The Dalhousie Tigers men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Dalhousie Tigers athletics program of Dalhousie University. The team is a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and compete in U Sports. The team plays their home games at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

History Though Dalhousie has a history of fielding an ice hockey team as far back as 1894, the school played its first official season of varsity men's hockey in 1962. The program's best period was initiated by a run to the CIAU championship gam in 1979 that saw the team win its first conference championship. The Tigers routinely earned a playoff berth over the succeeding 25 years, however, they were never able to capture a second conference title in that span. In the mid 2000s, the program slipped to the bottom of the standings and has remained there since (as of 2023).

Nova Scotia Tech In 1997, the Technical University of Nova Scotia was absorbed by Dalhousie. Nova Scotia Tech had previously fielded a varsity ice hockey team playing for approximately 40 years from the 1920s through the 1960s. When the school was merged with Dalhousie, the Tigers did not assume the history of Nova Scotia Tech as both teams were contemporaries.

Season-by-season results

Varsity 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 Conference OverallGPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%1962–63MIAA12570––128th12570 1963–64MIAA12561––116th12561 1964–65MIAA133100––96th133100 1965–66MIAA143110––67th143110 1966–67MIAA14392––86th14392 1967–68MIAA161150––29th161150 1968–69AIAA175120––10T–7th175120 1969–70AIAA181080––205th181080 1970–71AIAA181620––322nd201730 Won Semifinal, 7–6 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Championship, 4–8 (Saint Mary's)1971–72AIAA181080––20T–3rd191090 Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Prince Edward Island)1972–73AIAA217140––8th217140 1973–74AUAA216114––8th216114 1974–75AUAA181260––24T–3rd191270 Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Saint Mary's)1975–76AUAA16691––136th16691 1976–77AUAA206131––136th206131 1977–78AUAA20992––205th20992 1978–79AUAA201370––262nd281891 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's) Won Group 2 Round-Robin, 5–5 (Guelph), 7–3 (Quebec–Chicoutimi)Lost Championship, 1–5 (Alberta)1979–80AUAA292081––41 2nd3422111 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1980–81AUAA2413101––273rd2815121 Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Prince Edward Island)Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Mount Allison)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1981–82AUAA261763––37 1st281873 Lost Semifinal Group 1 Round-Robin, 3–2 (New Brunswick), 3–4 (Prince Edward Island) 1982–83AUAA241860––362nd302190 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Mount Allison)Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Moncton) 1983–84AUAA248151––177th248151 1984–85AUAA241392––284th2613112 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island) 1985–86AUAA251870–– 3rd3422120 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Moncton) Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (York)1986–87AUAA251960–– 3rd271980 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island) 1987–88AUAA261790––34T–4th261790 1988–89AUAA2613130––266th3116150 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) 1989–90AUAA211092––225th2512112 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1990–91AUAA261655––37 1st342185 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Cape Breton)Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Prince Edward Island) 1991–92AUAA251384––303rd3116114 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) 1992–93AUAA261781––353rd3019101 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 1993–94AUAA261934––42 1st302154 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 1994–95AUAA261871––373rd312191 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) 1995–96AUAA2612122––267th3115142 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) 1996–97AUAA2813114––305th3316134 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 1997–98AUAA28111610–237th3011181 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 1998–99AUS26101420–227th2810162 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 1999–00AUS2652105–157th296230 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's) 2000–01AUS28151211–323rd3318141 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Thomas) 2001–02AUS2817722–38 1st3521122 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Saint Mary's) 2002–03AUS2816930–352nd3117113 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 2003–04AUS2811926–304th3917202 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)Lost Championship series, 0–3 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 0–5 (St. Francis Xavier), 4–2 (York)Won Bronze Medal Game, 4–1 (Alberta)2004–05AUS2881541–217th288164 2005–06AUS2832500–68th283250 2006–07AUS28716–5–198th287210 2007–08AUS28520–3–138th285230 2008–09AUS28423–1–98th284240 2009–10AUS28816–4–207th288200 2010–11AUS281315–0–266th3013170 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 2011–12AUS28718–3–177th287210 2012–13AUS28718–30197th287210 2013–14AUS28324–1078th283250 2014–15AUS28720–10157th287210 2015–16AUS28915–31227th289181 2016–17AUS30819–12197th308202 2017–18AUS30920–01196th329221 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 2018–19AUS30722–01157th307221 2019–20AUS30819–12196th308202 2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22AUS231111–10233rd2612140 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) 2022–23AUS30622–11147th306231 2023–24AUS30721–20167th307230 Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season 1476 616 795 65 3 AUAA Championships, 1 AUS ChampionshipConference Post-season 119 56 63 0 1 AUAA ChampionshipU Sports Postseason 9 4 4 1 3 National tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 1604 676 862 66

See also Dalhousie Tigers women's ice hockey

References

External links