The Buffalo State Bengals are a Men’s Division III ice hockey team representing Buffalo State University, located in Buffalo, New York from the State University of New York Athletic Conference. The team is based out of the Buffalo State Ice Arena, which is located on the school’s campus. The men’s program was established for the 1993-94 season.
Quick Hits
- School: SUNY Buffalo State
- Location: Buffalo, New York
- School Founded: 1871
- Enrollment: 5,306
- Colors: Black, Burnt Orange, & White
- Home Arena: Buffalo State Ice Arena
- Arena Capacity: 1,800
- Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
- Conference: State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC)
- Head Coach: Steve Murphy
Conferences
- State University of New York Athletic Conference (1993-present)
Arenas
- Buffalo State Ice Arena (1993-present)
Head Coaches
- Brian Dickinson (1993-1996) 14-48-6 (.250)
- Jim Fowler (1996-2004) 52-133-13 (.295)
- Nick Carriere (2005-2015) 109-127-27 (.466)
- Steve Murphy (2015-present) 126-119-15 (.514)
Year by Year Results
Note: The team was a member of the SUNYAC for the 1993-94 season but was unable to begin a conference schedule until the 1994-95 playing season.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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State University of New York Athletic Conference | Overall Record |
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| 1993-94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 97 |
| 1994-95 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 83 | 7 | 7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 89 | 134 |
| 1995-96 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 89 | 4 | 7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 68 | 164 |
| 1996-97 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 2 | 8th of 8 | Did not qualify | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 140 |
| 1997-98 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 72 | 7 | 7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 1998-99 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8th of 8 | Did not qualify | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 135 | ||
| 1999-00 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 89 | 4 | 8th of 8 | Did not qualify | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 101 | 116 |
| 2000-01 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 73 | 8 | 7th of 8 | Did not qulaify | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 108 | 110 |
| 2001-02 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 68 | 11 | 6th of 8 | L, QF 1-2, 3-1, 0-1 (Cortland) | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 100 | 110 |
| 2002-03 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 79 | 6 | 8th of 8 | Did not qualify | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 78 | 123 |
| 2003-04 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 72 | 6 | 7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 119 |
| 2004-05 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 71 | 5 | T-7th of 8 | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 77 | 116 |
| 2005-06 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 16 | 5th of 8 | L, QF 5-4, 8-0 (Plattsburgh) | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 104 |
| 2006-07 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 4th of 8 | L, QF 2-1 2OT (Fredonia) | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 90 | 86 |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 54 | 14 | T-5th of 9 | L, QF 4-2 (Fredonia) | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 74 | 79 |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 63 | 14 | 6th of 9 | L, QF 4-3 OT (Geneseo) | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 107 | 87 |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 74 | 4 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 71 | 109 |
| 2010-11 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 43 | 19 | 3rd of 9 | L, QF 3-2 (Fredonia) | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 81 | 69 |
| 2011-12 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 46 | 17 | 3rd of 9 | W, QF 4-3 (Potsdam) L, SF 4-3 3OT (Plattsburgh) | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 99 | 85 |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 48 | 15 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 6-0 (Fredonia) L, SF 5-2 (Oswego) | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 85 | 71 |
| 2013-14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 41 | 16 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 7-2 (Brockport) L, SF 2-0 (Geneseo) | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 120 | 128 |
| 2014-15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 57 | 17 | 5th of 9 | W, QF 6-2 (Potsdam) L, SF 2-0 (Oswego) | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 101 |
| 2015-16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 23 | T-2nd of 9 | L, SF 6-1 (Geneseo) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 90 | 56 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 19 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 2-1 (Fredonia) L, SF 6-2 (Oswego) | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 92 | 63 |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 37 | 21 | 3rd of 9 | W, QF 4-3 (Potsdam) L, SF 5-2 (Geneseo) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 62 |
| 2018-19 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 60 | 18 | 4th of 9 | L, QF 3-2 (Fredonia) | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 82 | 93 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 40 | 17 | T-3rd of 9 | L, QF 3-1 (Potsdam) | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 68 |
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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| 2021-22 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 9 | 8th | Did not qualify | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 46 | 88 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 55 | 16 | 5th | W, QF 3-2 (Cortland) L, SF 4-1 (Oswego) | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 88 |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 55 | 10 | 8th | Did not qualify | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 71 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 3rd | W, QF 6-4 (Canton) L, SF 5-2 (Oswego) | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 83 |
| 2025-26 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 60 | 18 | 7th of 10 | L, QF 5-1 (Oswego) | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 68 | 83 |
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