The Concordia Stingers men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey team representing the Concordia Stingers athletics program of Concordia University. The team is a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference and competes in U Sports. The Stingers play their home games at the Ed Meagher Arena in Montreal, Quebec.

History The history of ice hockey at Concordia predates the university by more than half a century. Loyola College opened its doors at the end of the 19th century but did not have the ability to confer degrees to graduated until it became affiliated with Université Laval in 1903. That year, the school fielded its first ice hockey team, playing in the Junior Amateur Hockey Association, a forerunner of the QMJHL. Aside from World War I and 1927, Loyola iced a junior team every year until 1933. During this time, the school briefly fielded a senior team, playing in the Montreal City Hockey League (MCHL) from 1916 until 1923.

No hockey teams appears to have been active at Loyola from 1933 until 1945 when the school was a member of the short-lived Senior Intercollegiate League (SIL), winning the championship in the only season of play. That same year, the nearby Sir George Williams University joined Loyola on the ice for the first time, with both playing out of the SIL. The existence of either team over the next three years is uncertain as no formal organization for intermediate (second tier) teams existed, however, both schools were founding members of the Ottawa–St. Lawrence Conference (OSLC) in 1949. Loyola was the league's first powerhouse, winning the league championship in each of the first five seasons. The Warriors reeled off a second run of five titles from '56 until '60, (coincidentally mirroring the Montreal Canadiens). The strong play from Loyola helped to raise the profile of the OSLC and by the time that the first University Cup was held, the league was one of four conferences to receive an invitation.

By the early-60s, Sir George Williams had surpassed Loyola as the dominant program in the conference. The Georgians won the league championship six times in eight years, making the University Cup five times by the end of the decade. Unfortunately, George Williams was unable to capture the title, finishing as runners-up on three separate occasions. Loyola was able to regain its footing by the late 60's and both schools fought furiously over the league championship. In fact, other than '55, '61 and '63, the OSLC championship went to either Loyola or Sir George Williams.

In 1971 the four extant conferences that shared teams in Quebec and Ontario were realigned into two provincial leagues with both schools being placed in the Quebec Universities Athletic Association (QUAA). In the first four seasons, the league championship alternated between the two teams. 1974 brought about a massive change for both teams; due to the policy of the Canadian government to secularize its college system nationwide, Loyola and Sir George Williams merged in August of 1974. Despite being a singular institution, that season saw each campus field their ice hockey teams for the final time before uniting into one entity for the 1975–76 season. The newly-christened Concordia Stingers continued the dominance of their predecessors and won the QUAA championship every year from 1976 until 1984 and twice finished as national runners-up.

Unfortunately, the success of Concordia did the QUAA no favors. With most of the other league members unable to compete against the vaunted Stingers, the league hemorrhaged teams throughout its existence and by 1987, there were just four programs remaining. The league was discontinued when the parent conference stopped sponsoring ice hockey and all four teams were absorbed into the Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA). Unfortunately for the Stingers, the team had trouble finding their way in their new league. Concordia has had some regular season success but playoff accolades have largely eluded the program. Concordia was finally able to earn a bid back to the national tournament in 2018, ending a 34-year drought. Since Marc-André Element took over as head coach in 2015, the team had performed much better in postseason play and was able to make its most recent University Cup appearance in 2023.

Season-by-season results Loyola Junior, senior and intermediate hockey 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%1903–04JAHA??????????? 1904–05JAHA??????????? 1905–06JAHA??????????? 1906–07JAHA??????????? 1907–08JAHA??????????? 1908–09JAHA??????????? 1909–10JAHA??????????? Lost Championship, 2–10 McGill1910–11JAHA??????????? 1911–12JAHA??????????? 1912–13JAHA??????????? 1913–14JAHA??????????? 1914–15JAHA??????????? 1916–17MCHL1072115 1st????? Lost Art Ross Cup challenge, 0–1 (Quebec Sons of Ireland)1917–18MCHL1071216 T–1st????? Lost Championship, 1–14 (McGill) 1918–19JAHA??????????? MCHL9540104th 1919–20JAHA??????????? MCHL734066th 1920–21JAHA??????????? MCHL716027th 1921–22JAHA??????????? MCHL743084th Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Montreal Ste. Anne)1922–23JAHA??????????? MCHL1028046th 1923–24JAHA??????????? 1924–25JAHA??????????? 1925–26MIJL????? 1st????? Lost First Round series 4–5 (Montreal Victorias) 1927–28JAHA??????????? 1928–29JAHA??????????? 1929–30JAHA??????????? 1930–31JAHA??????????? 1931–32JAHA??????????? 1932–33JAHA??????????? program suspended1945–46SIL64116 1st????? 1946–47Independent??????????? 1947–48Independent??????????? 1948–49Independent??????????? 1949–50OSLC????? 1st????? 1950–51OSLC980117 1st????? 1951–52OSLC871014 1st????? 1952–53OSLC660012 1st????? 1953–54OSLC770014 1st????? 1954–55OSLC541082nd????? 1955–56OSLC871014 1st????? 1956–57OSLC871014 1st????? 1957–58OSLC????? 1st????? 1958–59OSLC????? 1st????? 1959–60OSLC1081117 1st????? 1960–61OSLC??????????? Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? 2 MCHL Championships, 1 MIHL Championship, 1 SIL Championship, 10 OSLC ChampionshipsConference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ? 1 Quebec Senior League Championship, 2 Quebec Senior Championships

