Colby Mules women's ice hockey

The Colby Mules are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Colby College, located in Waterville, Maine from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team is based out of the Jack Kelley Rink, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established in 1972.
==History==
The women's program dates back to the 1972-73 season. The team was a founding member of the Division I ECAC league. The team participated in the first women's intercollegiate varsity game vs Brown University in 1973. The program gained varsity status for the 1975-76 season. The team was a founding member of the ECAC Women's Conference in 1984. 
==Conferences==
*Independent (1972-1984)
*ECAC Division I women's (1984-1999)
*ECAC East (1999-2001)
*New England Small College Athletic Conference (2001-present)
==Arenas==
*Alfond Rink (1972-2020)
*Jack Kelley Rink (2020-present) 
==Head Coaches==
(Missing 1972-1996 information on coaches)
*Rick Drake (at least 1972-73 season)
*Bob Pfeiffer (at least 1987-88 season)
*Laura Hallordson (at least 1995-96 season)
*Jen Holsten (1996-2004) 63-109-13
*David Venditti (2004-2013) 86-100-22
*Mallory Michaeles (2013-2016) 30-41-5
*Holley Tyng (2016-present) 90-70-17 through end of 2023-24 season
==Year by Year Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1972-73 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976-77 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977-78 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	ECAC Division I 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1984-85 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	L, 1st Rd. 4-0 (New Hampshire) 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	16 	5 	11 	0 	 	 	 	11th of 15 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989-90 	15 	4 	9 	2 	 	 	 	9th of 15 	Did not qualify 	16 	5 	11 	0 	 	
1990-91 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93 	13 	1 	11 	1 	 	 	 	14th of 15 	Did not qualify 	21 	6 	14 	1 	 	
1993-94 	11 	2 	8 	1 	 	 	5 	9th of 12 	Did not qualify 	16 	4 	11 	1 	 	
1994-95 	14 	7 	6 	1 	 	 	15 	9th of 15 	Did not qualify 	18 	10 	7 	1 	 	
1995-96 	16 	7 	8 	1 	66 	72 	15 	8th of 12 	L, QF 8-2 (Brown) 	21 	11 	9 	1 	 	
1996-97 	22 	9 	13 	0 	 	 	18 	8th of 12 	L, QF 6-2 (Brown) 	24 	10 	14 	0 	 	
1997-98 	22 	3 	15 	4 	56 	132 	10 	10th of 12 	Did not qualify 	24 	5 	15 	4 	70 	134
1998-99 	26 	0 	26 	0 	7 	237 	0 	14th of 14 	Did not qualify 	26 	0 	26 	0 	7 	237
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
1999-00 	17 	9 	7 	1 	47 	20 	19 	9th of 18 	Did not qualify 	18 	11 	7 	1 	51 	22
2000-01 	18 	8 	7 	3 	36 	27 	19 	11th of 19 	Did not qualify 	23 	10 	9 	4 	47 	40
New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	New England Small College Athletic Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2001-02 	16 	11 	4 	1 	54 	35 	23 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 6-1 (Hamilton) L, SF 3-1 (Bowdoin) 	21 	13 	6 	2 	66 	45
2002-03 	16 	6 	9 	1 	39 	65 	13 	5th of 9 	W, QF 4-3 (Hamilton) L, SF 5-0 (Bowdoin) 	24 	9 	14 	1 	57 	96
2003-04 	16 	4 	11 	1 	31 	61 	9 	8th of 9 	Did not qualify 	23 	4 	18 	1 	44 	99
2004-05 	16 	5 	8 	3 	32 	46 	13 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Williams) 	21 	7 	11 	3 	40 	62
2005-06 	16 	9 	6 	1 	44 	37 	19 	4th of 9 	W, QF 4-2 (Amherst) L, 3-1 (Middlebury) 	24 	15 	8 	1 	76 	53
2006-07 	16 	6 	7 	3 	37 	50 	15 	T-4th of 9 	L, QF 4-3 OT (Hamilton) 	25 	9 	11 	5 	59 	79
2007-08 	16 	8 	5 	3 	43 	32 	19 	4th of 9 	W, QF 3-1 (Conn. College) W, SF 3-2 OT (Middlebury) L, F 7-1 (Amherst) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	87 	64
2008-09 	16 	7 	7 	2 	43 	50 	16 	4th of 9 	W, QF 2-1 (Bowdoin) L, SF 4-2 (Middlebury) 	26 	12 	11 	3 	74 	75
2009-10 	16 	1 	12 	3 	29 	67 	5 	8th of 9 	L, QF 10-1 (Amherst) 	25 	3 	17 	5 	48 	104
2010-11 	16 	5 	11 	0 	27 	34 	10 	7th of 9 	L, QF 5-0 (Amherst) 	25 	9 	16 	0 	42 	54
2011-12 	16 	3 	12 	1 	22 	48 	7 	8th of 9 	L, QF 5-1 (Middlebury) 	25 	6 	17 	2 	33 	69
2012-13 	16 	4 	12 	0 	28 	49 	8 	8th of 9 	L, QF 6-0 (Middlebury) 	25 	10 	15 	0 	47 	70
2013-14 	16 	5 	10 	1 	24 	39 	11 	T-7th of 9 	W, QF 3-2 (Amherst) L, SF 4-2 (Bowdoin) 	26 	10 	14 	2 	52 	62
2014-15 	16 	6 	10 	0 	21 	38 	12 	7th of 9 	L, QF 2-1 OT (Amherst) 	25 	14 	10 	0 	57 	54
2015-16 	16 	3 	12 	1 	29 	48 	7 	8th of 9 	L, QF 4-3 (Middlebury) 	25 	6 	16 	3 	51 	72
2016-17 	16 	0 	15 	1 	11 	66 	1 	9th of 9 	Did not Qualify 	24 	2 	19 	3 	33 	92
2017-18 	16 	2 	10 	4 	20 	42 	8 	7th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Connecticut College) 	25 	8 	13 	4 	42 	51
2018-19 	16 	8 	8 	0 	27 	32 	16 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Hamilton) 	25 	12 	10 	3 	50 	48
2019-20 	16 	9 	3 	4 	29 	25 	22 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 2-0 (Bowdoin) L, SF 3-1 (Amherst) 	26 	15 	6 	5 	60 	38
2020-21 	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	2 	2 	0 	0 	6 	4
2021-22 	16 	11 	4 	1 	44 	23 	.677 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 3-1 (Trinity) L, SF 2-1 OT (Amherst) 	23 	16 	6 	1 	70 	29
2022-23 	16 	10 	6 	0 	44 	29 	32 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 2-1 2OT (Trinity) L, SF 4-3 (Hamilton) 	26 	18 	8 	0 	86 	46
2023-24 	16 	8 	7 	1 	34 	28 	26.5 	T-3rd of 9 	W, QF 3-2 (Wesleyan) L, SF 3-0 (Middlebury) 	26 	17 	8 	1 	82 	36
== NCAA Tournament Appearances ==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place
2022 	Bye 	L, 3-2 OT (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	-- 	-- 	--
2023 	W, 5-2 (Norwich Cadets)	L, 4-0 (Amherst Mammoths) 	-- 	-- 	--
2 appearances	2 appearances 	2 appearances 	2 appearances	2 appearances	2 appearances
==Links==
*NESCAC Women's ice hockey website
*Colby Mules women's ice hockey website
==References==
Category:Established in 1972
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:New England Small College Athletic Conference
Category:American women's ice hockey teams