Re: The Greatest Programs of All-Time: #1 - #60
#41 – Nebraska Omaha Mavericks
Points: 11.093
Points in 2018-2019: -0.1649 (Rank: 55)
Points in the 2010s: 8.4735 (Rank: 28)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 West Regional Semifinalist; 2015 NCAA Semifinalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: WCHA Regular Season 3rd Place – 2010-2011, NCHC Regular Season 3rd Place – 2013-2014, 2014-2015.
The Mavericks had the 2nd worst season in program history, finishing at 9-24-3. Their conference record of 5-19-2 tied them for last in the NCHC. Their season ended with the NCHC playoffs, losing to eventual NCAA champions UMD. A couple of telling stats: their record was 3-20-2 when outshot and were 1-8 in one goal games. A surprising stat was an efficient 22.7% PP. The underclassmen will need to pick it up this season as they lose 9 seniors, including their top two scorers, starting goalie and back-up goalie. – SiouxfaninSeattle
#42 – Air Force Falcons
Points: 10.3842
Points in 2018-2019: -0.0171 (Rank: 47)
Points in the 2010s: 6.3042 (Rank: 29)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 East Regional Semifinalist, 2012 Northeast Regional Semifinalist, 2017 East Regional Finalist, 2018 West Regional Finalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion – 2011-2012. Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Runner-Up – 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2015-2016, 2016-2017. Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion – 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018.
The Air Force Falcons were one of the dominant programs of Atlantic Hockey during the 2010s. While they only won the regular season title once in 2011-12, they excelled in the conference tournament. The won the conference tournament four times, which was the most of any team in the conference. Their first two appearances resulted in losses. Their first appearance was a 2-1 overtime loss to Yale in 2011. The returned to the NCAA tournament the following year, only to be shutout by Boston College. Things were better in 2917. Air Force defeated Western Michigan in the first round 5-4. Kyle Haak scored a pair of goals They lost in the regional championship 3-2 to Harvard. Their rally from 3-0 down fell short. The following year, the Falcons returned to the NCAAs and had success. They crushed St. Cloud 4-1 behind Tyler Ledford’s 2 goals and Billy Christopoulos’s 39 saves. However, just like the previous year, Air Force fell in the regional championship. This time, it was a 2-1 defeat at the hands of eventual champions Minnesota Duluth. Air Force has been consistent over the decade with only 1 losing season. It is expected that they will be a contender during the upcoming decade. – komey1
#43 – Western Michigan Broncos
Points: 9.1903
Points in 2018-2019: 0.1858 (Rank: 31)
Points in the 2010s: 3.495 (Rank: 38)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 Midwest Regional Semifinalist, 2012 West Regional Semifinalist, 2017 East Regional Semifinalist.
Conference Achievements in the Decade: CCHA Regular Season Runner-Up – 2011-2012. NCHC Regular Season 3rd Place – 2016-2017, 2018-2019. CCHA Tournament Champion – 2012. CCHA Tournament Runner-Up – 2011. NCHC Tournament Semifinalist – 2014, 2017.
After a losing record in ’17-’18, the Broncos had a strong season in ’18-’19, finishing 21-15-1. Their conference record of 14-12-1 was good for 3rd place in the NCHC, but their season ended in a loss to Colorado College in the NCHC playoffs. The Broncos didn’t lose any players to early graduation but are replacing five seniors (including their top scorer and starting goalie) and an assistant coach. – SiouxfaninSeattle
#44 – Princeton Tigers
Points: 8.7823
Points in 2018-2019: 0.2291 (Rank: 27)
Points in the 2010s: 3.4623 (Rank: 39)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2018 Midwest Regional Semifinalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: ECAC Tournament Champions – 2018.
Princeton began the decade with a winning season under Guy Gadowsky, but Gadowsky then left for Penn State. The Tigers then had six straight losing seasons, with their only playoff round win in that time in 2016-17. In 2017-18, Princeton finished 7th in the regular season, then got on a roll at the right time and beat Clarkson in overtime for the ECAC Championship. The 2018-2019 year did not live up higher expectations off that run, with a 9th place finish in the league. The 10 wins on the season were the fewest in the last 3 years. – drshoen
#45 – Niagara Purple Eagles
Points: 7.3299
Points in 2018-2019: -0.0027 (Rank: 43)
Points in the 2010s: 0.8809 (Rank: 54)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2013 West Regional Semifinalist.
Conference Achievements in the Decade: Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion – 2012-2013. Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Runner-Up – 2011-2012. CHA Tournament Runner-Up – 2010. Atlantic Hockey Tournament Runner-Up – 2019.
The Niagara Purple Eagles started the decade as a member of the now defunct CHA before joining Atlantic Hockey in 2010. The Purple Eagles immediately made an impact by finishing fourth, second, and first in the first three years as a member of Atlantic Hockey. Not only did they win the conference in 2013, Niagara currently is the only Atlantic Hockey team that has qualified for the NCAA tournament in conference history. After that year, the team went in a big decline. Niagara bottomed out in 2017 when the team won only 5 games. Amazingly, 2 of those wins were in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey tournament with a series win over RIT. Jason Lammers took over as head coach after that season. While his first season wasn’t anything special, Niagara went to the Atlantic Hockey championship game in his second year, where they lost in overtime to AIC. They will look to use that momentum to build towards next season. – komey1
#41 – Nebraska Omaha Mavericks
Points: 11.093
Points in 2018-2019: -0.1649 (Rank: 55)
Points in the 2010s: 8.4735 (Rank: 28)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 West Regional Semifinalist; 2015 NCAA Semifinalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: WCHA Regular Season 3rd Place – 2010-2011, NCHC Regular Season 3rd Place – 2013-2014, 2014-2015.
