List of Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons

Summary

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by the Air Force Academy in men's ice hockey.

The Air Force has made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament, all as a consequence of winning the Atlantic Hockey tournament. The Falcons have won three games, twice defeating the #1 team in the nation.

Season-by-season results[1] edit

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 OTW OTL 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
University Division
Vic Heyliger (1968 — 1974)
1968–69 Independent 18 6 12 0 .333
1969–70 Independent 29 11 17 1 .397
1970–71 Independent 28 15 11 2 .571
1971–72 Independent 31 25 6 0 .806
1972–73 Independent 32 16 16 0 .500
Division I
1973–74 Independent 27 12 15 0 .444
John Matchefts (1974 — 1985)
1974–75 Independent 30 24 5 1 .817
1975–76 Independent 26 16 10 0 .615
1976–77 Independent 27 20 7 0 .741
1977–78 Independent 26 9 17 0 .346
1978–79 Independent 31 18 12 1 .597
1979–80 Independent 31 15 16 0 .484
1980–81 Independent 26 13 13 0 .500
1981–82 Independent 30 12 17 1 .417
1982–83 Independent 28 5 23 0 .179
1983–84 Independent 26 8 16 2 .346
1984–85 Independent 29 14 14 1 .500
Chuck Delich (1985 — 1997)
1985–86 Independent 28 15 13 0 .536
1986–87 Independent 29 19 10 0 .655
1987–88 Independent 29 15 14 0 .517
1988–89 Independent 29 14 12 3 .534
1989–90 Independent 30 16 13 1 .550
1990–91 Independent 32 11 17 4 .406
1991–92 Independent 34 14 20 0 .412
1992–93 Independent 30 8 20 2 .300
1993–94 Independent 32 15 16 1 .484
1994–95 Independent 33 15 17 1 .470
1995–96 Independent 33 4 24 5 .197
1996–97 Independent 31 8 21 2 .290
Frank Serratore (1997 — Present)
1997–98 Independent 34 15 19 0 .441
1998–99 Independent 36 15 19 2 .444
1999–00 CHA 16 6 10 0 12 4th 39 19 18 2 .513 Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Findlay)
Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Niagara)
2000–01 CHA 19 6 9 4 18 T–4th 37 16 17 4 .486 Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Findlay)
Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (Alabama–Huntsville)
2001–02 CHA 18 6 10 2 14 5th 34 16 16 2 .500 Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Niagara)
Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Wayne State)
2002–03 CHA 20 2 15 3 7 6th 37 10 24 3 .311 Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Wayne State)
2003–04 CHA 20 6 13 1 13 5th 37 14 21 2 .405 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–9 (Findlay)
2004–05 CHA 20 5 14 1 11 5th 36 14 19 3 .431 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wayne State)
Lost Semifinal, 0–6 (Bemidji State)
2005–06 CHA 20 8 12 0 16 T–4th 32 11 20 1 .359 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Robert Morris)
2006–07 Atlantic Hockey 28 13 10 5 31 5th 40 19 16 5 .538 Won Quarterfinal, 3–0 (Holy Cross)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Sacred Heart)
Won Championship, 6–1 (Army)
Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (Minnesota)
2007–08 Atlantic Hockey 28 14 9 5 33 3rd 39 21 12 6 .615 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bentley)
Won Semifinal, 5–0 (RIT)
Won Championship, 5–4 (2OT) (Mercyhurst)
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Miami)
2008–09 Atlantic Hockey 28 20 6 2 42 T–1st 41 28 11 2 .707 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Sacred Heart)
Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Bentley)
Won Championship, 2–0 (Mercyhurst)
Won Regional semifinal, 2–0 (Michigan)
Lost Regional final, 2–3 (2OT) (Vermont)
2009–10 Atlantic Hockey 28 14 8 6 34 3rd 37 16 15 6 .514 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Army)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Sacred Heart)
2010–11 Atlantic Hockey 27 14 7 6 34 2nd 38 20 12 6 .605 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Sacred Heart)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Holy Cross)
Won Championship, 1–0 (RIT)
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Yale)
2011–12 Atlantic Hockey 27 15 6 6 36 1st 39 21 11 7 .628 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Connecticut)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Mercyhurst)
Won Championship, 4–0 (RIT)
Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Boston College)
2012–13 Atlantic Hockey 27 15 7 5 35 2nd 37 17 13 7 .554 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Canisius)
2013–14 Atlantic Hockey 27 15 9 3 33 T–3rd 39 21 14 4 .590 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Niagara)
2014–15 Atlantic Hockey 28 13 12 3 29 T-6th 41 16 21 4 .439 Won First round series, 2–0 (American International)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT)
2015–16 Atlantic Hockey 28 16 7 5 37 T–2nd 37 20 12 5 .608 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Canisius)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (RIT)
2016–17 Atlantic Hockey 28 19 6 3 41 2nd 42 27 10 5 .702 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bentley)
Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Army)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Robert Morris)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–4 (Western Michigan)
Lost Regional final, 2–3 (Harvard)
2017–18 Atlantic Hockey 28 13 11 4 30 T–3rd 43 23 15 5 .593 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Army)
Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Canisius)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Robert Morris)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–4 (St. Cloud State)
Lost Regional final, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2018–19 Atlantic Hockey 28 14 10 4 32 3rd 36 16 15 5 .514 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Niagara)
2019–20 Atlantic Hockey 28 10 12 6 5 41 T–6th 36 12 18 6 .417 Won First round series, 2–0 (Mercyhurst)
Tournament cancelled
2020–21 Atlantic Hockey 13 3 9 1 2 1 0 .231 10th 14 3 10 1 .250 Lost First round, 3–7 (Bentley)
2021–22 Atlantic Hockey 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 6th 36 16 17 3 .486 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Army)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (RIT)
Lost Championship, 0–7 (American International)
2022–23 Atlantic Hockey 26 8 17 1 1 0 0 24 10th 36 12 22 2 .361
2023–24 Atlantic Hockey 26 15 10 1 3 0 1 44 4th 38 18 19 1 .487 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (American International)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular season 1758 802 829 127 .492 2 Atlantic Hockey Championships
Conference Post-season 68 44 24 0 .647 7 Atlantic Hockey tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 10 3 7 0 .300 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record 1836 849 860 127 .497

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ "Air Force Hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Air Force Falcons. Retrieved December 20, 2018.