| Team Name: | UQTR Patriotes |
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| Athletics Name: | UQTR Patriotes |
| University: | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Sex: | men |
| First Year: | 1969–70 |
| Coach: | Marc-Étienne Hubert |
| Coach Year: | Since 2013–14 |
| Assistant Coaches: | Marc-André Ronda Alexandre Mélançon Luc Bélanger |
| Arena: | Colisée de Trois-Rivières |
| Location: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Conference: | Ontario University Athletics |
| Conference Short: | OUA |
| Division: | OUA East |
| Color1: | Green |
| Color2: | Orange |
| Color3: | White |
| Hex1: | 0A7233 |
| Hex2: | EE7003 |
| Hex3: | FFFFFF |
| Usportschampion: | 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2022 |
| Usportstourneys: | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Conference Season: | 1974, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2016 |
The UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey team representing the UQTR Patriotes athletics program of Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. The team is a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference and competes in U Sports. The Patriotes play their home games at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.[1]
From the very foundation of the university in 1969, UQTR has sponsored ice hockey as a varsity sport.[2] Initially a member of the Ottawa–St. Lawrence Conference (OSLC), the Patriotes were placed in the Quebec Universities Athletic Association (QUAA) in 1971 when four separate conferences were realigned into two provincial leagues for teams in Quebec and Ontario. UQTR won its first (tied) league title in 1974, however, because the Patriotes had a difficult time finding success in the postseason, the team wasn't able to win its way to a berth in the University Cup until 1986.
Once the team finally reached the national stage, they proved to be one of the top teams in the nation. Their first trip resulted in a runner-up finish but they followed that up with a national championship the following year. Unfortunately for the program, their success did little to help out the conference. The QUAA decided to stop sponsoring ice hockey in 1987, due to a lack of interest from member teams, and the four remaining programs were all absorbed into the Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA) that summer.[3] The Patriotes' new and far larger conference didn't seem to bother the team at all as they won their division in each of the first five seasons. The much tougher playoff system, however, saw UQTR bow out in the semifinals in consecutive years and prevent the team from defending its first championship.
UQTR returned to the national tournament in 1990 but that was just a prelude for their second championship in 1991, which also included their first OUAA tournament title as well. The Patriotes proved to be one of the best teams in not only the OUAA but all of Canada throughout the 1990s. The program won five regular season titles to go along with two tournament championships. UQTR made six trips to the national tournament in the decade but they weren't able to finish on top again until 2001. After the program's fourth championship in 2003, the Patriotes declined slightly. Though still a formidable force, UQTR was not as dominant a squad in the 21st century. Even with a good deal of success in the regular season, the Patriotes were upset in the conference tournament several times and won one championship over a nine-year period.
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the entire 2020–21 season, UQTR shot back to the top of the conference, winning the truncated championship in '22 as well as going undefeated in postseason play to win their fifth national title. Dual championships followed in each of the next two seasons with UQTR ending up with both a bronze and silver in University Cup play.
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 | OSLC | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1970–71 | OSLC | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 2nd | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Bishop's) Lost Championship, 1–3 (Loyola) | |||
| 1971–72 | QUAA | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | – | – | 18 | 6th | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 1972–73 | QUAA | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 7th | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 1973–74 | QUAA | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 30 | T–1st | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | Lost Semifinal, 5–8 (Sherbrooke) | |||
| 1974–75 | QUAA | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 30 | 2nd | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Sir George Williams) | |||
| 1975–76 | QUAA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 2nd | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Laval) | |||
| 1976–77 | QUAA | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 2nd | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bishop's) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |||
| 1977–78 | QUAA | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 2nd | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill) Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Concordia) | |||
| 1978–79 | QUAA | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 5th | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1979–80 | QUAA | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 35 | 1st | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bishop's) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |||
| 1980–81 | QUAA | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 4th | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |||
| 1981–82 | QUAA | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |||
| 1982–83 | QUAA | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 4th | 32 | 11 | 20 | 1 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |||
| 1983–84 | QUAA | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 5th | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | Lost Semifinal series, 4–14 (Toronto) | |||
| 1984–85 | QUAA | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 3rd | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) | |||
| 1985–86 | QUAA | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1st | 31 | 23 | 8 | 0 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Concordia) Won Championship series, 3–1 (Ottawa) | Won Eastern Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Calgary) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (York) Lost Championship, 2–5 (Alberta) | ||
| 1986–87 | QUAA | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1st | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | Won Championship series, 4–0 (McGill) | Won Pool 2 Round-Robin, 5–4 (Alberta), 4–2 (York) Won Championship, 6–3 (Saskatchewan) | |||
| 1987–88 | OUAA | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 2nd | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Western Ontario) | |||
| 1988–89 | OUAA | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 43 | 1st | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Queen's) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (McGill) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (York) | |||
| 1989–90 | OUAA | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 3rd | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (McGill) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (York) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier) | Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wilfrid Laurier) | ||
| 1990–91 | OUAA | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 2nd | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (McGill) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Waterloo) | Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Waterloo) Won Championship, 7–2 (Alberta) | ||
| 1991–92 | OUAA | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 1st | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (York) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Toronto) Won Championship, 8–1 (Wilfrid Laurier) | Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Alberta) | ||
| 1992–93 | OUAA | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 26 | T–6th | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | Lost First Round, 3–4 (Queen's) | |||
| 1993–94 | OUAA | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 4th | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | Won Division Semifinal, 6–1 (Concordia) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Guelph) | |||
