Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey explained

Team Name:	Saskatchewan Huskies
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Athletics Name:	Saskatchewan Huskies
University:	University of Saskatchewan
Sex:	men
Coach:	Brandin Cote
Coach Year:	Since 2022–23
Arena:	Merlis Belsher Place
Location:	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Conference:	Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Conference Short:	Canada West
Color1:	Green
Color2:	White
Hex1:	00693E
Hex2:	FFFFFF
Usportschampion:	1983
Usportstourneys:	1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament:	1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2020
Conference Season:	1919, 1923, 1930, 1959, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

The Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Saskatchewan Huskies athletics program of University of Saskatchewan. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Huskies play their home games at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.^[1]

History

Shortly after the founding of the University of Saskatchewan in 1907, the school fielded its first ice hockey team.^[2] Sparse records exist for the team before and during World War I, however, by at least 1918 Saskatchewan was playing in the provincial senior league. The following year, the Huskies were founding members of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) along with Alberta and Manitoba. Unfortunately, travel expenses hampered the league in the early years and it was played on an infrequent basis between the three schools. For the first 20 years of the program, Saskatchewan spent much of its time playing senior hockey and battled the Toronto Granites for the 1923 Allan Cup.

By the mid-30s, Saskatchewan and Alberta finally came to terms on an annual series and stabilized the WCIAU into a permanent fixture. Taking a break only for World War II, the conference played every year from 1936 until 1962. The Huskies weren't able to break Alberta's hold on the crown until 1952, though they pushed the Golden Bears to the limit in most years. In 1962, the CIAU announced that it would be holding its first national ice hockey tournament and would be inviting the champion of four conferences to participate. The WCIAU rebranded as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) with Saskatchewan as one of four founding members. The Huskies won the title in 1967 to make their first appearance in the University Cup. The program would have to wait quite a while for their next trip but, by the early 80s, Saskatchewan was ready to cash in on their opportunity. Now in Canada West The team finished as national runners-up in '81 and '82 before finally winning the championship in 1983.^[3]

Saskatchewan would make only one trip back to the tournament over the next 15 years, however, by the late 1990s, the program was able to regain some of its past glory. The 21st century proved much more successful for the Huskies as the team made 13 trips to the University Cup in the first two decades. Three of those years ended with a loss in the championship game, leaving Saskatchewan with an unenviable record of 1–6 in the national final (as of 2024).

Season-by-season results

Senior and collegiate play

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
		Conference						Overall
		GP	W	L	T	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
1909–10	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1910–11	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1911–12	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1912–13	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1913–14	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1914–15	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1915–16	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1916–17	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1917–18	Saskatchewan Sr.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1918–19	Saskatoon City	4	2	2	0	2	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Saskatchewan Championship, 0–8 (Regina Victorias)
1919–20	WCIAU	4	1	3	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1920–21	Saskatoon League	8	2	6	0	4	3rd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 10–14 (Edmonton Victorias)	Lost Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 6–17 (Port Arthur North Ends)
	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—						Won Championship series, 9–5 (Manitoba)
1921–22	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 6–9 (Manitoba)
1922–23	Saskatoon-Rosetown	6	5	1	0	10	T–1st	?	?	?	?	?		Won Allan Cup Western Quarterfinal series, 5–4 (Weyburn Wanderers) Won Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 8–5 (Vancouver Young Liberals) Won Allan Cup Western Final series, 7–6 (Souris) Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 2–11 (Toronto Granites)
	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—						Won Championship, forfeit (Manitoba)
1923–24	Saskatchewan North	6	4	2	0	8	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Northern Final series, 5–6 (Saskatoon Nationals)
	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—						Lost Championship, 1–8 (Manitoba)
1924–25	Saskatchewan North	5	1	4	0	2	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—						Won Championship, 6–2 (Alberta)
1925–26	Saskatoon City	3	0	3	0	0	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1926–27	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship, 4–1 (Alberta)
1927–28	Saskatoon City	3	0	3	0	0	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1928–29	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship, 5–1 (Alberta)
1929–30	WCIAU	4	4	0	0	8	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1930–31	Saskatchewan North	20	9	9	2	20	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1931–32	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1932–33	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1933–34	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 4–6 (Alberta)
1934–35	Northern Saskatchewan	23	2	21	0	4	5th	?	?	?	?	?
1935–36	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 11–12 (Alberta)
1936–37	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 10–11 (Alberta)
1937–38	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 14–18 (Alberta)
1938–39	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 16–25 (Alberta)
1939–40	WCIAU	8	3	2	3	9	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18"	Program suspended due to World War II
1945–46	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 16–20 (Alberta)
1946–47	WCIAU	6	1	5	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1947–48	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 14–16 (Alberta)
1948–49	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 1–4–1 (Alberta)
1949–50	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 3–4 (Alberta)
1950–51	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta)
1951–52	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series, 3–1 (Alberta)
1952–53	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship series, 3–2 (Alberta)
1953–54	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta)
1954–55	WCIAU	8	4	4	0	8	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1955–56	WCIAU	0	0	0	0	0	—	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 1–3 (Alberta)
1956–57	WCIAU	10	3	7	0	6	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1957–58	WCIAU	12	8	4	0	16	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1958–59	WCIAU	8	6	2	0	12	1st	?	?	?	?	?
1959–60	WCIAU	8	1	7	0	2	3rd	?	?	?	?	?
1960–61	WCIAU	8	4	4	0	8	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
1961–62	WCIAU	12	5	7	0	10	2nd	?	?	?	?	?
Totals								GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular Season								?	?	?	?	?	2 Saskatoon Championships, 2 WCIAU Championships
Conference Post-season								?	?	?	?	?	7 WCIAU Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record								?	?	?	?	?

