UBC Thunderbirds men's ice hockey

UBC Thunderbirds men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
ConferenceCanada West
Head coachSven Butenschon
Since 2016–17 season
Assistant coachesMatt Revel
Kevin Seibel
Noah Form
ArenaThunderbird Sports Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
ColorsBlue and Gold
   
U Sports Tournament appearances
1963, 1971, 1977, 2020, 2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1971, 2024
Conference regular season championships
1963, 2024

The UBC Thunderbirds men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the UBC Thunderbirds athletics program of University of British Columbia. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Thunderbirds play their home games at the Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

History

As many Canadian college did in the early part of the 20th century, the UBC Thunderbirds began playing in a local senior league. By at last 1916, the Thunderbirds playing members of the Vancouver City Senior League (VCSL) though whether or not the team was officially sanctioned by the school at that time is uncertain. What is known is that UBC was a full member after World War I and won both the league and provincial senior championship in 1921. Normally, this would have given the team the ability to compete for the Allan Cup, the national senior championship, however, the provincial playoffs were held at the same time as the Allan Cup regionals (early March) and UBC's title came too late for them to qualify.

UBC continued to play senior hockey until the late 20s when the VCSL dissolved. They both resurfaced in 1931 for one final season before the league disbanded for good. UBC's ice hockey team played just one official season from 1932 until 1945, joining the short-lived Pacific Coast Intermediate Hockey League (PCIHL) for its inaugural season in 1938–39. It wasn't until after World War II that a concerted effort was made to revive the program. The team tried various ideas; playing as an independent outfit, joining senior leagues, etc... however, the team had yet to play an intercollegiate game. This was primarily due to remote locale of the Thunderbirds. At the time, the nearest fellow college that sponsored varsity ice hockey was Alberta, some 1,000 kilometers away. Despite the distance, the two schools agreed to start an annual competition in 1949 and award the Hamber Trophy to the champion. UBC won the inaugural series, however, Alberta took the next twelve titles. Despite UBC's inability to win a second championship, the Hamber series proved to be the most consistent competition for the team until the early 60s.

In 1961, UBC joined the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) a collection of colleges in Western Canada. At the time, the only other members were Alberta and Saskatchewan but joining the league still required a sizable financial investment in the program. After going winless in their first season of play, the league rebranded as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) and was one of four leagues to receive invitations to send their champion to the University Cup. Surprisingly, UBC rose to the challenge and won the league's inaugural championship. The Thunderbirds then won their national semifinal to appear in the first University Cup championship game, however, they fell 2–3 to McMaster.[2]

Despite the team's success, the team was forced to leave the WCIAA in 1964 as travel expenses had ballooned. Two years later, UBC rejoined the league and appeared to have addressed the financial issues at least in the short term. The Thunderbirds won their second league championship in 1971 but lost to eventually champion Toronto in the University Cup semifinals. A year later, in order to cut down on travel expenses for all schools, the WCIAA was split into two conferences. UBC was one of four teams that were founding members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. Over the succeeding 30 years, UBC found it very difficult to make a name for itself in the conference. The Thunderbirds made just 6 playoff appearances from 1974 to 2004 Their lone trip to the national tournament in 1977 came as a result of being the league runner-up at the time Canada West possessed a rotating wild-card bid. Even after the team was able to get in on the playoff chase, UBC didn't make a single appearance in the finals until 2020. By then, the University Cup field had expanded to allow both league finalists entry and the program was able to end its 43-year drought. Unfortunately, the team's timing could not have been worse and the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the series befoere UBC had played a single game.[3]

After the entire 2020–21 season was cancelled, UBC got a second chance to make its tournament return and made it appear that the program had turned a corner. The following season the team won 20 conference games for the first time in its history but were knocked out in the league semifinals. 2023–24 proved to be even better for the Thunderbirds as the team won its first regular season championship since 1963 and first ever Canada West title.

