2021-22 OUA Season

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Laurentian University cancelled both its' men's and women's ice hockey programs as a result of financial difficulties at the university.https://www.thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/laurentian-confirms-discontinuation-of-hockey-swimming-programs
Due to the lingering affects of the COVID-19 pandemic the league planned for a 20 game per team schedule with the divisions temporarily realigned into four divisions to reduce travel and additional restrictions.https://oua.ca/news/2021/6/21/general-oua-announces-approved-structures-for-2021-22-season.aspx
==Teams==
NOTE: In this table the team links are to external pages.
East 	Centre 	Arena
Nipissing Lakers 	North Bay 	North Bay Memorial Gardens
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 	Oshawa 	Campus Ice Centre
Queen's Golden Gaels 	Kingston 	Kingston Memorial Centre
RMC Palladins 	Kingston 	Constantine Arena
Far East 	Centre 	Arena
Carleton Ravens 	Ottawa 	Carleton Ice House
Concordia Stingers 	Montreal 	Ed Meagher Arena
McGill Redbirds 	Montreal 	McConnell Arena
Ottawa Gee-Gees 	Ottawa 	Minto Skating Centre
UQTR Patriotes 	Trois-Rivières	Colisée de Trois-Rivières
West 	Centre 	Arena
Brock Badgers 	St. Catharines	Seymour-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Centre
Lakehead Thunderwolves 	Thunder Bay 	Fort William Gardens
Ryerson Rams 	Toronto 	Mattamy Home Ice
Toronto Varsity Blues 	Toronto 	Varsity Arena
York Lions 	Toronto 	Canlan Ice Sports York
Far West 	Centre 	Arena
Guelph Gryphons 	Guelph 	Gryphon Centre Arena
Laurier Golden Hawks 	Waterloo 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Waterloo Warriors 	Waterloo 	Columbia Ice Field Arena
Western Ontario Mustangs	London 	Thompson Arena
Windsor Lancers 	Windsor 	South Windsor Arena
==Standings==
Due to an unequal number of games played among teams point percentage was used to determine standing and playoff seeding.
East 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA	Pts	%
Queen's Golden Gaels 	19	17	1 	1 	87	34	35 	.921
Nipissing Lakers 	18	10	7 	1 	55	60	21 	.583
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks	17	8 	8 	1 	47	45	17 	.500
RMC Paladins 	20	2 	15	3 	34	84	7 	.175
Far East 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA	Pts	%
UQTR Patriotes 	15	10	3 	2 	55	35	22 	.733
Concordia Stingers 	15	9 	5 	1 	55	48	19 	.633
Ottawa Gee-Gees 	18	9 	8 	1 	49	55	19 	.528
Carleton Ravens 	11	4 	4 	3 	31	36	11 	.500
McGill University 	17	6 	11	0 	42	58	12 	.353
Far West 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA	Pts	%
Windsor Lancers* 	16	12	3 	1 	52	38	25 	.781
Laurier Golden Hawks 	16	8 	7 	1 	47	39	17 	.531
Western Mustangs* 	14	7 	7 	0 	39	48	14 	.500
Waterloo Warriors* 	16	8 	8 	0 	42	41	16 	.500
Guelph Gryphons* 	16	4 	9 	3 	34	48	11 	.344
West 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA	Pts	%
Ryerson Rams 	15	11	4 	0 	61	38	22 	.733
Toronto Varsity Blues 	17	9 	6 	2 	63	50	20 	.588
Brock Badgers 	14	7 	5 	2 	47	47	6 	.571
York Lions 	16	6 	8 	2 	46	58	14 	.438
Lakehead Thunderwolves 	16	6 	9 	1 	54	78	13 	.406
Note: *-Guelph was required to forfeit three games due to a violation of OUA rules relating to team composition. The games included Nov. 10 vs Windsor, Nov. 13 vs Western, and Nov. 27 vs Waterloo. All of these games were changed to 1-0 losses for Guelph. All statistics for the game will remain in place other than the team records.
SOURCE:OUA Website
==Playoffs==
===Format===
Single Elimination
===First Round===
*McGill University defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 3-2 (ot)
*UQTR Patriotes defeated Carleton Ravens 6-1
*Ontario Tech Ridgebacks defeated Concordia Stingers 6-4
*Nipissing Lakers defeated Ottawa Gee-Gees 4-0
*York Lions defeated Windsor Lancers 4-2
*Ryerson Rams defeated Western Mustangs 5-4 (2ot)
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 4-1
*Brock Badgers defeated Laurier Golden Hawks 5-2
===Quarter-Finals===
*McGill University defeated Nipissing Lakers 3-1
*Brock Badgers defeated York Lions 8-2
*Ryerson Rams defeated Waterloo Warriors 4-3 (ot)
*UQTR Patriotes defeated Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 6-3
===Semi-Finals===
*Brock Badgers defeated Ryerson Rams 5-2
*UQTR Patriotes defeated McGill University 1-0
===Bronze Medal Game===
*Ryerson Rams defeated McGill University 2-1
===Final===
*UQTR Patriotes defeated Brock Badgers 3-1
==References==
==Also see==
*List of University Cup Playoffs
*List of CWUAA Seasons
*List of GPAC Seasons
*List of WIAA Seasons
*List of WCIAU Seasons
*List of AUS Seasons
*List of OUA Seasons
*List of QUAA Seasons
*Ottawa St Lawrence Conference
*List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons
*Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series
*British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
*Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
*Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
*List of OCAA Seasons
==External Links==
*U Sports Men's Hockey Site
*OUA Men's Hockey Site
*LeagueStat Daily Scores
==Sources==
*2021-22 U Sports Schedule/Results
*2022 U Sports Playoff Schedule/Results
*OUA Stats
*OUA Schedule/Results
*OUA Playoff Schedule/Results
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Category:Ontario University Hockey