TMU Bold men's ice hockey

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TMU Bold men's ice hockey
University Toronto Metropolitan University
Conference OUA
OUA West Division
Head coachJohnny Duco
Since 2016–17 season
Assistant coachesMichael Fine
Matt Mistele
Cavin Leth
Larkin Lee
Luke Peressini
ArenaMattamy Home Ice
Toronto, Ontario
ColorsBlue, Gold, and Silver [1]
     

The TMU Bold men's ice hockey team (formerly the Ryerson Rams) is an active ice hockey program representing the TMU Bold athletic department of Toronto Metropolitan University. The team has been active since 1948 and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Bold play at the Mattamy Home Ice in Toronto, Ontario. [2]

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History

The Ryerson Rams fielded their first ice hockey team shorty after the end of World War II, playing in the Toronto Hockey League's (THL) Clancy Intermediate League. The team played in various local leagues over the next several years, winning a few championships along the way, before joining their first college-only conference in 1958. Ryerson was a founding member of the Ontario Intermediate Athletic Association (OIAA) and won the inaugural league championship with an undefeated record. The Rams remained one of the better teams in the conference, finishing no worse than second in each of the succeeding four seasons. In 1963, the CIAU began holding a national tournament but decided not to invite the OIAA champion for the first championship. The OIAA then petitioned for entry into the second series. Midway through the 1963–64 season, the league was denied entry into the University Cup and the OIAA immediately dissolved with all league members cancelling their remaining schedule in protest. Over the summer, the CIAU reversed its decision and decided to include the OIAA. The league reformed for the following year with all members returning.

Unfortunately for Ryerson, this was the same time that the Rams had been supplanted by several other league members. Over the next several years, Ryerson was found most often near the bottom of the standings and produced only one winning season (1969). In 1971, there was a great realignment for conferences in Ontario and Quebec with all teams being sorted into two provincial leagues. The Rams remained one of the poorer teams until the mid-70s when the club made its first postseason appearance in more than a decade. A division title followed in 1977, however, the team was unable to find any postseason success at the time. By the end of the decade, Ryerson was back at the bottom of the standings and they remained there for much of the next 35 years. The best the Rams were capable of during this time was a mediocre season but all of that changed in 2016.

When Johnny Duco took over as interim head coach for the 2016–17, the Rams suddenly went from a middling program to a championship contender. In his first season behind the bench, the Rams won their first regular season title in 54 years. [3] It took several more years before the team was ready to achieve the same level of success in the postseason but, in 2022, the program made its first appearance in the national tournament. The school changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University that very year, and the newly rechristened Bold swiftly followed up their long-awaited University Cup trip with a second in 2024.

Season-by-season results

Troy Passingham holds the program record for wins (49) and appearances (103). Ryerson Rams goalie.jpg
Troy Passingham holds the program record for wins (49) and appearances (103).

Senior and intermediate 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%
Jack Gropp (1948–1950)
1948–49THL CIL???????????Lost Semifinal
1949–50THL IL101902??????
Julian Smith (1950–1951)
1950–51IUL???????????
Norm McClelland (1951–1959)
1951–52MCHL440081st?????Won Championship
1952–53COHA63306??????
1953–54COHA?????1st?????Won Championship
1954–55COHA6501111st?????Won Championship
1955–56COHA?????2nd?????Won Championship
1956–57COHA6501111st?????Won Championship
1957–58COHA103439??????
1958–59OIAA101000201st?????Won Championship , 6–3 (Ontario Agricultural)
Ron Scarcello (1959–1964)
1959–60OIAA752010??????Lost Championship series, 8–9 (Osgoode Hall)
1960–61OIAA10622142nd?????Lost Championship series, ? (Ontario Agricultural)
1961–62OIAA8620122nd?????Lost Championship, forfeit (McMaster)
1962–63OIAA8800161st10901.950Won Championship series, 9–7 (Waterloo Lutheran)
1963–64OIAA63217N/A 6321.583
TotalsGPWLT %Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ?1 MCHL Championship, 3 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ?1 MCHL Championship, 4 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

† season ended early when the league cancelled its remaining schedule in protest.

Senior collegiate

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%
Matt Robillard (1964–1967)
1964–65OIAA936066th9360.333
1965–66OIAA936065th9360.333
1966–67OIAA1028047th10280.200
Bill Kennedy (1967–1970)
1967–68OIAA1266012T–4th12660.500
1968–69OIAA10640123rd10640.600
1969–70OIAA1055010T–3rd10550.500
Brian Jones (1970–1981)
1970–71OIAA102715T–4th10271.250
1971–72 OUAA 1921704T–13th192170.105
1972–73OUAA170170014th170170.000
1973–74OUAA1941419T–12th194141.237
1974–75OUAA172150413th172150.118
1975–76OUAA12732166th13742.615Lost Quarterfinal, 0–14 (York)
1976–77OUAA151131232nd161141.719Lost Quarterfinal, 1–11 (York)
1977–78OUAA16961195th17971.559Lost Quarterfinal, 0–11 (Toronto)
1978–79OUAA163112811th163112.250
1979–80OUAA2212013T–11th221201.068
1980–81OUAA2231728T–11th223172.182
Ray Payne (1981–1982)
1981–82OUAA221210212th221210.045
Brian Jones (1982–1984)
1982–83OUAA2432106T–11th243210.125
1983–84OUAA244200813th244200.167
Jim Cairns (1984–1994)
1984–85OUAA240240013th240240.000
1985–86OUAA24517212T–11th245172.250
1986–87OUAA243183.18812th243183.188
1987–88OUAA2691522012th289172.357Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
1988–89OUAA26131212710th3216151.516Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Windsor)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Brock)
1989–90OUAA2271501414th227150.318
1990–91OUAA223190614th223190.136
1991–92OUAA220220016th220220.000
1992–93OUAA221201315th221201.068
1993–94OUAA2642021015th264202.192
Lou Carnevale (1994–2000)
1994–95OUAA2671901414th267190.269
1995–96OUAA26617315T–12th266173.288
1996–97OUAA263212815th263212.154
1997–98OUA2631941015th263194.192
1998–99OUA2561901215th256190.240
1999–00OUA26916119T–13th269161.365
Ed Kirsten (2000–2004)
2000–01OUA244200815th244200.167
2001–02OUA24101402010th2812160.429Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2002–03OUA242211515th242211.104
2003–04OUA2432100616th243210.125
Mick Mitrovic (2004–2006)
2004–05OUA2412201316th241230.042
2005–06OUA2412111416th241221.063
Graham Wise (2006–2016)
2006–07OUA2822321716th282251.089
2007–08OUA28916122116th289172.357
2008–09OUA28522011118th285221.196
2009–10OUA2812130327T–11th3214153.484Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2010–11OUA28818111818th288191.304
2011–12OUA2813121227T–11th3114152.484Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2012–13OUA281216002415th3012180.400Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14OUA2817110034T–8th3319140.576Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Brock)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Lakehead)
2014–15OUA27141210298th362790.750Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2015–16OUA281413102911th3317160.515Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
Johnny Duco (2016–Present)
2016–17OUA2822420461st332490.727Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
2017–18OUA2815101232T–9th3317142.545Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (York)
2018–19OUA2820521432nd332391.712Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
2019–20OUA2820521433rd332391.712Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22OUA1511400.7334th221570.682Won Division Quarterfinal, 5–4 (2OT) (Western Ontario)
Won Division Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Waterloo)
Lost Division Final, 2–5 (Brock)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 2–1 (McGill)
Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (OT) (St. Francis Xavier)
Program changed name to TMU Bold
2022–23OUA2716920348th3017130.567Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Toronto)
2023–24OUA2819810394th3724130.649Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Brock)
Lost Queen's Cup Championship, 2–3 (2OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Calgary)
Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (New Brunswick)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (McGill)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL %Championships
Regular Season132041985348.3361 OUA Championship, 1 Central Division Title, 3 West Division Titles
Conference Post-season6931380.449
U Sports Postseason6240.3332 National Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record139545289548.341

Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

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