Carleton Ravens men's ice hockey

The Carleton Ravens men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey program representing the Carleton Ravens athletic department of the Carleton University. The team was organized at least as far back as 1949, playing then at the intermediate level. The team was previously dormant for over 30 years, however, the program has been continually active since 2008.

History

Carleton was one of several Canadian universities who were searching for a conference to call after World War II. The Ravens banded together with several nearby teams to form the Ottawa–St. Lawrence Conference (OSLC), including the second team from McGill. Carleton withdrew from play in 1951 but returned the following year, spending another three years in the league before withdrawing again in 1955. Carleton was enticed to return to university hockey with the formation of the Ottawa Intercollegiate Hockey League in 1960 and won the league's inaugural championship. However, the conference dissolved after the season and Carleton returned to the OSLC.

In the interim, Carleton's former conference had risen up to the top level of Canadian university hockey. Carleton found itself competing against teams vying for a spot in the University Cup tournament and they acquitted themselves well upon their return. Carleton parlayed their strong play into a promotion to the Quebec–Ontario Athletic Association (QOAA), one of the top leagues in the nation, in 1968 and immediately made a name for themselves with two playoff appearances in two years.

In the 1970–71 season, the Ravens were Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association eastern division champions, led by team captain Derek Holmes. 1971 saw the four existing conferences that shared teams in Quebec and Ontario realigned into two provincial leagues and Carleton was facing many of its former conference opponents once more. Unfortunately, the Ravens tumbled to the bottom of the standings and stayed there for three seasons. In 1974, the school decided to pull the plug and ended the program.

It was 33 years before Carleton played another game of men's ice hockey but the team did finally make its return to the ice in 2007. They were immediately welcomed into Ontario University Athletics, the successor of the QOAA, and were one of the better teams for several years. Carleton made its first appearance at the national tournament in 2014 and have made two more in the years since (as of 2024).

Season-by-season results Senior hockey and intermediate collegiate play 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%1949–50OSLC????????????? 1950–51OSLC6150––6th????? 1951–52Independent????????????? 1952–53OSLC6051––1T–6th????? 1953–54OSLC6330––5th????? 1954–55OSLC5140––5th????? 1955–56Independent????????????? 1956–57Independent????????????? 1957–58Independent????????????? 1958–59Independent????????????? 1959–60Independent????????????? 1960–61OIHL4301––71st????? Won Championship, 10–2 (St. Patrick's) Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season — — — — — 1 OIHL ChampionshipConference Post-season — — — — — 1 OIHL ChampionshipU Sports Postseason — — — — — Regular Season and Postseason Record — — — — —

Senior collegiate play 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%1961–62OSLC10631––133rd10631 1962–63OSLC14392––87th14392 1963–64OSLC14653––155th14653 1964–65OSLC14761––154th15771 Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Sir George Williams)1965–66OSLC16691––136th16691 1966–67OSLC185112––127th185112 1967–68OSLC16880––165th16880 1968–69QOAA151230––24T–2nd161240 Lost Semifinal, 6–10 (Toronto) 1969–70QOAA15762––166th15762 1970–71QOAA151032––223rd161042 Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Toronto)1971–72OUAA194132––1012th194132 1972–73OUAA173122––811th173122 1973–74OUAA184122––811th184122 program suspended2007–08OUA281213–2127T–12th3012171 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill) 2008–09OUA281311–313011th3416171 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Concordia)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2009–10OUA281510–12338th3418142 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Queen's)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (McGill) 2010–11OUA28188–02384th3421112 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2011–12OUA281510–12338th3418142 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2012–13OUA28197–11403rd3624111 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Ottawa)Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2013–14OUA28225–10451st3928110 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nipissing)Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Queen's)Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (McGill)Won Bronze Medal game, 7–4 (Lakehead) Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 2–3 (Alberta), 2–3 (McGill)2014–15OUA26205–0141T–3rd302271 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech)Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2015–16OUA28207–01413rd3625101 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nipissing)Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)Won Bronze Medal game, 4–1 (Guelph) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (4OT) (Saskatchewan)2016–17OUA28169–2135T–6th3117131 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2017–18OUA28177–22385th3118112 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) 2018–19OUA28185–23413rd2810171 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Queen's)Won Bronze Medal game, 4–1 (Western Ontario) Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (New Brunswick)2019–20OUA28243–10491st322660 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College)Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) 2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22OUA1144–21T–10th12471 Lost Division Quarterfinal, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2022–23OUA26149–21318th3016131 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech)Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 2023–24OUA281013–4125T–13th2810171 Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 620 325 257 38 4 East Division Titles, 2 OUA ChampionshipsConference Post-season 79 41 38 0 U Sports Postseason 4 0 4 0 3 National Tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 703 366 299 38 Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

See also Carleton Ravens women's ice hockey

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