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	12	7	4	1	–	–	15	2nd	12	7	4	1
1963–64	WCIAA	12	5	7	0	–	–	10	4th	12	5	7	0
1964–65	WCIAA	12	7	5	0	–	–	14	T–2nd	12	7	5	0
1965–66	WCIAA	12	5	7	0	–	–	10	3rd	12	5	7	0
1966–67	WCIAA	16	13	3	0	–	–	26	T–1st	19	14	5	0		Won Championship, 4–3 (Alberta)	Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Laurentian) Lost Consolation Final, 2–8 (St. Francis Xavier)
1967–68	WCIAA	16	10	6	0	–	–	20	T–2nd	16	10	6	0
1968–69	WCIAA	20	13	7	0	–	–	26	2nd	20	13	7	0
1969–70	WCIAA	14	6	8	0	–	–	12	6th	14	6	8	0
1970–71	WCIAA	20	10	10	0	–	–	20	5th	20	10	10	0
1971–72	WCIAA	20	7	13	0	–	–	14	7th	20	7	13	0
1972–73	Canada West	24	11	13	0	–	–	22	4th	24	11	13	0
1973–74	Canada West	18	2	16	0	–	–	4	4th	18	2	16	0
1974–75	Canada West	24	4	20	0	–	–	8	4th	24	4	20	0
1975–76	Canada West	24	3	21	0	–	–	6	4th	24	3	21	0
1976–77	Canada West	24	5	19	0	–	–	10	4th	24	5	19	0
1977–78	Canada West	24	3	21	0	–	–	6	4th	24	3	21	0
1978–79	Canada West	24	6	18	0	–	–	12	4th	24	6	18	0
1979–80	Canada West	29	14	15	0	–	–	28	3rd	29	14	15	0
1980–81	Canada West	24	15	9	0	–	–	30	2nd	30	19	11	0		Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)	Won Pool 2 Round-ronin, 8–3 (Concordia), 5–4 (Queen's) Lost Championship, 2–4 (Moncton)
1981–82	Canada West	24	17	7	0	–	–	34	1st	29	21	8	0		Won Championship series, 2–0 (Calgary)	Won Pool 1 Round-ronin, 4–3 (Concordia), 8–2 (Regina) Lost Championship, 2–3 (Moncton)
1982–83	Canada West	24	16	8	0	–	–	32	1st	29	21	8	0		Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta)	Won Pool 2 Round-ronin, 6–2 (Brandon), 10–1 (Wilfrid Laurier) Won Championship, 6–2 (Concordia)
1983–84	Canada West	24	14	10	0	–	–	28	2nd	26	14	12	0		Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1984–85	Canada West	24	16	8	0	–	–	32	2nd	26	16	10	0		Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1985–86	Canada West	28	16	12	0	–	–	32	4th	32	18	14	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1986–87	Canada West	28	16	11	1	–	–	33	4th	37	22	14	1		Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)	Won Pool 1 Round-ronin, 3–0 (Prince Edward Island), 5–2 (Western Ontario) Lost Championship, 3–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1987–88	Canada West	28	22	5	1	–	–	45	T–2nd	31	23	7	1		Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1988–89	Canada West	28	19	9	0	–	–	38	3rd	31	20	11	0		Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
1989–90	Canada West	28	10	16	2	–	–	22	7th	28	10	16	2
1990–91	Canada West	28	12	12	4	–	–	28	3rd	30	12	14	4		Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1991–92	Canada West	28	13	14	1	–	–	27	T–5th	28	13	14	1
1992–93	Canada West	28	16	9	3	–	–	35	4th	30	16	11	3		Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1993–94	Canada West	28	7	19	2	–	–	16	7th	28	7	19	2
1994–95	Canada West	28	7	20	1	–	–	15	8th	28	7	20	1
1995–96	Canada West	28	11	14	3	–	–	25	5th	31	12	16	3		Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Regina)
1996–97	Canada West	26	15	9	2	–	–	32	3rd	30	17	11	2		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
1997–98	Canada West	28	19	4	5	–	–	43	T–1st	36	23	8	5		Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 5–6 (Acadia)
1998–99	Canada West	28	18	9	1	–	–	37	2nd	34	23	10	1		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 4–5 (Moncton), 3–1 (Windsor)
1999–00	Canada West	28	22	3	3	–	–	47	1st	35	27	5	3		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Brandon) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)	Lost Pool A Round-robin, 3–2 (Western Ontario), 4–5 (New Brunswick)
2000–01	Canada West	28	14	10	4	–	–	32	3rd	33	17	12	4		Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Regina) Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Manitoba)
2001–02	Canada West	28	17	8	3	–	–	37	2nd	34	19	12	3		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 1–3 (Saint Mary's)
2002–03	Canada West	28	16	10	2	–	–	34	2nd	33	19	12	2		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
2003–04	Canada West	28	15	9	4	–	–	34	2nd	32	17	11	4		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Regina) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2004–05	Canada West	28	19	6	3	–	–	41	2nd	35	23	9	3		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)	Won Pool B Round-robin, 3–0 (Moncton), 3–0 (Western Ontario) Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Alberta)
2005–06	Canada West	28	17	7	4	–	–	38	2nd	34	20	10	4		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 5–1 (Acadia), 3–4 (Lakehead)
