Mount Allison Mounties men's ice hockey

The Mount Allison Mounties men's ice hockey team was an ice hockey team representing the Mount Allison Mounties athletics program of Mount Allison University. The team was active from 1896 through 1998 before being dropped as a varsity sport.

Mount Allison Mounties men's ice hockey
UniversityMount Allison University
ConferenceAUS
ArenaSackville, New Brunswick
Colorsgarnet and gold
   
Conference Tournament championships
1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939

History

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In January 1896, Copp's Rink opened in Sackville, allowing ice hockey to come to Mount Allison for the first time. Prior to that, no athletic programs were active at the school during the winter months and, coincidentally, ice hockey swiftly became a favorite of the student body, The first intercollegiate game was played against Dalhousie in February of the following year and every winter the students looked forward to the start of the season. The faculty, on the other hand, were not fans. After the team had joined its first conference in 1905, the administrators felt that too much time was being devoted to the sport and decided to ban ice hockey in favor of basketball. A little over a month later, the university presidents of Acadia (who had also banned hockey) and Mount Allison learned that students from their respective campuses had taken it upon themselves to organize teams and play local teams despite the ban. With the schools powerless to stop the students, the ban was lifted and hockey resumed the following year.[1]

Upon their return, the Mounties welcomed the program's first head coach, Jack Twaddle. The team went on to win a pair of championships in 1914 with one being attended by over 1,000 spectators. World War I put the team on ice for a few years but the interest in the game seemed to have remained once Mount Allison returned in 1920. The team competed in both senior and intercollegiate leagues throughout the 20s and 30s and were one of the top teams in the maritimes, winning 6 championships in a 9-year stretch.

World War II forced the team to stop playing for a time but they returned as soon as the fighting was over. After the war, Mount Allison sought to keep its spot as the best team of the region but they eventually found themselves slipping down the standings. After switching to a college-only schedule in 1955, was still able to compete against the top teams but by the 1960s they found themselves at the bottom of the standings. The program experienced a revival in the early 80s, winning two division titles, but that success was short-lived. The Mounties last appearance in the postseason was 1983 and, even after expanding to eight teams, Mount Allison failed to reach the paloyffs by finishing last every year after 1989. After nearly a decade of abject futility, the school had had enough. In 1998, citing a need to reallocate funds to other programs as well as gender equality necessities, Athletic Director Jack Drover terminated the ice hockey program.[2]

Season-by-season results

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Senior and collegiate play

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

U Sports Champion U Sports Semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Senior Hockey
1895–96 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1896–97 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1897–98 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1898–99 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1899–00 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1900–01 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1901–02 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1902–03 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1903–04 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
1904–05 Independent ? ? ? ? ?
Senior and Intercollegiate Hockey
1905–06 MIHL 2 1 1 0 2 T–3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1906–07 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1907–08 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1908–09 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1909–10 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1910–11 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended
1912–13 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1913–14 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Sumner Cup
1914–15 MIHL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Sumner Cup
Program suspended due to World War I
1919–20 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1920–21 MIAA 2 0 2 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1921–22 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Quarterfinal, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
Won Semifinal, 3–6 (King's)
Lost Championship, 3–6 (Dalhousie)
1922–23 MIAA 2 1 1 0 2 T–3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1923–24 MIAA 2 0 2 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1924–25 MIAA 2 1 0 1 3 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1925–26 MIAA 2 1 1 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1926–27 MIAA 2 2 0 0 4 1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, 0–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
1927–28 MIAA 2 1 1 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1928–29 MIAA 2 0 2 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1929–30 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal series, 2–3 (New Brunswick)
1930–31 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal series, 7–3 (New Brunswick)
Won Championship, 0–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
1931–32 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal series, 6–3 (New Brunswick)
Won Championship, 0–3 (St. Francis Xavier)
1932–33 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal series, 4–1 (New Brunswick)
Won Championship, forfeit (Saint Mary's)
1933–34 MIAA 4 1 1 2 4 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1934–35 MIAA 4 3 0 1 7 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 3–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
1935–36 MIAA 4 0 3 1 1 4th ? ? ? ? ?
1936–37 MIAA 4 3 0 1 7 1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, 2–6 (St. Francis Xavier)
1937–38 MIAA 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 4–3 (Acadia)
1938–39 MIAA 6 5 1 0 10 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 4–0 (Acadia)
1939–40 MIAA 6 3 2 1 7 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended due to World War II
1945–46 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–12 (New Brunswick)
1946–47 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Quarterfinal series, 10–18 (Saint Dunstan's)
1947–48 MIAA 4 2 2 0 .500 4th ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended
1949–50 MIAA 4 1 3 0 .250 5th ? ? ? ? ?
1950–51 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Quarterfinal series, 2–11 (New Brunswick)
1951–52 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Quarterfinal series, 3–5 (New Brunswick)
1952–53 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Quarterfinal series, 13–7 (Saint Dunstan's)
Won Semifinal series, 13–5 (St. Thomas)
Cancelled Championship series, no contest (St. Francis Xavier)
1953–54 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Quarterfinal series, 12–2 (Saint Dunstan's)
Won Semifinal series, 15–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship series, 3–6 (St. Francis Xavier)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ? 8 MIAA Division Championships, 5 MIAA Championships
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 2 Sumner Cups, 6 MIAA Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

