Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men's ice hockey

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Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men's ice hockey
University Ontario Tech University
Conference OUA
OUA East Division
Head coachCurtis Hodgins
Since 2015–16 season
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Powers
  • Joe Piccone
  • Dave Kennedy
ArenaCampus Ice Centre
Oshawa, Ontario
ColorsBlue, Light Blue, and Orange [1]
     

The Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey program representing the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks athletic department of the Ontario Tech University. The program is a member of Ontario University Athletics in the East division, a conference under the oversight of U Sports. [2] The Ridgebacks play at the Campus Ice Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.

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History

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology was founded in 2002 by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a way to facilitate the influx of college-bound students in 2003. [3] While the school joined Ontario University Athletics in 2006, the ice hockey team did not begin play until a year later. The team did not see much success under their first head coach, Marlin Muylaert, the former coach of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, but he did shepherd the club to its first postseason appearances and non-losing season. The Ridgebacks finally posted a winning season upon the arrival of Curtis Hodgins in October of 2015. Ontario Tech notched two 20-win campaigns and reached the second round of the conference tournament twice under Hodgins, however, the regular season hasn't been kind to them in 2020s. [2]

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%
Marlin Muylaert (2007–2013)
2007–08OUA28619–211517th348233.279
2008–09OUA28716–411916th348215.309
2009–10OUA281115–022415th3713222.378Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2010–11OUA281212–2228T–12th3716165.500Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)
2011–12OUA28621–101318th339231.288
2012–13OUA281116–0123T–16th3711251.311Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario)
Justin Caruana (2014)
2013–14OUA28816–3120T–16th36 †9 †23 †4 †.306†Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Craig Fisher (2014–2015)
2014–15OUA271015–1021T–16th3312192.394Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton)
Curtis Hodgins (2015–Present)
2015–16OUA28188–1138T–4th40 ‡23 ‡14 ‡3 ‡.613Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Queen's)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2016–17OUA281611–103310th3821143.592Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Concordia)
2017–18OUA28159–31349th3517144.543Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Concordia)
2018–19OUA28149–41337th3416135.544Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2019–20OUA281312–3029T–11th3617163.514Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa)
2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22OUA1788–01.500T–10th2511140.440Won Division Quarterfinal, 6–4 (Concordia)
Lost Division Semifinal, 3–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2022–23OUA261310–302910th3416180.471Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton)
2023–24OUA281410–3129T–9th3515164.486Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ottawa)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL %Championships
Regular Season52621626545.453
Conference Post-season326260.188
U Sports Postseason0000–
Regular Season and Postseason Record55822229145.438

† Justin Caruana served as interim head coach for the second half of the season. [4]
‡ Craig Fisher was forced to step down in October of 2015 due to lingering concussion symptoms. [5]
[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Colours". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Men's Hockey Program Highlights". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ontario's double cohort strains resources". CBC. August 31, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Justin Caruana". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Whitby's Craig Fisher forced out of coaching by lingering concussion symptoms". 4 November 2015.
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