Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey

Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey
Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey
University	University of Alberta
Conference	Canada West
Head coach	Ian Herbers ; Since 2018–19 season
Assistant coaches	Stan Marple ; Dallas Ansell; Derek Hemsley
Arena	Clare Drake Arena ; Edmonton, Alberta
Colors	Green and Gold;
U Sports Tournament championships
	1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018
U Sports Tournament appearances
	1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	1924, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference regular season championships
	1920, 1921, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022

Last updated November 28, 2024

The Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas athletics program of University of Alberta. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Golden Bears play their home games at the Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alberta.^[1]

History

It's unclear exactly when Alberta played its first official game but the Golden Bears were on the ice at least by the 1910–11 season when they were members of the Edmonton League, a local senior circuit. Sparse records have Alberta playing in the league until 1935. In 1919, Alberta arranged an exhibition series with Saskatchewan and then forced the first western intercollegiate conference the following season along with Manitoba. Travel expenses proved too costly at the time and Alberta withdrew after the inaugural season. Alberta would resume its series with Saskatchewan in the mid-20s on a part-time basis but it wasn't until 1936 that they made the competition an annual rivalry.

Alberta suspended its program for World War II, as did all Canadian colleges, and returned in force in 1946. The Golden Bears won every league championship from 1936 until 1950 and were so dominant that they were awarded the Halpenny Trophy, awarded to the league champion, on a permanent basis.^[2] Alberta finally received some pushback from their counterparts in the 50s but remained the dominant force in the conference.

In 1963, the western league, which had existed as an isolated entity until that point, was one of four conferences to receive an invitation to send its champion to participate in the inaugural University Cup. Alberta won the league title the following year to attend the second tournament and swept through the competition to win the program's first national championship. Alberta appeared in five more tournaments during the competitions first ten years, however, troubles were brewing in their home conference. The Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association covered schools across a huge expanse from Hudson Bay to the Pacific Ocean. In 1972, in order to help reduce travel costs, the league was split in two with Alberta becoming a founding member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. The Golden Bears won the league title in seven of the first eight seasons and went on to capture four national titles over that span. During this time, head coach Clare Drake briefly left to take over the Edmonton Oilers but he returned after one season away and remained with the club until 1989.^[3]

Even after Drake's retirement, Alberta continued to pile up the wins, capturing two national titles in the 90s, four in the 2000s and three in the 10s. The team has been able to compete in so many tournament thanks to being the preeminent power in Canada West from the start. Alberta has won 29 championships since 1973, more than all other schools combined, including 13 of 15 from 2001 to 2015. Th result of which has being that the Golden Bears are the most successful program in U Sports, with 16 national championships and 44 tournament appearces, far more than the next best schools (as of 2024).^[4]

