Laval Rouge et Or men's ice hockey

The Laval Rouge et Or men's ice hockey team was an ice hockey team representing the Laval Rouge et Or athletics program of the Université Laval. The program played its first games shortly after World War II and survived until 1983.

History Laval's first team was fielded immediately after World War II, playing a handful of games in the Senior Intercollegiate League (SIL). The circuit included four teams that were outside the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU), the main conference for Canadian college hockey. Unfortunately, the league did not prove to be successful and was abandoned after just one year. Five years later, Laval returned to the ice as a member of the CIAU, joining its former sister school, Montreal. – Fêtes du 125e – 125 ans d'histoire (1878–2003) Predictably, the team had a poor showing in its first season, however, the Rouge et Or swiftly acclimated to the pace of play and steadily climbed up the ranks. Within 4 years, the club had won its first league championship and then won back-to-back titles at the beginning of the 1960s. The Rouge et Or remained one of the better teams in the conference for much of the 60s but they were never able to reach the same heights.

In 1971, Canadian college hockey was drastically reorganized. The four conferences that were spread across Ontario and Quebec were broken up with the teams realigned into two provincial leagues. Laval, however, chose not to take part in the new Quebec Universities Athletic Association (QUAA) and suspended their hockey program. The team remained dormant for four years before returning in 1975. Financial problems plagued the club in their new conference, forcing the team to suspend operations for the entire 1977–78 season. The year off didn't seem to hamper the club on the ice as Laval reached the playoffs in four of the succeeding five seasons. Unfortunately, the club proved to be too costly for the university to continue to operate and the team was shuttered after a 2nd-place finish in 1983.

Season-by-season results Senior and collegiate play Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points Extra-League ChampionU Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%Senior and Collegiate Hockey1945–46SIL632173rd????? Program suspended1950–51CIAU604224th????? 1951–52CIAU1275014T–2nd????? 1952–53CIAU12642142nd????? 1953–54CIAU/QOAA ¿12831171st????? Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? 1 CIAU ChampionshipConference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ? ¿ Sometime between 1953 and 1955 the CIAU changed their name to QOAA (Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association).

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%1954–55QOAA122100––44th122100 1955–56QOAA12750––142nd12750 1956–57QOAA12480––8T–3rd12480 1957–58QOAA12570––103rd12570 1958–59QOAA12831––172nd12831 1959–60QOAA141310––261st141310 1960–61QOAA12930––181st12930 1961–62QOAA12570––105th12570 1962–63QOAA12930––182nd14950 Lost Championship series, 7–12 (McMaster) 1963–64QOAA12552––12T–4th12552 1964–65QOAA16772––165th16772 1965–66QOAA16961––194th16961 1966–67QOAA16592––12T–6th16592 1967–68QOAA16781––156th16781 1968–69QOAA151230––24T–1st161240 Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Waterloo) 1969–70QOAA14860––185th14860 1970–71QOAA15753––17T–5th15753 Program suspended1975–76QUAA208111––173rd2510151 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Concordia) Lost Eastern Semifinal, 1–4 (St. Francis Xavier)1976–77QUAA206104––163rd206104 barred from postseason play for use of an ineligible player Program suspended1978–79QUAA201163––25T–2nd231283 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Chicoutimi) 1979–80QUAA246135––175th246135 1980–81QUAA241590––303rd2716110 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) 1981–82QUAA2411103––254th2611123 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) 1982–83QUAA2816120––322nd3016140 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Chicoutimi) Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 390 195 167 28 3 QOAA Championships, 1 East Division TitleConference Post-season 18 4 14 0 U Sports Postseason 1 0 1 0 1 National tournament appearanceRegular Season and Postseason Record 409 199 182 28 Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

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