Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey

Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of Calgary
ConferenceCanada West
First season1964–65
Head coachMark Howell
Since 2009–10 season
Assistant coachesJamie Fox
Brad Werenka
Lane Zablocki
Brad Kirkwood
ArenaFather David Bauer Olympic Arena
Calgary, Alberta
ColorsRed and Gold
   
U Sports Tournament appearances
1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1974, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2023
Conference regular season championships
1970, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2023

The Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Calgary Dinos athletics program of University of Calgary. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Dinos play their home games at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta.[1]

History

Shortly before it was renamed as the 'University of Calgary', the Dinos ice hockey team hit the ice for the first time. For their inaugural season in 1964–65, the team joined the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA), alongside its parent institution, Alberta. They did so in part due to the temporary loss of British Columbia as a league member in order to keep the conference as a viable outfit. As may be expected for a program who had never before fielded a team, the Dinos got off to a slow start; Calgary went winless in its first three seasons, however, Al Rollins was finally able to lead the club to its first wins in year four.

The arrival of George Kingston in 1968 was the turning point for the program. In his first season, Calgary posted a winning record and then finished in a tie for first the very next year. Despite a few near-misses, Calgary was unable to make any appearances in the University Cup tournament until the mid 1970s. By then, the team had become a founding member of Canada West Universities Athletic Association and would remain one of the top teams while Kingston was in charge.

Kingston left in 1988 for the NHL, turning the team over to Willie Desjardins. Despite the team posing winning records in each season, they made just one trip to the national tournament over a 6-year span. Desjardins left for professional opportunities, leaving Tim Bothwell to take over in 1994. He promptly led the Dinos to back-to-back Canada West championships, as well as a third trip to the University Cup in 2000, before accepting an assistant coaching position in the NHL. The program saw less success under Scott Atkinson's 9-year run with no league titles and the first losing records since the mid-80s.

In 2009, Calgary appointed Mark Howell as the 8th head coach and it didn't take long before the team was able to recapture its former glory.[2] The Dinos promptly returned to their winning ways and ended their University Cup drought in 2011. Several additional trips followed, however, the team had a bit of a setback in 2018 when they were forced to forfeit 6 games for using an ineligible player.[3] However, since the team was proactive in reporting the violation, no additional sanctions were imposed.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020–21 season, Calgary returned to the top of the conference, winning the league championship in 2023, its first in 27 years. Despite all of the team's success in Canada West, Calgary has had a very difficult time winning at the national level. Calgary had some success in the 70s, but the team had lost 13 consecutive University Cup games, dating back to 1986 (as of 2024).[4]

Senior hockey

Calgary played senior hockey in various leagues from 1967 until 1970. They did so concurrently with their college schedule.

