| Team Name: | Dalhousie Tigers |
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| Athletics Name: | Dalhousie Tigers |
| University: | Dalhousie University |
| First Year: | 1962–63 |
| Coach: | Chris Donnelly |
| Coach Year: | 12th |
| Arena: | Halifax Forum |
| Location: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Conference: | Atlantic University Sport |
| Conference Short: | AUS |
| Color1: | Black |
| Color2: | Gold |
| Color3: | White [1] |
| Hex1: | 242424 |
| Hex2: | FFD400 |
| Hex3: | FFFFFF |
| Usportstourneys: | 1979, 1986 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1979 |
The Dalhousie Tigers men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Dalhousie Tigers athletics program of Dalhousie University. The team is a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and compete in U Sports. The team plays their home games at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2]
Though Dalhousie has a history of fielding an ice hockey team as far back as 1894, the school played its first official season of varsity men's hockey in 1962. The program's best period was initiated by a run to the CIAU championship gam in 1979 that saw the team win its first conference championship. The Tigers routinely earned a playoff berth over the succeeding 25 years, however, they were never able to capture a second conference title in that span. In the mid 2000s, the program slipped to the bottom of the standings and has remained there since (as of 2023).
In 1997, the Technical University of Nova Scotia was absorbed by Dalhousie. Nova Scotia Tech had previously fielded a varsity ice hockey team playing for approximately 40 years from the 1920s through the 1960s. When the school was merged with Dalhousie, the Tigers did not assume the history of Nova Scotia Tech as both teams were contemporaries.
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 | % | |||||
| 1962–63 | MIAA | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1963–64 | MIAA | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 6th | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1964–65 | MIAA | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 6th | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1965–66 | MIAA | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 7th | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1966–67 | MIAA | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 6th | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 1967–68 | MIAA | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 9th | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1968–69 | AIAA | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 10 | T–7th | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1969–70 | AIAA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 5th | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1970–71 | AIAA | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2nd | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | Won Semifinal, 7–6 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Championship, 4–8 (Saint Mary's) | |||
| 1971–72 | AIAA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 20 | T–3rd | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Prince Edward Island) | |||
| 1972–73 | AIAA | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 8th | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 1973–74 | AUAA | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | – | – | 8th | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 1974–75 | AUAA | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 24 | T–3rd | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Saint Mary's) | |||
| 1975–76 | AUAA | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 6th | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1976–77 | AUAA | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 6th | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1977–78 | AUAA | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 5th | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 1978–79 | AUAA | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Moncton) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's) | Won Group 2 Round-Robin, 5–5 (Guelph), 7–3 (Chicoutimi) Lost Championship, 1–5 (Alberta) | ||
| 1979–80 | AUAA | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 1980–81 | AUAA | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | Won Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Prince Edward Island) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Mount Allison) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 1981–82 | AUAA | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 37 | 1st | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | Lost Semifinal Group 1 Round-Robin, 3–2 (New Brunswick), 3–4 (Prince Edward Island) | |||
| 1982–83 | AUAA | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2nd | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Mount Allison) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 1983–84 | AUAA | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 7th | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1984–85 | AUAA | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 4th | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island) | |||
| 1985–86 | AUAA | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 3rd | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Moncton) | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (York) | |||
| 1986–87 | AUAA | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3rd | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island) | ||||
| 1987–88 | AUAA | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 34 | T–4th | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1988–89 | AUAA | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 6th | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 1989–90 | AUAA | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 5th | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 1990–91 | AUAA | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 37 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Cape Breton) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Prince Edward Island) | |||
| 1991–92 | AUAA | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 30 | 3rd | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1992–93 | AUAA | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1993–94 | AUAA | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 42 | 1st | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1994–95 | AUAA | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 3rd | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1995–96 | AUAA | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 7th | 31 | 15 | 14 | 2 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1996–97 | AUAA | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | – | – | 30 | 5th | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1997–98 | AUAA | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 7th | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 1998–99 | AUS | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 7th | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) | |||
| 1999–00 | AUS | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 5 | – | 15 | 7th | 29 | 6 | 23 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's) | |||
| 2000–01 | AUS | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 3rd | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Thomas) | |||
| 2001–02 | AUS | 28 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 38 | 1st | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick) Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Saint Mary's) | |||
| 2002–03 | AUS | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 2nd | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier) | |||
| 2003–04 | AUS | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | – | 30 | 4th | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick) Lost Championship series, 0–3 (St. Francis Xavier) | |||
| 2004–05 | AUS | 28 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | 21 | 7th | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2005–06 | AUS | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 8th | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | AUS | 28 | 7 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 19 | 8th | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | AUS | 28 | 5 | 20 | – | 3 | – | 13 | 8th | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | AUS | 28 | 4 | 23 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 8th | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | AUS | 28 | 8 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 20 | 7th | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | AUS | 28 | 13 | 15 | – | 0 | – | 26 | 6th | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier) | |||
| 2011–12 | AUS | 28 | 7 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 17 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | AUS | 28 | 7 | 18 | – | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | AUS | 28 | 3 | 24 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8th | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | AUS | 28 | 7 | 20 | – | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | AUS | 28 | 9 | 15 | – | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7th | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | AUS | 30 | 8 | 19 | – | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7th | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | AUS | 30 | 9 | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6th | 32 | 9 | 22 | 1 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia) | |||
| 2018–19 | AUS | 30 | 7 | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7th | 30 | 7 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | AUS | 30 | 8 | 19 | – | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6th | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | AUS | 23 | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3rd | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton) | |||
| 2022–23 | AUS | 30 | 6 | 22 | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7th | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 1446 | 609 | 772 | 65 | 3 AUAA Championships, 1 AUS Championship | ||||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 119 | 56 | 63 | 0 | 1 AUAA Championship | ||||||||||||
| U Sports Postseason | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 National tournament appearances | ||||||||||||
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | 1571 | 667 | 838 | 66 | |||||||||||||
Dalhousie Tigers women's ice hockey