The Johnson & Wales Wildcats are a Men’s Division III ice hockey team representing Johnson & Wales University, located in Providence, Rhode Island from the Conference of New England. The team is based out of the New England Sports Village, which is located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The men’s program was established for the 1997-98 season.
Quick Hits
- School: Johnson & Wales University
- Location: Providence, Rhode Island
- School Founded: 1914
- Enrollment: 5,676
- Colors: Blue, Gold, & White
- Home Arena: New England Sports Village
- Arena Capacity: 1,000
- Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
- Conference: Conference of New England (CNE)
- Head Coach: Eric Graham
Conferences
- ECAC North (1997-1998)
- ECAC Northeast (1998-2016)
- Commonwealth Coast Conference (2016-2018)
- New England Hockey Conference (2018-2024)
- Conference of New England (2024-present)
Arenas
- Rhode Island Sports Center (1997-2009)
- Dennis M. Lynch Arena (2009-2020)
- New England Sports Village (2020-present)
Head Coaches
- Lou Izzi (1997-2003) 86-65-3 (.568)
- Erik Noack (2003-2016) 142-178-21 (.447)
- James LaCour (2016-2019) 20-49-8 (.318)
- Eric Graham (2019-present) 33-100-10 (.266)
Year by Year Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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ECAC North | Overall Record |
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| 1997-98 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 57 | 24 | 2nd | Did not qualify | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 81 |
ECAC Northeast | Overall Record |
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| 1998-99 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 105 | 18 | 8th | L, QF 7-4 (Tufts) | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 114 | 105 |
| 1999-00 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 14 | 8th | L, QF 7-4 Tufts | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 103 |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 35 | 29 | 2nd | W, QF 8-3 (Worcester St.) L, SF 8-5 (Lebanon Valley) | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 144 | 76 |
| 2001-02 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 45 | 22 | 5th | W, QF 6-5 (Curry) L, SF 5-4 OT (Wentworth) | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 113 | 105 |
| 2002-03 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 60 | 23 | 5th | L, QF 4-3 (Fitchburg St.) | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 131 | 116 |
| 2003-04 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 40 | 95 | 4 | 17th | Did Not Qualify | 25 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 190 |
| 2004-05 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 60 | 16 | 8th | L, QF 6-2 (Wentworth) | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 98 | 123 |
| 2005-06 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 70 | 16 | 8th | L, QF 1-0 (Plymouth St.) | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 116 |
| 2006-07 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 57 | 18 | 6th | L, QF 5-1 (Wentworth) | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 86 | 117 |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 67 | 14 | 12th | Did not qualify | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 99 | 109 |
| 2008-09 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 60 | 18 | 7th | L, QF 8-2 (Curry) | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 74 | 106 |
| 2009-10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 45 | 15 | 5th | W, QF 3-1 (Suffolk) W, SF 5-3 (Wentworth) L, F 5-4 (Curry) | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 97 | 105 |
| 2010-11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 46 | 20 | 3rd | W, QF 7-1 (W. New England) L, SF 4-3 OT (Wentworth) | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 107 | 93 |
| 2011-12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 45 | 17 | 5th | L, QF 2-1 OT (W. New England) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 116 | 74 |
| 2012-13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 62 | 11 | 6th | W, QF 6-4 (Curry) L. SF 4-1 (Wentworth) | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 115 |
| 2013-14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 4th | W, QF 7-0 (Suffolk) L, SF 4-0 (Wentworth) | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 90 | 55 |
| 2014-15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 3rd | W, QF 5-0 (Suffolk) L, SF 9-3 (Salve Regina) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 82 | 59 |
| 2015-16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 6th | L, QF 2-0 (Salve Regina) | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 69 |
Commonwealth Coast Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2016-17 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 6th | W, QF 4-3 (Salve Regina), L, SF 4-2 Endicott | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 76 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 77 | 7 | 9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 55 | 103 |
New England Hockey Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2018-19 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 77 | 6 | T-9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 53 | 101 |
| 2019-20 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 115 | 3 | 10th | Did not qualify | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 50 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 108 | 5 | 10th | L, FR 2-1 OT (New England Coll.) | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 133 |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 89 | 3 | 10th | Did not qualify | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 116 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 40 | 85 | 11 | 9th | Did not qualify | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 65 | 111 |
Conference of New England | Overall Record |
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| 2024-25 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 65 | 16 | 7th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 55 | 104 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 70 | 22 | 6th of 9 | L, QF 8-1 (Johnson & Wales) | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 62 | 93 |
