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Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey

The Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team operated by the Varsity Blues athletics program of the University of Toronto. They are members of the Ontario University Athletics conference and compete in U Sports. The Varsity Blues senior team won the Allan Cup in 1921 and 1927, and won the gold medal for Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics. The team is based at Varsity Arena on the University downtown campus in Toronto, Ontario.

Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey
Toronto Varsity Blues athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Toronto
ConferenceOUA
OUA West Division
First season1891
Head coachRyan Medel
Since 2017–18 season
ArenaVarsity Arena
ColorsBlue and White
   
Fight song"The Blue and White"
U Sports Tournament championships
1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1984
U Sports Tournament appearances
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993
Conference Tournament championships
1906–07, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1992–93

The Varsity Blues have won 39 conference titles in the OUA; and 10 U Sports championships in 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1983–84.[1][2]

History

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Team picture, 1899.
 
Blues goalie during 2013-14 season.

The Varsity Blues were founded in 1891, and are the longest continuously operated ice hockey program in the city of Toronto.[3] The program currently includes only players enrolled at the University, however the Varsity Blues have historically had a junior ice hockey team for students, and a senior ice hockey team for graduates.[citation needed]

Notable coaches of the Varsity Blues include Conn Smythe, Ace Bailey, Tom Watt, and Mike Keenan, and Lester Bowles Pearson later Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Prime Minister of Canada.[citation needed]

David Bauer played for the Varsity Blues during the 1945–46 season, before becoming a Basilian priest and then founding the Canada men's national ice hockey team in 1963.[4]

Senior team

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The Varsity Blues graduates were a successful OHA Senior A League team in the 1920s and 1930s. They won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions in 1921, 1927, 1929, and 1930.[5] Toronto also became Canadian national champions with their victories at the 1921 Allan Cup and the 1927 Allan Cup.[6]

During the 1920 Allan Cup playoffs, Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Frederick E. Betts expressed concerns that the Varsity Blues team had violated the rules by participating in both the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) playoffs. At the 1920 general meeting, the CAHA debated the issue and decided that the team was eligible for the Allan Cup.[7]

1928 Winter Olympics

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1928 Olympic Gold Medal-winning Canadian men's ice hockey team

The University of Toronto Graduates as the 1927 Allan Cup champions were chosen to represent the Canada men's national team in ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Conn Smythe coached the team during the OHA season, but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Graduates went without Smythe, led by team captain Red Porter, and Olympic Committee member W. A. Hewitt, who oversaw the team's finances.[8] The format of the Olympics hockey tournament saw the Canadians receive a bye into the second round, without any games in the first week.[9] Despite the wait to play, the Graduates won all three games by scoring 38 goals and conceding none, to win the gold medal.[10]

1928 Olympic roster:[11]

Some sources[12] show the names of Norbert Mueller and John Porter as being on the Olympic roster, but those two names are not listed in the "Official" Olympic Winter Games guide.[13]

Junior team

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The Varsity Blues formerly operated a junior ice hockey team, that played in the OHA in the 1930s, but withdrew from the junior loop during the 1939–40 season. Former NHL players Hugh Plaxton, Dave Trottier and Dunc Munro all played for the Varsity Blues.

Season-by-season results

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Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Winning
Pct. (%)		 Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1937–38 11 2 9 0 4 0.182 27 47 6th OHA
1938–39 14 1 10 3 5 0.179 27 63 4th Group 1
1939–40 17 1 16 0 2 0.059 39 108 6th OHA

