 1961–62 | James E. Musker | N/A | ||||||
| 1962–63 | Jim Heffer | Finger Lakes Collegiate Hockey League | 7 | 3 | 0 | N/A | ||
| 1963–64 | 17 | 0 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1964–65 | Varsity | 11 | 6 | 0 | N/A | |||
| 1965–66 | 15 | 5 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1966–67 | 7 | 7 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1967–68 | 10 | 8 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1968–69 | Daryl Sullivan | 17 | 9 | 1 | N/A | |||
| 1969–70 | 11 | 18 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1970–71 | 8 | 8 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1971–72 | 11 | 9 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1972–73 | ECAC East | 14 | 10 | 1 | N/A | |||
| 1973–74 | Division III | 11 | 13 | 0 | N/A | |||
| 1974–75 | 9 | 15 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1975–76 | 12 | 13 | 0 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | |||
| 1976–77 | 6 | 16 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1977–78 | 8 | 8 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1978–79 | 15 | 7 | 0 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | |||
| 1979–80 | 12 | 10 | 0 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | |||
| 1980–81 | Brian Mason | Division II | New York State College Hockey League | 14 | 10 | 0 | N/A | Ineligible (transition year) |
| 1981–82 | 21 | 10 | 1 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | |||
| 1982–83 ^ |
23 | 9 | 0 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament National Champion | |||
| 1983–84 *^ | Division III | 29 | 6 | 0 | N/A | Won ECAC Tournament National Semifinalist (3rd) | ||
| 1984–85 *^ |
Bruce Delventhal | 26 | 6 | 1 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament National Champion | ||
| 1985–86 *^ | 31 | 6 | 0 | N/A | Won ECAC Tournament National Semifinalist (3rd) | |||
| 1986–87 | (ECAC) | 16 | 12 | 0 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | ||
| 1987–88 | 14 | 15 | 1 | N/A | Lost in ECAC Tournament | |||
| 1988–89 *^ | Buddy Powers | ECAC West | 26 | 8 | 2 | N/A | ECAC West Champion National Finalist | |
| 1989–90 | Eric Hoffberg | 19 | 8 | 2 | N/A | Lost in ECAC West Tournament | ||
| 1990–91 | 16 | 10 | 2 | N/A | Lost in ECAC West Tournament | |||
| 1991–92 | 12 | 15 | 2 | N/A | Lost in ECAC West Tournament | |||
| 1992–93 | 11 | 13 | 1 | N/A | — | |||
| 1993–94 *^ | 20 | 8 | 2 | N/A | ECAC West Champion National Tournament Participant | |||
| 1994–95 | 17 | 8 | 3 | N/A | ECAC West Finalist | |||
| 1995–96 *^ | 25 | 6 | 1 | N/A | ECAC West Champion National Finalist | |||
| 1996–97 ^ | 21 | 7 | 2 | N/A | ECAC West Finalist National Tournament Participant | |||
| 1997–98 ^ | 20 | 4 | 5 | N/A | ECAC West Finalist National Tournament Participant | |||
| 1998–99 *^ | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1st | ECAC West Champion National Semifinalist (4th) | |||
| 1999–2000 *^ | Wayne Wilson | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1st (tie) | ECAC West Champion National Tournament Participant | ||
| 2000–01 *^ | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1st | ECAC West Champion National Finalist | |||
| 2001–02 *^ | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1st | ECAC West Champion National Tournament Participant | |||
| 2002–03 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1st | ECAC West Finalist | |||
| 2003–04 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2nd (tie) | ECAC West Finalist | |||
| 2004–05 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3rd | ECAC West Semifinalist | |||
| 2005–06 | Division I | Independent | 9 | 24 | 2 | — | Ineligible (transition years) | |
| 2006–07 | Atlantic Hockey | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1st | |||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2nd | AHA Semifinalist | |||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1st (tie) | AHA Semifinalist | |||
| 2009–10 *^ | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1st | AHA Champion NCAA East Regional Champion Frozen Four National Semifinalist | |||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1st | AHA Finalist | |||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3rd | AHA Finalist | |||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 7th (tie) | AHA Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 9th | Lost in AHA first round | |||
| 2014–15 *^ | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3rd (tie) | AHC Champion NCAA Midwest Regional finalist | |||
| 2015–16 *^ | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5th | AHC Champion NCAA Tournament Participant | |||
| Total | 909 | 521 | 92 | (since 1962) | ||||
| References:[1][2] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Venniro, Joe; Jaynes, Steve (2011). 2011-12 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide (PDF). Rochester, New York: RIT Sports Information Office and University News. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ "Conference finish" records from http://www.uscho.com/