Wayne State Warriors men's ice hockey

The Wayne State Warriors men's ice hockey team competed in NCAA's Division I in the College Hockey America (CHA) conference representing Wayne State University. The university dropped their men's program at the end of the 2007-08 season.
==Program History==
Wayne State University began its men's ice hockey program in 1999, one of several programs to begin at or promote their programs to Division I ice hockey in the late 1990s. Before their first season the Warriors signed Bill Wilkinson as their first coach, hoping that his 20-year track record at Western Michigan would help bring in recruits and build the program quickly.
After a year as an Independent, Wayne State was invited to join College Hockey America, a conference made entirely of newly D-I programs. The Warriors were able to perform very well in the first few years, winning a conference championship, three consecutive conference tournaments and earning a bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament (the first CHA automatic bid).
The most glaring problem with the ice hockey program at Wayne State was the university's lack of an on-campus ice rink. As a result the team was forced to rent out space in various buildings over its existence. This combined with the Warriors inability to play other regional teams led to waning interest in the program despite being located in the hockey-friendly city of Detroit.
With the program losing money every year and the CCHA loathe to increase its membership beyond 12 teams, Wayne State decided to end its program after the 2007–08 season.
Four years after its dissolution, ice hockey returned to Wayne State as a club sport.
==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	Conference Tournament Results 	National Tournament Results
Season 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Conference Tournament Results 	National Tournament Results
Season 	Conference 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	% 	Conference Tournament Results 	National Tournament Results
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999–00 	Independent 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	30 	12 	16 	2 	 	 	
2000–01 	CHA 	20 	8 	9 	3 	19 	3rd 	35 	18 	14 	3 	 	Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Niagara)Won Championship, 4–1 (Alabama–Huntsville) 	
2001–02 	CHA 	20 	15 	2 	3 	33 	1st 	36 	21 	11 	4 	 	Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Air Force)Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Alabama–Huntsville) 	
2002–03 	CHA 	20 	11 	7 	2 	24 	T–3rd 	40 	21 	17 	2 	 	Won Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Air Force)Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Niagara)Won Championship, 3–2 (Bemidji State)	Lost Regional Semifinal, 2–4 (Colorado College)
2003–04 	CHA 	20 	4 	15 	1 	9 	6th 	36 	9 	24 	3 	 	Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Alabama–Huntsville)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Niagara) 	
2004–05 	CHA 	20 	7 	9 	4 	18 	4th 	35 	14 	17 	4 	 	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (Air Force) 	
2005–06 	CHA 	20 	3 	12 	5 	11 	6th 	35 	6 	23 	6 	 	Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Alabama–Huntsville) 	
2006–07 	CHA 	20 	8 	10 	2 	16 	4th 	35 	12 	21 	2 	 	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (Alabama–Huntsville) 	
2007–08 	CHA 	20 	6 	14 	0 	12 	4th 	38 	11 	25 	2 	 	Won Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Alabama–Huntsville)Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Bemidji State) 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	305 	115 	162 	28 	 	1 CHA Championship 	1 CHA 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 	14 	9 	5 	0 	 	3 CHA Tournament Championships 	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 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	1 NCAA Tournament appearance 	1 NCAA Tournament appearance
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	320 	124 	168 	28 	 	 	
===Footnotes===
==Notable players==
*Jeff Caister
*Adam Krug
*Stavros Paskaris
==See also==
*Wayne State Warriors women's ice hockey
==References==
 
Category:College men's ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:Ice hockey teams in Michigan
Category:Established in 1999
Category:Disestablished in 2008