Season-by-season results

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Senior and collegiate play

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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 %
Senior Hockey
1891–92 OHA – – – – – – ? ? ? ? ? Won First Round, 2–6 (Toronto Athletics)
Lost Second Round, 4–5 (Osgoode Hall)
1892–93 OHA 12 7 5 0 14 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1893–94 OHA 4 2 2 0 4 T–6th ? ? ? ? ?
1894–95 OHA 4 4 0 0 8 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, 5–19 (Queen's)
1895–96 OHA 3 1 2 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1896–97 OHA 2 1 1 0 2 – ? ? ? ? ? Won Semifinal series, 13–11 (Toronto Athletic Club)
Lost Championship series, 7–12 (Queen's)
1897–98 OHA 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Lost Preliminary series, 16–17 (Osgoode Hall)
1898–99 OHA 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Won First Round series, 17–8 (Toronto Wellingtons)
Won Second Round series, 12–8 (Stratford)
Won Semifinal series, 16–13 (Peterborough)
Lost Championship series, 8–19 (Queen's)
1899–00 OHA 4 0 4 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1900–01 OHA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lost Group 2 Final series, 1–2 (Toronto Wellingtons)
1901–02 OHA 4 1 3 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Senior and Collegiate Hockey
1902–03 CIAU 4 1 2 1 3 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1903–04 CIAU 4 2 2 0 4 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1904–05 CIAU 4 1 3 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1905–06 CIAU 4 1 3 0 2 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
1906–07 CIAU 4 3 1 0 6 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1907–08 CIAU 6 6 0 0 12 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1908–09 CIAU 6 3 2 1 7 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
W. E. Gallie (1909–1913)
1909–10 CIAU 6 4 2 0 8 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal, withdrew (McGill)
1910–11 CIAU 4 3 1 0 6 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 6–2 (Laval–Montreal)
1911–12 CIAU 4 2 2 0 4 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Roy Thomas (1913–1915)
1912–13 CIAU 4 3 1 0 6 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1913–14 CIAU 4 2 2 0 4 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1914–15 CIAU 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ?
Program suspended due to World War I
Senior and Intercollegiate Hockey
Frank Carroll (1919–1920)
1919–20 CIAU 4 3 1 0 6 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 5–4 (McGill) Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 18–7 (Quebec Sons of Ireland)
Won Allan Cup Eastern Final series, 6–5 (Sudbury Wolves)
Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 5–11 (Winnipeg Falcons)
W. A. Dafoe (1920–1922)
1920–21 CIAU 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 18–5 (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Won Allan Cup Eastern Final, 11–0 (McGill)
Won Allan Cup Championship series, 8–3 (Brandon Wheat City Hockey Club)
1921–22 CIAU 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ?
Beattie Ramsay (1922–1923)
1922–23 CIAU 6 5 1 0 10 1st ? ? ? ? ?
Conn Smythe (1923–1926)
1923–24 CIAU 6 5 1 0 10 1st ? ? ? ? ?
1924–25 CIAU 5 5 0 0 10 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 8–5 (Ottawa Montagnards)
Won Allan Cup Eastern Final series, 8–2 (Niagara Falls Cataracts)
Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 0–2 (Port Arthur Bearcats)
1925–26 CIAU 6 6 0 0 12 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 8–5 (Peterborough)
Won Allan Cup Eastern Final series, 8–4 ( Ottawa Gunners)
Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 1–2–1 (Port Arthur Bearcats)
Lester B. Pearson (1926–1928)
1926–27 CIAU 6 5 1 0 10 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 9–2 (McGill) Tied Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 3–3 (Ottawa New Edinburghs)
no contest Allan Cup Eastern Final series, defaulted (Toronto Varsity Grads) ‡
1927–28 CIAU 4 3 1 0 6 1st ? ? ? ? ?
Red Porter (1928–1931)
1928–29 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 9–3 (McGill)
1929–30 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 2–3 (McGill)
1930–31 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 4–6 (McGill)
F. G. Sullivan (1931–1933)
1931–32 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship series, 4–3 (McGill)
1932–33 CIAU 4 2 1 1 5 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Warren Stevens (1933–1935)
1933–34 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 4–9 (McGill)
1934–35 CIAU 4 1 3 0 2 T–2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Ace Bailey (1935–1940)
1935–36 CIAU 0 0 0 0 0 – ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 3–15 (McGill)
1936–37 CIAU 6 3 3 0 6 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
IIL † 10 6 4 0 12 3rd
1937–38 CIAU 6 3 3 0 6 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
IIL 10 6 3 1 13 4th
1938–39 CIAU 6 3 3 0 6 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
IIL 10 7 3 0 14 T–2nd
1939–40 CIAU 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ?
IIL 8 8 0 0 16 1st
Program suspended due to World War II
Ace Bailey (1945–1949)
1945–46 CIAU 6 5 1 0 10 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, 1–4 (McGill)
1946–47 CIAU 9 6 2 1 13 T–1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 4–0 (McGill) Tied International Championship, 2–2 (Dartmouth)
1947–48 CIAU 12 10 2 0 20 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won International Championship, 5–0 (Dartmouth)
1948–49 CIAU 12 8 4 0 16 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
Wally Halder (1949–1951)
1949–50 CIAU 12 9 3 0 18 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1950–51 CIAU 6 5 1 0 10 1st ? ? ? ? ?
Bill Wade (1951–1953)
1951–52 CIAU 12 6 4 2 14 2nd ? ? ? ? ?
1952–53 CIAU 12 3 7 2 8 4th ? ? ? ? ?
Jack Kennedy (1953–1962)
1953–54 CIAU/QOAA ¿ 12 5 6 1 11 3rd ? ? ? ? ?
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ? 20 CIAU Championships
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 6 CIAU Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ? 1 Allen Cup, 1 International Intercollegiate Championship

