St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey

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St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey
STU Tommies Logo.svg
University St. Thomas University
Conference AUS
First season1916 (folded in 2016)
Arena Fredericton, New Brunswick
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
U Sports tournament appearances
2001
Conference tournament champions
1961, 2001

The St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey team was an ice hockey team representing the St. Thomas Tommies athletics program of St. Thomas University. The team was a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and competed in U Sports. The program was discontinued in 2016 due to budget constraints. [1]

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History

St. Thomas fielded an ice hockey squad at least as early as 1916, however, the sparse records do not indicate whether or not this was a varsity team. The records for an official squad do not begin until the Tommies joined the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1937. In the early years, the team found itself lagging behind its contemporaries, however, the team's situation changed after returning following World War II. St. Thomas steadily improved throughout the 1950s and won its first regular season title in '59. Two years later, the Tommies captured their first league championship.

Unfortunately, the team was unable to sustain their success and began slipping down the standings afterwards. By the mid-70s, St. Thomas was playing so poorly that they won just 2 games over a 3-year span. The team suspended operations in 1975 but returned four years later, hoping that the time off could do them some good. For the first half of the 1980s, little appeared to have changed for the Tommies; the team routinely finished at the bottom of the standings and couldn't get a sniff of the postseason. The team was finally able to put together a winning season in 1986 and, three years later, made its first playoff appearance in nearly 20 years. That season saw the Tommies come achingly close to making their first appearance in the national tournament but a loss in the conference championship put those dreams on hold. Over the succeeding decade, the Tommies were mostly a mediocre team in their conference but they began to raise their level of play at the end of the 90s. After a few near misses, St. Thomas was finally able to win a second conference championship in 2001. The squad was quickly bounced from the national tournament, losing both round-robin games, and then finished last in the standings the following year.

Hopes were renewed in 2003 when St. Thomas won a regular season title but they were upset in the Semifinal round. The program declined afterwards, sinking to the bottom of the conference by 2010. Over a 7-year span, St. Thomas finished last every season save one and didn't make a single postseason appearance. With little hope on the horizon, the school's administration decided to end the program and invest the money elsewhere. At the time the team was running a deficit of approximately $250,000 per year with little to show for the price tag. Dawn Russell, the then-university president, reasoned that funding a competitive ice hockey team was beyond the means of the school. [1]

Season-by-season results

Senior and collegiate play

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

U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%
1937–38 MIAA 41302??????
1938–39MIAA60600??????
1939–40MIAA61413??????
Program suspended due to World War II
1946–47MIAA0000––?????won Quarterfinal series, 14–12 (New Brunswick)
lost Semifinal series, 10–13 (Saint Dunstan's)
1947–48MIAA4130.2507th?????
1948–49MIAA0000––?????won Quarterfinal series, 13–11 (Saint Dunstan's)
lost Semifinal series, 5–11 (New Brunswick)
1949–50MIAA6222.500T–3rd?????
1950–51MIAA0000––?????won Quarterfinal series, 16–9 (Saint Dunstan's)
won Semifinal series, 13–7 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship series, 8–13 (St. Francis Xavier)
1951–52MIAA–––––—?????no contest Quarterfinal series, withdrew (Saint Dunstan's)
1952–53MIAA00000–?????won Quarterfinal series, 7–4 (New Brunswick)
lost Semifinal series, 5–13 (Mount Allison)
1953–54MIAA00000–?????Lost Quarterfinal series, 9–10 (New Brunswick)
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season?????
Conference Post-season?????
Regular Season and Postseason Record?????

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%
1954–55 MIAA 6321––73rd6321.583
1955–56MIAA6420––8T–3rd6420.667
1956–57MIAA6060––0T–8th6060.000
Program suspended
1958–59MIAA6501––111st10811.850Won Semifinal series, 16–5 (Mount Allison)
Lost Championship series, 1–10 (St. Francis Xavier)
1959–60MIAA6510––101st8530.625Lost Semifinal series, 5–11 (New Brunswick)
1960–61MIAA6330––6T–5th10541.550Won Semifinal series, 4–3 (Mount Allison)
Won Championship series, 13–10 (St. Francis Xavier)
1961–62MIAA6411––93rd8521.688Lost Semifinal series, 6–7 (New Brunswick)
1962–63MIAA11632––143rd11632.636
1963–64MIAA11740––144th11740.636
1964–65MIAA11650––124th11650.545
1965–66MIAA14581––115th14581.393
1966–67MIAA133100––67th133100.231
1967–68MIAA16871––175th16871.531
1968–69AIAA181161––234th201271.625Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Saint Dunstan's)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Saint Mary's)
1969–70AIAA181071––214th191081.553Lost Semifinal, 1–7 (Saint Mary's)
1970–71AIAA173140––69th173140.176
1971–72AIAA185112––128th185112.333
1972–73AIAA201190––.05010th201190.050
1973–74AUAA200200––.00010th200200.000
1974–75AUAA181170––210th181170.056
Program suspended
1979–80AUAA274230––89th274230.148
1980–81AUAA218130––169th218130.381
1981–82AUAA260242––210th260242.038
1982–83AUAA244191––99th244191.188
1983–84AUAA244200––88th244200.167
1984–85AUAA244191––99th244191.188
1985–86AUAA2414100––.5835th2414100.583
1986–87AUAA247170––.2927th247170.292
1987–88AUAA266200––128th266200.231
1988–89AUAA261790––34T–4th3421130.618Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1989–90AUAA2110110––20T–6th2411130.458Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1990–91AUAA2610142––228th2810162.393Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1991–92AUAA2611141––235th2811161.411Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1992–93AUAA2611132––246th2811152.429Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1993–94AUAA2614111––294th2915131.534Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1994–95AUAA2611123––256th3113153.468won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1995–96AUAA261961––39T–1st292081.707Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1996–97AUAA2814113––314th3216133.547won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1997–98AUAA28141131–324th3216133.547Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1998–99AUS2614932–331st3016113.583Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1999–00AUS2618802–382nd3121100.677Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2000–01AUS2816841–372nd3620124.611Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)		Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 2–3 (Wilfrid Laurier)
2001–02AUS2871821–178th287192.286
2002–03AUS2816750–371st311795.629Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2003–04AUS28111322–266th3414182.441Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
2004–05AUS2891720–208th289172.357
2005–06AUS2814923–335th3115142.516Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's)
2006–07AUS281414–0–285th3416180.471Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (Moncton)
2007–08AUS281111–6–28T–4th3413210.382Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
2008–09AUS28816–4–207th288200.286
2009–10AUS28719–2–168th287210.250
2010–11AUS28321–4–108th283250.107
2011–12AUS28518–5–158th285230.179
2012–13AUS28324–1078th283241.125
2013–14AUS28620–20147th286220.214
2014–15AUS28222–4198th282260.071
2015–16AUS28225–0158th282251.089
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season122643873652.3783 West Division Titles, 3 MacAdam Division Titles, 2 MIAA Championships, 1 AUAA Championships, 2 AUS Championships
Conference Post-season9038502.4331 MIAA Championship, 1 AUS Championship
U Sports Postseason2020.0001 National tournament appearance
Regular Season and Postseason Record131847678854.382

Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

See also

St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

References

  1. 1 2 "St. Thomas University in Fredericton cuts its men's hockey team". CBC. April 4, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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