Geneseo Ice Knights men's ice hockey

Geneseo Ice Knights
Institution:	State University of New York at Geneseo
Location:	Geneseo, New York
School founded:	1871
Enrollment:	5,585
Colors:	Blue and White
Home Arena:	Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena
Capacity:	2,500
Dimensions:	200' x 85'
Men's Team
Conference:	State University of New York Athletic Conference
Coach:	Chris Schultz
Conf. Championships:	1986, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Major Rivals:	Fredonia

The Geneseo Knights, usually referred to as the Geneseo Ice Knights are a team in the State University of New York Athletic Conference in Men's Division III hockey.

The team was established in 1974 as a club team and was elevated to varsity status for 1975-76.

The team was hit with NCAA sanctions involving grants given to student athletes that were given from the 2006-07 to 2008-09 academic years. The team was given a post season ban for 2009-10.

Conferences

• Club team (1974-1975)
• NCAA Division II Independent (1975-1976)
• ECAC Division II West (1976-1975)
• ECAC West (1985-1992)
• State University of New York Athletic Conference (1992-present)

Arenas

• Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena (1974-present)

Men's Head Coaches

• Paul Duffy (1975-2001) 358-30-34
• Brian Hills (2001-2005) 53-42-14
• Jason Lammers (2005-2006) 19-9-2
• Chris Schultz (2006-Present) 236-118-27 (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 Division II Independent										Overall Record
1975-76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	18	7	1
ECAC Division II West										Overall Record
1976-77	6	0	6	0	22	48	.000		Did not qualify	26	17	9	2
1977-78	23	12	11	0	140	137	.522		Did not qualify	26	15	11	0
1978-79	15	7	8	0			.467		Did not qualify	25	13	12	0
1979-80	17	9	8	0			.529		Did not qualify	28	16	11	1
1980-81	18	5	13	0			.278		Did not qualify	25	8	17	0
1981-82									Did not qualify	26	10	16	0
1982-83	23	8	15	0			.348		Did not qualify	28	12	16	0
1983-84	23	9	14	0			.391		Did not qualify	30	12	18	0
1984-85	29	19	9	1	156	114	.672		(ECAC) L, DQF 5-4 (Oswego St) (SUNYAC) L, SF 3-1 (Oswego St)	33	22	10	1
ECAC West										Overall Record
1985-86	28	15	12	1			.554		(ECAC)L, QF 6-3 (Plattsburgh St) (SUNYAC) W, SF 10-0 (Buffalo) W, F 3-2 (ot) (Oswego St)	36	20	15	1
1986-87	29	16	13	0	132	124	.552		(ECAC) L, QF 14-1 (Hamilton) (SUNYAC) L, SF 8-3 (Oswego St)	36	19	17	0
1987-88	24	8	16	0	117	142	.333		(ECAC) Did not qualify (SUNYAC) L, SF 8-1 (Plattsburgh St)	28	9	19	0
1988-89	28	14	13	1	166	127	.518		(ECAC) L, QF 7-1 (Hamilton) (SUNYAC) W, SF 7-5 (Potsdam St) L, SF 5-4 (Geneseo St)	28	14	13	1	166	127
1989-90	26	19	7	0	151	83	.731		(ECAC) W, QF 3-1 (Plattsburgh St) W, SF 3-2 (Mercyhurst) L, F 9-7 (Elmira) (SUNYAC) L, SF 7-6 (Oswego St)	34	23	9	2
1990-91	27	21	3	3			.833		(ECAC) W, SF 6-5 (Fredonia St) L, SF 8-2 (Elmira) (SUNYAC) W, SF 8-4 (Cortland St) L, F 6-2 (Oswego St)	30	23	4	3
1991-92	26	15	10	1			.596		(ECAC) L, QF 4-2 (Fredonia St) (SUNYAC) L, SF 6-4 (Plattsburgh St)	27	15	11	1
State University of New York Athletic Conference										Overall Record
1992-93	12	1	10	1			2	7th	Did not qualify	25	5	18	2
1993-94	12	2	8	2	32	71	6	7th	Did not qualify	25	8	15	2	92	118
1994-95	14	4	10	0	48	81	8	6th	Did not qualify	25	8	17	0	108	143
1995-96	14	4	10	0	39	56	8	6th	Did not qualify	24	7	16	1	71	88
