Moncton Aigles Bleus men's ice hockey

The Moncton Aigles Bleus men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Moncton Aigles Bleus athletics program of Université de Moncton. The team is a member of the Atlantic University Sport conference and compete in U Sports. The team plays their home games at the J. Louis Levesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Moncton Aigles Bleus men's ice hockey
Moncton Aigles Bleus athletic logo
UniversityUniversité de Moncton
ConferenceAUS
First season1964–65
Head coachDerek Cormier
2nd season
Assistant coaches
  • Ricky Jacob
  • Adrien Lemay
ArenaJean-Louis Lévesque Arena
Moncton, New Brunswick
ColorsBleu et Or (Blue and Gold) [1]
   
U Sports Tournament championships
1981, 1982, 1990, 1995
U Sports Tournament appearances
1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007

History

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Just 2 years after the founding of the Université de Moncton, the school began sponsoring men's ice hockey as a varsity sport. The Aigles Bleus (Blue Eagles) had a difficult time getting off the ground, remaining at or near the bottom of the standings for their first 8 seasons. 1973 saw not only the program's first winning season but also its first playoff appearance. The team steadily built itself into a power over the remainder of the decade and won four consecutive league championships in the early 1980s. During that stretch, the Aigles won back-to-back national championships, the second of which came in front of their home fans.[2] For the rest of the 20th century, Moncton was one of the top colleges in the Maritimes, winning five more AUAA titles and 2 more national crowns.

Since the start of the 21st century, Moncton has come back to earth. Since they won two league titles in the mid 00s, the team had been a middling program and has produced more losing seasons than winning ones.

St. Joseph's

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The University of Moncton was formed by the amalgamation of three colleges in 1963. One of those three schools, the University of St. Joseph's College, had previous fielded a varsity ice hockey team. The records for St. Joseph's are incomplete and muddled as the program also competed as a senior team during their existence.

Season-by-season results

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St. Joseph's

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

U Sports Champion U Sports Semifinalist Conference regular season champions Conference Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1933–34 MIAA 4 0 2 2 2 3rd
1934–35 MIAA 4 0 3 1 1 3rd
1935–36 MIAA 4 1 2 1 3 2nd
1945–46 MIAA 0 0 0 0 0 Won MIAA Quarterfinal series, 13–3 (Saint Dunstan's)
Won MIAA Semifinal series, 7–4 (New Brunswick)
Forfeited Championship Game, no contest (St. Francis Xavier)
1948–49 MIAA 0 0 0 0 0 Forfeited MIAA Quarterfinal series, no contest (New Brunswick)

