| Laurier Golden Hawks men's ice hockey | |
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| University | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Conference | OUA OUA West Division |
| Head coach | Kevin Forrest Since 2022–23 season |
| Assistant coaches | Jerome Dupont Peter Soligo Dave Dolecki |
| Arena | Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Waterloo, Ontario |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| U Sports tournament appearances | |
| 1983,1986,1989,1990,1992,2001,2006,2007 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1983, 1989, 1990, | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1986, 1990, 2006, 2009 | |
TheLaurier Golden Hawks men's ice hockey team (formerly the Waterloo Ice Mules and Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks) is an active ice hockey program representing theLaurier Golden Hawks athletic department ofWilfrid Laurier University. The team has been continually active since the early 1960s and is currently a member of theOntario University Athletics conference under the authority ofU Sports. The Golden Hawks play at theWaterloo Memorial Recreation Complex inWaterloo, Ontario.[1]
The first appearance for the Waterloo Ice Mules hockey team appears to be in the 1933–34OHA Intermediate Groups. The Mules finished last in their Group (6) in consecutive years and went dormant after the 1935 season. The team did not return to the ice until at least 1958 when they became founding members of the Ontario Intermediate Athletic Association (OIAA), a confederation of Intermediate (2nd tier) college programs fromSouthern Ontario that had thus far been unable to find a place in any other conference. The team's best finish in the OIAA came in 1963 when they reached the league championship. The following year, the conference petitionedCIAU for a bid into theUniversity Cup but were denied. In response, the entire league cancelled their schedules midway through the year. That summer, the CIAU reversed their decision and conferred an automatic bid for the conference champion.
After restarting the conference, the OIAA often didn't hold a playoff, leaving the bid to be awarded to the regular season champion. Waterloo Lutheran finished second three times before the playoff was reinstated but failed to win any postseason game afterwards. In 1971, the four conferences that had teams inOntario andQuebec were realigned provincially with Waterloo Lutheran being lumped into the 14-teamOntario University Athletic Association (OUAA). For two seasons the program wallowed near the bottom of the standings and was largely uncompetitive.
During this period, Waterloo College andWaterloo University are sometimes confused with one another.
After the college renamed itself in honor of theformer Prime Minister, The Golden Hawks saw a decided improvement in their play. Laurier returned to the playoffs in 1974 and won their first division title in 1977. A few off years followed but, by 1983, the Hawks were able to make their first appearance in the University Cup tournament. A surprise OUAA championship in 1989 heralded two consecutive runner-up finishes in the national series but, within a few years, the team had faded back into the pack.
Laurier became a mediocre team for much of the next 30 years, though they were able to make a trip back to the University Cup in 2007.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points
| Extra-League Champion | U Sports Semifinalist | Conference regular season champions | Conference Division Champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular Season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | |||||||
| 1933–34 | OHA Intermediate | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1934–35 | OHA Intermediate | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Lost Semifinal | ||||
| 1958–59 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1959–60 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| Program changed name toWaterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–61 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1961–62 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1962–63 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | LostChampionship series, 7–9 (Ryerson) | ||||
| 1963–64 | OIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | N/A† | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
† season ended early when the league cancelled its remaining schedule in protest.
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 | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | |||||
| 1964–65 | OIAA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | .571 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |||
| 1965–66 | OIAA | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | |||
| 1966–67 | OIAA | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2nd | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |||
| 1967–68 | OIAA | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3rd | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | |||
| 1968–69 | OIAA | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | |||
| 1969–70 | OIAA | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 10 | T–3rd | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | LostSemifinal, 2–8 (Laurentian) | ||
| 1970–71 | OIAA | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3rd | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | LostSemifinal, 1–8 (York) | ||
| 1971–72 | OUAA | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 14 | 11th | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | .368 | |||
| 1972–73 | OUAA | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 12th | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |||
| Program changed name toWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | OUAA | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 8th | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .447 | LostQuarterfinal, 6–8 (Waterloo) | ||
| 1974–75 | OUAA | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 5th | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .639 | LostQuarterfinal, 3–12 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1975–76 | OUAA | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 16 | 10th | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | .400 | |||
| 1976–77 | OUAA | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2nd | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .659 | WonQuarterfinal, 9–0 (Brock) Lost Semifinal, 1–6 (Toronto) | ||
| 1977–78 | OUAA | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 2nd | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .813 | WonQuarterfinal, 5–4 (McMaster) Won Semifinal, 6–0 (Western Ontario) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Toronto) | ||
| 1978–79 | OUAA | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 5th | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | .588 | LostQuarterfinal, ? (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1979–80 | OUAA | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 9th | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | .295 | |||
| 1980–81 | OUAA | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 7th | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .591 | |||
| 1981–82 | OUAA | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 27 | T–5th | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .580 | WonQuarterfinal, 7–3 (Queen's) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto) | ||
| 1982–83 | OUAA | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 3rd | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | .797 | WonQuarterfinal, 5–4 (York) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Toronto) | LostPool 2 Round-Robin, 5–4 (Brandon), 1–10 (Saskatchewan) | |
| 1983–84 | OUAA | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 36 | 2nd | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .704 | LostSemifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1984–85 | OUAA | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 40 | 2nd | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | .778 | LostSemifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1985–86 | OUAA | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 1st | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | .750 | WonSemifinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (York) | LostQuarterfinal series, 0–2 (Moncton) | |
