The Wayne Wilson File

Career Head Coaching Record: 471-337-82 (.575 W%)
- 26 Seasons (all at RIT)
- Retired 33rd in wins, NCAA Men's Hockey History
- 890 Career Games Coached
- 10 Career 20-Win Seasons (also 4 seasons with 19 wins)
- 20 Career Seasons w/.500 record or better
- Retired as the winningest coach in 63-year history of the program

NCAA Division I Record (20 Seasons): 355-306-70 (.534 W%)
NCAA Division III Record (6 Seasons): 116-31-12 (.767 W%)

AHA Championships (4) – 2024, 2016, 2015, 2010
AHA Regular Season Championships (6) - 2024, 2023, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007
AHA Coach of the Year (2) - 2024, 2023
AHA Conference Record – 273-175-57 (.597 W%)

AHA All-Academic Team Honorees - 299 (prior to 2024-25)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances (4)
- 2010 Frozen Four
- 2015 Regional Finals
- 2016 Regional Semifinals
- 2024 Regional Semifinals

Spencer Penrose Award (D1 National Coach of the Year) – 2010
- Also a finalist in 2024, 2023

NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances (3)
- 2001 – National Runner-Up
- 2002 – First Round
- 2000 – First Round

Edward Jeremiah Award (D3 National Coach of the Year) – 2001

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 AHA Championship/NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
Wilson guided the 2009-10 team to a program-record 28-12-1 mark, including the program's first AHA Championship. The Tigers swept four-consecutive AHA Tournament games, including a 6-1 win over Sacred Heart in the final, to punch their ticket to the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the D1 era. RIT upset second-overall seed Denver, 2-1, in the opening round before defeating New Hampshire, 6-2, in the East Region final to move on to the Frozen Four in Detroit. The Tigers' storybook season ended opposite Wisconsin in the national semifinals, played in front of 34,954 fans at Detroit's Ford Field en route to a No. 10 ranking in the final national poll.

2015 AHA Championship/NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Finals
Wilson led the 2014-15 squad to its second AHA Championship, defeating Mercyhurst, 5-1, at Blue Cross Arena in the title game to ride a seven-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers upset overall number-one seed Minnesota State, 2-1, in an opening round game played at Notre Dame's Compton Family Ice Arena, marking the first time a 16-seed advanced in the NCAA Tournament.

2016 AHA Championship/NCAA Tournament East Region Semifinals
Wilson led RIT to its second-straight AHA title a year later, guiding the fifth-seeded Tigers to three-straight upsets - including second-seeded Air Force, 2-1 (OT) in the semis and top-seeded Robert Morris, 7-4, in the final – to become only the second program to win back-to-back AHA championships in league history.

2024 AHA Championship/NCAA Tournament Sioux Falls Region Semifinals
RIT swept five AHA Tournament games by a combined 26-6 margin, including a 5-2 win over AIC in the title game, to become only the second team in conference history to win four championships. Wilson was named the AHA Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive season after also leading RIT to its sixth regular-season title – the most in conference history – while finishing with a 27-11-2 record for the second-most wins during the D1 era.

2000-01 ECAC West Championship/NCAA Division III National Runner-Up
In his second season in Rochester, Wilson led RIT to a 27-1-1 record (including a 22-0-1 regular season) and the second of three-consecutive Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Championships. The Tigers defeated Lebanon Valley and Wisconsin-River Falls before taking on Plattsburgh State in the national championship game, played in Ritter Arena.

