# List of Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Canisius in men's ice hockey.
Canisius University has made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament, losing its only game in 2013.

## 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 ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Cavanaugh (1980–1982) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–81 | ECAC 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .667 | – | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | .519 | | |
| 1981–82 | ECAC 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | .500 | – | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .569 | | |
| Carl Koeppel (1982–1983) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | NYCHA | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | .365 | | |
| Brian Cavanaugh (1983–2004) ||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | NYCHA | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .204 | | |
| 1984–85 | NYCHA | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | – | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | .517 | | |
| 1985–86 | NYCHA | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | – | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .655 | Lost ECAC West Quarterfinal 3–6 (Elmira) | |
| 1986–87 | Independent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | .656 | Won ECAC West Quarterfinal 2–0 (RIT) Lost Semifinal 4–9 (Plattsburgh State) | |
| 1987–88 | ECAC West | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | .588 | 7th | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–6 (Plattsburgh State) | |
| 1988–89 | ECAC West | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | .591 | 6th | 35 | 15 | 19 | 1 | .443 | Lost Quarterfinal 3–6 (Union) | |
| 1989–90 | ECAC West | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .444 | – | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | .464 | | |
| 1990–91 | ECAC West | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | .333 | – | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | | |
| 1991–92 | ECAC West | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .444 | – | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | .464 | | |
| 1992–93 | ECAC West | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .729 | 3rd | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | .617 | Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Mercyhurst) Lost Championship 1–2 (Elmira) | |
| 1993–94 | ECAC West | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 2nd | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .673 | Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (RIT) | |
| 1994–95 | ECAC West | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | .625 | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | .692 | Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (RIT) | |
| 1995–96 | ECAC West | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .688 | T–1st | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | .704 | Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Mercyhurst) Lost Championship 2–3 (RIT) | |
| 1996–97 | ECAC West | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 5th | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .538 | Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (RIT) | |
| 1997–98 | ECAC West | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | T–3rd | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .519 | Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Niagara) | |
| Division I ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | MAAC | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | 29 | 4th | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | .529 | Won Quarterfinal, 7–4 (American International) Won Semifinal 5–2 (Quinnipiac) Lost Championship 3–4 (Holy Cross) | |
| 1999–00 | MAAC | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 35 | 3rd | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | .657 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Iona) | |
| 2000–01 | MAAC | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 4th | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | .576 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Connecticut) Lost Semifinal 3–4 (Mercyhurst) | |
| 2001–02 | MAAC | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 5th | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | .457 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Sacred Heart) | |
| 2002–03 | MAAC | 26 | 12 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 7th | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | .378 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Quinnipiac) | |
| 2003–04 | Atlantic Hockey | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 22 | 6th | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | .412 | Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (Quinnipiac) Lost Semifinal 1–4 (Holy Cross) | |
| Clancy Seymour (2004–2005) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Atlantic Hockey | 24 | 14† | 7† | 3† | – | – | – | 31† | T–2nd† | 35 | 16† | 15† | 4† | .514† | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Bentley) | |
| Dave Smith (2005–2017) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 9 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 7th | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | .314 | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–7 (Mercyhurst) | |
| 2006–07 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 9th | 35 | 9 | 23 | 3 | .350 | Lost Play-In, 1–2 (American International) | |
| 2007–08 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | T–6th | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | .378 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Mercyhurst) | |
| 2008–09 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 28 | 5th | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | .486 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Bentley) | |
| 2009–10 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 5th | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | .527 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Mercyhurst) Lost Semifinal 0–4 (RIT) | |
| 2010–11 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | 8th | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | .421 | Won First Round, 6–3 (Niagara) Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Holy Cross) | |
| 2011–12 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 9th | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | .333 | Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Connecticut) | |
| 2012–13 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | T–7th | 43 | 19 | 19 | 5 | .500 | Won First Round series, 2–0 (Bentley) Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Air Force) Won Semifinal 5–3 (Niagara) Won Championship 7–2 (Mercyhurst) | Lost Regional semifinal 3–4 (Quinnipiac) |
| 2013–14 | Atlantic Hockey | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | T–7th | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | .451 | Won First Round series, 2–0 (Sacred Heart) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Bentley) | |
| 2014–15 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 15 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 36 | 2nd | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | .581 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Sacred Heart) Lost Semifinal 1–2 (RIT) | |
| 2015–16 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | T–6th | 39 | 12 | 22 | 5 | .372 | Won First Round series, 2–1 (Niagara) Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Air Force) | |
| 2016–17 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 42 | 1st | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | .628 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Niagara) Lost Semifinal 6–2 (Robert Morris) | |
| Trevor Large (2017–Present) ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 2nd | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | .526 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (American International) Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Air Force) | |
| 2018–19 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | 20 | 11th | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | .392 | Lost First Round series, 1–2 (Niagara) | |
| 2019–20 | Atlantic Hockey | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 32 | 9th | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | .361 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Bentley) | |
| 2020–21 | Atlantic Hockey | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .615 | 4th | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | Won Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Army) Lost Championship, 2–5 (American International) | |
| 2021–22 | Atlantic Hockey | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 2nd | 35 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .500 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Mercyhurst) | |
| 2022–23 | Atlantic Hockey | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4th | 42 | 20 | 19 | 3 | .512 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Army) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Niagara) Won Championship 3–0 (Holy Cross) | Lost Regional semifinal, 2–9 (Minnesota) |
| 2023–24 | Atlantic Hockey | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8th | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | .378 | Won First Round, 5–2 (Mercyhurst) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Holy Cross) | |
| 2023–24 | AHA | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6th | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | .351 | Won First Round, 2–0 (Mercyhurst) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bentley) | |
| 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 | 1362 | 596 | 624 | 142 | .490 | 1 ECAC West Championship, 1 Atlantic Hockey Championship | 1 ECAC West Championship, 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 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 0 | .427 | 2 Atlantic Hockey tournament championships | 2 Atlantic Hockey 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 NCAA Tournament appearances | 2 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 | 1446 | 631 | 673 | 142 | .485 | | |
† Brian Cavanaugh was fired in December 2004.

## 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*