Season-by-season results

Senior and collegiate play

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

Extra-League Champion Extra-League 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 %
Senior Hockey
1916–17 VCSL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1917–18 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1918–19 VCSL 6 4 2 0 8 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1919–20 VCSL 6 4 2 0 8 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, 2–3 (Vancouver Nationals)
1920–21 VCSL 6 2 4 0 4 3rd ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Vancouver Monarchs)
Won Championship series, 6–5 (Vancouver Towers) 		Won Provincial Championship series, 7–6 (Victoria Senators)
1921–22 VCSL 6 3 3 0 6 3rd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, ?
1922–23 VCSL 6 1 1 4 6 4th ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, ?
1923–24 VCSL 4 2 2 0 6 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, ?
1924–25 VCSL 4 1 3 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, ?
1925–26 VCSL 4 0 4 0 0 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1926–27 VCSL 3 1 1 1 3 3rd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, ?
1927–28 VCSL 4 1 3 0 2 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended
1931–32 VCSL 6 2 3 1 5 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended
1938–39 PCIHL 9 3 6 0 6 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended
1945–46 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lost Provincial Semifinal series 1–2 (New Westminster)
1946–47 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1947–48 PCSBHL 14 5 9 0 10 4th ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Nanaimo Clippers)
1948–49 PCSBHL 16 9 6 1 19 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal series, 9–8 (Vancouver Indians)
Lost Championship series, 2–4 (Nanaimo Clippers)
1949–50 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1950–51 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Won Pacific Coast Championship series, 1–2 (Nanaimo Native Sons)
Lost Provincial Semifinal, forfeit (ruled ineligible)
1951–52 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1952–53 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1953–54 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1954–55 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1955–56 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1956–57 VIMHL 3 0 3 0 0 T–3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1957–58 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1958–59 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1959–60 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1960–61 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1961–62 WCIAU 8 0 8 0 0 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ?
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 1 VCSL Championship
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ? 1 British Columbia Senior Championship