2006–07	Canada West	28	16	9	–	3	–	35	2nd	34	20	14	0		Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–2 (New Brunswick), 2–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2007–08	Canada West	28	17	5	–	6	–	40	2nd	34	20	14	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)	Won Pool A Round-robin, 4–1 (Brock), 0–4 (New Brunswick)
2008–09	Canada West	28	17	9	–	1	1	36	2nd	32	19	12	1		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)
2009–10	Canada West	28	16	8	–	3	1	36	2nd	30	16	13	1		Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Manitoba)
2010–11	Canada West	28	17	11	–	0	0	34	3rd	30	17	13	0		Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary)
2011–12	Canada West	28	19	6	–	3	0	41	3rd	38	26	12	0		Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lethbridge) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Alberta) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Calgary)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–5 (Moncton), 4–3 (McGill)
2012–13	Canada West	28	19	8	–	0	1	39	2nd	36	22	13	1		Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Manitoba) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)	Lost Pool B Round-robin, 1–3 (New Brunswick), 1–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14	Canada West	28	17	10	–	1	0	35	3rd	34	20	14	0		Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia)	Won Pool B Round-robin, 3–2 (Acadia), 9–0 (Windsor) Lost Championship, 1–3 (Alberta)
2014–15	Canada West	28	10	15	–	1	2	23	6th	31	11	18	2		Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Mount Royal)
2015–16	Canada West	28	22	6	–	0	0	40	1st	36	27	9	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–1 (Alberta)	Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (OT) (Carleton) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–5 (Saint Mary's)
2016–17	Canada West	28	21	5	–	1	1	44	1st	36	26	9	1		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)	Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (OT) (York) Won Semifinal, 8–0 (St. Francis Xavier) Lost Championship, 3–5 (New Brunswick)
2017–18	Canada West	28	20	7	–	1	0	41	2nd	36	23	13	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Calgary) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Alberta)	Won Quarterfinal, 1–0 (OT) (McGill) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Alberta) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 4–5 (OT) (New Brunswick)
2018–19	Canada West	28	25	3	–	0	0	50	1st	36	29	7	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Mount Royal) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)	Won Quarterfinal, 6–1 (Guelph) Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Alberta) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 1–5 (St. Francis Xavier)
2019–20	Canada West	28	22	4	–	2	0	46	T–1st	33	26	7	0		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Championship series, 2–0 (British Columbia)	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Western Ontario)
2020–21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Canada West	20	13	7	–	0	0	26	4th	23	14	9	0		Won Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2022–23	Canada West	28	14	10	–	4	0	32	2nd	34	17	17	0		Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Regina) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary)
2023–24	Canada West	28	20	6	–	1	1	42	4th	31	21	9	1		Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Alberta)
Totals										GP	W	L	T/SOL	%	Championships
Regular Season										1520	837	626	57		1 WCIAA Championship, 8 Canada West Championships, 10 Great Plains Division Titles
Conference Post-season										151	82	69	0		1 WCIAA Championship, 11 Canada West Championships
U Sports Postseason										51	23	28	0		21 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record										1722	942	723	57		1 National Championship

Totals include games since 1962–63.^[4]
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.

See also

Saskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey

External links

• official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Merlis Belsher Place . University of Saskatchewan . October 22, 2024.
2. Web site: Huskie Men's Hockey History . Saskatchewan Huskies . October 22, 2024.
3. Web site: 1983 University of Saskatchewan Huskies Hockey Team . Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame . October 22, 2024.
4. Canada West Men's Hockey History . Canada West . October 24, 2024.