# Trinity Western Spartans men's ice hockey

The Trinity Western Spartans men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Trinity Western Spartans athletics program of Trinity Western University. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Spartans play their home games at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia.

## History

When the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) was formed in 2006, one of the founding members was a club team from Trinity Western University, playing under the banner of 'Trinity Western Titans'. The team was rather poor during this time, however, that did not dissuade the university from promoting the program to varsity status in 2010. However, even with the athletic department behind the program, the Spartans had trouble finding their game. The team posted losing seasons every year until finally settling in in 2015. Three years later, the club won its first league championship, which was followed by a second in 2019. After their second consecutive title, Canada West announced that Trinity Western's men's and women's ice hockey programs would join the conference in 2020.
In their final season in the BCIHL, Trinity Western was set up for their third title, however, the entire postseason was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak also caused the cancellation of the entire Canadian college season in 2020–21, delaying TWU's entry into senior hockey by a year.
Once the Spartans made their Canada West debut, the team could hardly have performed worse. The team finished dead-last in the standings while allowed more than five and half goals per game. Barret Kropf, who had led the team since 2013, was replaced by former NHLer Ben Walter. The next two seasons weren't much better for Trinity Western as they continued to wallow at the bottom of the conference with only slight improvements in win totals.

## Season-by-season results
### Intermediate hockey

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 | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | | | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| 2010–11 | BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 5th | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | .423 | Lost Preliminary series, 0–2 (Victoria) | |
| 2011–12 | BCIHL | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | – | – | 13 | 6th | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | .271 | | |
| 2012–13 | BCIHL | 24 | 6 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 14 | 6th | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 | | |
| 2013–14 | BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 21 | 3rd | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .414 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Simon Fraser) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk) | |
| 2014–15 | BCIHL | 24 | 17 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 36 | 1st | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .679 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Simon Fraser) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk) | |
| 2015–16 | BCIHL | 24 | 13 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 28 | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | .536 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Simon Fraser) Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk) | |
| 2016–17 | BCIHL | 24 | 16 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 34 | 2nd | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Selkirk) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Victoria) | |
| 2017–18 | BCIHL | 25 | 21 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 43 | 1st | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .862 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Victoria) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Selkirk) | |
| 2018–19 | BCIHL | 24 | 18 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 37 | 1st | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .786 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Simon Fraser) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Vancouver Island) | |
| 2019–20 | BCIHL | 24 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 39 | 1st | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | Tournament cancelled | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | GP | W | L | T/SOL | % | Championships | Championships |
| Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | 240 | 134 | 99 | 7 | .573 | 4 BCIHL Championships | 4 BCIHL Championships |
| Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .586 | 2 BCIHL Championships | 2 BCIHL Championships |
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | 269 | 151 | 111 | 7 | .574 | | |

### Senior hockey

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 | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | | | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Season | Conference | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results |
| Barret Kropf (2013–2022) |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Canada West | 20 | 2 | 17 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9th | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .100 | | |
| Ben Walter (2022–Present) |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Canada West | 28 | 3 | 24 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9th | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .107 | | |
| 2023–24 | Canada West | 28 | 4 | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9th | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .161 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | GP | W | L | T/SOL | % | Championships | Championships |
| Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | 76 | 9 | 66 | 1 | .125 | | |
| Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | Conference Post-season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | |
| U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | U Sports Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | |
| Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | Regular Season and Postseason Record | 76 | 9 | 66 | 1 | .125 | | |
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.