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St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey

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St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey
St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies athletic logo
UniversitySt. Thomas University
ConferenceAUS
ArenaFredericton, New Brunswick
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
U Sports Tournament appearances
2001
Conference Tournament championships
1961, 2001

The St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey team was an ice hockey team representing the St. Thomas Tommies athletics program of St. Thomas University. The team was a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and competed in U Sports. The program was discontinued in 2016 due to budget constraints.[1]

History

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St. Thomas fielded an ice hockey squad at least as early as 1916, however, the sparse records do not indicate whether or not this was a varsity team. The records for an official squad do not begin until the Tommies joined the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1937. In the early years, the team found itself lagging behind its contemporaries, however, the team's situation changed after returning following World War II. St. Thomas steadily improved throughout the 1950s and won its first regular season title in '59. Two years later, the Tommies captured their first league championship.

Unfortunately, the team was unable to sustain their success and began slipping down the standings afterwards. By the mid-70s, St. Thomas was playing so poorly that they won just 2 games over a 3-year span. The team suspended operations in 1975 but returned four years later, hoping that the time off could do them some good. For the first half of the 1980s, little appeared to have changed for the Tommies; the team routinely finished at the bottom of the standings and couldn't get a sniff of the postseason. The team was finally able to put together a winning season in 1986 and, three years later, made its first playoff appearance in nearly 20 years. That season saw the Tommies come achingly close to making their first appearance in the national tournament but a loss in the conference championship put those dreams on hold. Over the succeeding decade, the Tommies were mostly a mediocre team in their conference but they began to raise their level of play at the end of the 90s. After a few near misses, St. Thomas was finally able to win a second conference championship in 2001. The squad was quickly bounced from the national tournament, losing both round-robin games, and then finished last in the standings the following year.

Hopes were renewed in 2003 when St. Thomas won a regular season title but they were upset in the Semifinal round. The program declined afterwards, sinking to the bottom of the conference by 2010. Over a 7-year span, St. Thomas finished last every season save one and didn't make a single postseason appearance. With little hope on the horizon, the school's administration decided to end the program and invest the money elsewhere. At the time the team was running a deficit of approximately $250,000 per year with little to show for the price tag. Dawn Russell, the then-university president, reasoned that funding a competitive ice hockey team was beyond the means of the school.[1]

