Concordia Stingers men's ice hockey explained

Team Name:Concordia Stingers
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Athletics Name:Concordia Stingers
University:Concordia University
Sex:men
First Year:1975–76
Coach:Marc-André Element
Coach Year:Since 2015–16
Assistant Coaches:Alexandre Jacques
Patrick Drolet
Jim Corsi
Arena:Ed Meagher Arena
Location:Montreal, Quebec
Conference:Ontario University Athletics
Conference Short:OUA
Division:OUA East
Color1:Maroon
Color2:Gold
Color3:White[1]
Hex1:7D303E
Hex2:FDBC4A
Hex3:FFFFFF
Usportstourneys:Loyola: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975

Sir George Williams: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974

Concordia: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2018, 2023
Conference Tournament:Loyola: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975

Sir George Williams: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974

Concordia: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Conference Season:Loyola: 1917, 1918, 1926, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975

Sir George Williams: 1966, 1967, 1973

Concordia: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

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.[2]

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.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5] 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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%
1903–04JAHA???????????
1904–05JAHA???????????
1905–06JAHA???????????
1906–07JAHA???????????
1907–08JAHA???????????
1908–09JAHA???????????
1909–10JAHA???????????Lost Championship, 2–10 McGill
1910–11JAHA???????????
1911–12JAHA???????????
1912–13JAHA???????????
1913–14JAHA???????????
1914–15JAHA???????????
1916–17MCHL10721151st?????Lost Art Ross Cup challenge, 0–1 (Quebec Sons of Ireland)
1917–18MCHL1071216T–1st?????Lost Championship, 1–14 (McGill)
1918–19JAHA???????????
MCHL9540104th
1919–20JAHA???????????
MCHL734066th
1920–21JAHA???????????
MCHL716027th
1921–22JAHA???????????
MCHL743084thLost 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 suspended
1945–46SIL641161st?????
1946–47Independent???????????
1947–48Independent???????????
1948–49Independent???????????
1949–50OSLC?????1st?????
1950–51OSLC9801171st?????
1951–52OSLC8710141st?????
1952–53OSLC6600121st?????
1953–54OSLC7700141st?????
1954–55OSLC541082nd?????
1955–56OSLC8710141st?????
1956–57OSLC8710141st?????
1957–58OSLC?????1st?????
1958–59OSLC?????1st?????
1959–60OSLC10811171st?????
1960–61OSLC???????????
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season?????2 MCHL Championships, 1 MIHL Championship, 1 SIL Championship, 10 OSLC Championships
Conference 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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1961–62OSLC103617T–5th10361
1962–63OSLC935175th9351
1963–64OSLC14851174th14851
1964–65OSLC14680125th14680
1965–66OSLC161231252nd181341Won Semifinal, 7–6 (Ottawa)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Sir George Williams)
1966–67OSLC181431292nd201541Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Bishop's)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Sir George Williams)
1967–68OSLC161510301st201820bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 7–1 (Bishop's)
Won Championship, 6–2 (Sir George Williams)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Toronto)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Alberta)
1968–69OSLC181611331st191621Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Sir George Williams)
1969–70OSLC141301271st181521bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 8–2 (Bishop's)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Sherbrooke)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Consolation Final, 4–5 (York)
1970–71OSLC181521311st221741bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 10–3 (Sherbrooke)
Won Championship, 3–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Laurentian)
Lost Consolation Semifinal, 4–6 (British Columbia)
1971–72QUAA211623351st231733Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Bishop's)
Lost Championship, 0–1 (Sir George Williams)
1972–73QUAA241581312nd2817101bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 7–1 (Bishop's)
Won Championship, 7–4 (Sir George Williams)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
1973–74QUAA18142230T–1st231733Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Sir George Williams)
1974–75QUAA201622341st251942bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 9–1 (McGill)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Sir George Williams)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season23517048174 OSLC Championships, 3 QUAA Championships
Conference Post-season1813503 OSLC Championships, 2 QUAA Championships
U Sports Postseason101905 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record2631846217
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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*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???????????
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular 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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1961–62OSLC10811172nd11911bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Championship, 4–2 (Ottawa)
1962–63OSLC14581114th15591Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Ottawa)
1963–64OSLC14842183rd181152bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Ottawa)
Won Championship, 5–2 (Royal Military College)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Montreal)
Lost Championship, 1–9 (Alberta)
1964–65OSLC141130222nd181350bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Carleton)
Won Championship, 6–5 (Loyola)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Saint Dunstan's)
Lost Third Place Game, 3–8 (Laurentian)
1965–66OSLC161411291st191621bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Royal Military College)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Loyola)
Lost Quarterfinal, 7–9 (Toronto)
1966–67OSLC181620321st221840bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"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)
1967–68OSLC16952203rd181062Won Semifinal, 7–5 (Sherbrooke)
Lost Championship, 2–6 (Loyola)
1968–69OSLC18981194th221291bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Loyola)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Bishop's)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Toronto)
1969–70OSLC14950143rd15960Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Sherbrooke)
1970–71OSLC185130106th185130
1971–72QUAA211362282nd251582bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Sherbrooke)
Won Championship, 1–0 (Loyola)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Toronto)
Lost Third Place Game, 2–5 (Alberta)
1972–73QUAA241743371st2817101Won Semifinal, 9–4 (Sherbrooke)
Lost Championship, 4–7 (Loyola)
1973–74QUAA181044243rd231733bgcolor=ddffdd align="left"Won Quarterfinal, 9–1 (Bishop's)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Loyola)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Sherbrooke)
bgcolor=D0E7FF align="left"Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 6–5 (OT) (Waterloo)
1974–75QUAA20893193rd239113Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Loyola)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season23614376172 OSLC Championships, 1 QUAA Championships
Conference Post-season2620606 OSLC Championships, 2 QUAA Championships
U Sports Postseason1331007 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record2751669217
Note: Totals include results from 1961–62 onward.

