St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey explained

Team Name:St. Francis Xavier X-Men
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Athletics Name:St. Francis Xavier X-Men
University:St. Francis Xavier University
Coach:Brad Peddle
Coach Year:Since 2005–06
Arena:Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre
Location:Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Conference:Atlantic University Sport
Conference Short:AUS
Color1:Blue
Hex1:001B40
Color2:White
Hex2:FFFFFF
Color3:Silver
Hex3:C3C4C8
Usportschampion:2004
Usportstourneys:1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament:1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1976, 1978, 2004, 2016, 2017

The St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the St. Francis Xavier X-Men athletics program of St. Francis Xavier 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 Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[1]

History

St. Francis Xavier formed its first varsity ice hockey team in 1905. That season the X-Men competed with other local colleges for the inaugural Hewson Cup, donated by E.E. Hewson. Rules stipulated that the first team to win the trophy three times would be allowed to keep the cup. SFX proceeded to win the title in the first three years of contention and lay permanent claim to the trophy. A second trophy was made, called the Sumner Cup, however, due to St. Francis being accused of knowingly using ineligible players (despite no governing body or official eligibility rules at the time) SFX was not included in competition for the second trophy. After returning from World War I, the animus against St. Francis had ebbed and the X-Men were one of the founding member of a new intercollegiate conference, the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association. St. Francis Xavier swiftly became one of the league's best teams and won several championships in the interwar years. SFX left the MIAA sometime in the early 30s but the team was still invited to participate in the conference tournament each year. During this time, St. Francis also played in a local senior league and competed for the Allan Cup on multiple occasions.

During World War II, St. Francis was one of three teams who attempted to play for the duration but the program was eventually forced to suspend operations in 1944. It returned after a 1-season break and became the dominant force in the MIAA. The X-Men won every single conference tournament from 1950 to 1959 (The 1953 tournament was cancelled due to a bleacher collapse) and were by far the best team of the maritime colleges. In 1954, the MIAA teams ended their senior hockey play and focused solely on the college level. When the CIAU championship began in 1963, SFX was the first entrant from MIAA but the X-Men had trouble winning on the national stage. Despite making 6 appearance in the first 15 years of competition, St. Francis Xavier failed to make an appearance in the finals.

At the beginning of the 1980s, the fortunes of the program changed and the once-lofty X-Men became a middling team at best for most of the next 15 years. St. Francis Xavier did not regain its former status until the late 90s. Even then, it wasn't until 2004 that the team won another league championship, however, that year also saw St. Francis win its first national championship.[2] SFX has made several trips to the national tournament in the years since with their best finishes coming in 2016 and 2018 as runners-up (as of 2023).