Season-by-season results

Senior and collegiate play

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

Extra-League Champion	U Sports Semifinalist	Conference regular season champions	Conference Division Champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season											Conference Tournament Results
		Conference						Overall
		GP	W	L	T	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
Senior Hockey
1910–11	Edmonton League	7	5	2	0	10	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1911–12	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1912–13	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1913–14	Edmonton League	6	3	2	1	7	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1914–15	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1915–16	Edmonton League	5	3	2	0	6	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1916–17	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1917–18	Edmonton League	4	1	3	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1918–19	Edmonton League	6	3	3	0	6	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1919–20	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 4–5 (Carstairs)
1919–20	WCIAU	4	2	2	0	4	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1920–21	Edmonton League	6	4	1	1	9	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 6–8 (Calgary Alberta Pacific)
1921–22	Edmonton League	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1922–23	Edmonton League	1	0	1	0	0	— ^†	?	?	?	?	?
1923–24	Edmonton League	12	8	2	2	18	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Edmonton League Championship series, 7–3 (Camrose) Lost Alberta semifinal series 8–15 (Canmore)
1924–25	Edmonton League	7	4	3	0	8	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 10–14 (Edmonton Victorias)
1924–25	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship, 2–6 (Saskatchewan)
1925–26	Edmonton League	12	5	7	0	10	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1926–27	Edmonton League	10	2	7	1	5	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1926–27	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship, 1–4 (Saskatchewan)
1927–28	Edmonton League	12	2	10	0	4	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1928–29	Edmonton League	12	1	11	0	2	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1928–29	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship, 1–5 (Saskatchewan)
1929–30	Edmonton League	11	2	9	0	4	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1929–30	WCIAU	4	0	4	0	0	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1930–31	Edmonton League	12	7	4	1	15	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Edmonton Superiors)
1931–32	Edmonton League	16	2	12	2	6	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1932–33	Edmonton League	8	1	7	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1933–34	Edmonton League	6	3	3	0	6	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Edmonton Superiors)
1933–34	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 6–4 (Saskatchewan)
1934–35	Edmonton League	8	1	7	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?	Won Alberta First Round series, 11–2 (Leduc) Won Alberta Quarterfinal series, 6–5 (Lacombe) Lost Alberta Semifinal series, 3–4 (Vegreville)
1935–36	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 12–11 (Saskatchewan)
1936–37	Northern Alberta League	10	4	5	1	9	— ^‡	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Edmonton Superiors)
1936–37	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 11–10 (Saskatchewan)
1937–38	Northern Alberta League	12	9	3	0	18	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 3–5 (Red Deer)
1937–38	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 18–14 (Saskatchewan)
1938–39	Northern Alberta League	8	3	4	1	7	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1938–39	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 25–16 (Saskatchewan)
1939–40	Edmonton League	11	9	2	0	18	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship, 2–8 (Army-Navy Cardinals)
1939–40	WCIAU	8	4	0	4	12	1st	?	?	?	?	?
Program suspended due to World War II
1945–46	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 20–16 (Saskatchewan)
1946–47	WCIAU	6	5	1	0	10	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1947–48	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 16–14 (Saskatchewan)
1948–49	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 4–1–1 (Saskatchewan)
1949–50	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 4–3 (Saskatchewan)
1950–51	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 3–2 (Saskatchewan)
1951–52	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 1–3 (Saskatchewan)
1952–53	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Saskatchewan)
1953–54	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 3–2 (Saskatchewan)
1954–55	WCIAU	8	6	2	0	12	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1955–56	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series , 3–1 (Saskatchewan)
1956–57	WCIAU	10	10	0	0	20	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1957–58	WCIAU	12	11	1	0	22	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1958–59	WCIAU	8	4	4	0	8	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1959–60	WCIAU	8	7	1	0	14	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1960–61	WCIAU	8	7	0	1	15	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1961–62	WCIAU	12	11	1	0	22	1st	?	?	?	?	?

Totals								GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular Season								?	?	?	?	?	3 Edmonton League Championships, 1 Northern Alberta League Championship, 8 WCIAU Championships
Conference Post-season								?	?	?	?	?	1 Edmonton League Championship, 12 WCIAU Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record								?	?	?	?	?

† Alberta withdrew after one game.
‡ Alberta withdrew with 2 games remaining.

Collegiate only

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

U Sports Champion	U Sports Semifinalist	Conference regular season champions	Conference Division Champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season													Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference								Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
Clare Drake (1958–1975)
1962–63	WCIAA	12	6	6	0	–	–	12	3rd	12	6	6	0	.500
1963–64	WCIAA	12	7	5	0	–	–	14	1st	14	9	5	0	.643		Won Semifinal, 5–3 (New Brunswick) Won Championship, 9–1 (Sir George Williams)
1964–65	WCIAA	12	7	5	0	–	–	14	T–2nd	12	7	5	0	.583
1965–66	WCIAA	12	11	1	0	–	–	22	1st	14	12	2	0	.857		Won Semifinal, 10–4 (Laurentian) Lost Championship, 1–8 (Toronto)
1966–67	WCIAA	15	12	3	0	–	–	26	T–1st	16	12	4	0	.750	Lost Championship, 3–4 (Saskatchewan)
1967–68	WCIAA	16	11	5	0	–	–	22	1st	19	14	5	0	.737		Won Quarterfinal, 12–3 (St. Francis Xavier) Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Laurentian) Won Championship, 5–4 (Loyola)
1968–69	WCIAA	20	16	4	0	–	–	32	1st	23	18	5	0	.783		Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Toronto) Won Consolation Semifinal, 10–9 (Laurentian) Won Consolation Final, 5–3 (Saint Mary's)
1969–70	WCIAA	14	11	3	0	–	–	22	2nd	20	15	5	0	.750	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary)	Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Toronto) Lost Consolation, 3–12 (York)
1970–71	WCIAA	20	12	8	0	–	–	24 ^¿	4th	22	12	10	0	.545	Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Manitoba)
1971–72	WCIAA	20	18	2	0	–	–	36	1st	23	20	3	0	.909	Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Manitoba) Won Championship, 3–1 (Calgary)	Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Saint Mary's)
1972–73	Canada West	24	17	7	0	–	–	34	1st	28	19	9	0	.679		Won West Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
1973–74	Canada West	18	11	7	0	–	–	22	2nd	20	11	9	0	.550	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Calgary)
1974–75	Canada West	24	20	4	0	–	–	40	1st	34	28	6	0	.824	Won Championship series , 2–1 (British Columbia)	Won West Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Brandon) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Loyola) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Leon Abbott (1975–1976)
1975–76	Canada West	24	16	8	0	–	–	32	2nd	28	17	11	0	.607	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Calgary)	Won West Regional Semifinal, 6–5 (Manitoba) Lost West Regional Final, 1–3 (Calgary)
Clare Drake (1976–1979)
1976–77	Canada West	24	21	3	0	–	–	42	1st	30	25	5	0	.833	Won Championship series , 2–1 (British Columbia)	Won Semifinal series, 12–5 (Saint Mary's) Lost Championship, 1–4 (Toronto)
1977–78	Canada West	24	20	4	0	–	–	40	1st	30	25	5	0	.833	Won Championship series , 2–1 (British Columbia)	Won Group 1 Round-robin, 7–3 (St. Francis Xavier), 7–3 (Regina) Won Championship, 6–5 (Toronto)
1978–79	Canada West	24	20	4	0	–	–	40	1st	30	25	5	0	.833	Won Championship series , 2–1 (Calgary)	Won Group 1 Round-robin, 7–1 (Concordia), 3–1 (Regina) Won Championship, 5–1 (Dalhousie)
Billy Moores (1979–1980)
1979–80	Canada West	29	20	9	0	–	–	40	1st	34	23	11	0	.676	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Calgary)	Won Group 1 Round-robin, 2–0 (Calgary), 5–1 (Concordia) Won Championship, 7–3 (Regina)
Clare Drake (1980–1983)
1980–81	Canada West	24	10	14	0	–	–	20	3rd	24	10	14	0	.417
1981–82	Canada West	24	11	13	0	–	–	22	3rd	24	11	13	0	.458
1982–83	Canada West	24	13	11	0	–	–	26	2nd	26	13	13	0	.500	Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
Billy Moores (1983–1984)
1983–84	Canada West	24	20	4	0	–	–	40	1st	30	24	5	1	.817	Won Championship series , 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won West Regional series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Semifinal series, 5–7 (Concordia)
Clare Drake (1984–1989)
1984–85	Canada West	24	20	4	0	–	–	40	1st	32	25	6	1	.797	Won Championship series , 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won West Regional series, 2–1 (Manitoba) Won Semifinal series, 10–8 (Toronto) Lost Championship, 2–3 (York)
1985–86	Canada West	28	20	8	0	–	–	40	1st	33	23	10	0	.697	Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)	Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Moncton) Won Championship, 5–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1986–87	Canada West	28	19	8	1	–	–	39	2nd	30	20	9	1	.683	Participated in World University Games.	Lost Pool 2 Round-robin, 4–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 2–1 (York)