Collegiate only

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

U Sports Champion U Sports Semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL SOL Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1954–55 MIAA 6 6 0 0 12 1st 8 6 2 0 .750 Lost Championship series, 1–17 (St. Francis Xavier)
1955–56 MIAA 6 4 2 0 8 T–3rd 8 4 4 0 .500 Lost Championship series, 2–8 (St. Francis Xavier)
1956–57 MIAA 6 2 3 1 5 5th 6 2 3 1 .417
1957–58 MIAA 4 3 1 0 6 T–2nd 6 4 2 0 .667 Lost Semifinal series, 7–8 (New Brunswick)
1958–59 MIAA 6 3 3 0 6 5th 8 3 5 0 .375 Lost Semifinal series, 5–16 (St. Thomas)
1959–60 MIAA 6 2 4 0 4 7th 6 2 4 0 .333
1960–61 MIAA 6 6 0 0 12 1st 8 6 1 1 .813 Lost Semifinal series, 3–4 (St. Thomas)
1961–62 MIAA 6 1 4 1 3 7th 6 1 4 1 .250
1962–63 MIAA 11 3 5 3 9 5th 11 3 5 3 .409
1963–64 MIAA 11 2 8 1 5 8th 11 2 8 1 .227
1964–65 MIAA 11 4 6 1 9 5th 11 4 6 1 .409
1965–66 MIAA 14 9 5 0 18 4th 14 9 5 0 .643
1966–67 MIAA 13 8 4 1 17 3rd 13 8 4 1 .654
1967–68 MIAA 16 6 10 0 12 7th 16 6 10 0 .375
1968–69 AIAA 18 2 16 0 4 10th 18 2 16 0 .111
1969–70 AIAA 18 0 18 0 0 10th 18 0 18 0 .000
1970–71 AIAA 18 5 13 0 10 T–7th 18 5 13 0 .278
1971–72 AIAA 18 5 12 1 11 T–9th 18 5 12 1 .306
1972–73 AIAA 20 10 8 2 .550 5th 20 10 8 2 .550
1973–74 AUAA 20 10 9 1 .525 6th 20 10 9 1 .525 Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (Saint Mary's)
1974–75 AUAA 18 4 14 0 8 9th 18 4 14 0 .222
1975–76 AUAA 16 12 4 0 24 T–2nd 17 12 5 0 .706 Lost Semifinal, 4–9 (St. Francis Xavier)
1976–77 AUAA 20 7 13 0 14 5th 20 7 13 0 .350
1977–78 AUAA 20 6 13 1 13 6th 20 6 13 1 .325
1978–79 AUAA 20 7 12 1 15 7th 20 7 12 1 .375
1979–80 AUAA 27 14 13 0 28 6th 28 14 14 0 .500 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Saint Mary's)
1980–81 AUAA 21 13 4 4 30 2nd 22 13 5 4 .682 Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Dalhousie)
1981–82 AUAA 26 17 9 0 34 3rd 28 18 10 0 .643 Lost Pool 2 Round-Robin, 3–7 (Moncton), 4–3 (Saint Mary's)
1982–83 AUAA 24 12 10 2 26 3rd 27 13 12 2 .519 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Dalhousie)
1983–84 AUAA 24 10 14 0 20 6th 24 10 14 0 .417
1984–85 AUAA 24 7 16 1 15 7th 24 7 16 1 .313
1985–86 AUAA 24 4 20 0 .167 8th 24 4 20 0 .167
1986–87 AUAA 24 3 21 0 .125 9th 24 3 21 0 .125
1987–88 AUAA 26 5 20 1 11 9th 26 5 20 1 .212
1988–89 AUAA 26 6 19 1 13 8th 26 6 19 1 .250
1989–90 AUAA 21 5 16 0 10 10th 21 5 16 0 .238
1990–91 AUAA 26 8 14 4 20 9th 26 8 14 4 .385
1991–92 AUAA 24 7 16 1 15 10th 24 7 16 1 .313
1992–93 AUAA 26 6 19 1 13 10th 26 6 19 1 .250
1993–94 AUAA 26 2 21 3 7 10th 26 2 21 3 .135
1994–95 AUAA 26 2 22 2 6 10th 26 2 22 2 .115
1995–96 AUAA 28 5 21 2 12 9th 28 5 21 2 .214
1996–97 AUAA 28 2 22 4 8 9th 28 2 22 4 .143
1997–98 AUAA 28 3 23 2 0 8 9th 28 3 23 2 .143
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 807 258 507 42 .346 4 West Division Titles, 2 MacAdam Division Titles, 2 MIAA Championships
Conference Post-season 18 3 14 1 .194
U Sports Postseason 0 0 0 0
Regular Season and Postseason Record 825 261 521 43 .342

Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

See also

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Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hockey". Mount Allison Mounties. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mount A athletic director retires after 35 years". The CIS Blog. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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