Season-by-season results

Senior and collegiate play

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

U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%
Senior Hockey
1905–06Independent––––––?????Hewson Cup Champion
1906–07Independent––––––?????Hewson Cup Champion
1907–08Independent––––––?????Hewson Cup Champion
1908–09Independent––––––?????
1909–10Independent––––––?????
1910–11Independent––––––?????
1911–12Independent––––––?????
1912–13Independent––––––?????
1913–14Independent––––––?????
1914–15Independent––––––?????
Program suspended due to World War I
Senior and Intercollegiate Hockey
1919–20MIAA???????????Won Semifinal, ? (King's)
Lost Championship, 3–8 (Acadia)
1920–21MIAA21102T–3rd?????
1921–22MIAA???????????Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (Dalhousie)
1922–23MIAA202006th?????
1923–24MIAA330061st?????Won Championship, 6–2 (Acadia)
1924–25MIAA?????1st?????Lost Championship, 4–5 (New Brunswick)
1925–26MIAA300061st?????Won Semifinal, 2–0 (King's)
Won Championship, 3–2 (New Brunswick)
1926–27MIAA?????1st?????Won Championship, 1–0 (Mount Allison)
1927–28MIAA330061st?????Won Championship, 3–1 (New Brunswick)
1928–29MIAA22004T–1st?????Won Championship series, 10–5 (New Brunswick)
1929–30Independent???????????Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (Acadia)
Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Saint Mary's)
1930–31Independent???????????Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 0–1 (Mount Allison)
1931–32Independent???????????Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 0–3 (Mount Allison)
1932–33Independent???????????Lost MIAA Quarterfinal, 1–5 (Acadia)
1933–34Independent???????????Lost MIAA Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Acadia)
1934–35Independent???????????Won Quarterfinal series, 7–5 (Saint Mary's)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Acadia)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Mount Allison)
1935–36Independent???????????Won MIAA Quarterfinal series, 11–4 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal, 9–3 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship, 3–2 (New Brunswick)
1936–37Independent???????????Won MIAA Semifinal, 5–3 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship, 6–2 (Mount Allison)
1937–38Independent???????????Lost MIAA Semifinal, 4–5 (Acadia)
1938–39Independent???????????Lost MIAA Quarterfinal series, 4–5 (Acadia)
1939–40Independent???????????
1940–41MIAA32104??????Won Semifinal series, 11–10 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship, 4–3 (New Brunswick)
1941–42MIAA???????????Lost Semifinals series, 9–10 (Saint Mary's)
1942–43MIAA???????????Won Championship series, 14–7 (Saint Mary's)
1943–44MIAA???????????Won Championship, 6–3 (Acadia)
Program suspended due to World War II
1945–46MIAA88001st?????Won Championship, forfeit (St. Joseph's)
1946–47MIAA87101st?????Lost Championship, 6–8 (Saint Dunstan's)
1947–48MIAA7520T–2nd?????Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Acadia)
1948–49MIAA42202nd?????
1949–50MIAA44001st?????Won Championship series, 13–6 (New Brunswick)
1950–51MIAA33001st?????Won Championship series, 13–8 (St. Thomas)
1951–52MIAA–––––—?????Won Championship series, 21–5 (New Brunswick)
1952–53MIAA00000–?????Won Semifinal series, ? (Acadia)
no contest Championship series, cancelled (Mount Allison)
1953–54MIAA00000–?????Won Quarterfinal series, 15–5 (Dalhousie)
Won Semifinal series, ? (Acadia)
Won Championship series, 6–3 (Mount Allison)
TotalsGPWLT%Championships
Regular Season?????13 MIAA Division Championships, 10 MIAA Championships
Conference Post-season?????3 Hewson Cups, 15 MIAA 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 SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions
SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%
1954–55MIAA12930––182nd141130Won Championship series, 17–1 (Mount Allison)
1955–56MIAA8800––16T–1st141400Won Quarterfinal series, 9–5 (Dalhousie)
Won Semifinal series, 20–4 (Acadia)
Won Championship series, 8–2 (Mount Allison)
1956–57MIAA8602––14T–2nd10271Won Quarterfinal series, 17–0 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal series, 5–4 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 15–6 (New Brunswick)
1957–58MIAA8800––16T–1st141301Won Quarterfinal series, 22–2 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal series, 18–4 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 10–8 (New Brunswick)
1958–59MIAA8521––114th141022Won Quarterfinal series, 9–1 (Nova Scotia Tech)
Won Semifinal series, 7–4 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 10–1 (St. Thomas)
1959–60MIAA8620––122nd141301Won Quarterfinal series, 23–5 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal series, 12–8 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1960–61MIAA8530––102nd141040Won Quarterfinal series, 13–5 (Nova Scotia Tech)
Won Semifinal series, 13–3 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 10–13 (St. Thomas)
1961–62MIAA7601––131st141022Won Quarterfinal series, 9–8 (Nova Scotia Tech)
Won Semifinal series, 18–5 (Acadia)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
1962–63MIAA12921––192nd171241Won Championship series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (McMaster)
Won Third Place Game, 4–7 (Sherbrooke)
1963–64MIAA12921––233rd12921
1964–65MIAA11920––182nd11920
1965–66MIAA141400––281st161510Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Toronto)
Won Third Place Game, 5–3 (Laurentian)
1966–67MIAA141310––261st161420Lost Semifinal, 4–7 (Toronto)
Won Third Place Game, 6–3 (Sir George Williams)
1967–68MIAA161510––301st201730Won Semifinal, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Won Championship, 9–6 (Saint Mary's)		Lost Quarterfinal, 3–12 (Alberta)
Lost Consolation Semifinal, 1–9 (Toronto)
1968–69AIAA18981––196th18981
1969–70AIAA181530––302nd201640Won Semifinal, 8–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship, 5–6 (Saint Mary's)
1970–71AIAA181440––283rd191450Lost Semifinal, 6–7 (Dalhousie)
1971–72AIAA185121––11T–9th185121
1972–73AIAA219120––7th219120
1973–74AUAA211470––3rd221480Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Moncton)
1974–75AUAA181170––225th181170Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Moncton)
1975–76AUAA161240––24T–2nd201550Won Semifinal, 9–4 (Mount Allison)
Won Championship, 7–5 (Moncton)		Won East Regional Semifinal, 4–1 (Laval)
Lost East Regional Final, 3–5 (Concordia)
