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Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of Saskatchewan
ConferenceCanada West
Head coachBrandin Cote
Since 2022–23 season
ArenaMerlis Belsher Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ColorsGreen and White
   
U Sports Tournament championships
1983
U Sports Tournament appearances
1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2020
Conference regular season championships
1919, 1923, 1930, 1959, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

The Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Saskatchewan Huskies athletics program of University of Saskatchewan. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Huskies play their home games at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1]

History

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Shortly after the founding of the University of Saskatchewan in 1907, the school fielded its first ice hockey team.[2] Sparse records exist for the team before and during World War I, however, by at least 1918 Saskatchewan was playing in the provincial senior league. The following year, the Huskies were founding members of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) along with Alberta and Manitoba. Unfortunately, travel expenses hampered the league in the early years and it was played on an infrequent basis between the three schools. For the first 20 years of the program, Saskatchewan spent much of its time playing senior hockey and battled the Toronto Granites for the 1923 Allan Cup.

By the mid-30s, Saskatchewan and Alberta finally came to terms on an annual series and stabilized the WCIAU into a permanent fixture. Taking a break only for World War II, the conference played every year from 1936 until 1962. The Huskies weren't able to break Alberta's hold on the crown until 1952, though they pushed the Golden Bears to the limit in most years. In 1962, the CIAU announced that it would be holding its first national ice hockey tournament and would be inviting the champion of four conferences to participate. The WCIAU rebranded as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) with Saskatchewan as one of four founding members. The Huskies won the title in 1967 to make their first appearance in the University Cup. The program would have to wait quite a while for their next trip but, by the early 80s, Saskatchewan was ready to cash in on their opportunity. Now in Canada West The team finished as national runners-up in '81 and '82 before finally winning the championship in 1983.[3]

Saskatchewan would make only one trip back to the tournament over the next 15 years, however, by the late 1990s, the program was able to regain some of its past glory. The 21st century proved much more successful for the Huskies as the team made 13 trips to the University Cup in the first two decades. Three of those years ended with a loss in the championship game, leaving Saskatchewan with an unenviable record of 1–6 in the national final (as of 2024).

Season-by-season results

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Senior and collegiate play

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

Extra-League Champion U Sports Semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1909–10 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1910–11 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1911–12 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1912–13 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1913–14 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1914–15 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1915–16 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1916–17 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1917–18 Saskatchewan Sr. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1918–19 Saskatoon City 4 2 2 0 2 1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Saskatchewan Championship, 0–8 (Regina Victorias)
1919–20 WCIAU 4 1 3 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1920–21 Saskatoon League 8 2 6 0 4 3rd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 10–14 (Edmonton Victorias) Lost Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 6–17 (Port Arthur North Ends)
WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 Won Championship series, 9–5 (Manitoba)
1921–22 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 6–9 (Manitoba)
1922–23 Saskatoon-Rosetown 6 5 1 0 10 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Allan Cup Western Quarterfinal series, 5–4 (Weyburn Wanderers)
Won Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 8–5 (Vancouver Young Liberals)
Won Allan Cup Western Final series, 7–6 (Souris)
Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 2–11 (Toronto Granites)
WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 Won Championship, forfeit (Manitoba)
1923–24 Saskatchewan North 6 4 2 0 8 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Northern Final series, 5–6 (Saskatoon Nationals)
WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 Lost Championship, 1–8 (Manitoba)
1924–25 Saskatchewan North 5 1 4 0 2 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 Won Championship, 6–2 (Alberta)
1925–26 Saskatoon City 3 0 3 0 0 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1926–27 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 4–1 (Alberta)
1927–28 Saskatoon City 3 0 3 0 0 4th ? ? ? ? ?
1928–29 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 5–1 (Alberta)
1929–30 WCIAU 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1930–31 Saskatchewan North 20 9 9 2 20 4th ? ? ? ? ?
1931–32 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1932–33 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1933–34 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 4–6 (Alberta)
1934–35 Northern Saskatchewan 23 2 21 0 4 5th ? ? ? ? ?
1935–36 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 11–12 (Alberta)
1936–37 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 10–11 (Alberta)
1937–38 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 14–18 (Alberta)
1938–39 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 16–25 (Alberta)
1939–40 WCIAU 8 3 2 3 9 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended due to World War II
1945–46 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 16–20 (Alberta)
1946–47 WCIAU 6 1 5 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1947–48 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 14–16 (Alberta)
1948–49 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 1–4–1 (Alberta)
1949–50 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 3–4 (Alberta)
1950–51 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta)
1951–52 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 3–1 (Alberta)
1952–53 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 3–2 (Alberta)
1953–54 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta)
1954–55 WCIAU 8 4 4 0 8 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1955–56 WCIAU 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 1–3 (Alberta)
1956–57 WCIAU 10 3 7 0 6 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1957–58 WCIAU 12 8 4 0 16 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1958–59 WCIAU 8 6 2 0 12 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1959–60 WCIAU 8 1 7 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1960–61 WCIAU 8 4 4 0 8 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1961–62 WCIAU 12 5 7 0 10 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ? 2 Saskatoon Championships, 2 WCIAU Championships
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 7 WCIAU Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

