Elmira Soaring Eagles men's ice hockey

The Soaring Eagles are the name of the teams of Elmira College located in Elmira, New York.
They compete in NCAA Division III in hockey in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference after previously playing in the ECAC West conference.
==Men's Program==
The men's program was established for the 1973-74 season. as a club team The team then joined ECAC's Division II from its 1974-75 varsity debut until Division II was phased out by the NCAA in 1985. The team then moved to the ECAC West Conference.
==Conferences==
*Finger Lake Collegiate Hockey League (1973-1974) (as a club level team)
*ECAC Division II (1974-1985)
*ECAC West (1985-2017)
*United Collegiate Hockey Conference (2017-present)
==Arenas==
*Murray Athletic Center Arena (1973-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Forbes Keith (1973-75) (28-12-2 overall, 12-7-2 in NCAA)
*Barry Smith (1975-1981) (129-50-3)
*Brian McCutcheon (1981-1987) (102-60-1)
*Glenn Thomaris (1987-2001) (270-122-14)
*Tim Cerglarski (2001-2009) (125-72-21)
*Aaron Saul (2009-Present) (173-143-33 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
Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League)	Club Team (Finger Lakes C. Hockey League) 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1973-74 	21 	16 	5 	0 	129 	61 	- 	- 	- 	21 	16 	5 	0 	129 	61
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
1974-75 	13 	6 	6 	1 	54 	54 	13 	14th 	Did not qualify 	21 	12 	7 	2 	119 	82
1975-76 	16 	1 	16 	1 	51 	91 	1 	28th 	Did not qualify 	31 	10 	20 	1 	136 	164
1976-77 	21 	19 	2 	0 	154 	57 	38 	2nd West 	L, QF 5-1 (Merrimack) 	25 	22 	3 	0 	180 	67
1977-78 	22 	18 	4 	0 	165 	76 	36 	2nd West 	W, QF 5-4 (Hamilton) W, SF 4-3 (Plattsburgh St) W, F 6-3 (Middlebury) 	32 	26 	6 	0 	184 	95
1978-79 	25 	21 	4 	0 	191 	71 	42 	2nd West 	W, QF 5-4 (Buffalo) L, SF 5-3 (Middlebury) 	31 	26 	5 	0 	248 	81
1979-80 	21 	18 	2 	1 	139 	62 	37 	1st West 	L, QF 7-5 (North Adams St) 	33 	25 	6 	2 	236 	102
1980-81 	25 	18 	7 	0 	132 	81 	36 	3rd West 	W, QF 13-5 (North Adams St) L, SF 5-2 (Plattsburgh St) 	30 	20 	10 	0 	161 	110
1981-82 	22 	11 	11 	0 	105 	107 	22 	8th West 	L, QF 7-3 (Plattsburgh St) 	29 	12 	17 	0 	122 	99
1982-83 	25 	14 	11 	0 	143 	97 	28 	6th West 	L, QF 9-3 (Oswego St) 	26 	14 	12 	0 	146 	104
1983-84 	25 	17 	8 	0 	 	 	 	4th West 	L, QF 6-1 (Plattsburgh St) 	26 	17 	8 	1 	127 	77
1984-85 	23 	16 	7 	0 	127 	56 	32 	5th West 	L, QF 3-2 (Union) 	27 	19 	8 	0 	146 	69
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 	21 	4 	0 	 	 	42 	2nd 	W, QF 6-3 (Canisius) L, SF 3-2 (Plattsburgh St) 	31 	25 	6 	0 	183 	78
1986-87 	22 	14 	8 	0 	112 	61 	28 	5th 	L, QF 4-3 (Oswego St) 	24 	15 	9 	0 	118 	67
1987-88 	22 	20 	2 	0 	119 	51 	40 	1st 	W, SF 8-4 (RIT) W, F 8-5 (Oswego St) 	33 	27 	6 	0 	195 	95