| 1986–87 | OUAA | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | – | – | .667 | 5th | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .655 | WonQuarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1987–88 | OUAA | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 30 | 7th | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | .536 | LostDivision Semifinal series, 0–2 (York) | ||
| 1988–89 | OUAA | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 29 | T–8th | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | .632 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (York) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Brock) Won Championship, 3–0 (York) | WonSemifinal, 8–4 (Moncton) Lost Championship, 2–5 (York) | |
| 1989–90 | OUAA | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1st | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | .867 | WonQuarterfinal series, 2–0 (Guelph) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) | WonSemifinal, 2–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Lost Championship, 1–2 (Moncton) | |
| 1990–91 | OUAA | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 27 | T–6th | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .611 | WonFirst Round, 7–4 (Laurentian) Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Windsor) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Waterloo) | ||
| 1991–92 | OUAA | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 7th | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | .643 | WonDivision Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Guelph) Lost Championship, 2–8 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) | LostSemifinal, 2–5 (Acadia) | |
| 1992–93 | OUAA | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 33 | T–2nd | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | .700 | LostQuarterfinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) | ||
| 1993–94 | OUAA | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2nd | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .796 | WonDivision Semifinal, 5–2 (Waterloo) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 1994–95 | OUAA | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 5th | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | .600 | LostDivision Semifinal, 5–6 (Waterloo) | ||
| 1995–96 | OUAA | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 16th | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .212 | |||
| 1996–97 | OUAA | 26 | 6 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 15 | 13th | 26 | 6 | 17 | 3 | .288 | |||
| 1997–98 | OUA | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 14th | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | .269 | |||
| 1998–99 | OUA | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | – | – | 33 | 5th | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | .603 | LostDivision Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) | ||
| 1999–00 | OUA | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | – | – | 27 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | .517 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–0 (Windsor) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2000–01 | OUA | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | – | – | 22 | 10th | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | .448 | LostDivision Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) | LostPool B Round-Robin, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 3–2 (St. Thomas) | |
| 2001–02 | OUA | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 18 | T–11th | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .375 | |||
| 2002–03 | OUA | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 8th | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .534 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock) Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (York) | ||
| 2003–04 | OUA | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | – | 26 | 7th | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | .482 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (York) | ||
| 2004–05 | OUA | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 10th | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | .519 | LostDivision Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) | ||
| 2005–06 | OUA | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | 29 | T–5th | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | .531 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo) Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Lakehead) | LostPool A Round-Robin, 3–4 (McGill), 2–8 (Alberta) | |
| 2006–07 | OUA | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 45 | 1st | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | .786 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Waterloo) Lost Championship, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) | LostPool A Round-Robin, 4–3 (St. Francis Xavier), 4–5 (Moncton) | |
| 2007–08 | OUA | 28 | 16 | 9 | – | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7th | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | .588 | WonDivision Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Lakehead) | ||
| 2008–09 | OUA | 28 | 22 | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1st | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | WonDivision Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lakehead) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2009–10 | OUA | 28 | 17 | 7 | – | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6th | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | .581 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) | ||
| 2010–11 | OUA | 28 | 15 | 7 | – | 2 | 4 | 36 | 6th | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | .588 | WonDivision Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ontario Tech) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) | ||
| 2011–12 | OUA | 28 | 9 | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17th | 30 | 9 | 20 | 1 | .317 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2012–13 | OUA | 28 | 14 | 12 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | T–10th | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | .484 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) | ||
| 2013–14 | OUA | 28 | 9 | 17 | – | 2 | 0 | 20 | T–16th | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | .321 | |||
| 2014–15 | OUA | 27 | 10 | 16 | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | T–16th | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | |||
| 2015–16 | OUA | 28 | 14 | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | T–12th | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2016–17 | OUA | 28 | 15 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9th | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | .532 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Windsor) | ||
| 2017–18 | OUA | 28 | 15 | 10 | – | 1 | 2 | 32 | T–9th | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | .533 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Brock) | ||
| 2018–19 | OUA | 28 | 13 | 14 | – | 1 | 0 | 27 | T–12th | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2019–20 | OUA | 28 | 13 | 12 | – | 2 | 1 | 29 | T–11th | 31 | 14 | 16 | 1 | .468 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) | ||
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | OUA | 16 | 8 | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | .531 | 10th | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | LostDivision Quarterfinal, 2–5 (Brock) | ||
| 2022–23 | OUA | 27 | 13 | 13 | – | 1 | 0 | 27 | T–12th | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | LostDivision Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Brock) | ||
| 2023–24 | OUA | 28 | 13 | 13 | – | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12th | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | .500 | WonPlay-In, 5–4 (OT) (Nipissing) Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Lost Division Semifinals series, 0–2 (Toronto Metropolitan) | ||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T/SOL | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 1327 | 695 | 532 | 100 | .561 | 2 OUAA Championships, 2 OUA Championships, 4 West Division Title, 2 Mid-West Division Titles, 1 Far-West Division Title | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 146 | 70 | 76 | 0 | .479 | 3 OUAA Championships | |||||||||||
| U Sports Postseason | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .364 | 8 National Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | 1488 | 770 | 618 | 100 | .551 | ||||||||||||
Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.[2]
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