Concordia

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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1975–76QUAA201901391st282611Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bishop's)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Laval)
Won Eastern Semifinal, 5–0 (Moncton)
Won Eastern Final, 5–3 (St. Francis Xavier)
Won First Round Game 1, 5–2 (Guelph)
Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Toronto)
1976–77QUAA201721351st272241Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's)
1977–78QUAA161240241st251870Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bishop's)
Won Championship series, 3–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Group II Round-Robin, 7–3 (Moncton), 3–7 (Toronto)
1978–79QUAA201820361st272430Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)
Won Championship series, 3–0 (Quebec–Chicoutimi)
Lost Group I Round-Robin, 1–7 (Alberta), 8–3 (Regina)
1979–80QUAA231562322nd291982Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Group I Round-Robin, 3–4 (Alberta), 1–5 (Calgary)
1980–81QUAA242211451st302631Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Ottawa)
Lost Group II Round-Robin, 2–3 (Queen's), 3–8 (Saskatchewan)
1981–82QUAA242121431st302631Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Laval)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Group I Round-Robin, 3–4 (Saskatchewan), 6–5 (Regina)
1982–83QUAA302370461st392991Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Championship series, 3–1 (Quebec–Chicoutimi)
Won Group I Round-Robin, 3–1 (Toronto), 4–4 (Moncton)
Lost Championship, 2–6 (Saskatchewan)
1983–84QUAA241743371st332454Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (Quebec–Chicoutimi)
Won Championship series, 3–0 (Ottawa)
Won Semifinal series, 7–5 (Alberta)
Lost Championship, 1–9 (Toronto)
1984–85QUAA194132105th194132
1985–86QUAA207121154th238141Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1986–87QUAA1821514th182151
1987–88OUAA2512112309th2813132Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (McGill)
1988–89OUAA2614102307th2814122Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
1989–90OUAA2291301812th229130
1990–91OUAA221570303rd241590Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
1991–92OUAA2281221811th228122
1992–93OUAA2210102229th2310112Lost First Round, 2–3 (McGill)
1993–94OUAA241581315th251591Lost Division Semifinal, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1994–95OUAA241194268th2511104Lost Division Semifinal, 1–3 (McGill)
1995–96OUAA2671901414th267190
1996–97OUAA26111322411th2611132
1997–98OUA261311228T–6th3215152Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (McGill)
Lost Division Final series, 0–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1998–99OUA261673353rd301893Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1999–00OUA261493314th2814113Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2000–01OUA241095256th2812115Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2001–02OUA241112123T–8th2411121
2002–03OUA249132349th249132
2003–04OUA24111030258th2611123Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2004–05OUA241481130T–5th2715111Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa)
2005–06OUA24711332010th278163Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa)
2006–07OUA28816312013th319193Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (McGill)
2007–08OUA281114212514th2811161
2008–09OUA2814120230T–9th3115142Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton)
2009–10OUA288161320T–16th308193Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2010–11OUA281214202615th3113180Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2011–12OUA2813131128T–13th2813141
2012–13OUA28815232118th288173
2013–14OUA281113222615th3011172Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2014–15OUA26817102718th299200Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (McGill)
2015–16OUA281012602614th3010200Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2016–17OUA281972040T–3rd3422120Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ontario Tech)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Queen's)
2017–18OUA2818721394th3824131Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Queen's)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (McGill)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 3–2 (York)
Lost Quarterfinal, 1–8 (New Brunswick)
2018–19OUA28151111329th3015141Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2019–20OUA28131050319th3617190Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (McGill)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Carleton)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Ottawa)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–5 (Western Ontario)
2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22OUA1595015th16961Lost Division Quarterfinal, 4–6 (Ontario Tech)
2022–23OUA2619700384th322390Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 4–0 (Lakehead)
Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2023–24OUA2817830378th3219130Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season1180610501698 QUAA Championships
Conference Post-season132716109 QUAA Championships
U Sports Postseason25914211 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record133769057671

See also

Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. StingersUnited: a bold new look for Concordia
    . Concordia University. September 2, 2015. June 22, 2020.
  2. Web site: Ed Meagher Arena . Concordia University . September 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: History of the League . CHL.ca . September 30, 2024.
  4. Web site: Championships . Concordia Stingers . September 30, 2024.
  5. Web site: Merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University. Concordia University. 2019-07-30.