U Sports

==Overview==
 USports is the national governing body of university athletics in Canada. It was established in 1961 as the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU). It was renamed "Canadian Interuniveristy Athletic Union" in 1978. The name was then changed to "Canadian Interuniversity Sport" (CIS) in 2001. Early in the 2016-17 season it was announced that the brand would henceforth be known as "U Sports".
 The name "Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union" also refers to the original regional university sports organization in Ontario and Quebec (sometimes called "CIAU Central"), which was ultimately replaced by the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association (QOAA) by 1955. Different links give different names at different times through the early 50s.
 As the CIAU, the organization introduced the University Cup in 1963, which was the first national championship in university hockey. In hockey's early days, university teams had to pursue the Allan Cup for a national title. The Cup was won by Queen's University in 1909 and St. Michael's College in 1910 (both during the "challenge" period) and then by the University of Toronto in 1921 and by the University of Manitoba in 1928 through "normal" channels.
EXTERNAL LINKS:
*USports Hockey Site
*CIS History Page
*Hockey All-Star Games
*The Role of Universities in the Development of Hockey (pdf)
*Sportsnet U
*TSN CIS Page
*The CIS Blog
*Bob Adams CIS Page (to 2009)
*Hockey Central Part 1 (updated 1999-2011)
*Hockey Central Part 2 (updated 1999-2011)
==Conferences==
The member universities of USports are currently organized into four regional associations or conferences, three of which operate hockey leagues:
*Atlantic University Sport (AUS) - Conference Site
*Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) - Conference Site
*Ontario University Athletics (OUA) - Conference Site
And one of which does not:
*RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation) (RSEQ)
==Member Universities==
U Sports has 57 member institutions, 35 of which have men's varsity hockey teams, with two operating in other leagues.
Institution 	City 	Prov.	Founded	Enrollment	League
Trinity Western Spartans 	Langley 	BC 	1962 	2,700 	CWUAA
UBC Thunderbirds 	Vancouver 	BC 	1908 	43,579 	CWUAA
Fraser Valley Cascades 	Abbotsford 	BC 	1974 	21,500 	BCIHL§
Thompson Rivers WolfPack 	Kamloops 	BC 	1970 	13,072 	BCIHL§
Victoria Vikings 	Victoria 	BC 	1903 	19,500 	BCIHL
UBCO Heat 	Kelowna 	BC 	2005 	6,015 	BCIHL§
UNBC Timberwolves 	Prince George 	BC 	1990 	4,183 	none
Alberta Golden Bears 	Edmonton 	AB 	1908 	36,435 	CWUAA
Calgary Dinos 	Calgary 	AB 	1966 	28,196 	CWUAA
Mount Royal Cougars 	Calgary 	AB 	1910 	14,175 	CWUAA
MacEwan Griffins 	Edmonton 	AB 	1971 	13,889 	CWUAA
Lethbridge Pronghorns 	Lethbridge 	AB 	1907 	8,765 	none
Regina Cougars 	Regina 	SK 	1911 	12,800 	CWUAA
Saskatchewan Huskies 	Saskatoon 	SK 	1907 	19,082 	CWUAA
Manitoba Bisons 	Winnipeg 	MB 	1877 	27,599 	CWUAA
Brandon Bobcats 	Brandon 	MB 	1890 	3,383 	none
Winnipeg Wesmen 	Winnipeg 	MB 	1871 	9,219 	none
Brock Badgers 	St. Catharines 	ON 	1964 	17,000 	OUA
Carleton Ravens 	Ottawa 	ON 	1942 	25,262 	OUA
Guelph Gryphons 	Guelph 	ON 	1964 	19,408 	OUA
Lakehead Thunderwolves 	Thunder Bay 	ON 	1946 	8,050 	OUA
Nipissing Lakers 	North Bay 	ON 	1909 	6,300 	OUA
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 	Oshawa 	ON 	2003 	10,000 	OUA
Ottawa Gee-Gees 	Ottawa 	ON 	1848 	35,548 	OUA
Queen's Golden Gaels 	Kingston 	ON 	1841 	20,566 	OUA
RMC Paladins 	Kingston 	ON 	1876 	900 	OUA
Toronto Metropolitan University	Toronto 	ON 	1948 	24,000 	OUA
Toronto Varsity Blues 	Toronto 	ON 	1827 	56,383 	OUA
Waterloo Warriors 	Waterloo 	ON 	1957 	27,978 	OUA
Western Ontario Mustangs 	London 	ON 	1878 	30,000 	OUA
Laurier Golden Hawks 	Waterloo 	ON 	1911 	12,394 	OUA
Windsor Lancers 	Windsor 	ON 	1857 	13,496 	OUA