Moncton

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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 Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL SOL Pts* Finish GP W L T %
1964–65 MIAA 11 1 10 0 4 8th 11 1 10 0 .091
1965–66 MIAA 14 1 12 1 3 8th 14 1 12 1 .107
1966–67 MIAA 13 1 11 1 3 8th 13 1 11 1 .115
1967–68 MIAA 16 2 14 0 4 8th 16 2 14 0 .125
1968–69 AIAA 17 5 12 0 10 T–7th 17 5 12 0 .294
1969–70 AIAA 18 6 12 0 12 8th 18 6 12 0 .333
1970–71 AIAA 18 7 11 0 14 6th 18 7 11 0 .389
1971–72 AIAA 18 7 10 1 15 6th 18 7 10 1 .417
1972–73 AIAA 20 14 6 0 .700 2nd 22 15 7 0 .682 Won Semifinal, 9–2 (Acadia)
Lost Championship, 1–6 (Saint Mary's)
1973–74 AUAA 20 14 5 1 29 2nd 21 6 11 4 .381 Won Semifinal, 5–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Championship, 2–12 (Saint Mary's)
1974–75 AUAA 18 14 4 0 28 2nd 19 14 5 0 .737 Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Acadia)
1975–76 AUAA 16 10 5 1 21 4th 16 6 9 1 .406 Won Semifinal, 9–5 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship, 5–7 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Eastern semifinal, 0–5 (Concordia)
1976–77 AUAA 20 13 6 1 27 3rd 22 13 8 1 .614 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
1977–78 AUAA 20 11 9 0 22 4th 24 11 13 0 .458 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's) Lost Group 2 Round-robin, 3–7 (Toronto), 3–7 (Concordia)
1978–79 AUAA 20 10 8 2 22 3rd 22 10 10 2 .500 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Dalhousie)
1979–80 AUAA 27 22 4 1 45 1st 34 27 6 1 .809 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)
Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 4–7 (Regina), 6–5 (Guelph)
1980–81 AUAA 24 18 5 1 37 1st 30 24 5 1 .817 Won Semifinal series, 8–5 (New Brunswick)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)
Won Group 1 Round-Robin, 5–2 (Calgary), 10–3 (Brandon)
Won Championship, 4–2 (Saskatchewan)
1981–82 AUAA 26 17 8 1 35 T–2nd 33 24 8 1 .742 Won Semifinal Group 2 Round-Robin, 4–1 (Saint Mary's), 7–3 (Mount Allison)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Group 2 Round-Robin, 3–1 (Brandon), 8–3 (Toronto)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Saskatchewan)
1982–83 AUAA 24 20 3 1 41 1st 31 24 5 2 .806 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Lost Group 1 Round-Robin, 4–6 (Toronto), 4–4 (Concordia)
1983–84 AUAA 24 19 5 0 38 2nd 28 21 7 0 .750 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1984–85 AUAA 24 19 4 1 39 2nd 29 21 7 1 .741 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Acadia)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1985–86 AUAA 24 20 4 0 40 1st 32 26 6 0 .813 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Alberta)
1986–87 AUAA 24 20 4 0 .833 T–1st 27 21 6 0 .778 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
1987–88 AUAA 26 17 9 0 34 T–4th 31 19 12 0 .613 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1988–89 AUAA 26 23 3 0 46 1st 32 27 5 0 .844 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (St. Thomas)
Lost Semifinal, 4–8 (Wilfred Laurier)
1989–90 AUAA 21 16 5 0 32 T–1st 30 24 6 0 .800 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Dalhousie)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Calgary)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Wilfred Laurier)
1990–91 AUAA 26 11 9 6 28 T–4th 31 13 12 6 .516 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1991–92 AUAA 25 9 14 2 20 8th 27 9 16 2 .370 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1992–93 AUAA 26 13 12 1 27 4th 31 15 15 1 .500 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1993–94 AUAA 26 10 11 5 25 7th 32 13 14 5 .484 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (New Brunswick)
1994–95 AUAA 26 15 7 4 34 4th 31 21 9 1 .694 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Prince Edward Island)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (St. Thomas)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Acadia)
Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Western)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Guelph)
1995–96 AUAA 26 13 11 2 28 6th 31 15 14 2 .516 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Thomas)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
1996–97 AUAA 28 11 15 2 24 7th 30 11 17 2 .400 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
1997–98 AUAA 28 11 14 3 0 25 T–6th 30 11 16 3 .417 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Thomas)
1998–99 AUS 26 12 11 3 1 28 T–5th 37 20 14 3 .393 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (St. Thomas)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Acadia)
Won Group 1 Round-Robin, 4–3 (Windsor), 5–4 (Saskatchewan)
Lost Championship, 2–6 (Alberta)
1999–00 AUS 26 14 12 0 1 29 5th 28 14 14 0 .500 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
2000–01 AUS 27 7 16 4 2 20 7th 27 7 16 4 .333
2001–02 AUS 28 16 9 2 1 35 3rd 33 18 13 2 .576 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
2002–03 AUS 28 9 18 0 1 19 8th 28 9 19 0 .321
2003–04 AUS 28 8 15 3 2 21 8th 28 8 17 3 .339
2004–05 AUS 28 14 8 4 2 34 T–1st 37 20 13 4 .595 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Saint Mary's)
Won Championship series, 3–2 (Acadia)
Lost Group B Round-Robin, 0–3 (Saskatchewan), 8–3 (Western)
2005–06 AUS 28 18 8 1 1 38 2nd 30 18 11 1 .617 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
2006–07 AUS 28 22 4 2 46 1st 36 29 7 0 .806 Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (St. Thomas)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)
Won Group A Round-Robin, 5–3 (St. Francis Xavier), 5–4 (Wilfred Laurier)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (New Brunswick)
2007–08 AUS 28 17 10 1 35 3rd 28 17 11 0 .607 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Acadia)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 2–1 (Alberta), 0–3 (McGill)
2008–09 AUS 28 16 8 4 36 3rd 35 19 16 0 .543 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (Saint Mary's)
2009–10 AUS 28 9 16 3 21 6th 30 9 21 0 .300 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
2010–11 AUS 28 10 15 3 23 7th 28 10 18 0 .357
2011–12 AUS 28 18 9 1 37 3rd 40 24 16 0 .600 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (St. Francis Xavier)
Won Semifinal series, 3–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
Lost Group A Round-Robin, 3–6 (McGill), 5–1 (Saskatchewan)
2012–13 AUS 28 12 10 6 0 30 6th 31 13 18 0 .419 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Acadia)
2013–14 AUS 28 17 11 0 0 34 8th 34 20 14 0 .588 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (Acadia)
2014–15 AUS 28 11 14 2 1 25 6th 31 12 18 1 .403 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Saint Mary's)
2015–16 AUS 28 13 13 2 0 28 5th 30 13 17 0 .433 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
2016–17 AUS 30 10 17 3 0 23 6th 32 10 22 0 .313 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Francis Xavier)
2017–18 AUS 30 3 24 2 1 9 7th 30 3 26 1 .117
2018–19 AUS 30 14 12 3 1 32 5th 32 14 17 1 .453 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Prince Edward Island)
2019–20 AUS 30 13 11 5 1 32 4th 37 15 21 1 .419 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–3 (New Brunswick)
Lost Third Place series, 0–2 (Saint Mary's)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 AUS 24 6 15 1 2 15 T–6th 30 9 19 2 .333 Won Play-In, 3–2 (OT) (Acadia)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Dalhousie)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
2022–23 AUS 30 11 17 1 1 24 6th 37 14 22 1 .392 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Prince Edward Island)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (New Brunswick)
2023–24 AUS 30 16 11 3 0 35 2nd 36 19 17 0 .528 Won Semifinal series, 3–0 (St. Francis Xavier)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Brunswick)
Lost Quarterfinal, 1–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1443 736 645 62 .532 7 AUAA Championships, 2 AUS Championship
Conference Post-season 180 80 100 0 .444 8 AUAA Championships, 3 AUS Championships
U Sports Postseason 33 19 13 1 .591 16 National tournament appearance
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1656 835 758 63 .523 4 National Championships

Note: Moncton total do not include results from the St. Joseph's period.

See also

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Moncton Aigles Bleues women's ice hockey

References

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  1. ^ "Université de Moncton". AUS. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "History". U Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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