1996-97	14	5	5	4	47	51	14	5th	Did not qualify	24	12	6	6	103	83
1997-98	14	9	3	2	53	44	20	2nd	L, SF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St)	27	17	7	3
1998-99	14	8	6	0	54	43	16	4th	W, QF 3 points to 1 (Potsdam St) L, SF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St)	28	12	14	2	102	124
1999-00	14	4	9	1	59	69	9	6th	W, QF 3 points to 1 (Fredonia St) L, SF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St)	29	8	18	3	104	142
2000-01	14	5	7	2	55	57	12	5th	W, QF 2 games to none (Fredonia St) L, SF 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St)	29	14	13	2	124	127
2001-02	14	7	5	2	39	41	16	T-3rd	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Potsdam St) L, SF 2 games to 1 (Plattsburgh St)	29	12	15	2	76	118
2002-03	14	7	6	1	37	39	15	T-4th	L, QF 2 games to none (Potsdam St)	25	9	13	3	79	89
2003-04	14	8	4	2	53	45	18	4th	L, QF 2 games to none (Fredonia St)	26	14	7	5	104	86
2004-05	14	10	3	1	69	43	21	2nd	W, SF 3 points to none (Fredonia St) W, F 2 games to none (Plattsburgh St)	29	18	7	4	125	86
2005-06	14	10	4	0	57	51	20	2nd	W, SF 2 games to 1 (Fredonia St) W, F 2 games to 1 (Plattsburgh St)	30	19	9	2	117	109
2006-07	14	10	4	0	52	30	20	2nd	L, SF 8-2 (Plattsburgh St)	26	16	10	0	99	86
2007-08	16	6	10	0	50	59	12	7th	Did not qualify	25	8	17	0	68	91
2008-09	16	8	7	1	54	60	17	3rd	W, QF 4-3 (ot) (Buffalo St) L, SF 5-1 (Oswego St)	27	14	12	1	83	89
2009-10	16	9	6	1	50	47	19	4th	Ineligible due to NCAA Sanctions	25	13	10	2	88	77
2010-11	16	10	5	1	52	42	21	2nd	L, SF 3-2 (ot) (Plattsburgh St)	26	16	8	2	94	64
2011-12	16	7	8	1	44	52	15	4th	L, QF 4-1 (Fredonia St)	26	13	12	1	88	80
2012-13	16	11	4	1	64	43	23	3rd	W, QF 9-0 (Potsdam St) L, SF 5-1 (Plattsburgh St)	27	17	9	1	102	70
2013-14	16	14	2	0	67	40	28	1st	W, SF 2-0 (Buffalo St) L, F 7-6 (Oswego St)	30	23	7	0	122	82
2014-15	16	9	6	1	51	34	19	3rd	L, QF 6-4 (Brockport St)	26	12	10	4	79	60
2015-16	16	9	2	5	59	42	23	T-2nd	W, QF 4-1 (Potsdam St) W, SF 6-1 (Buffalo St) W, F 7-1 (Plattburgh St)	31	20	5	6	122	82
2016-17	16	10	5	1	71	42	21	T-2nd	W, QF 7-0 (Brockport) L, SF 5-2 (Plattsburgh)	28	17	7	3	125	76
2017-18	16	10	3	3	60	31	23	2nd	W, SF 5-2 (Buffalo St) W, F 7-1 (Fredonia)	29	20	6	3	125	60
2018-19	16	13	1	2	69	19	28	1st	W, QF 5-2 (Fredonia); W, F 4-3 (Oswego)	29	25	2	2	142	38
2019-20	16	13	1	2	77	30	28	1st	W, SF 7-0 (Potsdam) W, F 4-1 (Oswego)	27	22	3	2	138	52
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	15	12	2	1	73	26	37	1st	W, SF 3-1 (Brockport) W, F 6-1 (Oswego)	28	23	4	1	131	50
2022-23	16	11	4	1	61	31	23	3rd	W, QF 3-0 (Fredonia) L, SF 5-1 (Plattsburgh)	27	18	17	2	94	51
2023-24	16	14	2	0	73	31	28	1st	L, SF 3-2 (Cortland)	26	21	5	0	112	56

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place
NCAA Division III
1990	N/A	L, 2 games to 1 (Babson)	--	--	N/A
2005	Bye	L, 4-0 (Trinity)	--	--	N/A
2006	L, 8-2 (Mass-Dartmouth)	--	--	--	N/A
2014	W, 3-2 (Nichols)	W, 3-2 (Norwich)	L, 6-2 (St. Norbert)	--	N/A
2016	W, 7-1 (Salve Regina)	L, 2-1 (Williams)	--	--	N/A
2018	W, 4-2 (Hobart)	L, 2-1 (Colby)	--	--	N/A
2019	Bye	W, 8-2 (Manhattanville)	L, 4-2 (Norwich)	--	N/A
2020	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Bye	W, 3-2 (Babson)	W, 8-3 (U New England)	L, 5-2 (Adrian)	N/A
2024	L, 3-0 (Curry)	--	--	--	N/A

Links

• SUNYAC Men's ice hockey websiteSUNYAC Men's ice hockey website
• Geneseo Ice Knights men's ice hockey website