# List of Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Niagara in men's ice hockey.
Niagara University has made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, despite being one of the newest programs at the Division I level.

## Season-by-season results

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 | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | | | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Division III ||||||||||||||||||
| Blaise MacDonald (1996–2001) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | ECAC West | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2nd | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | .630 | | |
| 1997–98 | ECAC West | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 1st | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | .574 | Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Canisius) Won Championship, 5–2 (RIT) | |
| Division I ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | .578 | | |
| 1999–00 | CHA | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 32 | 1st | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | .762 | Won Semifinal, 9–1 (Air Force) Won Championship, 3–2 (Alabama–Huntsville) | Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–1 (New Hampshire) Lost regional semifinal, 1–4 (North Dakota) |
| 2000–01 | CHA | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 2nd | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | .434 | Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Wayne State) Tied Third-place game, 2–2 (OT) (Air Force) | |
| Dave Burkholder (2001–2017) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | CHA | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 4th | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Air Force) | |
| 2002–03 | CHA | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | 27 | 2nd | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | .473 | Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Wayne State) | |
| 2003–04 | CHA | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 2nd | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | .577 | Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Findlay) Won Championship, 4–3 (OT) (Bemidji State) | Lost Regional semifinal, 2–5 (Boston College) |
| 2004–05 | CHA | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 3rd | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | .444 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Robert Morris) Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Alabama–Huntsville) | |
| 2005–06 | CHA | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 1st | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | .569 | Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Robert Morris) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Bemidji State) | |
| 2006–07 | CHA | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | 24 | 1st | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .568 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Alabama–Huntsville) | |
| 2007–08 | CHA | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 2nd | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 | .649 | Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Robert Morris) Won Championship, 3–2 (Bemidji State) | Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Michigan) |
| 2008–09 | CHA | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 | 2nd | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | .528 | Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Robert Morris) Tied Third-place game, 1–1 (OT) (Alabama–Huntsville) | |
| 2009–10 | CHA | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | T–3rd | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | .389 | Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Bemidji State) Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Alabama–Huntsville) | |
| 2010–11 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 32 | 4th | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | .571 | Lost First round, 3–6 (Canisius) | |
| 2011–12 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – | 35 | 2nd | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | .581 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Robert Morris) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (RIT) | |
| 2012–13 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 42 | 1st | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | .671 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (RIT) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Canisius) | Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (North Dakota) |
| 2013–14 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 27 | 6th | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | .438 | Won First round series, 2–0 (American International) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Air Force) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Robert Morris) | |
| 2014–15 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | 14 | 11th | 39 | 7 | 28 | 4 | .231 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Holy Cross) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Robert Morris) | |
| 2015–16 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 5 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | 15 | T–10th | 37 | 6 | 25 | 6 | .243 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Canisius) | |
| 2016–17 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 11th | 39 | 5 | 31 | 3 | .167 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (RIT) | |
| Jason Lammers (2017–Present) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | T–9th | 36 | 11 | 22 | 3 | .347 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (American International) | |
| 2018–19 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 27 | 6th | 41 | 17 | 19 | 5 | .476 | Won First round series, 2–1 (Canisius) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Air Force) Won Semifinal, 1–0 (OT) (RIT) Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (American International) | |
| 2019–20 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 42 | 5th | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | .412 | Tournament Cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | Atlantic Hockey | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | .386 | Won First round, 3–2 (Mercyhurst) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Robert Morris) Lost Semifinals, 2–1 (American International) | |
| 2021–22 | Atlantic Hockey | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | T–8th | 36 | 11 | 22 | 3 | .347 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Bentley) | |
| 2022–23 | Atlantic Hockey | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 6th | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | .513 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Sacred Heart) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Canisius) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | Championships |
| Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | 897 | 380 | 413 | 104 | .482 | 1 ECAC West Championship, 3 CHA Championships, 1 Atlantic Hockey Championship | 1 ECAC West Championship, 3 CHA Championships, 1 Atlantic Hockey Championship |
| Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | 67 | 34 | 31 | 2 | .522 | 1 ECAC West tournament championship, 3 CHA tournament championships | 1 ECAC West tournament championship, 3 CHA tournament championships |
| NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | NCAA Post-season | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 NCAA Tournament appearances | 4 NCAA Tournament appearances |
| Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | Regular Season and Post-season Record | 969 | 415 | 448 | 106 | .483 | | |
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

## Footnotes

* ↑ 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*