1988-89 	21 	14 	7 	0 	126 	75 	28 	6th 	W, QF 8-3 (Oswego St) L, SF 9-5 (RIT) 	29 	19 	10 	0 	167 	117
1989-90 	23 	19 	3 	1 	158 	75 	39 	2nd 	W, QF 6-5 (Hamilton) W, SF 7-0 (Oswego St) W, F 9-7 (Geneseo St) 	33 	24 	8 	1 	205 	120
1990-91 	26 	23 	3 	0 	200 	64 	46 	1st 	W, QF 7-6 (ot) (Oswego St) W, SF 8-2 (Geneseo St( W, F 6-3 (Mercyhurst)	33 	27 	6 	0 	237 	96
1991-92 	22 	18 	4 	0 	172 	86 	36 	2nd 	W, QF 7-2 (RIT) L, SF 3-0 (Mercyhurst) 	31 	21 	10 	0 	204 	128
1992-93 	24 	19 	5 	0 	172 	86 	38 	2nd 	W, SF 9-3 (Hobart) W, F 2-1 (Canisius) 	33 	26 	7 	0 	183 	110
1993-94 	10 	9 	1 	0 	93 	34 	18 	1st 	W, SF 5-3 (Mercyhurst) L, F 5-2 (RIT) 	29 	22 	5 	2 	206 	105
1994-95 	8 	2 	4 	2 	43 	50 	6 	4th 	L, QF 5-4 (Mercyhurst) 	26 	9 	13 	4 	128 	148
1995-96 	8 	4 	4 	0 	35 	33 	8 	4th 	L, SF 10-6 (RIT) 	26 	13 	13 	0 	116 	120
1996-97 	10 	5 	3 	2 	44 	36 	12 	4th 	W, SF 8-5 (Mercyhurst) W, F 5-4 (2ot) (Elmira) 	29 	15 	9 	5 	127 	112
1997-98 	10 	4 	6 	0 	29 	37 	8 	5th 	Did not qualify 	25 	14 	11 	0 	105 	89
1998-99 	6 	4 	1 	1 	37 	20 	9 	2nd 	L, SF 7-4 (Mercyhurst) 	26 	16 	8 	2 	152 	92
1999-00 	6 	5 	1 	0 	38 	16 	10 	T-1st 	W, SF 7-0 (Manhattanville) L, F 3-1 (RIT) 	27 	21 	6 	0 	141 	107
2000-01 	6 	3 	3 	0 	27 	25 	6 	2nd 	L, SF 6-5 (Manhattanville) 	26 	16 	10 	0 	138 	98
2001-02 	10 	8 	2 	0 	37 	18 	16 	2nd 	W, SF 4-3 (Manhattanville) L, F 2-1 (RIT) 	27 	18 	9 	0 	145 	77
2002-03 	10 	6 	3 	1 	64 	39 	13 	3rd 	W, SF 5-3 (Manhattanville) W, F 4-3 (RIT) 	28 	18 	8 	2 	154 	104
2003-04 	10 	4 	6 	0 	45 	42 	8 	5th 	Did not qualify 	25 	11 	12 	2 	117 	98
2004-05 	12 	6 	5 	1 	58 	49 	13 	4th 	L, SF 4-3 (2ot) (Utica) 	26 	11 	12 	3 	119 	97
2005-06 	15 	8 	6 	1 	52 	41 	17 	3rd 	W, SF 4-3 (Hobart) W, F 3-2 (Utica) 	29 	18 	9 	2 	98 	73
2006-07 	15 	7 	6 	2 	55 	50 	17 	4th 	W, QF 5-4 (ot) (Hobart) L, SF 5-3 (Manhattanville) 	27 	13 	10 	4 	96 	86
2007-08 	15 	10 	2 	3 	55 	32 	23 	1st 	W, SF 6-3 (Hobart) L, F 1-0 (Manhattanville) 	29 	20 	4 	5 	112 	56
2008-09 	15 	9 	3 	3 	63 	33 	21 	1st 	L, SF 2-1 (Neumann) 	27 	16 	8 	3 	112 	63
2009-10 	15 	11 	4 	0 	62 	34 	22 	1st 	W, SF 4-2 (Neumann) L, F 4-3 (Manhattanville) 	29 	19 	9 	1 	108 	67
2010-11 	12 	8 	3 	1 	41 	22 	17 	1st 	W, SF 5-2 (Hobart) W, F 5-1 (Neumann) 	28 	17 	7 	4 	108 	70
2011-12 	12 	8 	2 	2 	51 	33 	18 	1st 	L, SF 5-4 (ot) (Neumann) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	97 	80
2012-13 	15 	5 	10 	0 	50 	74 	10 	5th 	L, QF 9-1 (Manhattanville) 	26 	10 	16 	0 	88 	128
2013-14 	15 	9 	5 	1 	47 	19 	19 	1st 	W, SF 5-3 (Hobart) W, F 5-2 (Utica) 	27 	16 	10 	1 	109 	88
2014-15 	15 	5 	8 	2 	89 	87 	12 	4th 	W, QF 5-2 (Utica) L, SF 5-1 (Hobart) 	27 	12 	12 	3 	89 	87
2015-16 	15 	6 	6 	3 	77 	71 	15 	3rd 	L, QF 5-3 (Utica) 	26 	11 	12 	3 	88 	85
2016-17 	14 	3 	11 	0 	37 	57 	6 	7th 	Did not qualify 	25 	8 	16 	1 	76 	96
