“It was a huge success,” head coach Bob Bucher said of the move to Division 1. “It was totally worth it. We are much happier from the coaches all the way down to the players.”
Bucher said he believed the season was a success because of how much they improved from the 2014 season to the 2015 season. Entering the last season, the Ice Bears lost 12 players from the year before. Because of that, the expectations heading into the season were moderate at best. But, the Bears exceeded even the highest of expectations.
They finished the regular season with a win-loss record of 18-18, which included series sweeps over Illinois State University, University of Missouri and Western Collegiate Hockey League opponent University of Central Oklahoma.