| Victoria Vikes men's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Victoria |
| Conference | BCIHL |
| First season | 1969–70 |
| Head coach | Alec Dillon |
| Arena | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Colors | Blue and Gold[1] |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 | |
TheVictoria Vikes men's ice hockey team is a clubice hockey team made up of students from theUniversity of Victoria. The team has been a member of theBritish Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League since 2006 and previously competed inU Sports. The Vikes play their home games at the Ian Stewart Complex inVictoria, British Columbia.[2]
Victoria joined a growing number of schools inWestern Canada when they founded their varsity ice hockey team in 1969. The then-named Vikings became members of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) and got off to a predictably poor start. After going winless in their inaugural season, the team showed some improvement with three wins in year two. Unfortunately, the team regressed afterwards, going winless for a second time in 1972. That summer, the WCIAA was split into two conferences as a way to help teams cut down on travel costs. In their new league,Canada West Universities Athletic Association, the Vikings remained a bottom-feeder, losing all 24 of their contests and averaging less than 2 goals per game. Despite the lesser operating costs, the program was still expensive to run. After very little to show for their efforts over four seasons, the school decided to end the program.
More than 30 years later, Victoria returned to the ice when theBritish Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League was formed. The Vikes were one of the early luminaries of the conference, winning the championship three times in the first six seasons.[3] Despite the team's success, the university has yet to show any interest in returning the club to varsity status.
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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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | |||||
| 1969–70 | WCIAA | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 8th | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .000 | |||
| 1970–71 | WCIAA | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 8th | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .150 | |||
| 1971–72 | WCIAA | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 8th | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .000 | |||
| 1972–73 | Canada West | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 5th | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Program suspended | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T/SOL | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 78 | 3 | 75 | 0 | .038 | ||||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||
| U Sports Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | 78 | 3 | 75 | 0 | .038 | ||||||||||||
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.[4]
