The UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the UPEI Panthers athletics program of University of Prince Edward Island. The team is a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and compete in U Sports. The team plays their home games at the MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
History The University of Prince Edward Island was formed in 1969 when Saint Dunstan's University merged with Prince of Wales College. The ice hockey team was arranged in the college's first year and assumed Saint Dunstan's spot in the MIAA. UPEI had its best run to date in the late 80s and early 90s, winning four league championships.
Saint Dunstan's The Saint Dunstan's Saints played varsity ice hockey from 1935 until its amalgamation in 1969. The team won four league championships and reached the CIAU championship game in 1965.
Season-by-season results Saint Dunstan's 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 Conference OverallGPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%Junior and Senior Hockey1935–36Independent––––––????? 1936–37Independent––––––????? 1937–38Independent––––––????? Senior and Collegiate Hockey1938–39MIAA63306?????? 1939–40MIAA64208 ?????? Lost Championship, 0–3 (Acadia)1940–41Independent––––––????? Program suspended due to World War II1945–46MIAA0000––????? Lost Quarterfinal series, 3–13 (St. Joseph's)1946–47MIAA0000––????? Won Quarterfinal series, 11–5 (Mount Allison)Won Semifinal series, 13–10 (St. Thomas)Won Championship, 8–6 (St. Francis Xavier)1947–48Independent––––––????? Won Semifinal series, 10–3 (New Brunswick)Lost Championship, 13–24 (Acadia)1948–49MIAA0000––????? Lost Quarterfinal series, 11–13 (St. Thomas)1949–50MIAA61506th????? 1950–51MIAA0000––????? Lost Quarterfinal series, 9–16 (St. Thomas)1951–52MIAA0000––????? Won Quarterfinal series, forfeit (St. Thomas)Lost Semifinal series, 3–14 (New Brunswick)1952–53MIAA0000––????? Lost Quarterfinal series, 7–13 (Mount Allison)1953–54MIAA0000––????? Won Quarterfinal series, 2–12 (Mount Allison)Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? 12 MIAA Division Championships, 6 MIAA ChampionshipsConference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 4 MIAA ChampionshipsRegular 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 Conference OverallGPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%1954–55MIAA6600––12 1st8620 Lost Championship series, 1–17 (St. Francis Xavier)1955–56MIAA6420––8 T–3rd6420 1956–57MIAA6321––74th6321 1957–58MIAA4040––08th4040 1958–59MIAA6150––28th6150 1959–60MIAA6150––29th6150 1960–61MIAA6060––09th6060 1961–62MIAA6150––28th6150 1962–63MIAA11443––114th11443 1963–64MIAA11830––162nd11830 1964–65MIAA111010––20 1st131120 Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Sir George Williams)Lost Championship, 2–9 (Manitoba)1965–66MIAA141040––202nd141040 1966–67MIAA131011––212nd121011 1967–68MIAA16880––166th16880 1968–69AIAA181521––31 1st191531 Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (St. Thomas)Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season 140 81 53 6 2 West Division Titles, 3 MIAA ChampionshipsConference Post-season 3 0 3 0 U Sports Postseason 2 1 1 0 1 National tournament appearanceRegular Season and Postseason Record 145 82 57 6 Note: Totals include results from 1954 to 1955 onward.
UPEI 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%1969–70AIAA18981––196th18981 1970–71AIAA181350––264th191360 Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Saint Mary's)1971–72AIAA181440––282nd201550 Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Dalhousie)Lost Championship, 1–5 (Saint Mary's)1972–73AIAA201172––4th211182 Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Saint Mary's)1973–74AUAA201082––5th201082 1974–75AUAA187110––147th187110 1975–76AUAA16790––145th16790 1976–77AUAA201271––254th221291 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier)1977–78AUAA201172––243rd221192 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 1978–79AUAA201091––214th2210111 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) 1979–80AUAA2712150––247th2712150 1980–81AUAA218121––177th228131 Lost Quarterfinal, 2–5 (Dalhousie) 1981–82AUAA261691––33T–5th2918101 Won Pool 1 Round-Robin, 4–3 (Dalhousie), 9–3 (New Brunswick)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1982–83AUAA2411112––245th2411112 1983–84AUAA241770––343rd261790 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1984–85AUAA242040––40 1st302460 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Moncton) Lost East Regional series, 0–2 (Ottawa)1985–86AUAA241950––2nd272070 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Dalhousie) 1986–87AUAA242040–– T–1st302550 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)Won Championship series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Pool 1 Round-Robin, 3–1 (Western Ontario), 0–3 (Saskatchewan)1987–88AUAA262222––46 1st302640 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Moncton) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Western Ontario)1988–89AUAA261790––34T–4th2918110 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Thomas) 1989–90AUAA211380––263rd2817110 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Acadia)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1990–91AUAA2614111––27 2nd3418133 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Thomas)Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Moncton)Won Championship series, 2–1 (Dalhousie) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)1991–92AUAA241392––284th3017112 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Thomas)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Acadia) 1992–93AUAA267154––188th287174 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick) 1993–94AUAA265165––158th285185 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick) 1994–95AUAA2613112––285th2813132 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Moncton) 1995–96AUAA2615101––31T–3rd3420131 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Acadia) 1996–97AUAA2812142––266th3012162 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Thomas) 1997–98AUAA28111612–256th3112181 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick) 1998–99AUS2661913–168th286211 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Thomas) 1999–00AUS2662002–147th286220 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Thomas) 2000–01AUS2881721–198th278172 2001–02AUS28121132–295th3012153 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick) 2002–03AUS28101530–236th3010173 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 2003–04AUS28131320–285th3013152 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Dalhousie) 2004–05AUS28111160–286th3011136 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) 2005–06AUS2882000–167th288200 2006–07AUS28917–2–207th289190 2007–08AUS281016–2–227th2810180 2008–09AUS281312–3–296th3114170 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) 2009–10AUS281511–2–324th3015150 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 2010–11AUS281411–3–315th3014160 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) 2011–12AUS281810–0–364th3420140 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick) 2012–13AUS281511–20325th3418160 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (New Brunswick) 2013–14AUS281510–21334th3116141 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's) 2014–15AUS281313–20285th3013170 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier) 2015–16AUS281114–21256th3313191 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Acadia)Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick) 2016–17AUS301115–22265th3312192 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's) 2017–18AUS301118–10235th3312210 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's) 2018–19AUS301512–12334th3517162 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick) 2019–20AUS301015–41256th3210211 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) 2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22AUS2299–31224th249141 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) 2022–23AUS301710–21373rd3318141 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) Won Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Calgary)Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Alberta)Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)2023–24AUS301214–13285th3212173 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 1367 661 644 62 3 MacAdam Division Titles, 3 AUAA ChampionshipsConference Post-season 132 49 83 0 4 AUAA ChampionshipsU Sports Postseason 9 2 7 0 5 National tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 1505 711 732 62 Note: UPEI totals do not include results from Saint Dunstan's.
See also UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey
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