York Lions 	Toronto 	ON 	1959 	42,400 	OUA
Algoma Thunderbirds 	Sault Ste. Marie	ON 	1964 	1,427 	none
Laurentian Voyageurs 	Sudbury 	ON 	1960 	7,758 	none
McMaster Marauders 	Hamilton 	ON 	1887 	25,688 	none
Trent Excalibur 	Peterborough 	ON 	1964 	7,160 	none
Concordia Stingers 	Montreal 	QC 	1896 	38,809 	OUA
McGill Redbirds 	Montreal 	QC 	1821 	32,514 	OUA
UQTR Patriotes 	Trois-Rivières 	QC 	1969 	10,000 	OUA
UQAC Inuk 	Chicoutimi 	QC 	1969 	6,500 	RSEQ2
Bishop's Gaiters 	Sherbrooke 	QC 	1843 	2,800 	UNYCHL
Laval Rouge-et-Or 	Quebec City 	QC 	1663 	37,591 	none
Montreal Carabins 	Montreal 	QC 	1878 	55,540 	none
Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or 	Sherbrooke 	QC 	1954 	35,000 	none
UQAM Citadins 	Montreal 	QC 	1969 	39,235 	none
Moncton Aigles Bleus 	Moncton 	NB 	1864 	4,187 	AUS
New Brunswick Reds 	Fredericton 	NB 	1785 	9,000 	AUS
St. Thomas Tommies 	Fredericton 	NB 	1910 	2,633 	none
Mount Allison Mounties 	Sackville 	NB 	1839 	2,260 	none
UPEI Panthers 	Charlottetown 	PEI 	1969 	4,000 	AUS
Acadia Axemen 	Wolfville 	NS 	1838 	4,650 	AUS
Dalhousie Tigers 	Halifax 	NS 	1818 	18,940 	AUS
St. Francis Xavier X-Men 	Antigonish 	NS 	1853 	5,150 	AUS
Saint Mary's Huskies 	Halifax 	NS 	1802 	7,040 	AUS
Cape Breton Capers 	Sydney 	NS 	2005 	3,500 	none
MUN Sea-Hawks 	St. John's 	NL 	1925 	18,172 	none
:Source: Wikipedia USports
:Source: Wikipedia List
:Source: Univcan
:Source: OK UBC
§ Fraser Valley, Thompson Rivers, and UBC Okanagan allow players to play on independent college transfer teams in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League.
==Also see==
National links:
*U Sports
*List of University Cup Playoffs
*1967 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
*Canadian University Teams v National Teams
Western links:
*Canada West Universities Athletic Association
*Great Plains Athletic Conference
*List of CWUAA Seasons
*List of GPAC Seasons
*List of WCIAA Seasons
*List of WCIAU Seasons
*Halpenny Trophy
*Hardy Trophy
*Hamber Trophy
Atlantic links:
*Atlantic University Sport
*List of AUS Seasons
*Wellner Trophy
*Boyle Trophy
Ontario-Quebec links:
*Queen's Cup
*Ontario University Athletics
*List of OUA Seasons
*List of OUAA Seasons
*RSEQ (formerly QSSF and QUAA)
*List of QUAA Seasons
*CIAU (Central)'''
*Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
*List of CIAU Central Seasons
*List of QOAA Seasons
*Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
*List of OIAA Seasons
*Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference
*List of OSLC Seasons
*Intermediate Intercollegiate Series
*List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
*Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
*Ottawa Intercollegiate Hockey League (1960-61)
International links:
*International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
*West Point Weekend
*North American University Hockey Championship
*Ice hockey at the Winter Universiade
*International Collegiate Hockey Association
College links:
*Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
*4-West Championship
*British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
*Pacific West Athletic Association
*Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
*Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
*Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
*Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
*RSEQ College League
*Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
Awards
*Clare Drake Award (Male rookie of the year)
*Dr. Randy Gregg Award (outstanding student-athlete)
*Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy (Male player of the year)
Category:Ice Hockey
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Category:Western Canada University Hockey
Category:Ontario University Hockey
Category:Quebec University Hockey
Category:Atlantic University Hockey