# List of Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Brown in men's ice hockey.
Brown University has made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, winning two of seven games played and reaching the championship game in 1951.

## 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 |
| No Coach (1897–1906) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1897–98 | IHA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | .875 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | | Intercollegiate Champion |
| 1898–99 | IHA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .333 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | | |
| 1899–1900 | IHA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | T–3rd | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | | |
| 1900–01 | IHA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 1st | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | Lost IHA Championship series, 0–2 (Yale) | |
| 1901–02 | IHA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | .250 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | | |
| 1902–03 | IHA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .167 | | |
| 1903–04 | IHA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | | |
| 1904–05 | IHA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | | |
| 1905–06 | IHA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | | |
| Program suspended ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Gardner (1926–1927) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–27 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | | |
| Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–28 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | | |
| 1928–29 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | | |
| Thomas Taylor (1929–1931) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–30 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | | |
| 1930–31 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | | |
| Robert Taylor (1931–1933) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–32 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | | |
| 1932–33 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .500 | | |
| Thomas Taylor (1933–1938) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–34 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | | |
| 1934–35 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | | |
| 1935–36 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | | |
| 1936–37 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | | |
| 1937–38 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | | |
| Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–39 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | | |
| Program suspended due to World War II ||||||||||||||||||
| Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .550 | | |
| 1948–49 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | | |
| 1949–50 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .750 | 1st | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | | |
| 1950–51 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .750 | 1st | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .750 | | Won Semifinal 8–4 (Colorado College) Lost Championship 1–7 (Michigan) |
| 1951–52 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .750 | 2nd | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | | |
| Donald Whiston (1952–1955) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | .375 | 4th | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | | |
| 1953–54 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | 3rd | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | | |
| 1954–55 | Pentagonal League | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .563 | T–2nd | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .528 | | |
| James Fullerton (1955–1970) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | Ivy League | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | T–3rd | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .522 | | |
| 1956–57 | Ivy League | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | .125 | T–4th | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | | |
| 1957–58 | Ivy League | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | T–2nd | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .522 | | |
| 1958–59 | Ivy League | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .400 | 4th | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | | |
| 1959–60 | Ivy League | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | T–3rd | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | | |
| 1960–61 | Ivy League | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .000 | 6th | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .000 | | |
| 1961–62 | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | .292 | 24th | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .292 | | |
| 1962–63 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .705 | 9th | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .688 | Lost Quarterfinal 1–3 (Clarkson) | |
| 1963–64 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .591 | 12th | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | .583 | | |
| University Division ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .727 | 4th | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .700 | Won Quarterfinal 4–3 (Cornell) Won Semifinal 2–5 (Boston University) Lost Championship 2–6 (Boston College) | Lost Semifinal 0–4 (Michigan Tech) Lost Consolation Game 5–9 (North Dakota) |
| 1965–66 | ECAC Hockey | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .667 | 4th | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .640 | Won Quarterfinal 4–2 (St. Lawrence) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (Clarkson) Lost Third-place game 2–5 (Boston University) | |
| 1966–67 | ECAC Hockey | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | 8th | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | Lost Quarterfinal 2–11 (Cornell) | |
| 1967–68 | ECAC Hockey | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .625 | 6th | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .667 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–7 (Clarkson) | |
| 1968–69 | ECAC Hockey | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .550 | 8th | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .477 | | |
| 1969–70 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .690 | 5th | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .646 | Lost Quarterfinal 5–6 (Clarkson) | |
| J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–71 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | .684 | 5th | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–4 (Harvard) | |
| 1971–72 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .482 | 11th | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .457 | | |
| 1972–73 | ECAC Hockey | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .526 | 9th | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | | |
| Division I ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | ECAC Hockey | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .389 | 13th | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | | |
| Richard Toomey (1974–1978) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–75 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .614 | 7th | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .620 | Lost Quarterfinal 4–5 (Brown) | |
| 1975–76 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | .783 | 3rd | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | .767 | Won Quarterfinal 5–4 (Dartmouth) Won Semifinal 6–2 (Cornell) Lost Championship 2–9 (Boston University) | Lost Semifinal 6–7 (Michigan Tech) Won Consolation Game 8–7 (Boston University) |
| 1976–77 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .571 | 7th | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–4 (New Hampshire) | |
| 1977–78 | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .587 | 6th | 29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | .500 | Won Quarterfinal 6–2 (Clarkson) Lost Semifinal 2–6 (Boston College) Lost Third-place game 4–8 (Boston University) | |
| Paul Schilling (1978–1982) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–79 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | .476 | 10th | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .444 | | |
| 1979–80 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .455 | 10th | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | .423 | | |
