Queen's Cup (ice hockey)
The Queen's Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the champion in men's ice hockey of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. It has been awarded since 1903 to the champion between Ontario and Quebec universities. The current champion is the Guelph Gryphons. It is the second-oldest ice hockey trophy still being awarded, after the Stanley Cup.[1]
History
For the 1902–03 season, McGill University, Queen's University and the University of Toronto founded the Canadian Intercollegiate Hockey Union.[2] The Queen's Cup, emblematic of the CIHU championship was donated by Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario.[1] The Queen's Cup was not presented during the war years of 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943-44, nor 1944–45. The first winner other than the founders was the Université de Montréal in 1949. By the 1960s, other universities, including Ontario Agricultural College (Guelph), McMaster, Waterloo and Western were granted membership and became eligible to win the Cup. Other universities have since joined the CIHU, now known as the OUA conference. The original Cup was retired in 2000 to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2]
Playoff era
Three Division format
Bolded are Queen's Cup champions, italicized are runner-up, score is championship game only.
| Season | East Champion | Central Champion | West Champion | Wildcard | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UQTR Patriotes | York Yeomen | Windsor Lancers | Western Mustangs | 5-1 |
| 1989 | UQTR Patriotes | Laurier Golden Hawks | Brock Badgers | York Yeomen | 3-0 |
East vs. West format
Bolded are Queen's Cup champions.
Source: McGill University, OUA[3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Redmen Hockey at Western (100th Queen's Cup Championship on SSN; Away)". McGill University. March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- 1 2 Mayne, Paul (March 10, 2011). "Queen's Cup hits the century mark". Western News. University of Western Ontario. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ↑ "PAST OUA CHAMPIONS". Ontario University Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ↑ Aylward, Mike (March 6, 2006). "Thunderwolves Hockey - News - The Queen's Cup: The Oldest University Cup". Lakehead University. Retrieved May 18, 2011.