The Marian Sabres are a Men's Division III team in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, and a Women's Division III team in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association representing Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Men's program
The men's program was established in 1998. The team was a member of the MCHA from 1998 to 2013 when the conference was merged into the NCHA.
On August 15, 2017 Zach Gaynor replaced Lincoln Nguyen as head coach. Gaynor is a Marian alumnus and served as assistant coach from 2009 to 2012 prior to becoming associate head coach for the Concordia Falcons.
Men's Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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| Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 40 | 31 | 2nd of 6 | W, SF 4-1 (MSOE) L, F 9-1 (Findlay) | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 172 | 88 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 32 | 24 | 2nd of 5 | W, SF 3-2 (MSOE) L, F 4-3 (Minn-Crookston) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 93 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 2nd of 5 | W, SF 7-6 (ot) (Northland) W, F 5-1 (Minn-Crookston) | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 111 | 88 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 57 | 16 | 2nd of 5 | W, SF 4-1 (Lawrence) W, F 7-3 (Minn-Crookston) | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 84 | 109 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 33 | 22 | 2nd of 5 | W, SF 3-2 (ot) (Lawrence) L, F 2-1 (Minn-Crookston) | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 104 | 80 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 26 | 28 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 5-1 (Lawrence) L, F 3-0 (Minn-Crookston) | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 101 | 61 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 61 | 14 | 5th of 6 | W, QF 3-4 (ot), 4-2, 3-0 (Finlandia) L, SF 3-1, 0-4, 3-0 (MSOE) | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 102 | 122 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 71 | 27 | 2nd of 6 | W, SF 3-2 (ot) (Finlandia) L, F 5-2 (MSOE) | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 114 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 51 | 26 | 3rd of 6 | W, QF 9-0, 7-1 (Northland), L, SF 6-3 (Finlandia) | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 114 | 88 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 63 | 29 | 2nd of 4 Northern | W, QF 3-2 (ot), 3-1 (Minn-Crookston) L, SF 4-2 (Marian) | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 113 | 90 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 53 | 23 | 3rd of 4 Southern | W, QF 5-3, 4-3 (Finlandia) L, SF 8-3 (Marian) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 85 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 51 | 36 | 1st of 4 Southern | W, SF 4-3 (Lake Forest) L, F 3-2 (Adrian) | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 80 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 44 | 30 | 1st of 4 Southern | W, SF 9-2 (Lawrence) L, F 5-0 (Adrian) | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 68 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 54 | 27 | 1st of 4 Southern | L, SF 4-3 (ot) (MSOE) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 93 | 80 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 24 | 1st of 4 Southern | L, SF 1-0 (MSOE) | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 65 | ||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 43 | 21 | 5th of 10 | L, QF 2-3, 3-2 (ot), 1-0 (ot) (Lake Forest) | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 81 | 70 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 60 | 19 | T-5th of 10 | L, QF 6-3, 2-4, 3-2 (ot) (MSOE) | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 81 | 82 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 33 | 31 | 2nd of 5 South | W, QF 3-0 (Concordia) L, SF 4-1, 5-1 (St. Norbert) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 52 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 56 | 25 | 2nd of 6 South | W, QF 5-2 (Lake Forest) L, SF 2-1 (Adrian) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 79 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 42 | 24 | 2nd of 6 South | W, QF 2G-0 (St. Scholastica) L, SF 3-0 (St. Norbert) | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 57 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 2nd of 6 South | W, DSF 2G-0 (Northland) | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 59 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 51 | 26 | 1st of 5 North | W, QF 2G-1 (St. Scholastica) L, SF 2-0 (St. Norbert) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 72 | ||||
NCAA Tournament
- 2018 Lost in quarterfinals 3-1 (Augsburg Auggies)
Women's program
The women's program was established in 2009. The team has been a member of the NCHA for its' whole existence.
Women's Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 121 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 121 | 2 | T-10th of 11 | Did not qualify | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 149 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 33 | 78 | 4 | 10th of 11 | Did not qualify | 25 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 91 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 84 | 6 | 10th of 11 | Did not qualify | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 41 | 96 | ||||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 72 | 8 | 6th of 7 | L, QF 7-0 (St. Norbert) | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 100 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 79 | 9 | 6th of 7 | L, QF 4-2 (St. Norbert) | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 106 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 10 | 6th of 7 | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 43 | 80 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 58 | 14 | T-4th of 7 | L, SF 5-1 (Adrian) | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 58 | 61 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 39 | 12 | T-6th of 10 | L, QF 2G-0 (Adrian) | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 44 | 72 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 61 | 11 | 9th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 42 | 85 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 6 | 8th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 99 | ||||