# Mount Royal Cougars men's ice hockey

The Mount Royal Cougars men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Mount Royal Cougars athletics program of Mount Royal University. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Cougars play their home games at the Flames Community Arena in Calgary, Alberta.

## History

While operating as 'Mount Royal Junior College' in the 1950s, a team from the school competed in the Calgary Junior B Hockey League. Records from this time are spotty at best, however, in 1954 the Cougars won the league championship, eventually losing in the Alberta-British Columbia Junior B Championship to the Trail Smoke Eaters. The team disappears from league records after 1957. It's unclear whether or not the junior team was officially sanctioned by the school or if they were simply allowed to wear school colors.
In 1964, the Western Inter-College Conference (WICC) was formed for small schools in Western Canada who were looking for a way to field ice hockey teams. Mount Royal jumped at the chance, icing a varsity team for the inaugural year. Mount Royal won two league championships in the first five years, however, the school wasn't satisfied with their situation. In 1969, the Cougars left the WICC for the Highwood Hockey League. After winning the league title, they were again on the move and joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in 1970. After getting knocked out in the semifinals, the Cougars won the regular season championship in 1972 but were ruled ineligible for the postseason as the team possessed overage players who did not qualify for the junior level. Instead, the team participated in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) postseason, the successor to the WICC. By winning the championship, the Cougars went on to the inaugural 4-West Championship, a tournament offered for the provincial college champions of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Mount Royal won the first three championships.
Since they were no longer eligible for the AJHL postseason, now Mount Royal College returned to the ACAC in 1972 and won back-to-back league titles. The team then suffered a severe decline and went winless for two seasons at the end of the decade. The terrible results caused the school to suspend the program for two years but the Cougars again failed to win a single game upon their return. By 1983, however, the team was on the road to recovery and Mount Royal rebuilt its program into a champion by the late-80s. Mount Royal won its first intermediate national championship in 1988 and then captured three over the span of four years around the turn of the century. Unfortunately, their final title in 2001 was the last intermediate championship held. Afterwards, the program was only able to win conference titles, which they did in both 2006 and 2011.
In 2012, by then known as 'Mount Royal University', the school transitioned to the senior level of college hockey and joined Canada West. It didn't take long for the team to grow accustomed to the higher level and they posted their first winning season in 2015. The Cougars were also able to advance in the postseason for the first time that year, however, that was where the program plateaued. As of 2024, Mount Royal had reached the conference semifinals seven times but has yet to make a championship round appearance. Additionally, they have finished as high as 3rd in the standing four times but never as one of the top two seeds.