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 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 %
Al Rollins (1964–1968)
1964–65 WCIAA 12 0 12 0 – – 0 4th 12 0 12 0 .000
1965–66 WCIAA 12 0 12 0 – – 0 4th 12 0 12 0 .000
1966–67 WCIAA 16 0 16 0 – – 0 5th 16 0 16 0 .000
1967–68 WCIAA 16 2 14 0 – – 4 5th 16 2 14 0 .125
George Kingston (1968–1974)
1968–69 WCIAA 20 11 9 0 – – 22 3rd 20 11 9 0 .550
1969–70 WCIAA 14 11 3 0 – – 22 1st 18 13 5 0 .722 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1970–71 WCIAA 20 13 7 0 – – 26 3rd 23 14 9 0 .609 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)
1971–72 WCIAA 20 15 5 0 – – 30 2nd 22 16 6 0 .727 Won Semifinal, 6–5 (Winnipeg)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Alberta)
1972–73 Canada West 24 16 8 0 – – 32 T–2nd 24 16 8 0 .667
1973–74 Canada West 18 14 4 0 – – 22 1st 24 18 6 0 .750 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta) Won West Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Brandon)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Waterloo)
Gordon Cowan (1974–1975)
1974–75 Canada West 24 11 12 1 – – 23 3rd 24 11 12 1 .479
George Kingston (1975–1976)
1975–76 Canada West 24 17 7 0 – – 32 1st 30 22 8 0 .733 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta) Won West Regional Semifinal, 6–4 (Brandon)
Won West Regional Final, 3–1 (Alberta)
Won National First Round, 5–4 (Toronto)
Lost National Semifinal, 1–4 (Guelph)
Gordon Cowan (1976–1978)
1976–77 Canada West 24 8 16 0 – – 16 3rd 24 8 16 0 .333
1977–78 Canada West 24 11 13 0 – – 22 3rd 24 11 13 0 .458
George Kingston (1978–1983)
1978–79 Canada West 24 15 9 0 – – 30 2nd 27 16 11 0 .593 Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1979–80 Canada West 29 18 11 0 – – 36 2nd 33 21 12 0 .636 Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta) Lost Pool 1 Round-robin, 0–2 (Alberta), 5–1 (Concordia)
1980–81 Canada West 24 18 6 0 – – 20 1st 29 20 9 0 .690 Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan) Lost Pool 1 Round-robin, 2–5 (Moncton), 6–3 (Brandon)
1981–82 Canada West 24 14 10 0 – – 28 2nd 26 14 12 0 .538 Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
1982–83 Canada West 24 10 14 0 – – 20 3rd 24 10 14 0 .417
Gordon Jones (1983–1984)
1983–84 Canada West 24 11 13 0 – – 22 3rd 24 11 13 0 .458
George Kingston (1984–1988)
1984–85 Canada West 24 8 16 0 – – 16 4th 24 8 16 0 .333
1985–86 Canada West 28 19 9 0 – – 38 2nd 36 23 13 0 .639 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan) 		Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1986–87 Canada West 28 23 5 0 – – 46 1st 33 25 8 0 .758 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)
1987–88 Canada West 28 23 5 0 – – 46 1st 35 27 8 0 .771 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta) 		Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (York)
Willie Desjardins (1988–1994)
1988–89 Canada West 28 21 7 0 – – 42 T–1st 34 24 10 0 .706 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1989–90 Canada West 28 21 6 1 – – 42 1st 34 25 8 1 .750 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Regina)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta) 		Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Moncton)
1990–91 Canada West 28 22 5 1 – – 45 1st 34 24 10 0 .706 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Regina)
1991–92 Canada West 28 15 11 2 – – 32 3rd 31 16 13 2 .548 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1992–93 Canada West 28 17 7 3 – – 37 3rd 33 22 7 4 .727 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Regina)
1993–94 Canada West 28 17 7 4 – – 38 2nd 33 20 9 4 .667 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Alberta)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Lethbridge)
Tim Bothwell (1994–2001)
1994–95 Canada West 28 20 6 2 – – 42 1st 33 24 7 2 .758 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Manitoba) 		Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Guelph)
1995–96 Canada West 28 18 9 1 – – 37 1st 33 22 10 1 .682 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Alberta)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Regina) 		Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Waterloo)
1996–97 Canada West 26 21 2 3 – – 45 1st 28 21 4 3 .804 Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1997–98 Canada West 28 13 12 3 – – 29 4th 33 15 15 3 .500 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1998–99 Canada West 28 13 10 5 – – 31 3rd 33 15 13 5 .530 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1999–00 Canada West 28 16 9 3 – – 35 3rd 36 20 13 3 .597 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Won Third Place series, 2–0 (Brandon) 		Lost Pool B Round-robin, 2–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 2–4 (Alberta)
2000–01 Canada West 28 13 12 3 – – 29 4th 33 15 15 3 .500 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Scott Atkinson (2001–2009)
2001–02 Canada West 28 16 11 1 – – 33 3rd 32 18 13 1 .578 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2002–03 Canada West 28 14 12 2 – – 30 3rd 33 16 15 2 .515 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2003–04 Canada West 28 16 10 2 – – 34 2nd 33 18 13 2 .576 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2004–05 Canada West 28 12 10 6 – – 30 4th 32 14 12 6 .531 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2005–06 Canada West 28 13 13 2 – – 28 4th 33 15 16 2 .485 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2006–07 Canada West 28 11 13 – 4 – 26 6th 33 13 20 0 .394 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Regina)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2007–08 Canada West 28 16 8 – 4 – 36 3rd 32 18 14 0 .563 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Regina)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2008–09 Canada West 28 10 16 – 2 0 22 7th 28 10 18 0 .357
Mark Howell (2009–Present)
2009–10 Canada West 28 13 9 – 3 3 32 4th 30 13 14 3 .483 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2010–11 Canada West 28 17 8 – 1 2 37 2nd 35 19 14 2 .571 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta) 		Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–2 (New Brunswick), 2–3 (Western Ontario)
2011–12 Canada West 28 15 11 – 1 1 32 4th 36 20 15 1 .569 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)
2012–13 Canada West 28 17 11 – 0 0 34 4th 33 19 14 0 .576 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2013–14 Canada West 28 21 4 – 3 0 45 2nd 33 23 10 0 .697 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2014–15 Canada West 28 20 8 – 0 0 40 2nd 34 22 12 0 .647 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Mount Royal)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 1–3 (Guelph)
2015–16 Canada West 28 12 12 – 4 0 28 T–4th 33 14 19 0 .424 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2016–17 Canada West 28 18 9 – 1 0 39 3rd 32 20 12 0 .625 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2017–18 Canada West 28 12 13 – 3 0 27 5th ¿ 34 15 19 0 .441 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (British Columbia)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan)
2018–19 Canada West 28 18 7 – 2 1 39 3rd 32 20 11 1 .641 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2019–20 Canada West 28 18 7 – 3 0 39 3rd 32 20 12 0 .625 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Canada West 20 12 7 – 1 0 25 5th 25 14 11 0 .560 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2022–23 Canada West 28 25 3 – 0 0 50 1st 35 29 6 0 .829 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Prince Edward Island)
2023–24 Canada West 28 21 5 – 1 1 44 2nd 35 24 10 1 .700 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Mount Royal)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (British Columbia) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (2OT) (Toronto Metropolitan)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1602 868 581 53 .596 1 WCIAA Championships, 12 Canada West Championships, 2 Mountain Division Titles
Conference Post-season 196 99 97 0 .505 9 Canada West Championships
U Sports Postseason 25 7 18 0 .280 14 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1723 974 696 53 .581

¿ Calgary forfeited 6 games during the season for use of ineligible player.
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.[5]

See also

Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey

References

  1. ^ "Father David Bauer Arena". University of Calgary. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mark Howell". Calgary Dinos. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dinos Forfeit Six Games". Sports Wave. January 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "U Sports Men's Hockey". U Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Hockey All-Time Records". Calgary Dinos. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

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