Potsdam Bears men's ice hockey

The Potsdam Bears are the name of the sports teams of the State University of New York at Potsdam.
The school is located in Potsdam, New York.
The men's team plays in the State University of New York Athletic Conference since the conference started sponsoring men's ice hockey for the 1992-93 season after previously being a member of ECAC West. The men's program dates back to the 1976-77 season. The team played in ECAC's Division II from 1976 to 1985 and then joined ECAC West until the 1992-93 season
Both teams are based out of the Maxcy Ice Arena. The arena seats 2,500 and opened in 1971 as part of a larger athletic complex. The facility also includes a gymnasium, pool, fitness center, and the university's outdoor athletic fields surround the indoor facilities.
==Conferences==
*ECAC Division II (1976-1985)
*ECAC West (1985-1992)
*State University of New York Athletic Conference (1992-present)
==Arenas==
*Maxcy Ice Arena (1976-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Dave McClellan (1976-1978) 14-29-0
*John Horan (1978-1988) 108-150-6
*Ed Seney (1988-2002)
*Glenn Thomaris (2002-2007) 47-75-12
*Aaron Saul (2007-2009) 19-25-9
*Chris Bernard (2009-present) 95-161-25 as of end of 2019-20 season
==Year by Year==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	
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 	
1976-77 	13 	1 	12 	0 	25 	82 	2 	15th West 	Did not qualify 	22 	5 	17 	0 	 	 	
1977-78 	15 	4 	11 	0 	60 	95 	8 	13th West 	Did not qualify 	21 	9 	12 	0 	 	 	
1978-79 	19 	2 	17 	0 	 	 	4 	16th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	4 	20 	0 	 	 	
1979-80 	17 	2 	15 	0 	57 	99 	4 	16th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	6 	18 	0 	97 	138 	
1980-81 	21 	9 	12 	0 	 	 	18 	9th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	12 	12 	0 	114 	126 	
1981-82 	25 	14 	10 	1 	 	 	29 	6th West 	W, QF 6-5 (ot) Oswego St) L, SF 11-3 (Plattsburgh St) 	27 	12 	13 	2 	126 	129 	
1982-83 	24 	14 	9 	1 	 	 	29 	5th West 	L, QF 5-2 (Plattsburgh St) 	28 	15 	12 	1 	144 	135 	
1983-84 	25 	14 	10 	1 	 	 	29 	6th West 	L, QF 9-2 (Oswego St) 	29 	15 	13 	1 	148 	121 	
1984-85 	24 	12 	12 	0 	121 	109 	24 	7th West 	L, QF 5-2 (Plattsburgh St) 	28 	14 	14 	0 	143 	127 	
ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	
1985-86 	25 	10 	14 	1 	 	 	21 	8th 	Did not qualify 	26 	11 	14 	1 	120 	122 	
1986-87 	26 	11 	5 	0 	115 	130 	22 	9th 	Did not qualify 	28 	11 	17 	0 	122 	144 	
1987-88 	26 	8 	16 	1 	108 	164 	17 	10th 	Did not qualify 	26 	8 	17 	1 	111 	171 	
1988-89 	24 	9 	15 	0 	124 	127 	18 	12th 	 SUNYAC: L, SF 7-5 (Geneseo St) 	25 	18 	15 	0 	130 	131 	
1989-90 	25 	7 	15 	3 	93 	104 	17 	13th 	Did not qualify 	25 	7 	15 	3 	93 	104 	
1990-91 	24 	4 	20 	0 	 	 	8 	14th 	Did not qualify 	25 	5 	20 	0 	90 	154 	
1991-92 	23 	12 	11 	0 	 	 	24 	8th 	Did not qualify 	25 	13 	11 	1 	112 	94 	
State University of New York Athletic Conference	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	
1992-93 	12 	4 	7 	1 	 	 	9 	5th 	Did not qualify 	24 	8 	14 	2 	109 	106 	
1993-94 	12 	5 	7 	0 	37 	51 	10 	T-3rd 	L, SF 2 games to none (Fredonia St) 	27 	12 	14 	1 	95 	112 	
1994-95 	14 	9 	5 	0 	65 	59 	18 	T-3rd 	L, SF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	26 	13 	12 	1 	113 	124 	
1995-96 	14 	11 	3 	0 	67 	41 	22 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (Oswego St) W, F 2 games to 1 	30 	18 	10 	2 	141 	104 	