1976–77AUAA201622––341st241842Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
1977–78AUAA201343––292nd291973Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Championship series, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)		Lost Group 1 Round-Robin, 5–0 (Regina), 3–7 (Alberta)
1978–79AUAA201091––215th201091
1979–80AUAA2916121––335th3318141Won Quarterfinal, 7–4 (New Brunswick)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Dalhousie)
1980–81AUAA2411130––226th2411130
1981–82AUAA266173––158th266173
1982–83AUAA247143––178th247143
1983–84AUAA2410140––207th2410140
1984–85AUAA2410131––215th2410131
1985–86AUAA251690––4th2716110Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
1986–87AUAA2515100––4th3017130Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Moncton)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1987–88AUAA261862––38T–2nd291982Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
1988–89AUAA264220––810th264220
1989–90AUAA229112––20T–6th249132Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Dalhousie)
1990–91AUAA2610124––247th2911144Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Dalhousie)
1991–92AUAA269143––217th289163Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
1992–93AUAA267190––149th267190
1993–94AUAA2613112––285th2813132Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
1994–95AUAA269161––198th289181Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
1995–96AUAA2615110––305th2815130Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Dalhousie)
1996–97AUAA281882––383rd3119102Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Dalhousie)
1997–98AUAA2818821–392nd3320112Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
1998–99AUS26141020–30T–2nd3117122Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Acadia)
1999–00AUS26151105–353rd2815130Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
2000–01AUS2817832–391st3420113Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (St. Thomas)		Won Pool A Round-Robin, 5–2 (Western Ontario), 5–3 (Alberta)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2001–02AUS2891063–276th3110156Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
2002–03AUS28141220–303rd4021172Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Lost Championship series, 1–3 (New Brunswick)		Won Pool A Round-Robin, 3–2 (Alberta), 5–3 (York)
Lost Championship, 0–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2003–04AUS2819630–411st372773Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Won Championship series, 3–0 (Dalhousie)		Won Pool B Round-Robin, 5–0 (Dalhousie), 4–0 (York)
Won Championship, 3–2 (2OT) (New Brunswick)
2004–05AUS28111061–295th3011136Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
2005–06AUS28131113–306th3114161Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
2006–07AUS28169–3–353rd3419150Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Acadia)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (New Brunswick)
2007–08AUS281212–4–28T–4th3113180Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (St. Thomas)
2008–09AUS281511–2–324th3015150Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
2009–10AUS281112–5–275th3616200Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship series, 0–3 (Saint Mary's)
2010–11AUS281710–1–353rd4225170Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)
Won Semifinal series, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 2–3 (New Brunswick)		Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 1–2 (McGill), 3–1 (Alberta)
2011–12AUS281014–4–246th3111200Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Moncton)
2012–13AUS281610–20344th3117140Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Prince Edward Island)
2013–14AUS281213–21276th3012171Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
2014–15AUS28179–11364th3621141Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 2–3 (New Brunswick)		Lost Quarterfinal, 1–5 (Alberta)
2015–16AUS28186–4040T–2nd3725120Won Semifinal series, 3–1 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)		Won Quarterfinal, 6–2 (Alberta)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (3OT) (Saskatchewan)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (New Brunswick)
2016–17AUS301612–20343rd3522130Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Moncton)
Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (Acadia)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)		Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (McGill)
Lost Semifinal, 0–8 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Bronze Medal game, 3–7 (Acadia)
2017–18AUS30224–13482nd4027103Won Semifinal series, 3–2 (Acadia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)		Won Quarterfinal, 6–2 (Brock)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (New Brunswick)
Lost Championship, 2–4 (Alberta)
2018–19AUS301512–21333rd3322201Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal series, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)		Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Queen's)
Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (New Brunswick)
Won Bronze Medal game, 5–1 (Saskatchewan)
2019–20AUS301213–14295th3212164Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)
2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22AUS24175–11362nd3322101Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (New Brunswick)		Won Quarterfinal, 3–0 (Brock)
Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Alberta)
Won Bronze Medal game, 3–2 (OT) (Ryerson)
2022–23AUS301613–10334th3216160Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Acadia)
TotalsGPWLT/SOL%Championships
Regular Season1515825616747 East Division Titles, 3 Kelly Division Titles, 6 MIAA Championships, 1 AUAA Championships, 2 AUS Championships
Conference Post-season2021128737 MIAA Championships, 2 AUAA Championships, 3 AUS Championships
U Sports Postseason392217016 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record1756959720771 National Championship
Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

See also

St. Francis Xavier X-Women ice hockey

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keating Centre . St. Francis Xavier University . January 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: StFX X-Men Hockey - National Championship History . St. Francis Xavier X-Men . January 23, 2024.

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