Salem State Vikings men's ice hockey

The Salem State Vikings are a Men's Division III team in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
==Men's Program History==
The first club hockey team took to the ice in 1958. The team was based out of the North Shore Sports Center in Lynn, Massachusetts. The men's varsity program commenced in 1961. The team had relocated to the Twin Rinks in Danvers, Massachusetts sometime during the 1960's. In 1976 the team moved to a new rink built on campus, in 1984 the arena was dedicated to Richard H. Rockett and named the Rockett Arena. The school had appeared in two final fours in 1992 and 1994 and won ECAC East Playoffs championships in 1985, 1994, 1995. The team also participated in Frozen Fenway 2014 with a game against the Mass-Boston Beacons on January 7, 2014.
==Conferences==
*NCAA Independent (1961-1964)
*NCAA College Division Independent (1964-1967)
*ECAC Division II (1967-1985)
*ECAC East (1985-2009)
*Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2009-present)
==Arenas==
*North Shore Sports Center (1958-1960's)
*Danvers Twin Rinks (1960's-1976)
*Rockett Arena (1976-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Joe Morency (1961-1962) 7-2-0
*Don Dupuir (1962-1964) 16-6-1
*Barry Urbanski (1964-1975) 137-65-4
*Mike Gilligan (1975-1981) 124-48-2
*Bill O'Neill (1981-present) 606-404-76 as of end of 2019-20 season
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	
NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	NCAA Independent 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	 	 	 	
1961-62 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	9 	7 	2 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1962-63 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	14 	11 	3 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1963-64 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	9 	5 	3 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	NCAA College Division Independent 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	 	 	 	
1964-65 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	11 	10 	1 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1965-66 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	15 	11 	4 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1966-67 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	16 	11 	4 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	 	 	 	
1967-68 	11 	6 	5 	0 	56 	42 	.545 	 	Did not qualify 	18 	11 	7 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1968-69 	16 	10 	5 	1 	116 	67 	.656 	 	Did not qualify 	18 	12 	5 	1 	120 	87 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	16 	9 	7 	0 	108 	70 	.563 	 	Did not qualify 	17 	9 	8 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1970-71 	16 	9 	6 	1 	76 	64 	.594 	 	Did not qualify 	19 	11 	7 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971-72 	20 	10 	9 	1 	87 	93 	.525 	 	L, QF 4-2 (Merrimack) 	23 	12 	10 	1 	108 	102 	 	 	 	
1972-73 	19 	10 	9 	0 	91 	90 	.526 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	21 	18 	3 	0 	137 	78 	.857 	 	W, QF 9-6 (Williams) L, SF 7-2 (Merrimack) 	24 	21 	3 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	22 	15 	7 	0 	111 	81 	.682 	 	L, QF 6-3 (Hamilton) 	26 	19 	7 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	20 	15 	5 	0 	108 	54 	.750 	 	W, QF 3-1 (Oswego St) L, SF 4-1 (Bowdoin) 	27 	21 	6 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976-77 	22 	16 	6 	0 	107 	78 	.727 	 	L, QF 12-6 (Union) 	27 	22 	5 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977-78 	24 	17 	7 	0 	108 	84 	.708 	 	W, QF 4-1 (Holy Cross) L, SF 4-1 (Bowdoin) 	29 	21 	8 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	27 	18 	8 	1 	 	 	.685 	 	W, QF 4-3 (ot) (Bowdoin) W, SF 7-4 (Maine) L, F 4-1 (Lowell) 	35 	23 	11 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	25 	19 	6 	0 	104 	72 	.760 	 	L, QF 5-1 (Holy Cross) 	29 	21 	8 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	23 	16 	6 	1 	 	 	.717 	 	W, QF 4-3 (Babson) L, SF 5-3 (Merrimack) 	31 	20 	10 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	26 	14 	11 	1 	 	 	.558 	 	L, QF 6-3 (Babson) 	31 	16 	14 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	25 	14 	8 	3 	103 	96 	.620 	 	W, QF 5-4 (Colby) L, SF 5-1 (Lowell) 	30 	17 	10 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	24 	10 	11 	3 	 	 	.479 	 	L, QF 6-2 (Babson) 	31 	13 	51 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984-85 	24 	18 	6 	0 	109 	77 	.750 	 	W, QF 5-2 (Connecticut) W, SF 6-5 (Bowdoin) W, F 7-1 (Babson) 	33 	24 	9 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1985-86 	22 	14 	8 	0 	 	 	.636 	 	L, QF 8-2 (Norwich) 	27 	18 	9 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	27 	17 	9 	1 	130 	88 	.648 	 	L, QF 4-3 (Norwich) 	34 	22 	11 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	27 	18 	9 	0 	147 	95 	.667 	 	W, QF 4-3 (Norwich) L, SF 7-2 (Merrimack) 	36 	22 	14 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	20 	11 	9 	0 	102 	72 	.550 	 	L, QF 4-3 (American International) 	27 	15 	12 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989-90 	22 	11 	10 	1 	99 	95 	.523 	 	L, QF 4-3 (Middlebury) 	27 	15 	11 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990-91 	21 	15 	5 	1 	 	 	.738 	 	W, QF 8-7 (Connecticut), L, SF 4-3 (Babson) 	28 	21 	6 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	15 	12 	3 	0 	 	 	.800 	 	L, QF 7-5 (Norwich) 	29 	19 	10 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93 	15 	10 	4 	1 	 	 	.700 	 	W, QF 5-4 (Babson) W, SF 5-4 (Williams) L, F 6-2 (Bowdoin) 	28 	19 	8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993-94 	17 	12 	3 	2 	89 	49 	26 	2nd 	W, QF 8-3 (Holy Cross) W, SF 4-3 (Hamilton) W, F 6-3 (Bowdoin) 	32 	23 	6 	3 	181 	95 	 	 	 	
1994-95 	17 	12 	5 	0 	92 	66 	24 	5th 	W, QF 9-2 (Colby) W, SF 4-3 (Connecticut) W, F 7-1 (Bowdoin) 	27 	19 	7 	1 	160 	94 	 	 	 	
1995-96 	19 	14 	5 	0 	 	 	28 	5th 	W, QF (7-2 (Holy Cross) L, SF 8-3 (Hamilton) 	27 	17 	9 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996-97 	19 	8 	9 	2 	65 	77 	18 	T-11th 	Did not qualify 	24 	12 	10 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997-98 	19 	11 	6 	2 	65 	59 	24 	T-6th 	W, QF 5-1 (Bowdoin) L, SF 6-2 (Hamilton) 	27 	15 	10 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998-99 	17 	7 	9 	1 	51 	54 	17 	11th 	L, QF 2-1 (Mass-Boston) 	26 	14 	11 	1 	88 	76 	 	 	 	
1999-00 	17 	8 	7 	2 	69 	68 	18 	2nd 	W, QF 6-1 (Skidmore) W, SF 3-1 (Mass-Boston) L, F 3-2 (Norwich) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	117 	90 	 	 	 	
2000-01 	17 	10 	5 	2 	73 	39 	22 	2nd 	W, QF 5-2 (Southern Maine) L, SF 4-1 (New England College) 	26 	16 	6 	4 	117 	59 	 	 	 	
2001-02 	19 	9 	9 	1 	72 	61 	19 	T-3rd 	W, QF 3-2 (Southern Maine) L, SF 1-0 (ot) (Norwich) 	27 	15 	11 	1 	105 	83 	 	 	 	
2002-03 	19 	9 	7 	3 	85 	79 	21 	4th 	L, QF 6-1 (Skidmore) L, SF 5-1 (Norwich) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	127 	103 	 	 	 	
2003-04 	18 	7 	9 	2 	66 	75 	16 	4th 	W, QF 6-1 (Southern Maine) L, SF 7-4 (Norwich) 	26 	12 	11 	3 	105 	96 	 	 	 	
2004-05 	19 	6 	10 	3 	71 	86 	15 	5th 	L, QF 7-1 (New England College) 	26 	11 	12 	3 	105 	109 	 	 	 	
2005-06 	19 	7 	8 	4 	54 	64 	18 	5th 	L, QF 3-1 (Southern Maine) 	26 	11 	11 	4 	102 	86 	 	 	 	
2006-07 	19 	5 	14 	0 	41 	68 	10 	7th 	L, QF 4-3 (New England College) 	26 	9 	17 	0 	67 	84 	 	 	 	
2007-08 	19 	9 	9 	1 	64 	69 	19 	T-5th 	W, QF 6-3 (Castleton St) W, SF 4-2 (New England College) L, F 8-2 (Norwich) 	28 	16 	11 	1 	114 	91 	 	 	 	