1987–88	Canada West	28	22	5	1	–	–	45	T–2nd	34	25	8	1	.750	Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1988–89	Canada West	28	21	7	0	–	–	42	T–1st	34	25	9	0	.735	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)	Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (York)
Billy Moores (1989–1994)
1989–90	Canada West	28	20	6	2	–	–	42	2nd	32	22	8	2	.719	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Calgary)
1990–91	Canada West	28	19	7	2	–	–	40	2nd	35	24	9	2	.714	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Regina)	Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Waterloo) Lost Championship, 2–7 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1991–92	Canada West	28	17	6	5	–	–	39	2nd	35	23	7	5	.729	Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Regina)	Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Won Championship, 5–2 (Acadia)
1992–93	Canada West	28	18	6	4	–	–	40	1st	33	22	7	4	.727	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Regina)	Lost Semifinal, 4–9 (Acadia)
1993–94	Canada West	28	15	6	7	–	–	37	3rd	30	15	8	7	.617	Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
Peter Esdale (1994–1995)
1994–95	Canada West	28	11	12	5	–	–	27	5th	28	11	12	5	.482
Rob Daum (1995–2005)
1995–96	Canada West	28	17	10	1	–	–	35	2nd	33	19	13	1	.591	Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Calgary)
1996–97	Canada West	26	20	5	1	–	–	40	2nd	34	26	7	1	.779	Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (New Brunswick)
1997–98	Canada West	28	19	4	5	–	–	43	T–1st	35	23	7	5	.729	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 2–5 (New Brunswick), 6–3 (Windsor)
1998–99	Canada West	28	20	6	2	–	–	42	1st	35	25	8	2	.743	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 5–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 4–0 (York) Won Championship, 6–2 (Moncton)
1999–00	Canada West	28	20	3	5	–	–	45	2nd	36	26	5	5	.792	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool B Round-robin, 3–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 4–2 (Calgary) Won Championship, 5–4 (2OT) (New Brunswick)
2000–01	Canada West	28	25	1	2	–	–	52	1st	34	29	3	2	.882	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Manitoba)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 3–5 (Western Ontario), 3–5 (St. Francis Xavier)
2001–02	Canada West	28	21	3	4	–	–	46	1st	34	26	4	4	.824	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 1–4 (Western Ontario), 8–0 (Guelph)
2002–03	Canada West	28	24	2	2	–	–	50	1st	35	29	4	2	.857	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 4–0 (York), 2–3 (St. Francis Xavier)
2003–04	Canada West	28	26	0	2	–	–	54	1st	35	31	2	2	.914	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 7–3 (Ottawa), 5–6 (New Brunswick) Lost Bronze medal Game, 1–4 (Dalhousie)
2004–05	Canada West	28	24	3	1	–	–	49	1st	35	31	3	1	.900	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 11–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 5–1 (Manitoba) Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Saskatchewan)
Eric Thurston (2005–2011)
2005–06	Canada West	28	21	5	2	–	–	44	1st	35	28	5	2	.829	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 8–2 (Wilfrid Laurier), 5–1 (McGill) Won Championship, 3–2 (Lakehead)
2006–07	Canada West	28	20	4	–	4	–	22	1st	32	22	10	0	.688	Won Division Final series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2007–08	Canada West	28	21	5	–	2	–	44	1st	35	27	8	0	.771	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool B Round-robin, 1–2 (Moncton), 7–3 (McGill) Won Championship, 3–2 (New Brunswick)
2008–09	Canada West	28	22	4	–	0	2	46	1st	35	27	6	2	.800	Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Regina) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 3–6 (New Brunswick), 2–1 (Lakehead)
2009–10	Canada West	28	23	4	–	0	1	47	1st	36	29	6	1	.819	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Manitoba)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 4–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 5–3 (Lakehead) Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Saint Mary's)
2010–11	Canada West	28	19	6	–	2	1	41	1st	34	23	10	1	.691	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–3 (St. Francis Xavier), 3–6 (McGill)
Stan Marple (2011–2012)
2011–12	Canada West	28	20	6	–	1	1	42	2nd	31	21	9	1	.694	Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)
Ian Herbers (2012–2015)
2012–13	Canada West	28	23	4	–	0	1	47	1st	35	28	6	1	.814	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 1–2 (Waterloo), 4–3 (OT) (Saint Mary's)
2013–14	Canada West	28	25	2	–	1	0	51	1st	35	32	3	0	.914	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 3–2 (Carleton), 3–2 (2OT) (McGill) Won Championship, 3–1 (Saskatchewan)
2014–15	Canada West	28	24	3	–	1	0	49	1st	35	31	4	0	.886	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary)	Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (St. Francis Xavier) Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Won Championship, 6–3 (New Brunswick)
Serge Lajoie (2015–2018)
2015–16	Canada West	28	19	7	–	1	1	40	2nd	33	21	11	1	.652	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–6 (St. Francis Xavier)
2016–17	Canada West	28	18	8	–	2	0	38	2nd	34	22	12	0	.647	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Acadia)
2017–18	Canada West	28	23	4	–	1	0	47	1st	35	30	5	0	.857	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Saskatchewan)	Won Quarterfinal, 8–6 (Acadia) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Saskatchewan) Won Championship, 4–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
Ian Herbers (2018–Present)
2018–19	Canada West	28	24	3	–	1	0	49	2nd	36	30	6	0	.833	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)	Won Quarterfinal, 7–1 (Lethbridge) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Saskatchewan) Lost Championship, 2–4 (New Brunswick)
2019–20	Canada West	28	23	5	–	0	0	46	T–1st	31	24	7	0	.774	Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)
2020–21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Canada West	20	16	3	–	1	0	33	1st	27	22	5	0	.815	Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (British Columbia)	Won Quarterfinal, 7–0 (Acadia) Won Semifinal, 7–3 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Championship, 4–5 (2OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2022–23	Canada West	28	20	5	–	2	1	43	2nd	37	25	11	1	.689	Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Calgary)	Won Quarterfinal, 7–0 (Windsor) Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Prince Edward Island) Lost Championship, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
2023–24	Canada West	28	18	8	–	2	0	38	5th	34	21	13	0	.618	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)

Totals										GP	W	L	T/SOL	%	Championships
Regular Season										1519	1107	350	62	.749	6 WCIAA Championships, 1 West Division Title, 30 Canada West Championships, 10 Mountain Division Titles
Conference Post-season										193	136	57	0	.705	2 WCIAA Championships, 28 Canada West Championships
U Sports Postseason										113	76	35	2	.681	44 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record										1825	1319	442	64	.740	16 National Championships

¿ Alberta forfeited 4 games during the season for use of ineligible player. This is their adjusted record at the end of the season.
Totals include games since 1962–63.
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.^[5]

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References

↑ "Clare Drake Arena". University of Alberta. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
↑ "Varsity Golden Bears Keep Halpenny Trophy". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 1950. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
↑ "Clare Drake". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
↑ "U Sports Men's Hockey". U Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
↑ "GOLDEN BEARS HOCKEY PROGRAM HISTORY". Alberta Golden Bears. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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[1] "Clare Drake Arena". University of Alberta. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "Varsity Golden Bears Keep Halpenny Trophy". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 1950. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[3] "Clare Drake". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[4] "U Sports Men's Hockey". U Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[5] "GOLDEN BEARS HOCKEY PROGRAM HISTORY". Alberta Golden Bears. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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