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This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Nittany Lions from 1940 to present, including conference and national post season records.
| NCAA D-I Champions | NCAA Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| No Coach (1909–1910) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1909–10 | Intercollegiate League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | .000 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Davis (1940–1944) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1940–41 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | ||
| 1941–42 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | ||
| 1942–43 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1943–44 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||||
| James O'Hora (1946–1947) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Program Suspended | |||||||||||||||||
| Guy Gadowsky (2012–Present) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | ||
| 2013–14 | Big Ten | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 10 | 6th | 36 | 8 | 26 | 2 | .250 | Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin) |
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| 2014–15 | Big Ten | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31 | 4th | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | .541 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Ohio State) | |
| 2015–16 | Big Ten | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 32 | 3rd | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | .605 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Wisconsin) Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan) |
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| 2016–17 | Big Ten | 24 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31 | 4th | 39 | 25 | 12 | 2 | .667 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Michigan) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Minnesota) Won Championship, 2–1 (2OT) (Wisconsin) |
Won Regional semifinal, 10–3 (Union) Lost Regional final, 3–6 (Denver) |
| 2017–18 | Big Ten | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 34 | 4th | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | .539 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Minnesota) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Notre Dame) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–5 (Denver) |
| 2018–19 | Big Ten | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 35 | 4th | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | .590 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin) Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Ohio State) Lost Championship, 2–3 (Notre Dame) |
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| 2019–20 | Big Ten | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 41 | 1st | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .647 | Tournament cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | Big Ten | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .389 | 5th | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Notre Dame) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Wisconsin) |
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| 2021–22 | Big Ten | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | T–5th | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | .461 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ohio State) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Minnesota) |
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| 2022–23 | Big Ten | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | T–5th | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | .577 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ohio State) | Won Regional semifinal, 8–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost Regional final, 1–2 (OT) (Michigan) |
| 2023–24 | Big Ten | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 6th | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | .458 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular season | 420 | 206 | 185 | 29 | .525 | 1 Big Ten Championship | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | .519 | 1 Big Ten tournament championship | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .333 | 3 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 452 | 222 | 201 | 29 | .523 | ||||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
| National Champions | National semifinalist | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| Larry Hendry (1971–1972) | |||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | .684 | ||
| Jim Hodgson, Joe MacNeil, Fred Lampe (1972–1973) | |||||||||||||||
| 1972–73 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | ||
| Jim Hodgson (1973–1974) | |||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .354 | ||
| Morris Kurtz (1974–1976) | |||||||||||||||
| 1974–75 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .767 | ||
| 1975–76 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | ||
| Bob Hettema (1976–1977) | |||||||||||||||
| 1976–77 | MACHC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .690 | ||
| Clayton John (1977–1979) | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | MACHC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .635 | ||
| 1978–79 | MACHC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .889 | Won Championship | |
| Mark Horgas (1979–1980 | |||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | MACHC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | Won Championship | |
| Clayton John (1980–1981) | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .800 | Won Championship | |
| John Shellington (1981–1987) | |||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | .750 | Club National 3rd-Place | |
| 1982–83 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .569 | Club National Runner Up | |
| 1983–84 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | .613 | Won Club National Championship | |
| 1984–85 | ICHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | .636 | Club National Runner Up | |
| 1985–86 | ICHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | .514 | Club National 4th-Place | |
| 1986–87 | ICHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 24 | 9 | 1 | .721 | Club National 5th-Place | |
| Joe Battista (1987–2006) | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | ICHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | .667 | Club National 4th-Place | |
| 1988–89 | ICHL | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 21 | 1st | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | .578 | Won Championship | |
| 1989–90 | ICHL | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | 23 | 1st | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | .721 | Won Club National Championship | |
| 1990–91 | ICHL | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | 24 | 1st | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | .786 | Club National 3rd-Place | |
| 1991–92 | ICHL | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | 29 | 1st | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | .773 | ||
| 1992–93 | ACHL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 1st | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | .971 | Won Championship | ACHA National runner-up |
| 1993–94 | ACHL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1st | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | .742 | Won Championship | ACHA National 5th-Place |
| 1994–95 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .809 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| 1995–96 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .855 | ACHA National 3rd-Place | |
| 1996–97 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | .750 | ACHA National 3rd-Place | |
| 1997–98 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | .851 | Won ACHA national championship | |
| 1998–99 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .833 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| 1999–00 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | .779 | Won ACHA national championship | |
| 2000–01 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | .853 | Won ACHA national championship | |
| 2001–02 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | .864 | Won ACHA national championship | |
| 2002–03 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .897 | Won ACHA national championship | |
| 2003–04 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | .742 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| 2004–05 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .809 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| 2005–06 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | .718 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| Scott Balboni (2006–2011) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 31 | 6 | 2 | .821 | ACHA National runner-up | |
| 2007–08 | ESCHL | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | 36 | 1st | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 | .850 | Won Championship, 8–3 (Delaware) | |
| 2008–09 | ESCHL | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | - | 26 | 1st | 41 | 32 | 8 | 1 | .793 | Won Championship, 4–1 (Delaware) | ACHA National 4th-Place |
| 2009–10 | ESCHL | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | - | 34 | 1st | 38 | 32 | 5 | 1 | .855 | Won Championship, 4–1 (Rhode Island) | ACHA National 5th-Place |
| 2010–11 | ESCHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | - | 34 | 3rd | 35 | 23 | 11 | 1 | .671 | ACHA National 11th-Place | |
| Guy Gadowsky (2011–2012) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | .868 | ACHA National 4th-Place | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 1294 | 944 | 298 | 52 | .750 | 2 Club National Championships, 5 ACHA national championships | |||||||||