Senior collegiate 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%1961–62OSLC10361––7T–5th10361 1962–63OSLC9351––75th9351 1963–64OSLC14851––174th14851 1964–65OSLC14680––125th14680 1965–66OSLC161231––252nd181341 Won Semifinal, 7–6 (Ottawa)Lost Championship, 4–5 (Sir George Williams) 1966–67OSLC181431––292nd201541 Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Bishop's)Lost Championship, 4–5 (Sir George Williams) 1967–68OSLC161510––30 1st201820 Won Semifinal, 7–1 (Bishop's)Won Championship, 6–2 (Sir George Williams) Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Toronto)Lost Championship, 4–5 (Alberta)1968–69OSLC181611––33 1st191621 Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Sir George Williams) 1969–70OSLC141301––27 1st181521 Won Semifinal, 8–2 (Bishop's)Won Championship, 2–1 (Sherbrooke) Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Saint Mary's)Lost Consolation Final, 4–5 (York)1970–71OSLC181521––31 1st221741 Won Semifinal, 10–3 (Sherbrooke)Won Championship, 3–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Laurentian)Lost Consolation Semifinal, 4–6 (British Columbia)1971–72QUAA211623––35 1st231733 Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Bishop's)Lost Championship, 0–1 (Sir George Williams) 1972–73QUAA241581––312nd2817101 Won Semifinal, 7–1 (Bishop's)Won Championship, 7–4 (Sir George Williams) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)1973–74QUAA181422––30 T–1st231733 Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Sir George Williams) 1974–75QUAA201622––34 1st251942 Won Semifinal, 9–1 (McGill)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Sir George Williams) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 235 170 48 17 4 OSLC Championships, 3 QUAA ChampionshipsConference Post-season 18 13 5 0 3 OSLC Championships, 2 QUAA ChampionshipsU Sports Postseason 10 1 9 0 5 National tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 263 184 62 17 Note: Totals include results from 1961–62 onward.

Sir George Williams Intermediate hockey 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%1945–46SIL606004th????? 1946–47Independent??????????? 1947–48Independent??????????? 1948–49Independent??????????? 1949–50OSLC??????????? 1950–51OSLC926155th????? 1951–52Independent??????????? 1952–53OSLC624045th????? 1953–54OSLC12633154th????? 1954–55OSLC504008th????? 1955–56OSLC8520102nd????? 1956–57OSLC??????????? 1957–58OSLC??????????? 1958–59OSLC??????????? 1959–60OSLC10820162nd????? 1960–61OSLC??????????? Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

Senior collegiate 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%1961–62OSLC10811––172nd11911 Won Championship, 4–2 (Ottawa)1962–63OSLC14581––114th15591 Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Ottawa) 1963–64OSLC14842––183rd181152 Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Ottawa)Won Championship, 5–2 (Royal Military College) Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Montreal)Lost Championship, 1–9 (Alberta)1964–65OSLC141130––222nd181350 Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Carleton)Won Championship, 6–5 (Loyola) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Saint Dunstan's)Lost Third Place Game, 3–8 (Laurentian)1965–66OSLC161411––29 1st191621 Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Royal Military College)Won Championship, 5–4 (Loyola) Lost Quarterfinal, 7–9 (Toronto)1966–67OSLC181620––32 1st221840 Won Semifinal, 8–5 (Royal Military College)Won Championship, 5–4 (Loyola) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Laurentian)Lost Consolation Semifinal, 3–6 (St. Francis Xavier)1967–68OSLC16952––203rd181062 Won Semifinal, 7–5 (Sherbrooke)Lost Championship, 2–6 (Loyola) 1968–69OSLC18981––194th221291 Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Loyola)Won Championship, 3–2 (Bishop's) Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Saint Mary's)Lost Championship, 2–4 (Toronto)1969–70OSLC14950––143rd15960 Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Sherbrooke) 1970–71OSLC185130––106th185130 1971–72QUAA211362––282nd251582 Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Sherbrooke)Won Championship, 1–0 (Loyola) Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Toronto)Lost Third Place Game, 2–5 (Alberta)1972–73QUAA241743––37 1st2817101 Won Semifinal, 9–4 (Sherbrooke)Lost Championship, 4–7 (Loyola) 1973–74QUAA181044––243rd231733 Won Quarterfinal, 9–1 (Bishop's)Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Loyola)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Sherbrooke) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)Lost Championship, 6–5 (OT) (Waterloo)1974–75QUAA20893––193rd239113 Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Loyola) Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 236 143 76 17 2 OSLC Championships, 1 QUAA ChampionshipsConference Post-season 26 20 6 0 6 OSLC Championships, 2 QUAA ChampionshipsU Sports Postseason 13 3 10 0 7 National tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 275 166 92 17 Note: Totals include results from 1961–62 onward.

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