## Season-by-season results
### Junior and 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 |
| 1951–52 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 1952–53 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 1953–54 | AJBHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Won Championship series, 3–1 (Drumheller Miners) | Lost Alberta-British Columbia Junior B Championship series, 0–2 (Trail Smoke Eaters) |
| 1954–55 | AJBHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Won Championship, 16–0 (Killarney) | |
| 1955–56 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 1956–57 | CJBHL | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | – | – | 40 | 4th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Calgary Tuxedo) Won Championship series, 3–2 (Calgary West Hillhurst) | |
| Program Suspended |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | WICC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Only exhibition games played | |
| 1965–66 | WICC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 1966–67 | WICC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 1967–68 | WICC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2nd | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | | |
| 1968–69 | WICC | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1st | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .895 | | |
| School became 'Mount Royal College' |||||||||||||||||
| 1969–70 | HHL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | – | – | .725 | 1st | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .725 | | |
| 1970–71 | AJHL | 50 | 25 | 18 | 7 | – | – | 57 | 3rd | 55 | 26 | 22 | 7 | .536 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–4 (Red Deer Rustlers) | |
| 1971–72 | AJHL | 50 | 35 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 70 | 1st | 55 | 26 | 22 | 7 | .536 | Won Alberta Provincial Championship, ? (NAIT) | Won 4-West Semifinal, 12–4 (Cariboo) Won 4-West Championship, 3–2 (Red River) |
| 1972–73 | ACAC | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 1st | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .900 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (NAIT) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Red Deer) | Won 4-West Semifinal, 4–3 (Kelsey) Won 4-West Championship, 7–5 (Red River) |
| 1973–74 | ACAC | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2nd | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .800 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (SAIT) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Red Deer) | Won 4-West Semifinal, 4–2 (Cariboo) Won 4-West Championship, 5–3 (Red River) |
| 1974–75 | ACAC | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 3rd | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | .750 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Red Deer) | |
| 1975–76 | ACAC | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3rd | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (NAIT) | |
| 1976–77 | ACAC | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 2nd | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .741 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (NAIT) Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Red Deer) | |
| 1977–78 | ACAC | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 5th | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .271 | | |
| 1978–79 | ACAC | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 5th | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .000 | | |
| 1979–80 | ACAC | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 5th | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .000 | | |
| Program Suspended |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | ACAC | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 5th | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .000 | | |
| 1983–84 | ACAC | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4th | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (NAIT) | |
| 1984–85 | ACAC | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5th | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .240 | | |
| 1985–86 | ACAC | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Camrose Lutheran) Lost Championship series, 0–3 (NAIT) | |
| 1986–87 | ACAC | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 4th | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | .500 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (NAIT) | |
| 1987–88 | ACAC | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 46 | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | .706 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Camrose Lutheran) Won Championship series, 3–1 (Red Deer) | Won Pool A Round-robin, 11–4 (Cariboo), 10–9 (Collège Français) Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Humber) Won Championship, 7–6 (2OT) (Collège Français) |
| 1988–89 | ACAC | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | – | – | 23 | 3rd | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | .442 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (NAIT) | |
| 1989–90 | ACAC | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 2nd | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | .481 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Red Deer) | |
| 1990–91 | ACAC | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3rd | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (NAIT) | |
| 1991–92 | ACAC | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 4th | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .482 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (NAIT) | |
| 1992–93 | ACAC | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 1st | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | .817 | Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (Augustana) Won Championship series, 3–0 (Red Deer) | |
| 1993–94 | ACAC | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1st | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (Augustana) Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Red Deer) | |
| 1994–95 | ACAC | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 36 | 1st | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | .733 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Red Deer) Won Championship series, 2–1 (NAIT) | |
| 1995–96 | ACAC | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1st | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | .688 | Won Semifinal series, 3–2 (Red Deer) Lost Championship series, 2–3 (NAIT) | |
| 1996–97 | ACAC | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1st | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .654 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (NAIT) | |
| 1997–98 | ACAC | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 1st | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | .844 | Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Red Deer) Won Championship series, 2–0 (SAIT) | Won Round-robin, 9–1 (Cambrian), 9–3 (Seneca) Won Championship, 4–3 (Cambrian) |
| 1998–99 | ACAC | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3rd | 41 | 28 | 13 | 0 | .683 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Augustana) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (SAIT) Won Championship series, 3–2 (Red Deer) | Won Round-robin, 12–4 (Cambrian), 6–2 (Conestoga) Won Championship, 6–0 (Conestoga) |
| 1999–00 | ACAC | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2nd | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .683 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (NAIT) | |
| 2000–01 | ACAC | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 45 | 1st | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | .847 | Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Red Deer) Won Championship series, 3–0 (NAIT) | Won Round-robin, 12–1 (Sault), 14–1 (Conestoga) Won Championship, 16–1 (Conestoga) |
| 2001–02 | ACAC | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 34 | 4th | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | .548 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Augustana) | |
| 2002–03 | ACAC | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | 33 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | .483 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) | |
| 2003–04 | ACAC | 28 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | 24 | 6th | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | .355 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–3 (MacEwan) | |
| 2004–05 | ACAC | 24 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | – | 30 | 4th | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .563 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Alberta Augustana) Lost Semifinal series, 2–3 (SAIT) | |
| 2005–06 | ACAC | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | – | 28 | 2nd | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .559 | Won Semifinal series, 3–2 (Alberta Augustana) Won Championship series, 3–2 (SAIT) | |
| 2006–07 | ACAC | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | .661 | Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (NAIT) | |
| 2007–08 | ACAC | 24 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | – | 29 | 4th | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | .517 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (NAIT) Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (SAIT) | |
| 2008–09 | ACAC | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 3rd | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0 | .675 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Briercrest) Won Semifinal series, 3–1 (NAIT) Lost Championship series, 2–3 (SAIT) | |
| School became 'Mount Royal University' |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | ACAC | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 2nd | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | .710 | Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (Concordia) | |
| 2010–11 | ACAC | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 3rd | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | .700 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Briercrest) Won Semifinal series, 3–1 (NAIT) Won Championship series, 3–2 (SAIT) | |
| 2011–12 | ACAC | 28 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 48 | 1st | 33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | .773 | Lost Semifinal series, 2–3 (NAIT) | |
| 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 WICC Championships, 1 HHL Championship, 1 AJHL Championship, 9 ACAC Championships | 2 WICC Championships, 1 HHL Championship, 1 AJHL Championship, 9 ACAC 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 AJBHL Championships, 1 CJBHL Championship, 10 ACAC Championships | 2 AJBHL Championships, 1 CJBHL Championship, 10 ACAC 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3 4-West Championships, 4 CCAA Championships | 3 4-West Championships, 4 CCAA Championships |

### 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 |
| 2012–13 | Canada West | 28 | 7 | 19 | – | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .250 | | |
| 2013–14 | Canada West | 28 | 11 | 14 | – | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5th | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | .387 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Manitoba) | |
| 2014–15 | Canada West | 28 | 17 | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | 35 | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 13 | 1 | .603 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Saskatchewan) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Calgary) | |
| 2015–16 | Canada West | 28 | 17 | 8 | – | 3 | 0 | 37 | 3rd | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | .594 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta) | |
| 2016–17 | Canada West | 28 | 15 | 11 | – | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4th | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | .531 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saskatchewan) | |
| 2017–18 | Canada West | 28 | 12 | 14 | – | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6th | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | .453 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta) | |
| 2018–19 | Canada West | 28 | 12 | 11 | – | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5th | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | .438 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (British Columbia) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta) | |
| 2019–20 | Canada West | 28 | 18 | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | 38 | 4th | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | .645 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia) | |
| 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 | 13 | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3rd | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .640 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Regina) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (British Columbia) | |
| 2022–23 | Canada West | 28 | 19 | 5 | – | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4th | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .645 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saskatchewan) | |
| 2023–24 | Canada West | 28 | 21 | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | 43 | 3rd | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | .734 | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (MacEwan) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Calgary) | |
| 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 | 300 | 162 | 133 | 5 | .548 | | |
| 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 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | .475 | | |
| 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 | 340 | 181 | 154 | 5 | .540 | | |
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.