Collegiate only

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

U Sports Champion U Sports Semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL SOL Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1962–63 WCIAA 12 7 4 1 15 2nd 12 7 4 1 .625
1963–64 WCIAA 12 5 7 0 10 4th 12 5 7 0 .417
1964–65 WCIAA 12 7 5 0 14 T–2nd 12 7 5 0 .583
1965–66 WCIAA 12 5 7 0 10 3rd 12 5 7 0 .417
1966–67 WCIAA 16 13 3 0 26 T–1st 19 14 5 0 .737 Won Championship, 4–3 (Alberta) Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Laurentian)
Lost Consolation Final, 2–8 (St. Francis Xavier)
1967–68 WCIAA 16 10 6 0 20 T–2nd 16 10 6 0 .625
1968–69 WCIAA 20 13 7 0 26 2nd 20 13 7 0 .650
1969–70 WCIAA 14 6 8 0 12 6th 14 6 8 0 .429
1970–71 WCIAA 20 10 10 0 20 5th 20 10 10 0 .500
1971–72 WCIAA 20 7 13 0 14 7th 20 7 13 0 .350
1972–73 Canada West 24 11 13 0 22 4th 24 11 13 0 .458
1973–74 Canada West 18 2 16 0 4 4th 18 2 16 0 .111
1974–75 Canada West 24 4 20 0 8 4th 24 4 20 0 .167
1975–76 Canada West 24 3 21 0 6 4th 24 3 21 0 .125
1976–77 Canada West 24 5 19 0 10 4th 24 5 19 0 .208
1977–78 Canada West 24 3 21 0 6 4th 24 3 21 0 .125
1978–79 Canada West 24 6 18 0 12 4th 24 6 18 0 .250
1979–80 Canada West 29 14 15 0 28 3rd 29 14 15 0 .483
1980–81 Canada West 24 15 9 0 30 2nd 30 19 11 0 .633 Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary) Won Pool 2 Round-ronin, 8–3 (Concordia), 5–4 (Queen's)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Moncton)
1981–82 Canada West 24 17 7 0 34 1st 29 21 8 0 .724 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Pool 1 Round-ronin, 4–3 (Concordia), 8–2 (Regina)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Moncton)
1982–83 Canada West 24 16 8 0 32 1st 29 21 8 0 .724 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta) Won Pool 2 Round-ronin, 6–2 (Brandon), 10–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Championship, 6–2 (Concordia)
1983–84 Canada West 24 14 10 0 28 2nd 26 14 12 0 .538 Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1984–85 Canada West 24 16 8 0 32 2nd 26 16 10 0 .667 Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1985–86 Canada West 28 16 12 0 32 4th 32 18 14 0 .563 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1986–87 Canada West 28 16 11 1 33 4th 37 22 14 1 .608 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)
Won Pool 1 Round-ronin, 3–0 (Prince Edward Island), 5–2 (Western Ontario)
Lost Championship, 3–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1987–88 Canada West 28 22 5 1 45 T–2nd 31 23 7 1 .758 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1988–89 Canada West 28 19 9 0 38 3rd 31 20 11 0 .645 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1989–90 Canada West 28 10 16 2 22 7th 28 10 16 2 .393
1990–91 Canada West 28 12 12 4 28 3rd 30 12 14 4 .467 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1991–92 Canada West 28 13 14 1 27 T–5th 28 13 14 1 .482
1992–93 Canada West 28 16 9 3 35 4th 30 16 11 3 .583 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1993–94 Canada West 28 7 19 2 16 7th 28 7 19 2 .286
1994–95 Canada West 28 7 20 1 15 8th 28 7 20 1 .268
1995–96 Canada West 28 11 14 3 25 5th 31 12 16 3 .435 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Regina)
1996–97 Canada West 26 15 9 2 32 3rd 30 17 11 2 .600 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1997–98 Canada West 28 19 4 5 43 T–1st 36 23 8 5 .708 Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 5–6 (Acadia)
1998–99 Canada West 28 18 9 1 37 2nd 34 23 10 1 .691 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 4–5 (Moncton), 3–1 (Windsor)
1999–00 Canada West 28 22 3 3 47 1st 35 27 5 3 .814 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Brandon)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Lost Pool A Round-robin, 3–2 (Western Ontario), 4–5 (New Brunswick)
2000–01 Canada West 28 14 10 4 32 3rd 33 17 12 4 .714 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Regina)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Manitoba)
2001–02 Canada West 28 17 8 3 37 2nd 34 19 12 3 .603 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 1–3 (Saint Mary's)
2002–03 Canada West 28 16 10 2 34 2nd 33 19 12 2 .606 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