1996-97 	14 	9 	3 	2 	62 	43 	18 	3rd 	L, QF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	27 	13 	12 	2 	115 	115 	
1997-98 	14 	8 	4 	2 	74 	47 	18 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to none (Brockport St) L, SF 2 games to 1 (Oswego St) 	29 	15 	10 	3 	133 	117 	
1998-99 	14 	6 	8 	0 	39 	55 	12 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Geneso St) 	27 	8 	18 	1 	82 	127 	
1999-00 	14 	10 	4 	0 	63 	44 	20 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (Oswego St) L, F 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	29 	15 	13 	1 	121 	117 	
2000-01 	14 	8 	3 	3 	48 	43 	19 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (Cortland St) W, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) L, F 2 games to 1 (Plattsburgh St) 	31 	20 	8 	3 	120 	90 	
2001-02 	14 	6 	8 	0 	43 	44 	12 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Geneseo St) 	27 	12 	15 	0 	80 	78 	
2002-03 	14 	7 	6 	1 	45 	45 	15 	T-3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (Geneseo St) L, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) 	29 	14 	13 	2 	100 	95 	
2003-04 	14 	9 	4 	1 	65 	43 	19 	T-2nd 	L, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) 	27 	11 	14 	2 	113 	113 	
2004-05 	14 	6 	6 	2 	57 	43 	14 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	27 	10 	14 	3 	99 	115 	
2005-06 	14 	6 	7 	1 	59 	64 	13 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Fredonia St) 	26 	7 	15 	4 	92 	121 	
2006-07 	14 	3 	10 	1 	42 	75 	7 	8th 	Did not qualify 	25 	5 	19 	1 	68 	130 	
2007-08 	16 	6 	7 	3 	47 	63 	15 	4th 	W, QF 7-2 (Cortland St) L, SF 6-0 (Plattsburgh St) 	27 	10 	13 	4 	73 	105 	
2008-09 	16 	6 	6 	4 	58 	61 	16 	T-4th 	Lm QF 3-1 (Brockport St) 	26 	9 	12 	5 	104 	103 	
2009-10 	16 	5 	10 	1 	56 	74 	11 	6th 	L, QF 3-0 (Brockport St) 	25 	9 	14 	2 	83 	104 	
2010-11 	16 	4 	12 	0 	49 	80 	8 	8th 	Did not qualify 	24 	6 	17 	1 	72 	116 	
2011-12 	16 	6 	10 	0 	51 	63 	12 	6th 	L, 4-3 (Buffalo St) 	26 	8 	16 	2 	83 	110 	
2012-13 	16 	6 	10 	0 	45 	68 	12 	5th 	L, QF 9-0 (Geneseo St) 	26 	9 	16 	1 	78 	110 	
2013-14 	16 	4 	10 	2 	45 	62 	10 	T-7th 	Did not qualify 	25 	9 	14 	2 	73 	88 	
2014-15 	16 	8 	6 	2 	51 	51 	18 	4th 	L, QF 6-2 (Buffalo St) 	26 	12 	11 	3 	82 	82 	
2015-16 	16 	7 	7 	2 	41 	49 	16 	T-5th 	L, QF 4-1 (Geneseo St) 	26 	11 	11 	4 	69 	78 	
2016-17 	16 	1 	14 	1 	31 	74 	3 	9th 	Did not qualify 	25 	6 	17 	2 	61 	102 	
2017-18 	16 	6 	8 	2 	36 	53 	14 	6th 	L, QF 4-3 (Buffalo St) 	26 	10 	11 	5 	71 	81 	
2018-19 	16 	4 	11 	1 	45 	59 	9 	7th 	Did not qualify 	25 	8 	16 	1 	75 	88 	
2019-20 	16 	5 	9 	2 	46 	58 	12 	6th 	W, QF 3-1 (Buffalo St) L, SF 7-0 (Geneseo) 	26 	7 	17 	2 	70 	100 	
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2021-22 	16 	4 	1 	1 	31 	66 	13 	7th 	Did not qualify 	22 	5 	16 	1 	41 	90 	
2022-23 	16 	3 	13 	0 	41 	75 	7 	9th 	Did not qualify 	25 	5 	19 	1 	67 	114 	
2023-24 	16 	5 	11 	0 	32 	61 	10 	6th 	L, QF 3-2 (Plattsburgh) 	26 	8 	17 	1 	52 	92 	
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season	First Round	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place
1996 	N/A 	L, 2 games to 1 (RIT)	-- 	-- 	--
==References==
==Links==
*SUNYAC men's ice hockey website
*Potsdam Bears men's ice hockey website
Category:Established in 1976
Category:NCAA Division II Teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:ECAC West teams
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