2008-09 	19 	10 	8 	1 	58 	55 	21 	3rd 	L, QF 4-3 (Skidmore) 	25 	14 	9 	2 	87 	73 	 	 	 	
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2009-10 	18 	11 	3 	4 	80 	42 	26 	2nd 	W, SF 6-1 (Plymouth St) W, F 2-1 (ot) (Fitchburg St) 	27 	15 	8 	4 	110 	72 	 	 	 	
2010-11 	18 	11 	5 	2 	78 	42 	24 	2nd 	W, SF 3-2 (ot) (Westfield St) L, F 6-5 (ot) (Fitchburg St) 	27 	18 	7 	2 	116 	69 	 	 	 	
2011-12 	18 	11 	4 	3 	74 	45 	25 	2nd 	W, SF 4-3 (ot) (Mass-Dartmoth) L, F 5-4 (2ot) (Plymouth St) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	104 	78 	 	 	 	
2012-13 	18 	10 	7 	1 	60 	57 	21 	T-3rd 	W, QF 5-0 (Worcester St) L, SF 5-4 (3ot) (Mass-Dartmouth) 	27 	14 	12 	1 	89 	85 	 	 	 	
2013-14 	18 	11 	5 	2 	69 	53 	24 	T-1st 	W, SF 3-1 (Framingham St) W, F 5-1 (Plymouth St) 	28 	16 	10 	6 	94 	83 	 	 	 	
2014-15 	18 	9 	7 	2 	56 	46 	20 	2nd 	W, SF 4-0 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, F 6-2 (Plymouth St) 	27 	13 	11 	3 	83 	77 	 	 	 	
2015-16 	18 	16 	2 	0 	88 	31 	32 	1st 	W, SF 5-4 (ot) (Westfield St) W, F 4-0 (Plymouth St) 	28 	22 	6 	0 	118 	60 	 	 	 	
2016-17 	18 	12 	4 	2 	69 	49 	26 	2nd 	W, SF 1-0 (Westfield St) W, F 4-3 (Plymouth St) 	27 	19 	6 	2 	113 	62 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	18 	6 	9 	3 	50 	47 	15 	6th 	W, QF 3-2 (Worcester St) L, SF 5-2 (Fitchburg St) 	27 	10 	12 	5 	79 	84 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	18 	7 	11 	0 	50 	70 	14 	6th 	W, QF 4-3 (Mass-Dartmouth) W, SF 5-2 (Westfield St) L, F 3-0 (Plymouth St) 	28 	10 	17 	1 	68 	104 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	18 	4 	9 	5 	40 	66 	13 	5th 	L, QF 3-2 (Westfield St) 	26 	4 	15 	7 	58 	97 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	Season cancelled November 13thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/11/13/risks-are-far-too-great-as-mascac-makes-decision-to-cancels-2020-21-hockey-season/	 	 	
2021-22 	18 	8 	10 	0 	47 	64 	16 	5th 	W, QF 4-3 (Worcester St) W, SF 4-2 (Westfield St) L, F 8-4 (Plymouth St) 	25 	12 	13 	0 	69 	90 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	18 	5 	13 	0 	50 	79 	13 	6th 	W, QF 6-2 (Fitchburg St) L, SF 5-4 (ot) (Worcester St) 	27 	8 	19 	0 	77 	120 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	21 	6 	14 	1 	68 	84 	20.5 	7th 	Did not qualify 	25 	6 	18 	1 	80 	112 	 	 	 	
==NAIA/NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA
1969 	N/A 	N/A 	L, 14-2 (Bemidji St) 	-- 	L, 6-3 (Gustavus Adolphus)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
1979 	N/A 	N/A 	L, 5-3 (Mankato St) 	-- 	L, 4-3 (ot) (IL-Chicago) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
1985 	N/A 	L, 10 goals to 3 (Plattsburgh St)	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987 	N/A 	L, 2 games to 1 (St. Cloud St.) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992 	N/A 	W, 2 games to 1 (Babson) 	L, 12-7 (WI-Stevens Point)	-- 	W, 7-6 (ot) WI-Superior) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993 	N/A 	L, 2 games to 1 (Elmira) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (Elmira) 	L, 3-2 (ot) (WI-Superior) 	-- 	L, 7-4 (Fredonia St) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995 	N/A 	L, 2 games to 1 (Fredonia St) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014 	L, 8-2 (Norwich) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016 	L, 7-1 (Williams)	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017 	L, 3-1 (Norwich) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
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*Salem State Vikings men's ice hockey website
Category:ECAC East
Category:Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference teams
Category:Established in 1967
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American ice hockey teams