Regina Cougars men's ice hockey

The Regina Cougars men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Regina Cougars athletics program of University of Regina. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Cougars play their home games at The Co-operators Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.

History Shortly after the school split from its parent university, the University of Saskatchewan, Regina began sponsoring varsity ice hockey. Instead of joining with the Huskies in Canada West, the Cougars became members of the more geographically-appropriate Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Regina hit the ground running, finishing as runners-up in their first season and then winning the league title in only their second season. In the team's first six seasons, they won four GPAC championships, however, it took the team a little longer to find success in the University Cup. The Cougars lost their first four tournament games, however, they swept through pool play in 1980 to reach their first championship match. Though they fell to perennial powerhouse Alberta, they were the only team from the GPAC to ever reach the final game.

Regina declined as the 80s wore on but still remained one of the better teams in the conference. However, in 1985, the GPAC collapsed when it became reduced to just three members. The remaining schools, Regina, Brandon and Manitoba, all joined Canada West Universities Athletic Association. While it was the only move Regina could make and still have a pathway to the national tournament, the team's record suffered mightily in its new conference. The Cougars bottomed-out in 1988 but recovered by the early-90s with a few decent performances. Regina captured a regular season title in 1992 but were upset in the final round and prevented from returning to the University Cup two more finals appearances in the 90s followed but both ended with the same result.

By the beginning of the 21st century, the glory days of the program were becoming a distant memory as Regina sank towards the bottom of the standings. Over a 24-year span, the Cougars produced only two (barely) winning records in the regular season while finishing dead-last on nine occasions. The Cougars returned from the COVID-imposed break with a decent performance in 2022, however, by the next season they were back at the bottom of the standings.

Season-by-season results Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points U Sports Champion U Sports Semi-finalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%1976–77GPAC221390––262nd221390 1977–78GPAC221840––36 1st272070 Won Championship series, 2–1 (Lakehead) Lost Group 1 Round-robin, 3–7 (Alberta), 0–5 (St. Francis Xavier)1978–79GPAC221840––36 1st262060 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Group 1 Round-robin, 1–3 (Alberta), 3–8 (Concordia)1979–80GPAC201280––243rd2717100 Won Semi-final, 4–2 (Manitoba)Won Championship series, 2–1 (Brandon) Won Group 2 Round-robin, 5–2 (Guelph), 7–4 (Moncton)Lost Championship, 3–7 (Alberta)1980–81GPAC2413110––263rd2513120 Lost Semi-final, 3–5 (Manitoba) 1981–82GPAC242130––42 1st292360 Won Championship series, 2–1 (Brandon) Lost Group 1 Round-robin, 5–6 (Concordia), 2–8 (Saskatchewan)1982–83GPAC2413110––263rd2513120 Lost Semi-final, 2–4 (Manitoba) 1983–84GPAC2410140––203rd2410140 Lost Semi-final, 4–5 (Brandon) 1984–85GPAC241581––312nd2817101 Won Semi-final series, 2–0 (Lakehead)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 1985–86Canada West288200––167th288200 1986–87Canada West289181––197th289181 1987–88Canada West283241––78th283241 1988–89Canada West289163––216th289163 1989–90Canada West2813132––28T–4th3013152 Lost Semi-final series, 0–2 (Calgary) 1990–91Canada West2813141––274th3114161 Lost Semi-final series, 1–2 (Calgary) 1991–92Canada West281963––41 1st322183 Won Semi-final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta) 1992–93Canada West281675––372nd3318105 Won Semi-final series, 2–1 (Calgary)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta) 1993–94Canada West2816111––334th3117131 Lost Semi-final series, 1–2 (Lethbridge) 1994–95Canada West281792––362nd3017112 Lost Semi-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 1995–96Canada West2812115––295th3616155 Won Division Semi-final series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Manitoba)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Calgary) 1996–97Canada West267172––167th287192 Lost Division Semi-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 1997–98Canada West284222––108th284222 1998–99Canada West284204––128th284204 1999–00Canada West284213––118th284213 2000–01Canada West289145––236th309165 Lost Division Semi-final series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan) 2001–02Canada West2812124––285th3012144 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 2002–03Canada West2811161––235th3011181 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 2003–04Canada West2810144––244th3212164 Won Division Semi-final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)Lost Semi-final series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan) 2004–05Canada West286175––175th306195 Lost Division Semi-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 2005–06Canada West2810162––226th3111182 Lost Division Semi-final series, 1–2 (Manitoba) 2006–07Canada West281312–3–29T–5th3114170 Lost Division Semi-final series, 1–2 (Calgary) 2007–08Canada West281015–3–236th3010200 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (Calgary) 2008–09Canada West281115–02246th3314172 Won Division Semi-final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)Lost Semi-final series, 1–2 (Alberta) 2009–10Canada West28917–20206th289190 2010–11Canada West28818–02187th288182 2011–12Canada West28520–21137th285221 2012–13Canada West281312–30296th3013170 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (Manitoba) 2013–14Canada West281115–1124T–6th2811161 2014–15Canada West28817–21197th288191 2015–16Canada West28721–00148th287210 2016–17Canada West28322–3098th283250 2017–18Canada West28422–11108th284231 2018–19Canada West28423–1098th284240 2019–20Canada West28817–21197th288191 2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Canada West20109–10216th2210120 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (Mount Royal) 2022–23Canada West28817–21176th308211 Lost Quarter-final series, 0–2 (British Columbia) 2023–24Canada West28620–11147th286211 Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 1260 483 709 68 3 GPAC Championships, 1 Canada West ChampionshipConference Post-season 78 28 50 0 4 GPAC ChampionshipsU Sports Postseason 9 2 7 0 4 National tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 1347 513 766 68 Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.

See also Regina Cougars women's ice hockey

References

External links official website