| 1994–95 | OUAA | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 43 | 1st | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Guelph) | |||
| 1995–96 | OUAA | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 42 | T–1st | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Ottawa) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Guelph) Lost Championship, 1–5 (Waterloo) | Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (Acadia) | ||
| 1996–97 | OUAA | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 44 | 1st | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Guelph) | |||
| 1997–98 | OUA | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 2nd | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Won Division Final series, 3–0 (Concordia) Won Semifinal, ? (Guelph) Lost Championship, 1–2 (Windsor) | Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 4–7 (Acadia), 5–3 (Saskatchewan) | ||
| 1998–99 | OUA | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 1st | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Concordia) Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Guelph) Won Championship, 7–0 (York) | Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 2–5 (York), 2–5 (Alberta) | ||
| 1999–00 | OUA | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 44 | 1st | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Queen's) Won Championship, 3–2 (Western Ontario) | Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 3–2 (Calgary), 1–3 (Alberta) | ||
| 2000–01 | OUA | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 44 | 1st | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Concordia) Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Toronto) Won Championship, 4–3 (Western Ontario) | Won Pool 2 Round-Robin, 6–2 (St. Thomas), 10–4 (Wilfrid Laurier) Won Championship, 5–4 (St. Francis Xavier) | ||
| 2001–02 | OUA | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 31 | T–3rd | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Toronto) Won Championship, 5–4 (Western Ontario) | Won Pool B Round-Robin, 4–2 (Saskatchewan), 5–3 (Saint Mary's) Lost Championship, 3–4 (3OT) (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2002–03 | OUA | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 42 | 2nd | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Toronto) Won Championship, 7–4 (York) | Won Pool 2 Round-Robin, 2–1 (Lakehead), 4–3 (New Brunswick) Won Championship, 3–0 (St. Francis Xavier) | ||
| 2003–04 | OUA | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 33 | 5th | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Concordia) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) | |||
| 2004–05 | OUA | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 34 | 3rd | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Lost Championship, 0–4 (Western Ontario) | Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 1–4 (Manitoba), 0–11 (Alberta) | ||
| 2005–06 | OUA | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 3rd | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2006–07 | OUA | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | 40 | 4th | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Ottawa) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Toronto) Won Championship, 5–3 (Wilfrid Laurier) | Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 3–2 (Saskatchewan), 0–6 (New Brunswick) | ||
| 2007–08 | OUA | 28 | 22 | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2nd | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2008–09 | OUA | 28 | 21 | 4 | – | 3 | 0 | 45 | T–1st | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Carleton) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2009–10 | OUA | 28 | 23 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 48 | 1st | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Concordia) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ryerson) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (McGill) | Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 2–4 (Alberta), 2–7 (Lakehead) | ||
| 2010–11 | OUA | 28 | 19 | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3rd | 37 | 24 | 13 | 0 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Concordia) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Carleton) Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2011–12 | OUA | 28 | 19 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | 40 | 3rd | 39 | 24 | 14 | 1 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ryerson) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Carleton) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (McGill) Won Bronze Medal Game, 5–3 (Windsor) | Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 1–6 (New Brunswick), 2–3 (OT) (Western Ontario) | ||
| 2012–13 | OUA | 28 | 21 | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2nd | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ryerson) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Nipissing) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Carleton) Won Championship, 4–1 (Waterloo) | Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 3–1 (Saskatchewan), 3–8 (New Brunswick) | ||
| 2013–14 | OUA | 28 | 22 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 44 | T–2nd | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2014–15 | OUA | 26 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 41 | T–3rd | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nipissing) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Carleton) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (McGill) Lost Championship, 0–4 (Guelph) | Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (OT) (Acadia) Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Alberta) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (OT) (Guelph) | ||
| 2015–16 | OUA | 28 | 24 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1st | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Laurentian) Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ontario Tech) Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Carleton) Won Championship, 4–3 (OT) (Western Ontario) | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–3 (Saint Mary's) | ||
| 2016–17 | OUA | 28 | 16 | 9 | – | 1 | 2 | 35 | T–6th | 33 | 18 | 13 | 2 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Carleton) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill) | |||
| 2017–18 | OUA | 28 | 9 | 18 | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | T–19th | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | OUA | 28 | 14 | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11th | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton) | |||
| 2019–20 | OUA | 28 | 19 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | 41 | 4th | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Queen's) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) | |||
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | OUA | 15 | 10 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | T–3rd | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | Won Division Quarterfinal, 6–1 (Carleton) Won Division Semifinal, 6–3 (Ontario Tech) Won Division Final, 1–0 (McGill) Won Championship, 3–1 (Brock) | Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (British Columbia) Won Semifinal, 7–2 (Ryerson) Won Championship, 5–4 (2OT) (Alberta) | |||
| 2022–23 | OUA | 26 | 19 | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4th | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Carleton) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Concordia) Won Championship, 3–2 (3OT) (Windsor) | Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Saint Mary's) Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (New Brunswick) Won Bronze Medal Game, 3–2 (Prince Edward Island) | ||
| 2023–24 | OUA | 28 | 21 | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2nd | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Ottawa) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (McGill) Won Championship, 3–2 (2OT) (Toronto Metropolitan) | Won Quarterfinal, 5–1 (Moncton) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (McGill) Lost Championship, 0–4 (New Brunswick) | ||
| Totals | GP | W | L | T/SOL | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular Season | 1267 | 802 | 378 | 87 | 4 QUAA Championships, 5 OUAA Championships, 6 OUA Championships, 18 Far-East Titles, 3 East Titles | ||||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 237 | 162 | 75 | 0 | 2 QUAA Championships, 2 OUAA Championships, 11 OUA Championships | ||||||||||||
| U Sports Postseason | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 23 National tournament appearances | ||||||||||||
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | 1556 | 992 | 477 | 87 | 5 National Championships | ||||||||||||