The Mavericks had the 2nd worst season in program history, finishing at 9-24-3. Their conference record of 5-19-2 tied them for last in the NCHC. Their season ended with the NCHC playoffs, losing to eventual NCAA champions UMD. A couple of telling stats: their record was 3-20-2 when outshot and were 1-8 in one goal games. A surprising stat was an efficient 22.7% PP. The underclassmen will need to pick it up this season as they lose 9 seniors, including their top two scorers, starting goalie and back-up goalie. – SiouxfaninSeattle
#42 – Air Force Falcons
Points: 10.3842
Points in 2018-2019: -0.0171 (Rank: 47)
Points in the 2010s: 6.3042 (Rank: 29)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 East Regional Semifinalist, 2012 Northeast Regional Semifinalist, 2017 East Regional Finalist, 2018 West Regional Finalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion – 2011-2012. Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Runner-Up – 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2015-2016, 2016-2017. Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion – 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018.
The Air Force Falcons were one of the dominant programs of Atlantic Hockey during the 2010s. While they only won the regular season title once in 2011-12, they excelled in the conference tournament. The won the conference tournament four times, which was the most of any team in the conference. Their first two appearances resulted in losses. Their first appearance was a 2-1 overtime loss to Yale in 2011. The returned to the NCAA tournament the following year, only to be shutout by Boston College. Things were better in 2917. Air Force defeated Western Michigan in the first round 5-4. Kyle Haak scored a pair of goals They lost in the regional championship 3-2 to Harvard. Their rally from 3-0 down fell short. The following year, the Falcons returned to the NCAAs and had success. They crushed St. Cloud 4-1 behind Tyler Ledford’s 2 goals and Billy Christopoulos’s 39 saves. However, just like the previous year, Air Force fell in the regional championship. This time, it was a 2-1 defeat at the hands of eventual champions Minnesota Duluth. Air Force has been consistent over the decade with only 1 losing season. It is expected that they will be a contender during the upcoming decade. – komey1
#43 – Western Michigan Broncos
Points: 9.1903
Points in 2018-2019: 0.1858 (Rank: 31)
Points in the 2010s: 3.495 (Rank: 38)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2011 Midwest Regional Semifinalist, 2012 West Regional Semifinalist, 2017 East Regional Semifinalist.
Conference Achievements in the Decade: CCHA Regular Season Runner-Up – 2011-2012. NCHC Regular Season 3rd Place – 2016-2017, 2018-2019. CCHA Tournament Champion – 2012. CCHA Tournament Runner-Up – 2011. NCHC Tournament Semifinalist – 2014, 2017.
After a losing record in ’17-’18, the Broncos had a strong season in ’18-’19, finishing 21-15-1. Their conference record of 14-12-1 was good for 3rd place in the NCHC, but their season ended in a loss to Colorado College in the NCHC playoffs. The Broncos didn’t lose any players to early graduation but are replacing five seniors (including their top scorer and starting goalie) and an assistant coach. – SiouxfaninSeattle
#44 – Princeton Tigers
Points: 8.7823
Points in 2018-2019: 0.2291 (Rank: 27)
Points in the 2010s: 3.4623 (Rank: 39)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2018 Midwest Regional Semifinalist
Conference Achievements in the Decade: ECAC Tournament Champions – 2018.
Princeton began the decade with a winning season under Guy Gadowsky, but Gadowsky then left for Penn State. The Tigers then had six straight losing seasons, with their only playoff round win in that time in 2016-17. In 2017-18, Princeton finished 7th in the regular season, then got on a roll at the right time and beat Clarkson in overtime for the ECAC Championship. The 2018-2019 year did not live up higher expectations off that run, with a 9th place finish in the league. The 10 wins on the season were the fewest in the last 3 years. – drshoen
#45 – Niagara Purple Eagles
Points: 7.3299
Points in 2018-2019: -0.0027 (Rank: 43)
Points in the 2010s: 0.8809 (Rank: 54)
NCAA Achievements in the Decade: 2013 West Regional Semifinalist.
Conference Achievements in the Decade: Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion – 2012-2013. Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Runner-Up – 2011-2012. CHA Tournament Runner-Up – 2010. Atlantic Hockey Tournament Runner-Up – 2019.
The Niagara Purple Eagles started the decade as a member of the now defunct CHA before joining Atlantic Hockey in 2010. The Purple Eagles immediately made an impact by finishing fourth, second, and first in the first three years as a member of Atlantic Hockey. Not only did they win the conference in 2013, Niagara currently is the only Atlantic Hockey team that has qualified for the NCAA tournament in conference history. After that year, the team went in a big decline. Niagara bottomed out in 2017 when the team won only 5 games. Amazingly, 2 of those wins were in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey tournament with a series win over RIT. Jason Lammers took over as head coach after that season. While his first season wasn’t anything special, Niagara went to the Atlantic Hockey championship game in his second year, where they lost in overtime to AIC. They will look to use that momentum to build towards next season. – komey1
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