Collegiate only

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 10 8 1 1 – – 17 1st 12 9 2 1 .792 Won Semifinal, 6–2 (Sherbrooke)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (McMaster)
1963–64 WCIAA 12 6 6 0 – – 12 T–2nd 12 6 6 0 .500
1964–65 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1965–66 Independent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1966–67 WCIAA 15 6 9 0 – – 12 4th 15 6 9 0 .400
1967–68 WCIAA 16 7 9 0 – – 14 4th 16 7 9 0 .438
1968–69 WCIAA 20 10 10 0 – – 20 T–4th 20 10 10 0 .500
1969–70 WCIAA 14 8 6 0 – – 22 2nd 16 8 8 0 .500 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
1970–71 WCIAA 20 15 5 0 – – 30 2nd 27 20 7 0 .741 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Calgary)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Manitoba) 		Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Toronto)
Won Consolation Semifinal, 6–4 (Loyola)
Lost Consolation Final, 4–7 (Laurentian)
1971–72 WCIAA 20 14 6 0 – – 28 3rd 20 14 6 0 .700
1972–73 Canada West 24 16 8 0 – – 32 T–2nd 24 16 8 0 .667
1973–74 Canada West 18 9 9 0 – – 18 3rd 18 9 9 0 .500
1974–75 Canada West 24 12 11 1 – – 25 2nd 27 13 13 1 .500 Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1975–76 Canada West 24 12 12 0 – – 24 3rd 24 12 12 0 .500
1976–77 Canada West 24 14 10 0 – – 28 2nd 29 16 13 0 .552 Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta) Lost Semifinal series, 10–11 (Toronto)
1977–78 Canada West 24 14 10 0 – – 28 2nd 27 15 12 0 .556 Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1978–79 Canada West 24 7 17 0 – – 14 3rd 24 7 17 0 .292
1979–80 Canada West 29 12 17 0 – – 24 4th 29 12 17 0 .414
1980–81 Canada West 24 5 19 0 – – 10 4th 24 5 19 0 .208
1981–82 Canada West 24 6 18 0 – – 12 4th 24 6 18 0 .250
1982–83 Canada West 24 9 15 0 – – 18 4th 24 9 15 0 .375
1983–84 Canada West 24 3 21 0 – – 6 4th 24 3 21 0 .125
1984–85 Canada West 24 12 12 0 – – 24 3rd 24 12 12 0 .500
1985–86 Canada West 28 12 16 0 – – 24 6th 28 12 16 0 .429
1986–87 Canada West 28 9 17 2 – – 20 5th 28 9 17 2 .357
1987–88 Canada West 28 10 16 2 – – 22 5th 28 10 16 2 .393
1988–89 Canada West 28 13 14 1 – – 27 5th 28 13 14 1 .482
1989–90 Canada West 28 16 11 1 – – 33 3rd 30 16 13 1 .550 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1990–91 Canada West 28 8 15 5 – – 21 6th 28 8 15 5 .375
1991–92 Canada West 28 11 14 3 – – 25 7th 28 11 14 3 .446
1992–93 Canada West 28 7 19 2 – – 16 7th 28 7 19 2 .286
1993–94 Canada West 28 7 17 4 – – 18 6th 28 7 17 4 .321
1994–95 Canada West 28 10 13 5 – – 25 6th 28 10 13 5 .446
1995–96 Canada West 28 9 17 2 – – 20 7th 28 9 17 2 .357
1996–97 Canada West 26 7 16 3 – – 17 6th 26 7 16 3 .327
1997–98 Canada West 28 9 15 4 – – 22 6th 31 10 17 4 .387 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1998–99 Canada West 28 7 18 3 – – 17 7th 28 7 18 3 .304
1999–00 Canada West 28 5 19 4 – – 14 7th 28 5 19 4 .250
2000–01 Canada West 28 6 19 3 – – 15 7th 28 6 19 3 .268
2001–02 Canada West 28 5 19 4 – – 14 7th 28 5 19 4 .250
2002–03 Canada West 28 5 23 0 – – 10 7th 28 5 23 0 .179
2003–04 Canada West 28 7 19 2 – – 16 6th 31 8 21 2 .290 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2004–05 Canada West 28 5 17 6 – – 16 6th 30 5 19 6 .267 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2005–06 Canada West 28 12 15 1 – – 25 5th 31 13 17 1 .435 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2006–07 Canada West 28 14 13 – 1 – 29 T–4th 33 16 17 0 .485 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2007–08 Canada West 28 12 16 – 0 – 24 5th 30 12 18 0 .400 Won Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Manitoba)
2008–09 Canada West 28 11 14 – 1 2 25 5th 33 13 18 2 .424 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lethbridge)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan)
2009–10 Canada West 28 8 19 – 0 1 17 7th 28 8 19 1 .304
2010–11 Canada West 28 11 12 – 4 1 27 6th 28 11 16 1 .411
2011–12 Canada West 28 12 12 – 1 3 28 5th 31 13 15 3 .468 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2012–13 Canada West 28 14 11 – 1 2 31 5th 31 15 14 2 .516 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2013–14 Canada West 28 11 15 – 2 0 24 T–6th 33 13 20 0 .394 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2014–15 Canada West 28 13 10 – 5 0 31 4th 33 15 18 0 .455 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2015–16 Canada West 28 11 13 – 4 0 26 6th 30 11 19 0 .367 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Mount Royal)
2016–17 Canada West 28 12 13 – 2 1 27 6th 30 12 17 1 .417 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2017–18 Canada West 28 16 10 – 2 0 34 4th 31 17 14 0 .548 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2018–19 Canada West 28 14 12 – 2 0 30 4th 30 14 16 0 .467 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Mount Royal)
2019–20 Canada West 28 9 14 – 4 1 23 5th 36 13 22 1 .375 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Mount Royal)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan) 		No contest Quarterfinal, cancelled (New Brunswick)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Canada West 20 14 5 – 1 0 29 2nd 25 16 9 0 .640 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2022–23 Canada West 28 20 6 – 1 1 42 3rd 33 23 9 1 .712 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Regina)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
2023–24 Canada West 28 22 4 – 1 1 46 1st 35 26 8 1 .757 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (McGill)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1491 609 810 72 .433 1 WCIAA Championship, 1 Canada West Championship
Conference Post-season 89 34 55 0 .382 1 WCIAA Championship, 1 Canada West Championship
U Sports Postseason 9 3 6 0 .333 6 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1589 646 871 72 .429

Totals include games since 1962–63 except for 1964–65 and 1965–66.
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.[4]

See also

UBC Thunderbirds women's ice hockey

References

  1. ^ "Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre". University of British Columbia. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "History". U Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ 2020 U SPORTS Men’s & Women’s Hockey Championships cancelled due to COVID-19. U Sports.
  4. ^ "Canada West Men's Hockey History". Canada West. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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