| Plymouth State Panthers | |
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| Institution: | Plymouth State University |
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| Location: | Plymouth, New Hampshire |
| School founded: | 1871 |
| Enrollment: | 6,300 |
| Colors: | Green and White |
| Home Arena: | Hanaway Rink |
| Capacity: | 860 |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Craig Russell |
| Conf. Championships: | 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
The Plymouth State Panthers are a Men's Division III team in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Men's program[]
The men's program dates back to 1973-74. The program has won 2 MASCAC conference tournaments and made 2 NCAA Division III tournament appearances as a result (2012 and 2015).
The team will join the Little East Conference when it commences play with the 2025-26 playing season.[1]
Conferences[]
- NCAA College Division Independent (1971-1972)
- ECAC Division II (1972-1973)
- ECAC Division III (1973-1975
- NCAA Division III Independent (1975-1976
- ECAC Division III (1976-1985)
- ECAC North (1985-1998)
- ECAC Northeast (1998-2009)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2009-2025)
- Little East Conference (2025-)
Arenas[]
- Waterville Valley Ice Arena (1971-2010)
- Hanaway Rink (2010-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Glen Olsen (1971-1972) 9-2-0
- Rick Hutchins (1972-1976) 24-26-1
- Dave Webster (1976-1996) 208-173-16
- Sal Leale (1996-1998) 23-23-2
- Mike Bonelli (1998-2001) 23-44-3
- Chris Hudon (2001-2003) 12-26-6
- Brett Tryder (2003-2010) 86-80-12
- Craig Russell (2010-present) 172-73-25 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 College Division Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| ECAC Division II | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 23 | .300 | Did not qualify | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 35 | .500 | Did not qualify | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 27 | .426 | Did not qualify | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA Division III Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1975-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 1.000 | Did not qualify | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | Did not qualify | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 26 | .875 | Did not qualify | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 37 | .375 | Did not qualify | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | Did not qualify | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Did not qualify | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1982-83 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | Did not qualify | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | Did not qualify | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 95 | .571 | Did not qualify | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| ECAC North | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 88 | .773 | W, DQF 4-2 (St. Michael's) W, DSF 7-6 (St. Michael's) L, DF 5-2 (Curry) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 92 | .545 | T-3rd | Did not qualify | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 83 | .591 | 6th | L, DQF 5-2 (Southeastern Massachusetts) | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 91 | 78 | .500 | 7th | Did not qualify | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989-90 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 85 | .447 | 9th | Did not qualify | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .625 | 3rd | W, DQF 5-4 (Assumption) L, DSF 5-3 (Fitchburg St) | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .550 | 8th | Did not qualify | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1992-93 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 3rd | L, QF 4-2 (Assumption) | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1993-94 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3rd | W, QF 5-3 (Skidmore) L, SF 6-0 (Fitchburg St) | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1995-96 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5th | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 47 | 17 | 2nd | Did not qualify | 22 | 19 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 61 | 19 | 4th | L, QF 11-2 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 104 | 126 | ||||
| ECAC Northeast | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 50 | 20 | 7th | L, QF 6-2 (Fitchburg St) | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 90 | 74 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 63 | 12 | 9th | Did not qualify | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 69 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 78 | 8 | T-11th | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 54 | 126 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 57 | 14 | 8th | L, QF 6-1 (Lebanon Valley) | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 97 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 86 | 10 | 10th | Did not qualify | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 120 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 72 | 9 | 11th | Did not qualify | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 81 | 103 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 54 | 19 | 4th | W, QF 6-1 (Fitchburg St) L, SF 8-2 (Curry) | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 106 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 34 | 26 | 3rd | W, QF 1-0 (Johnson & Wales) L, SF 6-0 (Curry) | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 83 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 44 | 21 | 4th | L, QF 3-2 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 86 | 100 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 46 | 16 | 9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 76 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 56 | 16 | 9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 75 | 92 | ||||
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 61 | 25 | 3rd | W, SF 7-3 (Worcester St) L, SF 6-1 (Salem St) | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 115 | 93 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 44 | 23 | 3rd | L, QF 4-1 (Westfield St) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 97 | 61 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 1st | W, SF 7-1 (Worcester St) W, F 5-4 (2ot) (Salem St) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 89 | 65 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 1st | W, SF 7-1 (Fitchburg St) L, F 2-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 97 | 59 | ||||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 24 | T-1st | W, SF 3-2 (Westfield St) L, F 5-1 (Salem St) | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 99 | 79 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 49 | 29 | 1st | W, SF 3-0 (Westfield St) W, F 6-2 (Salem St) | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 110 | 88 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 35 | 31 | 2nd | W, SF 6-2 (Fitchburg St) L, F 4-0 (Salem St) | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 57 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 32 | 33 | 1st | W, SF 7-1 (Fitchburg St) L, F 4-3 (Salem St) | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 113 | 62 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 39 | 31 | 1st | L, Sf 3-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 110 | 56 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 49 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 6-1 (Worcester St) W, F 3-0 (Salem St) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 108 | 72 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 38 | 28 | 1st | W, SF 4-2 (Westfield St) W, F 6-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 80 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Conference season cancelled November 13th[2] | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 36 | 30 | 1st | W, SF 8-4 (Framingham St) W, F 8-4 (Salem St) | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 58 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 37 | 53 | 1st | W, SF 6-0 (Westfield St) W, F 5-2 (Worcester St) | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 60 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 38 | 56 | 1st | W, SF 5-4 (Westfield St) W, F 3-0 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 50 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place | ||||||||||
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| NCAA Division III | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | L, 3-1 (Wentworth) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2015 | L, 3-2 (Norwich) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2019 | L, 2-1 (Hobart) | N/A | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | L, 3-2 (2ot) (U. New England) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2023 | L, 2-0 (U. New England) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2024 | W, 5-2 (Cortland St) | L, 4-1 (Utica) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||