United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	United Collegiate Hockey Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2017-18 	16 	8 	5 	3 	57 	45 	19 	5th 	W, QF 4-3 (Manhattanville) W, SF 5-3 (Stevenson) L, L, F 8-3 (Utica) 	28 	15 	10 	3 	94 	85
2018-19 	18 	12 	4 	2 	76 	55 	38 	2nd 	L, SF  3pts-2 (Manhattanville) 	27 	14 	9 	4 	96 	89
2019-20 	18 	13 	5 	0 	79 	37 	39 	4th 	L, QF 5-2 (Nazareth) 	26 	17 	8 	1 	105 	64
2020-21 	10 	6 	3 	1 	46 	35 	.633 	4th 	W, QF 6-0 (Chatham) W, SF 2-1 (3ot) (Utica) W, F 2-0 (Stevenson) 	15 	10 	4 	1 	57 	36
New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	New England Hockey Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2021-22 	17 	11 	4 	2 	64 	42 	34 	2nd 	W, QF 7-1 (New England College) L, SF 3-2 (ot) (Babson) 	27 	18 	7 	2 	110 	67
2022-23 	18 	10 	7 	1 	70 	47 	32 	4th 	L, QF 4-3 (ot) (Skidmore) 	26 	13 	2 	1 	92 	70
2023-24 	18 	11 	6 	1 	66 	49 	34 	4th 	W, QF 3-2 (ot) (Babson) L, 4-1 SF (Skidmore) 	27 	19 	7 	1 	112 	68
==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 	L, 4-1 (Lake Forest) 	-- 	L, 5-3 (Mankato St) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980 	N/A 	N/A 	W, 4-1 (Merrimack) 	L, 5-2 (Mankato St) 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
1986 	N/A 	L, 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (Oswego St) 	W, 2 games to 1 	L, 2 games to 1 (WI River Falls) 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991 	N/A 	W, 2 games to 1 (Mercyhurst) 	L, 7-3 (Mankato St) 	-- 	L, 3-2 (Babson) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993 	N/A 	W, 2 games to 1 (Salem St) 	L, 7-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	-- 	W, 8-3 (Plattsburgh St) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (Salem St) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997 	N/A 	L, 3 points to 1 (St. John's (MN)) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003 	Bye 	L, 5-1 (Middlebury) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006 	Bye 	W 2-1 (2ot) (Manhattanville) 	L, 2-1 (Middlebury) 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008 	Bye 	W, 6-1 (Trinity) 	L, 6-1 (Plattsburgh St) 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009 	L, 2-1 (Neumann) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010 	L, 4-1 (Curry) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2011 	Bye 	L, 5-3 (Adrian) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012 	Bye 	L, 5-0 (Oswego St) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2021 	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2022 	L, 4-2 (Hobart) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2024 	W, 5-2 (Endicott) 	L, 2-0 (Trinity) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*United Collegiate men's ice hockey website
*Elmira Soaring Eagles men's ice hockey website
Category:ECAC West teams
Category:United Collegiate Hockey Conference teams
Category:Established in 1973
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams