Lake Forest Foresters men's ice hockey

The Lake Forest Foresters are a Men's Division III team in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association representing Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois.
==Men's program==
The men's hockey program was founded in 1965. The team had been in Division II and had also been a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association at different times until the program became a member of the NCHA in 1992. They remained in the conference until 2009. The team moved to the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association in 2009 and came back to the NCHA in 2013 when the conferences merged.
==Conferences==
*Club/NCAA Division II (1965-1986) 
*American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89) (1986-1989)
*NCAA Division III Independent (1989-1992)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1992-2009)
*Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (2009-2013)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association  (2013-present)
==Arena==
The team has been based out of the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse since it was converted into a hockey rink in 1968 when the college opened the Lake Forest College Sports and Recreation Center. Prior to the conversion the team played outdoors.
*Outdoor rink on campus (1965-1968)
*Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1968-present)
==Head Coaches (club and varsity combined)==
*Andy Sweet (1965-1973) 91-68-1
*Charles Morrison (1973-1978) 68-74-0
*Tony Fritz (1978-2009) 342-412-42
*Seamus Gregory (2009-2010) 9-16-2
*Ron McKelvie (2010-2014) 35-67-7
*Patrick Kelliher (2014-Present) 86-59-16 as of end of 2019-20 season
===Men's Year by Year Record===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1965-66 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	9 	7 	2 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1966-67 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	11 	7 	4 	0 	66 	45 	 	 	 	
1967-68 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	14 	11 	3 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1968-69 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	19 	9 	10 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	20 	10 	10 	0 	84 	103 	 	 	 	
1970-71 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	23 	14 	9 	0 	141 	88 	 	 	 	
1971-72 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	28 	14 	13 	1 	145 	122 	 	 	 	
1972-73 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	36 	19 	17 	0 	206 	157 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	30 	9 	21 	0 	90 	175 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	30 	10 	20 	0 	119 	197 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	30 	14 	16 	0 	143 	170 	 	 	 	
1976-77 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	12 	12 	0 	122 	110 	 	 	 	
1977-78 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	28 	23 	5 	0 	207 	98 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	19 	5 	0 	194 	90 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	11 	13 	0 	142 	114 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	12 	12 	0 	128 	135 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	9 	14 	1 	111 	132 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	25 	18 	7 	0 	137 	75 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	26 	14 	11 	1 	128 	112 	 	 	 	
1984-85 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	26 	17 	9 	0 	130 	82 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	10 	12 	2 	98 	106 	 	 	 	
American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89)	American Collegiate Hockey Association (1986–89) 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1986-87 	12 	8 	3 	1 	49 	44 	17 	1st 	L, SF 4-1 (Notre Dame) L, 3P 6-2 (Kent St) 	26 	15 	10 	1 	123 	86 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	12 	4 	7 	2 	48 	58 	10 	3rd 	L, SF 5-3 (Notre Dame) W, 3P 7-0 (Kent St) 	26 	13 	12 	1 	130 	99 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	11 	3 	8 	0 	34 	56 	6 	3rd 	Tournament cancelled 	24 	14 	9 	1 	131 	95 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1989-90 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	14 	10 	0 	142 	86 	 	 	 	
1990-91 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	26 	18 	6 	2 	114 	65 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	10 	13 	1 	78 	91 	 	 	 	
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1992-93 	20 	5 	15 	0 	50 	88 	10 	5th 	L, QF 4-2, 3-0 (ot) (WI-Superior) 	26 	8 	17 	1 	79 	108 	 	 	 	
1993-94 	20 	2 	16 	2 	49 	89 	6 	6th 	L, QF 6-2, 4-1 (Bemidji St) 	25 	5 	18 	2 	71 	106 	 	 	 	
1994-95 	20 	5 	13 	2 	61 	66 	12 	7th 	L, QF 8-0, 4-1 (WI-Superior) 	26 	6 	18 	2 	72 	96 	 	 	 	
1995-96 	20 	6 	13 	1 	56 	65 	13 	7th 	Did not qualify 	24 	6 	16 	2 	67 	90 	 	 	 	
1996-97 	20 	1 	18 	1 	48 	117 	3 	9th 	Did not qualify 	24 	4 	19 	1 	65 	127 	 	 	 	
1997-98 	20 	5 	13 	2 	56 	94 	12 	7th 	L, QF 4-1, 5-1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	7 	18 	2 	83 	124 	 	 	 	
1998-99 	16 	4 	12 	0 	34 	70 	8 	8th 	L, QF 3-1, 4-2 (WI-River Falls) 	26 	7 	17 	2 	57 	104 	 	 	 	
1999-00 	14 	7 	7 	0 	51 	35 	14 	5th 	L, QF 5-2, 3-2 (WI-River Falls) 	26 	15 	11 	0 	110 	94 	 	 	 	
2000-01 	14 	3 	11 	0 	42 	62 	6 	7th 	L, QF 4-3, 3-1 (WI-River Falls) 	27 	11 	14 	2 	86 	96 	 	 	 	
2001-02 	14 	4 	10 	0 	30 	55 	8 	7th 	L, QF 2-2 (ot), 6-2 (WI-Superior) 	26 	9 	15 	2 	70 	94 	 	 	 	
2002-03 	14 	6 	7 	1 	44 	46 	13 	5th 	L, QF 3-3 (ot), 6-5 (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	13 	9 	5 	100 	77 	 	 	 	
2003-04 	14 	7 	5 	2 	44 	34 	16 	4th 	W, QF 4-1, 3-3 (ot) (WI-Stout) L, SF 3-2 (St. Norbert) 	28 	18 	6 	4 	119 	63 	 	 	 	
2004-05 	14 	7 	7 	0 	41 	41 	14 	5th 	W, QF 4-3, 6-1 (WI-Stevens Point) L, SF 2-1 (St. Norbert)	28 	13 	14 	1 	87 	88 	 	 	 	
2005-06 	14 	7 	7 	0 	47 	44 	14 	T-4th 	W, QF 5-2, 4-1 (WI-Stevens Point) L, SF 2-1 (WI-Superior)	28 	15 	13 	0 	101 	82 	 	 	 	
2006-07 	14 	0 	11 	3 	26 	55 	3 	8th 	L, QF 3-1, 7-1 (WI-River Falls) 	27 	3 	21 	3 	62 	118 	 	 	 	
2007-08 	14 	1 	13 	0 	19 	70 	2 	8th 	L, QF 4-0, 5-0 (St. Norbert) 	27 	3 	23 	1 	42 	123 	 	 	 	
2008-09 	14 	0 	13 	1 	21 	67 	1 	8th 	L, QF 4-3, 5-0 (WI-Superior) 	27 	5 	20 	2 	57 	113 	 	 	 	
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2009-10 	20 	8 	10 	2 	74 	97 	18 	3rd Southern 	W, QF (7-6 (ot), 3-7, 2-1 (ot) (MSOE) L, SF 4-3 (Marian) 	27 	9 	16 	2 	93 	133 	 	 	 	
2010-11 	20 	5 	14 	1 	56 	78 	11 	3rd Southern 	L, QF 6-1, 6-3 (MSOE) 	27 	5 	21 	1 	62 	107 	 	 	 	
2011-12 	20 	4 	16 	0 	49 	83 	8 	3rd Southern 	L, QF 7-2, 4-6, 1-0 (2ot) (MSOE) 	27 	5 	22 	0 	62 	112 	 	 	 	
2012-13 	20 	6 	10 	4 	52 	58 	16 	3rd Southern 	L, QF 3-2, 0-2, 1-0 (MSOE) 	27 	7 	18 	0 	68 	109 	 	 	 	
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2013-14 	18 	11 	7 	0 	70 	59 	22 	4th 	W, QF 2-3, 3-2 (ot), 1-0 (ot) L, SF 6-0 (St. Norbert) 	28 	15 	12 	1 	92 	84 	 	 	 	
2014-15 	18 	12 	5 	1 	65 	38 	25 	3rd 	L, QF 2-1, 2-3, 1-0) (St. Scholastica) 	27 	15 	7 	5 	91 	62 	 	 	 	
2015-16 	20 	8 	12 	0 	58 	81 	16 	4th South 	Did not qualify 	25 	10 	15 	0 	71 	101 	 	 	 	
2016-17 	20 	12 	8 	0 	70 	57 	24 	3rd South 	L, QF 5-2 (Marian) 	26 	16 	10 	6 	93 	70 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	18 	10 	6 	2 	55 	38 	28 	3rd South 	W, QF 2G-0 (Concordia) L, SF 3-0 (Marian) 	28 	15 	11 	2 	86 	72 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	18 	9 	5 	4 	57 	39 	22 	2nd South 	W, DSF 2G-0 (Aurora) 	28 	12 	10 	6 	81 	69 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	20 	14 	4 	2 	78 	44 	30 	2nd South 	L, QF 2G-1 (Trine) 	27 	18 	6 	3 	104 	66 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	6 	1 	5 	0 	7 	21 	3 	5th South 	Did not qualify 	6 	1 	5 	0 	7 	21 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	18 	5 	11 	2 	58 	77 	18 	8th 	L, QF 2G-0 (Adrian) 	27 	7 	18 	2 	78 	104 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	18 	7 	8 	3 	63 	64 	24 	7th 	L, QF 2G-0 (Aurora) 	27 	11 	12 	4 	93 	97 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	18 	4 	14 	0 	49 	73 	16 	9th 	Did not qualify 	25 	7 	18 	0 	75 	98 	 	 	 	
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II
1978 	N/A 	N/A 	W, 4-1 (Elmira) 	L, 12-2 (Merrimack)	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III
1991 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point)	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association website
*Lake Forest Foresters men's ice hockey website
Category:Established in 1965
Category:Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams