CBU Capers men's ice hockey

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CBU Capers men's ice hockey
University Cape Breton University
Arena Sydney, Nova Scotia
ColorsOrange, Green, and White
     
Conference tournament champions
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

The CBU Capers men's ice hockey team (formerly the UCCB Capers) was an ice hockey team representing the CBU Capers athletics program of Cape Breton University. The Capers played from 1968 until 1996 when the university decided to terminate the program due to budget constraints. [1]

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History

UCCB hit the ice for the first time in 1968 as a member of the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA), a conference in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association, the second tier of college sports in Canada. [2] By the mid-70s, the Capers became the dominant power in the conference and won every conference championship from 1974 until 1987 (except for 1979). When the CCAA began holding a national tournament in 1975, Cape Breton was a participant every year until 1987. Unfortunately for the Capers, the team had trouble making the championship. In thirteen appearances, UCCB made the finals just twice, winning the championship in 1978.

In 1987, UCCB became a victim of its own success. That year, the ACAA decided to end its sponsorship of ice hockey, leaving the Capers without a conference. Fortunately, the team was invited to join the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA), the top-tier conference in the region. Cape Breton posted a few respectable seasons before recording their first winning season in 1991. Unfortunately, the Capers fell on hard times afterwards and finished last in their division in four of the succeeding five seasons. In 1996, Cape Breton University was at a crossroads; the ice hockey team was among the worst teams in the conference and required a great deal of financial resources from the school. The athletic department decided to reallocate the funding to support several other less-expensive programs, ending the hockey team.

Season-by-season results

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

U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1968–69ACAA?????????????
1969–70ACAA?????????????
1970–71ACAA?????????????
1971–72ACAA?????????????
1972–73ACAA?????????????
1973–74ACAA?????????????Won Championship
1974–75ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Semifinal, 3–7 (Camrose Lutheran)
Won Consolation Game, 8–4 (Saint-Laurent)
1975–76ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Semifinal, 4–10 (St. Clair)
Won Consolation Game, 11–3 (Lévis-Lauzon)
1976–77ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Sheridan)
Won Consolation Game, 8–5 (St. Clair)
1977–78ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipWon Quarterfinal, 9–5 (André-Laurendeau)
Won Semifinal, 7–6 (Humber)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Red Deer)
1978–79ACAA?????????????Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Red Deer)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 5–9 (St. Clair)
1979–80ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Semifinal, 2–12 (Red Deer)
Lost Consolation Semifinal, 6–7 (2OT) (Briercrest)
1980–81ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipWon Regional Final, 6–4 (Limoilou)
Won National Semifinal, 8–5 (Humber)
Lost Championship, 4–7 (SAIT)
1981–82ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Regional Final series, 0–2 (Limoilou)
1982–83ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipWon Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Canadore)
Lost Semifinal, 0–5 (Red Deer)
Won Consolation Semifinal, ? (Assiniboine)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 8–2 (Canadore)
1983–84ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipWon Quarterfinal, 11–6 (Red River)
Lost Semifinal, 2–8 (Saint-Hyacinthe)
Lost Consolation Semifinal, 2–10 (Seneca)
1984–85ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipWon Quarterfinal, 12–7 (Red River)
Lost Semifinal, 6–9 (Victoriaville)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 3–5 (Seneca)
1985–86ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Quarterfinal, 4–9 (Red River)
1986–87ACAA?????????????Won ChampionshipLost Round-Robin, 3–9 (Camrose Lutheran), 2–5 (Saint-Laurent)
Lost Consolation Game, 6–7 (OT) (Kelsey)
1987–88 AUAA 2612140246th2612140.462
1988–89AUAA269170357th2910190.345Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Acadia)
1989–90AUAA217140148th248160.333Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Acadia)
1990–91AUAA2614120283rd3016140.533Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Acadia)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Dalhousie)
1991–92AUAA267154189th267154.346
1992–93AUAA2610151217th2911171.397Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Acadia)
1993–94AUAA265183139th265183.250
1994–95AUAA261241310th261241.058
1995–96AUAA262231510th262231.096
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season2296715210.314
Conference Post-season13580.38513 ACAA Championships
U Sports Postseason000013 CCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record2427216010.3181 CCAA National Championship

Note: Totals include results from 1987–88 onward.

References

  1. "Cape Breton Capers men's hockey program remembered 25 years after university ices final team". Saltwire. April 29, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. "Home Page". Canadian Colleges Athletic Association. Retrieved September 25, 2024.