Lethbridge Pronghorns men's ice hockey

Lethbridge Pronghorns men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of Lethbridge
First season1973–74
ArenaLethbridge, Alberta
ColorsBlue and Gold
   
U Sports Tournament championships
1994
U Sports Tournament appearances
1994, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1994
Conference regular season championships
1994

The Lethbridge Pronghorns men's ice hockey team was an ice hockey team representing the Lethbridge Pronghorns athletics program of University of Lethbridge. The team competed in U Sports from 1985 until 2020.[1]

History

Lethbridge first sponsored varsity ice hockey at the intermediate (2nd tier) level in 1973. The Pronghorns played in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), however, after two disappointing seasons the program was discontinued. About a decade later, the team was resurrected, this time at the senior level as a member of Canada West. Lethbridge floundered at or near the bottom of the conference for several years, however, the team finally began to show signs of life in the early 90s.

In 1993, the school was close to ending the program for a second time but instead decided to give it one more chance. The team brought in a young coach named Mike Babcock whose most recent experience had been getting fired after an unsuccessful two-year stint with the Moose Jaw Warriors.[2] In his first season behind the bench, Babcock led the team to a regular season title as well as their first ever postseason appearance. Lethbridge then eked out several close wins to capture the league championship and their first berth in the University Cup. In their debut, the team was set against defending national champion Acadia and starting netminder Trevor Kruger had one of his worse performances of the season. Though the Pronghorns surrendered 6 goals in the game, the offense came through with 9 markers to send the team to the championship. Kruger recovered for the final and led the team to a 5–2 win for the national championship.[3]

The stunning turnaround not only saved the program but helped resurrect Babcock's coaching career. Babcock was back in the Western Hockey League the following year and Lethbridge was forced to figure out how to build on their unexpected title without him. A few middling seasons followed but, as the years went on, the championship became a distant memory. By 2004, the program was back at the bottom of the conference and finished dead-last eight times over a 17-year stretch.[4] Despite their lack of success, the Pronghorns were selected as the host for the 2019 University Cup.[5] Unlike their first appearance, Lethbridge entered with a losing record and no expectation of success. They lived up to those predictions with a 1–7 loss in the quarterfinals.[6]

After the end of the succeeding season, the university announced that, due to funding cuts from the provincial government, both the men's and women's ice hockey teams would be eliminated. The two programs were not the only sacrifices made by the school, who also indicated that future cuts would need to be made as further reductions were expected in the near future.[7]

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 %
1973–74 ACAC 24 6 18 0 – – 12 6th 24 6 18 0 .250
1974–75 ACAC 24 4 20 0 – – 8 6th 24 4 20 0 .167
Program Suspended
1984–85 Canada West 24 4 20 0 – – 8 5th 24 4 20 0 .167
1985–86 Canada West 28 6 22 0 – – 12 8th 28 6 22 0 .214
1986–87 Canada West 28 6 22 0 – – 12 8th 28 6 22 0 .214
1987–88 Canada West 28 6 21 1 – – 13 7th 28 6 21 1 .232
1988–89 Canada West 28 3 25 0 – – 6 8th 28 3 25 0 .107
1989–90 Canada West 28 1 25 2 – – 4 8th 28 1 25 2 .071
1990–91 Canada West 28 10 18 0 – – 20 7th 28 10 18 0 .357
1991–92 Canada West 28 12 13 3 – – 27 5th 28 12 13 3 .482
1992–93 Canada West 28 9 16 3 – – 21 6th 28 9 16 3 .375
1993–94 Canada West 28 19 7 2 – – 40 1st 36 25 9 2 .722 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Regina)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary) 		Won Semifinal, 9–6 (Acadia)
Won Championship, 5–2 (Guelph)
1994–95 Canada West 28 14 13 1 – – 29 4th 30 14 15 1 .483 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
1995–96 Canada West 28 14 11 3 – – 31 4th 31 15 13 3 .532 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1996–97 Canada West 26 8 16 2 – – 18 5th 29 9 18 2 .345 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1997–98 Canada West 28 8 15 5 – – 21 T–6th 28 8 15 5 .375
1998–99 Canada West 28 13 13 2 – – 28 5th 31 14 15 2 .484 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1999–00 Canada West 28 12 14 2 – – 26 4th 30 12 16 2 .433 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2000–01 Canada West 28 11 14 3 – – 25 5th 31 12 16 3 .435 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2001–02 Canada West 28 9 14 5 – – 23 6th 30 9 16 5 .383 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2002–03 Canada West 28 10 16 2 – – 22 6th 31 11 18 2 .387 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2003–04 Canada West 28 4 20 4 – – 12 7th 28 4 20 4 .214
2004–05 Canada West 28 3 23 2 – – 8 7th 28 3 23 2 .143
2005–06 Canada West 28 4 20 4 – – 12 8th 28 4 20 4 .214
2006–07 Canada West 28 14 9 – 5 – 33 3rd 31 15 16 0 .484 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)
2007–08 Canada West 28 9 18 – 1 – 19 7th 28 9 19 0 .321
2008–09 Canada West 28 14 13 – 0 1 29 4th 31 15 15 1 .500 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)
2009–10 Canada West 28 13 11 – 2 2 30 5th 28 13 13 2 .500
2010–11 Canada West 28 13 10 – 2 3 31 5th 28 13 12 3 .518
2011–12 Canada West 28 7 18 – 3 0 17 7th 28 7 21 0 .250
2012–13 Canada West 28 2 22 – 4 0 8 8th 28 2 26 0 .071
2013–14 Canada West 28 4 21 – 2 1 11 8th 28 4 23 1 .161
2014–15 Canada West 28 5 23 – 0 0 10 8th 28 5 23 0 .179
2015–16 Canada West 28 11 15 – 2 0 24 7th 28 11 17 0 .393
2016–17 Canada West 28 11 14 – 3 0 25 7th 28 11 17 0 .393
2017–18 Canada West 28 9 16 – 3 0 21 7th 28 9 19 0 .321
2018–19 Canada West 28 9 17 – 2 0 20 6th 31 9 22 0 .290 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Calgary) Lost Quarterfinal, 1–7 (Alberta)
2019–20 Canada West 28 5 20 – 2 1 13 8th 28 5 22 1 .196
Program Suspended
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1051 323 674 54 .333 1 Canada West Championship
Conference Post-season 34 10 24 0 .294 1 Canada West Championship
U Sports Postseason 3 2 1 0 .280 2 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1088 335 699 54 .333 1 National Championship

Totals include games since 1984.
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pronghorns players react after elimination of U of L hockey programs: 'People are devastated'". Global News. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (2023-09-06). "Babcock talks coaching return with Blue Jackets in Q&A with NHL.com". NHL.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ^ "Lethbridge players recall winning year under Babcock". The Star.com. May 22, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Hockey All-Time Records". Calgary Dinos. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cavendish Farms title sponsor for 2019 U SPORTS University Cup Men's Hockey National Championship". University of Lethbridge. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "RECAP: 2019 U SPORTS University Cup Quarterfinal #2: Alberta vs. Lethbridge". YouTube. November 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Budget constraints spell end for University of Lethbridge hockey programs". Lethbridge Pronghorns. 15 March 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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