2003–04 Canada West 28 15 9 4 34 2nd 32 17 11 4 .594 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Regina)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2004–05 Canada West 28 19 6 3 41 2nd 35 23 9 3 .700 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Won Pool B Round-robin, 3–0 (Moncton), 3–0 (Western Ontario)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Alberta)
2005–06 Canada West 28 17 7 4 38 2nd 34 20 10 4 .647 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 5–1 (Acadia), 3–4 (Lakehead)
2006–07 Canada West 28 16 9 3 35 2nd 34 20 14 0 .588 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–2 (New Brunswick), 2–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2007–08 Canada West 28 17 5 6 40 2nd 34 20 14 0 .588 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Won Pool A Round-robin, 4–1 (Brock), 0–4 (New Brunswick)
2008–09 Canada West 28 17 9 1 1 36 2nd 32 19 12 1 .609 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2009–10 Canada West 28 16 8 3 1 36 2nd 30 16 13 1 .550 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Manitoba)
2010–11 Canada West 28 17 11 0 0 34 3rd 30 17 13 0 .567 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2011–12 Canada West 28 19 6 3 0 41 3rd 38 26 12 0 .684 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–5 (Moncton), 4–3 (McGill)
2012–13 Canada West 28 19 8 0 1 39 2nd 36 22 13 1 .625 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–3 (New Brunswick), 1–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14 Canada West 28 17 10 1 0 35 3rd 34 20 14 0 .588 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia) Won Pool B Round-robin, 3–2 (Acadia), 9–0 (Windsor)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Alberta)
2014–15 Canada West 28 10 15 1 2 23 6th 31 11 18 2 .387 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Mount Royal)
2015–16 Canada West 28 22 6 0 0 40 1st 36 27 9 0 .750 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (OT) (Carleton)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–5 (Saint Mary's)
2016–17 Canada West 28 21 5 1 1 44 1st 36 26 9 1 .736 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (OT) (York)
Won Semifinal, 8–0 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (New Brunswick)
2017–18 Canada West 28 20 7 1 0 41 2nd 36 23 13 0 .639 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Calgary)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (OT) (McGill)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Alberta)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 4–5 (OT) (New Brunswick)
2018–19 Canada West 28 25 3 0 0 50 1st 36 29 7 0 .806 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
Won Quarterfinal, 6–1 (Guelph)
Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Alberta)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 1–5 (St. Francis Xavier)
2019–20 Canada West 28 22 4 2 0 46 T–1st 33 26 7 0 .788 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Western Ontario)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Canada West 20 13 7 0 0 26 4th 23 14 9 0 .609 Won Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2022–23 Canada West 28 14 10 4 0 32 2nd 34 17 17 0 .500 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Regina)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2023–24 Canada West 28 20 6 1 1 42 4th 31 21 9 1 .694 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1520 837 626 57 .569 1 WCIAA Championship, 8 Canada West Championships, 10 Great Plains Division Titles
Conference Post-season 151 82 69 0 .543 1 WCIAA Championship, 11 Canada West Championships
U Sports Postseason 51 23 28 0 .451 21 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1722 942 723 57 .564 1 National Championship

Totals include games since 1962–63.[4]
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.

See also

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Saskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey

References

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  1. ^ "Merlis Belsher Place". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Huskie Men's Hockey History". Saskatchewan Huskies. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "1983 University of Saskatchewan Huskies Hockey Team". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada West Men's Hockey History". Canada West. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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