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

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 Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1937–38 MIAA 4 1 3 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1938–39 MIAA 6 0 6 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1939–40 MIAA 6 1 4 1 3 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended due to World War II
1946–47 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? won Quarterfinal series, 14–12 (New Brunswick)
lost Semifinal series, 10–13 (Saint Dunstan's)
1947–48 MIAA 4 1 3 0 .250 7th ? ? ? ? ?
1948–49 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? won Quarterfinal series, 13–11 (Saint Dunstan's)
lost Semifinal series, 5–11 (New Brunswick)
1949–50 MIAA 6 2 2 2 .500 T–3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1950–51 MIAA 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? won Quarterfinal series, 16–9 (Saint Dunstan's)
won Semifinal series, 13–7 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship series, 8–13 (St. Francis Xavier)
1951–52 MIAA ? ? ? ? ? no contest Quarterfinal series, withdrew (Saint Dunstan's)
1952–53 MIAA 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? won Quarterfinal series, 7–4 (New Brunswick)
lost Semifinal series, 5–13 (Mount Allison)
1953–54 MIAA 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? Lost Quarterfinal series, 9–10 (New Brunswick)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ?
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ?
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 %
1954–55 MIAA 6 3 2 1 7 3rd 6 3 2 1 .583
1955–56 MIAA 6 4 2 0 8 T–3rd 6 4 2 0 .667
1956–57 MIAA 6 0 6 0 0 T–8th 6 0 6 0 .000
Program suspended
1958–59 MIAA 6 5 0 1 11 1st 10 8 1 1 .850 Won Semifinal series, 16–5 (Mount Allison)
Lost Championship series, 1–10 (St. Francis Xavier)
1959–60 MIAA 6 5 1 0 10 1st 8 5 3 0 .625 Lost Semifinal series, 5–11 (New Brunswick)
1960–61 MIAA 6 3 3 0 6 T–5th 10 5 4 1 .550 Won Semifinal series, 4–3 (Mount Allison)
Won Championship series, 13–10 (St. Francis Xavier)
1961–62 MIAA 6 4 1 1 9 3rd 8 5 2 1 .688 Lost Semifinal series, 6–7 (New Brunswick)
1962–63 MIAA 11 6 3 2 14 3rd 11 6 3 2 .636
1963–64 MIAA 11 7 4 0 14 4th 11 7 4 0 .636
1964–65 MIAA 11 6 5 0 12 4th 11 6 5 0 .545
1965–66 MIAA 14 5 8 1 11 5th 14 5 8 1 .393
1966–67 MIAA 13 3 10 0 6 7th 13 3 10 0 .231
1967–68 MIAA 16 8 7 1 17 5th 16 8 7 1 .531
1968–69 AIAA 18 11 6 1 23 4th 20 12 7 1 .625 Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Saint Dunstan's)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Saint Mary's)
1969–70 AIAA 18 10 7 1 21 4th 19 10 8 1 .553 Lost Semifinal, 1–7 (Saint Mary's)
1970–71 AIAA 17 3 14 0 6 9th 17 3 14 0 .176
1971–72 AIAA 18 5 11 2 12 8th 18 5 11 2 .333
1972–73 AIAA 20 1 19 0 .050 10th 20 1 19 0 .050
1973–74 AUAA 20 0 20 0 .000 10th 20 0 20 0 .000
1974–75 AUAA 18 1 17 0 2 10th 18 1 17 0 .056
Program suspended
1979–80 AUAA 27 4 23 0 8 9th 27 4 23 0 .148
1980–81 AUAA 21 8 13 0 16 9th 21 8 13 0 .381
1981–82 AUAA 26 0 24 2 2 10th 26 0 24 2 .038
1982–83 AUAA 24 4 19 1 9 9th 24 4 19 1 .188
1983–84 AUAA 24 4 20 0 8 8th 24 4 20 0 .167
1984–85 AUAA 24 4 19 1 9 9th 24 4 19 1 .188
1985–86 AUAA 24 14 10 0 .583 5th 24 14 10 0 .583
1986–87 AUAA 24 7 17 0 .292 7th 24 7 17 0 .292
1987–88 AUAA 26 6 20 0 12 8th 26 6 20 0 .231
1988–89 AUAA 26 17 9 0 34 T–4th 34 21 13 0 .618 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1989–90 AUAA 21 10 11 0 20 T–6th 24 11 13 0 .458 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1990–91 AUAA 26 10 14 2 22 8th 28 10 16 2 .393 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1991–92 AUAA 26 11 14 1 23 5th 28 11 16 1 .411 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1992–93 AUAA 26 11 13 2 24 6th 28 11 15 2 .429 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1993–94 AUAA 26 14 11 1 29 4th 29 15 13 1 .534 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1994–95 AUAA 26 11 12 3 25 6th 31 13 15 3 .468 won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1995–96 AUAA 26 19 6 1 39 T–1st 29 20 8 1 .707 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1996–97 AUAA 28 14 11 3 31 4th 32 16 13 3 .547 won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1997–98 AUAA 28 14 11 3 1 32 4th 32 16 13 3 .547 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1998–99 AUS 26 14 9 3 2 33 1st 30 16 11 3 .583 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1999–00 AUS 26 18 8 0 2 38 2nd 31 21 10 0 .677 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2000–01 AUS 28 16 8 4 1 37 2nd 36 20 12 4 .611 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 2–3 (Wilfrid Laurier)
2001–02 AUS 28 7 18 2 1 17 8th 28 7 19 2 .286
2002–03 AUS 28 16 7 5 0 37 1st 31 17 9 5 .629 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2003–04 AUS 28 11 13 2 2 26 6th 34 14 18 2 .441 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
2004–05 AUS 28 9 17 2 0 20 8th 28 9 17 2 .357
2005–06 AUS 28 14 9 2 3 33 5th 31 15 14 2 .516 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's)
2006–07 AUS 28 14 14 0 28 5th 34 16 18 0 .471 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (Moncton)
2007–08 AUS 28 11 11 6 28 T–4th 34 13 21 0 .382 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
2008–09 AUS 28 8 16 4 20 7th 28 8 20 0 .286
2009–10 AUS 28 7 19 2 16 8th 28 7 21 0 .250
2010–11 AUS 28 3 21 4 10 8th 28 3 25 0 .107
2011–12 AUS 28 5 18 5 15 8th 28 5 23 0 .179
2012–13 AUS 28 3 24 1 0 7 8th 28 3 24 1 .125
2013–14 AUS 28 6 20 2 0 14 7th 28 6 22 0 .214
2014–15 AUS 28 2 22 4 1 9 8th 28 2 26 0 .071
2015–16 AUS 28 2 25 0 1 5 8th 28 2 25 1 .089
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1226 438 736 52 .378 3 West Division Titles, 3 MacAdam Division Titles, 2 MIAA Championships, 1 AUAA Championships, 2 AUS Championships
Conference Post-season 90 38 50 2 .433 1 MIAA Championship, 1 AUS Championship
U Sports Postseason 2 0 2 0 .000 1 National tournament appearance
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1318 476 788 54 .382

Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

See also

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St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

References

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  1. ^ a b "St. Thomas University in Fredericton cuts its men's hockey team". CBC. April 4, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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