McGill Redbirds

"Redbirds" is the nickname of the male sports teams of McGill University, located in Montreal, Quebec. Their nickname was "Redmen" from 1926 to 2019. (Their female teams are called the “Martlets”.) McGill is a member of the Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) and U Sports (formerly known as CIS). The RSEQ does not operate a top tier hockey league. The Redbirds and other RSEQ teams play in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) hockey league. 
SOURCE: November 17, 2020 Press Release
==History==
The team was originally organized in 1877 and is the oldest organized hockey team in the world. In fact McGill students were involved in writing the first official rules for the game, which were first published in 1877.
====Leagues====
The McGill men's hockey team competed in the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU Central) from its inception in 1902-03 and its successor conference, the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association (OQAA), from 1955-56 until the conference folded after the 1970-71 season. In 1971-72 McGill joined the Quebec Universities Athletic Association (QUAA) once the Ontario and Quebec conferences were re-organized along provincial lines. The QUAA folded after the 1986-87 season and in 1987-88 the three remaining QUAA teams joined the OUAA, which changed names to OUA in 1997-98.
McGill also entered a team in the Junior Amateur Hockey Association which was the local junior league in Montreal.
During World War I there was no intercollegiate hockey league in Canada. In part to replace it, McGill entered a team in the Montreal City Hockey League. It played in this league from 1914-15 through 1920-21, and again in 1923-24. Later on McGill joined the Quebec Senior Hockey League, also known as the Montreal Senior Group in 1926-27 and continued in this league until 1938-39.
The International Intercollegiate League, which involved three Canadian teams and three American institutions, was organized in 1936 with both Canadian and American universities and continued until 1940.
==Senior & University Seasons==
The varsity team played in more than one league or competition in several of these seasons. The intermediate and junior teams are in the segments below.
===Senior Seasons: 1884 to 1901-02===
The 1884 Ottawa Hockey Club season included two games against McGill. McGill won 1-0 and lost 3-0. Games were played outdoors.
====Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886-87 to 1888-89)====
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===Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference (1949-50 to 1953-54)===
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===Junior Seasons===
These competitions were age-restricted junior competitions.
JAHA information is limited from 1900 to 1909.
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==Commemorations==
===University Cup===
*2006 University Cup
*2008 University Cup
*2009 University Cup
*2010 University Cup
*2011 University Cup
*2012 University Cup *won tournament
*2014 University Cup
*2017 University Cup
*2018 University Cup
===Championships===
SENIOR
*MCHL: 1918, 1921
*QSHL: 1931, 1934
*QAHA (Provincial): 1921, 1931, 1934
*Montreal Winter Carnival: 1883
UNIVERSITY
*Queen's Cup - CIHU: 1903, 1905, 1912, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946
*IIIHL: 1937, 1938, 1939
*Queen's Cup - OUA: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018
*University Cup - CIS: 2012
INTERMEDIATE
*IIS: 1909, 1925
*MCIHL: 1920
JUNIOR
*JAHA: 1922, 1924
*MIJL: 1927
*Provincial: 1922
===Redmen who played in the NHL===
*Lester Patrick
*Russ Blinco
*Nels Crutchfield
*Mathieu Darche
*Jack Gelineau
*Jack McGill
*Johnny Pierson
*Sam Rothschild
*Reg Sinclair
==Pictures==
====Game Photos====
===Alternate Logos===
==Links==
===RSEQ Teams in OUA East===
*Concordia Stingers
*McGill Redmen
*UQTR Patriotes
===OUA East Division===
*Carleton Ravens
*Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
*Ottawa Gee-Gees
*Queen's Golden Gaels
*RMC Paladins
*York Lions
===West Division===
*Brock Badgers
*Guelph Gryphons
*Lakehead Thunderwolves
*Laurier Golden Hawks
*Nipissing Lakers
*Toronto Metropolitan Bold
*Toronto Varsity Blues
*Waterloo Warriors
*Western Ontario Mustangs
*Windsor Lancers
===RSEQ Division 2 Teams===
*Concordia Stingers Division 2
*ETS Piranhas
*UQAC Inuk 
*UQO Torrents
===RSEQ Pending Team===
*UQAM Citadins 
===Formerly Participating Universities - Quebec===
*Bishop's Gaiters
*Laval Rouge et Or
*Montreal Carabins
*Sherbrooke Vert et Or
*College Militaire Royale
*MacDonald College Clansmen - now with McGill
*Sir George Williams Georgians - now with Concordia
*Loyola Warriors - now with Concordia
===Also see===
*U Sports
*List of University Cup Playoffs
*Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
*List of RSEQ Division 2 Seasons
*Ontario University Athletics
*Quebec Universities Athletic Association
*Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference
*Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union
*International Intercollegiate League
*Intermediate Intercollegiate Series
*1967 Montreal Centennial University Tournament
====Senior/Intermediate/Junior Links====
*Amateur Hockey Association of Canada
*Montreal City Hockey League
*Montreal Senior Group
*Quebec Senior Hockey League
*Art Ross Cup
*Allan Cup
*Montreal City Intermediate League
*Montreal West End League
*Montreal City & District League
*Montreal Intermediate League
*Montreal National Defence League
*Junior Amateur Hockey Association
*List of JAHA Seasons
*List of JAHA Champions
*Montreal Intercollegiate Junior League
*Mount Royal Junior League
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