| 1980–81 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | .159 | 17th | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .212 | | |
| 1981–82 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | .286 | 16th | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .308 | | |
| Herb Hammond (1982–1988) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | .119 | 17th | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .140 | | |
| 1983–84 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .262 | T–15th | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | .250 | | |
| 1984–85 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 9th | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | | |
| 1985–86 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 12th | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .174 | | |
| 1986–87 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | T–7th | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Harvard) | |
| 1987–88 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 12th | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .135 | | |
| Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 12th | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .038 | | |
| 1989–90 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | 8th | 29 | 10 | 16 | 3 | .397 | Won First round 7–5 (Vermont) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Rensselaer) | |
| 1990–91 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | T–8th | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .389 | Lost First round 1–2 (Yale) | |
| 1991–92 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | T–5th | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | .433 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–6 (Clarkson) | |
| 1992–93 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | T–3rd | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | .565 | Won Quarterfinal series 1–0–1 (Yale) Won Semifinal 3–1 (Harvard) Lost Championship 1–3 (Clarkson) | Lost regional quarterfinal 3–7 (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| 1993–94 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 27 | 4th | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | .531 | Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Vermont) Lost Semifinal 1–5 (Harvard) Lost Third-place game 4–6 (Clarkson) | |
| 1994–95 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | 2nd | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | .550 | Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Princeton) | |
| 1995–96 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 16 | T–7th | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | .406 | Won First round 4–3 (Princeton) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Clarkson) | |
| 1996–97 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 12th | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | .293 | | |
| Roger Grillo (1997–2009) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 4th | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | .452 | Lost First round series 1–2 (Princeton) | |
| 1998–99 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 15 | 10th | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | .387 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Clarkson) | |
| 1999–2000 | ECAC Hockey | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 11th | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | .268 | | |
| 2000–01 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | 12th | 29 | 4 | 21 | 4 | .207 | | |
| 2001–02 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | T–6th | 31 | 14 | 15 | 2 | .484 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Harvard) | |
| 2002–03 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 5th | 35 | 16 | 14 | 5 | .528 | Won First round series 2–0 (Princeton) Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Yale) Lost Semifinal 0–2 (Cornell) Lost Third-place game 2–4 (Dartmouth) | |
| 2003–04 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 28 | 3rd | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | .565 | Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Harvard) | |
| 2004–05 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 6th | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 | .530 | Won First round series 2–0 (Rensselaer) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Colgate) | |
| 2005–06 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 11 | 12th | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | .266 | Lost First round series 1–2 (St. Lawrence) | |
| 2006–07 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | 11th | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | .438 | Lost First round series 1–2 (Princeton) | |
| 2007–08 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | T–10th | 31 | 6 | 21 | 4 | .258 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
| 2008–09 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | 10 | 12th | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | .227 | Won First round series 2–0 (Harvard) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Yale) | |
| Brendan Whittet (2009–Present) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | 11th | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | .405 | Won First round series 2–1 (Rensselaer) Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Yale) Lost Semifinal 0–3 (Cornell) Lost Third-place game 0–3 (St. Lawrence) | |
| 2010–11 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 9th | 31 | 10 | 16 | 5 | .403 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
| 2011–12 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | 14 | 12th | 32 | 9 | 18 | 5 | .359 | Lost First round series 1–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
| 2012–13 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 20 | T–7th | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | .528 | Won First round series 2–0 (Clarkson) Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Rensselaer) Won Semifinal 4–0 (Quinnipiac) Lost Championship 1–3 (Union) | |
| 2013–14 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 9th | 31 | 11 | 17 | 3 | .403 | Lost First round series 0–2 (St. Lawrence) | |
| 2014–15 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 13 | 11th | 31 | 8 | 20 | 3 | .306 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Harvard) | |
| 2015–16 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | 12 | 11th | 31 | 5 | 19 | 7 | .242 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Rensselaer) | |
| 2016–17 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 12th | 31 | 4 | 25 | 2 | .161 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Quinnipiac) | |
| 2017–18 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 10th | 31 | 8 | 19 | 4 | .323 | Lost First round series 0–2 (Princeton) | |
| 2018–19 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 21 | 8th | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | .515 | Won First round series, 2–0 (Princeton) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Quinnipiac) Lost Semifinal, 0–6 (Cornell) | |
| 2019–20 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 9th | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .290 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colgate) | |
| 2020–21 | ECAC Hockey | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled | Season Cancelled |
| 2021–22 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9th | 31 | 7 | 20 | 4 | .290 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (St. Lawrence) | |
| 2022–23 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11th | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | .350 | Lost First round, 1–5 (Clarkson) | |
| 2022–23 | ECAC Hockey | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11th | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | .317 | Lost First round, 0–6 (Union) | |
| 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 | 2138 | 840 | 1135 | 163 | .431 | 2 Pentagonal Championships | 2 Pentagonal Championships |
| 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 | 116 | 40 | 75 | 1 | .349 | | |
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 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 | 2261 | 882 | 1215 | 164 | .426 | | |
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced. The Ivy League is an unofficial ice hockey conference.

## 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*