Queen's Gaels men's ice hockey

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Queen's Gaels men's ice hockey
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University Queen's University at Kingston
Conference OUA
OUA East Division
Head coach Brett Gibson
Since 2005–06 season
Assistant coachesBen Munroe
Patrick Sanvido
Mike Murphy
Arena Kingston Memorial Centre
Kingston, Ontario
ColorsGold, Blue, and Red
     
U Sports tournament appearances
1981, 2017, 2019, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1981, 2019

The Queen's Gaels men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Queen's Gaels athletics program of Queen's University at Kingston. The team is a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference and compete in U Sports. The Gaels play their home games at the Memorial Centre Arena in Kingston, Ontario. [1]

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History

19th century

The earliest recorded game for Queen's came in 1884 but its unclear if the match was officially sanctioned by the University or not. In 1886, a group of students from Queen's arranged a match against fellow undergraduates from the Royal Military College. The game took place on Kingston harbor and is typically regarded as the first game between two teams from Ontario. [2] The two schools have been rivals ever since, the oldest such rivalry in the sport. [3] The young program played when it was able to find the time and opposition but was stabilized when it became a founding member of the Ontario Hockey Association.

In 1886, Queen's challenged the Royal Military College of Canada to a game played on the frozen Kingston harbour; the two schools play annually for the Carr-Harris Cup, to continue the world's oldest hockey rivalry.[ citation needed ] Queen's hockey is one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world; only McGill University's team, started in 1875, is older among Canadian university teams. Queen's played its first season in 1883–84, with the first game for which records exist played against a team from Petawawa. [4]

Queen's team of 1895 Queen's University, O. H. A. senior champions.jpg
Queen's team of 1895

In the 1890s, Queen's played in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), winning its championship three times consecutively, taking the Cosby Cup into its permanent possession.[ citation needed ] Queen's won the inaugural J. Ross Robertson Cup during the 1898–99 season, as the senior ice hockey champion of the OHA. [5] [6] As Ontario champion, the Queen's hockey team was a regular in Stanley Cup Challenge Games by challenging in 1895, [7] 1899 and 1906.

Playing senior hockey at the time, Queen's won a league championship in 1895 and challenged the Montreal Hockey Club for the Stanley Cup. They were reportedly outmatched in the game and lost 1–5. [8] Four years later the team had its second opportunity for the cup when they faced the Montreal Shamrocks in 1899. This match went about as well as the last with Queen's losing 2–6.

Allan Cup

At the beginning of the 20th century, Queen's joined with McGill and Toronto to form the first college conference in Canada. Queen's won two league championships in the first four years of play and leveraged their second intercollegiate title into a third challenge for the Stanley Cup. The Ottawa Hockey Club (later known as the 'Senators') easily dismissed the school boys with a pair of victories totaling 14–28. By 1909, the sport had become such a sensation in Canada that he various teams were separated into professional and amateur ranks. The Allan Cup was created as the amateur's version of the Stanley Cup and was initially awarded to the Ottawa Cliffsides. Queen's, by winning the intercollegiate title that season, earned the first challenge for the cup and defeated Ottawa 5–4, becoming the national amateur champions in the process. Queen's retained possession of the cup for a year and, after repeating as intercollegiate champs, they received their first challenge from the Cliffsides. Queen's cemented their place as the better of the two with a second win but were then beset by St. Michael's College and fell 4–5. Queen's returned to intercollegiate play afterwards and, though they were champions again in 1914, they did not challenge for the Allan Cup.

Interwar years

In 1915 the college schedule was cancelled due to World War I and Queen's rejoined the OHA for the duration. After the war, the Tricolour, as they were then known, returned to the intercollegiate conference but found they had been outpaced by Toronto. Over an 8-year span, Queen's would not post a winning record and eventually they withdrew from the league altogether. Queen's returned to the OHA in 1929, playing two seasons before suspending play due to financial constraints. Queen's was able to restart its program in the mid 30's and joined a new international intercollegiate league. Queen's played well in the four seasons of league play but the arrangement ended with the outbreak of World War II.

Queen's operated a junior ice hockey team during the 1920s in the OHA. The junior team won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as the provincial champions in 1926, and had been finalists in 1921. [9] Queen's reached the 1926 Memorial Cup finals, but lost to the Calgary Canadians for the national championship. [10]

Transition period

Queen's returned to play after the war but had fallen even further behind their contemporaries. The newly christened 'Golden Gaels' posted dismal records for five years, routinely finishing last in the conference, and withdrew in 1950. After one season in the OHA, which was no better, the program was suspended for the remainder of the decade. The Gaels returned to play in 1960 and joined the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association. They were a middle of the pack team for most of the next two decades and remained with the Ontario side when the conference was realigned in 1971. 1981 saw Queen's win its first conference championship in over 65 years and the Gaels made their first appearance in the national tournament.