Notable Wilson Wins
• Oct. 22, 1999: RIT 5, Fredonia 1 (Fredonia, N.Y.) – First career win
• Feb. 7, 2004: RIT 5, Elmira 4 (Elmira, N.Y.) - 100th career win
• Oct. 15, 2005: RIT 5, Air Force 2 (Hamden, Conn.) - First D1 win in program history
• Oct. 28, 2005: RIT 3, #18 St. Lawrence 2 (Ritter Arena) – First D1 win over a ranked opponent
• Jan. 4, 2007: RIT 3, #16 Quinnipiac 2 (Hamden, Conn.) – First D1 road win over a ranked opponent
• Oct. 27, 2007: RIT 4, #18 Cornell 1 (Blue Cross Arena) – Brick City Homecoming game
• Dec. 29, 2007: RIT 4, #12 Minnesota 3 (Mariucci Arena – Minneapolis, Minn.)
• Dec. 6, 2008: RIT 3, #10 Air Force 2 OT (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• Oct. 30, 2009: RIT 6, UConn 2 (Ritter Arena) – 189th win to become all-time leader in program history
• Jan. 15, 2010: RIT 4, UConn 0 (Hartford, Conn.) – 200th career win
• Mar. 20, 2010: RIT 6, Sacred Heart 1 (Blue Cross Arena – AHA Final) – 1st AHA Championship in program history
• Mar. 26, 2010: RIT 2, Denver 1 (Albany, N.Y.) – NCAA 1st Rd. (Denver ranked #2 in nation, tournament 2nd overall seed)
• Mar. 27, 2010: RIT 6, New Hampshire 2 (Albany N.Y.) – NCAA 2nd Rd. (UNH ranked #12 in nation)
• Oct. 30, 2010: RIT 5, #14 Cornell 3 (Ithaca, N.Y)
• Oct. 11, 2012: RIT 5, #3 Michigan 4 OT (Ann Arbor, Mich.) – Highest-ranked regular-season win in program history
• Mar. 20, 2015: RIT 2, Canisius 1 (Blue Cross Arena – AHA Semis) – 300th career win
• Mar. 28, 2015: RIT 2, Minnesota St. 1 (South Bend, Ind.) – NCAA 1st Rd. (First #16 seed to upset #1 seed in tournament history; Minnesota St. ranked #1 in nation)
• Dec. 9, 2017: RIT 4, #9 Providence 0 (Providence, R.I.)
• Oct. 11, 2019: RIT 3, #17 Bowling Green 2 OT (Bowling Green, Ohio) – first win over alma mater
• Nov. 27, 2020: RIT 8, #9 Clarkson 5 (Gene Polisseni Center)
• Jan. 11, 2020: RIT 3, #13 UMass-Lowell 2 (Gene Polisseni Center)
• Nov. 27, 2021: RIT 1, Princeton 0 OT (Princeton, N.J.) – 400th career win
• Oct. 21, 2021: RIT 3, #13 Notre Dame 2 OT (South Bend, Ind.)
• Oct. 14, 2023: RIT 3, Notre Dame 0 (Blue Cross Arena) – Final Brick City Homecoming win
• Nov. 24, 2023: RIT 5, #10 New Hampshire 4 (Gene Polisseni Center)
• Mar. 23, 2024: RIT 5, AIC 2 (Gene Polisseni Center – AHA Final) – 4th AHA Championship in program history
• Feb. 22, 2025: RIT 6, Mercyhurst 2 (Gene Polisseni Center) – 471st career victory (33rd in NCAA Men's Hockey history)

RECORD	W	L	T	NOTES
1999-00	21	7	1	ECAC Champion; NCAA 1st Round
2000-01	27	1	1	ECAC Champion; NCAA Runner-Up, National COY
2001-02	23	2	2	ECAC Champion; NCAA 1st Round
2002-03	19	4	2	ECAC Runner-Up
2003-04	13	7	5	ECAC Runner-Up
2004-05	13	10	1	ECAC Semifinals
D3 Total	116	31	12	.767 W% (6 Seasons - 159 Games Coached)

RECORD	W	L	T	NOTES
2005-06	6	22	2	1st NCAA D1 Season
2006-07	21	11	2	AHA Regular-Season Champs (not eligible for postseason)
2007-08	19	12	6	AHA Semifinals
2008-09	23	13	2	AHA Regular-Season Champs, AHA Semifinals
2009-10	28	12	1	AHA Regular-Season Champs; AHA Champions, NCAA Frozen Four, National COY
2010-11	19	11	8	AHA Regular Season Champs; AHA Runner-Up
2011-12	20	13	6	AHA Runner-Up
2012-13	15	18	5	AHA Quarterfinals
2013-14	12	20	5	AHA First-Round
2014-15	20	15	5	AHA Champs, NCAA Regional Finals
2015-16	18	15	6	AHA Champs, NCAA Regional Semifinals
2016-17	14	22	1	AHA First Round
2017-18	15	20	2	AHA First Round
2018-19	17	17	4	AHA Semifinals
2019-20	19	13	4	No Postseason (COVID)
2020-21	9	9	2	AHA Quarterfinals
2021-22	18	16	4	AHA Semifinals, 49th coach in NCAA history w/400 wins
2022-23	25	13	1	AHA Regular-Season Champs, AHA Semifinals, AHA COY
2023-24	27	11	2	AHA Regular-Season Champs, AHA Champs, NCAA Regional Semifinals, AHA COY
2024-25	10	23	2	AHA First Round
D1 Total	355	306	70	.534 W% (20 seasons - 731 Games Coached)

Career	471	337	82	.575 W% (26 seasons - 890 Games Coached Retired 33rd in NCAA history in wins and was 10th among active coaches