Long recovery

After the title, Queen's had a few good years in the early 80s but slipped into the bottom half of the conference by the middle of the decade. After 1984, Queen's did not post a winning record for over 20 years and didn't fully regain their previous form until 2014. The Gaels finally returned to the national tournament in 2017 and won their second league championship two years later.

In 2018–19, the Gaels won their first Queen's Cup in 38 years, 4–1 over Guelph Gryphons in front of a 2,900 people at the Kingston Memorial Centre.

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 SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%
Senior Hockey
1890–91 OHA 32104?????Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Ottawa Hockey Club)
1891–92OHA32104?????Won First Round, 9–1 (Royal Military College)
Won Second Round, 11–1 (Kingston Hockey Club)
Lost Quarterfinal, 0–5 (Ottawa Hockey Club)
1892–93OHA43106?????Won Quarterfinal, 14–2 (Peterborough)
Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (Ottawa Hockey Club)
1893–94OHA31202?????Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Ottawa Hockey Club)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Osgoode Hall)
1894–95OHA440081st?????Won Semifinal, 19–5 (Toronto)
Won Championship, 17–3 (Trinity)
Lost Stanley Cup Challenge, 1–5 (Montreal Hockey Club)
1895–96OHA00000?????Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Ayr)
Won Championship, 12–3 (Stratford)
1896–97OHA00000?????Won Semifinal series, default (Peterborough)
Won Championship series, 12–7 (Toronto)
1897–98OHA00000?????Won Quarterfinal series, 32–6 (Royal Military College)
Won Semifinal series, 7–5 (Brockville)
Lost Championship, 3–7 (Osgoode Hall)
1898–99OHA220041st?????Won Quarterfinal series, 25–8 (Brockville)
Won Championship series, 19–11 (Toronto)
Lost Stanley Cup Challenge, 2–6 (Montreal Shamrocks)
1899–00OHA00000?????Won Group Semifinal, default (Brockville)
Won Group Final series, 19–5 (Royal Military College)
Won Semifinal series, 17–6 (Cornwall)
Lost Championship series, 4–6 (Toronto Wellingtons)
1900–01OHA211021st?????Lost Provincial Final series, 2–7 (Toronto Wellingtons)
1901–02OHA211022nd?????
Senior and Collegiate Hockey
1902–03 CIAU 422042nd?????
1903–04CIAU431061st?????
1904–05CIAU422042nd?????
1905–06CIAU431061st?????Lost Stanley Cup Challenge series, 0–2 (Ottawa Silver Seven)
1906–07CIAU413023rd?????
1907–08CIAU633062nd?????
1908–09CIAU6510101st?????Won Allan Cup Challenge, 5–4 (Ottawa Cliffsides)
1909–10CIAU64208T–1st?????Won Championship , 8–2 (Ottawa)Won Allan Cup Challenge , 6–3 (Ottawa Cliffsides)
Lost Allan Cup Challenge, 4–5 (St. Michael's College)
1910–11CIAU422043rd?????
1911–12CIAU404005th?????
1912–13CIAU413023rd?????
1913–14CIAU431061st?????
1914–15CIAU41302T–2nd?????
1915–16OHA31202??????
1916–17OHA70700??????
1917–18OHA51402??????
Program suspended
1919–20CIAU404003rd?????
1920–21CIAU404003rd?????
1921–22CIAU404043rd?????
1922–23CIAU633062nd?????
1923–24CIAU633062nd?????
1924–25CIAU633062nd?????
1925–26CIAU624043rd?????
1926–27CIAU606004th?????
Program suspended
1928–29OHA11650122nd?????Lost Championship series, 5–9 (Toronto)
1929–30OHA12651133rd?????
Program suspended
1934–35OHA41302T–2nd?????
Program suspended
1936–37CIAU615024th?????
IIL 1046085th
1937–38CIAU642082nd?????
IIL10820162nd
1938–39CIAU642082nd?????
IIL10730143rd
1939–40CIAU404043rd?????
IIL844085th
Program suspended
1945–46CIAU606004th?????
1946–47CIAU918024th?????
1947–48CIAU1239063rd?????
1948–49CIAU12012004th?????
1949–50CIAU12111024th?????
1950–51OHA34529010??????
Program suspended
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season?????3 OHA Championships, 5 CIAU Championships
Conference Post-season?????4 OHA Championships, 1 CIAU Championship
Regular Season and Postseason Record?????2 Allan Cup Championships

† The International Intercollegiate League (IIL) was a joint venture between Canadian and American colleges.
‡ Ottawa refused to play in the championship due to a dispute of the site of the final game. Queen's assumed their place instead.

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 SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1959–60 QOAA 8440163rd8440.500
Program suspended
1961–62QOAA12552124th12552.500
1962–63QOAA123817T–6th12381.292
1963–64QOAA1237286th12372.333
1964–65QOAA16862184th18972.556Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Toronto)
Lost Championship, 3–4 (Montreal)
1965–66QOAA16610012T–5th166100.375
1966–67QOAA16853194th17863.559Lost Semifinal, 1–10 (Toronto)
1967–68QOAA16313068th163130.188
1968–69QOAA15510010T–9th155100.333
1969–70QOAA141121312th141121.107
1970–71QOAA15744184th17854.588Won Semifinal, 8–3 (Waterloo)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Toronto)
1971–72OUAA198101179th198101.447
1972–73OUAA17106121T–5th181071.583Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (OT) (Laurentian)
1973–74OUAA191072227th201082.550Lost Quarterfinal, 0–3 (Toronto)
1974–75OUAA14662149th14662.500
1975–76OUAA16952207th17962.588Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (Toronto)
1976–77OUAA194141914th194141.237
1977–78OUAA2079418T–8th20794.450
1978–79OUAA1621048T–10th162104.250
1979–80OUAA221732362nd????? results unavailable
1980–81OUAA221435331st281945.768Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (York)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Western Ontario)
Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 3–2 (Concordia), 4–5 (Saskatchewan)
1981–82OUAA22137228T–3rd231382.609Lost Quarterfinal, 3–7 (Wilfrid Laurier)
1982–83OUAA241581314th2716101.611Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (McMaster)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
1983–84OUAA241194266th2511104.520Lost Quarterfinal, 4–9 (Western Ontario)
1984–85OUAA247134189th247134.375
1985–86OUAA2461621410th246162.292
1986–87OUAA24415513T–10th244155.271
1987–88OUAA2561811315th256181.260
1988–89OUAA26121222611th2913142.483Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1989–90OUAA2281401613th228140.364
1990–91OUAA222191515th222191.114
1991–92OUAA224171914th224171.205
1992–93OUAA22811319T–10th2610133.442Won First Round, 4–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Toronto)
1993–94OUAA26718115T–13th277191.278Lost First Round, 1–4 (Toronto)
1994–95OUAA2631941015th273204.185Lost First Round, 4–5 (Toronto)
1995–96OUAA26718115T–12th267181.288
1996–97OUAA2641841214th274194.222Lost Division Semifinal, 3–7 (Toronto)
1997–98OUA2681621813th288182.321Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
1998–99OUA2651471713th328177.359Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Guelph)
1999–00OUA2691522012th3213172.438Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Guelph)
Lost Queen's Cup Semifinal, 1–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2000–01OUA24616214T–12th266182.269Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Royal Military College)
2001–02OUA244191915th244191.188
2002–03OUA2471701412th2910190.345Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Toronto)
2003–04OUA249132020T–11th2811152.429Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2004–05OUA24814021814th248160.333
2005–06OUA24715111615th247161.313
2006–07OUA28814512211th308175.350Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ottawa)
2007–08OUA281312032910th3013143.483Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2008–09OUA281213122714th2812142.464
2009–10OUA281412113010th3115151.500Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton)
2010–11OUA2814113031T–10th3014160.467Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Nipissing)
2011–12OUA2813130228T–13th3013152.467Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2012–13OUA281011612714th3010191.350Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton)
2013–14OUA2817623395th3320103.632Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Carleton)
2014–15OUA2613121027T–9th3115160.484Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Laurentian)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2015–16OUA281773138T–4th3118121.597Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ontario Tech)
2016–17OUA2818721395th3724121.662Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ottawa)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Concordia)
Won Division Final series, 2–0 (McGill)
Lost Queen's Cup, 3–4 (York)
Lost Quarterfinal, 1–5 (New Brunswick)
2017–18OUA2819630413rd3322110.667Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nipissing)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Concordia)
2018–19OUA28181000366th3725120.676Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Ottawa)
Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Carleton)
Won Queen's Cup, 4–1 (Guelph)
Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (St. Francis Xavier)
2019–20OUA281213122714th3012162.433Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22OUA1917101.9211st201721.875Lost Division Quarterfinal, 2–3 (OT) (McGill)
2022–23OUA2612122026T–12th2612140.462
2023–24OUA281981039T–4th3019110.633Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Concordia)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season1406566726114.4432 Mid East Division Titles, 1 OUAA Championship, 1 OUA Championship
Conference Post-season10445590.4331 OUAA Championship, 1 OUA Championship
U Sports Postseason4130.2503 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record1514612788114.442

Note: Totals include results from 1959–60 onward except for the 1980 conference tournament.

Playoff results

See also

Queen's Gaels women's ice hockey

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