† The International Intercollegiate League (IIL) was a joint venture between Canadian and American colleges.
‡ The Toronto Varsity team was made up of active students. Their opponent, referred to as the 'Toronto Varsity Grads', was a squad composed of alumni.
¿ Sometime between 1953 and 1955 the CIAU changed their name to QOAA (Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association).

Collegiate only

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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 %
Jack Kennedy (1953–1962)
1954–55 QOAA 12 11 0 1 – – 23 1st 12 11 0 1 .958
1955–56 QOAA 12 9 3 0 – – 18 1st 12 9 3 0 .750
1956–57 QOAA 12 9 3 0 – – 18 1st 12 9 3 0 .750
1957–58 QOAA 12 9 3 0 – – 18 1st 12 9 3 0 .750
1958–59 QOAA 12 10 2 0 – – 20 1st 12 10 2 0 .750
1959–60 QOAA 14 8 6 0 – – 16 2nd 14 8 6 0 .571
1960–61 QOAA 12 8 4 0 – – 16 2nd 12 8 4 0 .667
1961–62 QOAA 11 9 2 0 – – 18 2nd 13 10 3 0 .769 Won Championship series, 13–10 (McMaster)
Joe Kane (1962–1965)
1962–63 QOAA 12 8 4 0 – – 16 3rd 12 8 4 0 .667
1963–64 QOAA 12 9 1 2 – – 20 1st 12 9 1 2 .833 Declined to participate
1964–65 QOAA 16 15 1 0 – – 30 1st 17 15 2 0 .882 Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Queen's)
Tom Watt (1965–1979)
1965–66 QOAA 16 13 2 1 – – 27 1st 19 16 2 1 .868 Won Quarterfinal, 9–7 (Sir George Williams)
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (St. Francis Xavier)
Won Championship, 8–1 (Alberta)
1966–67 QOAA 16 14 1 1 – – 29 1st 20 18 1 1 .925 Won Semifinal, 10–1 (Queen's)
Won Championship, 9–4 (Waterloo) 		Won Semifinal, 9–7 (St. Francis Xavier)
Won Championship, 16–2 (Laurentian)
1967–68 QOAA 16 14 1 1 – – 29 1st 20 17 2 1 .875 Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Montreal)
Won Championship, 8–1 (Waterloo) 		Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Loyola)
Won Consolation Final, 5–3 (Laurentian)
1968–69 QOAA 15 13 1 1 – – 27 1st 20 18 1 1 .925 Won Semifinal, 10–6 (Carleton)
Won Championship, 4–0 (Waterloo) 		Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Laurentian)
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Alberta)
Won Championship, 4–2 (Sir George Williams)
1969–70 QOAA 15 12 1 2 – – 26 1st 19 16 1 2 .895 Won Semifinal, 11–0 (Montreal)
Won Championship, 7–4 (Waterloo) 		Won Semifinal, 8–0 (Alberta)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)
1970–71 QOAA 15 12 3 0 – – 24 2nd 19 16 3 0 .842 Won Semifinal, 6–5 (Carleton)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Queen's) 		Won Semifinal, 3–2 (British Columbia)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Saint Mary's)
1971–72 OUAA 19 15 1 3 – – 33 2nd 24 20 1 3 .896 Won Easern Semifinal, 10–1 (Ottawa)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Western Ontario)
Won Championship, 6–2 (York) 		Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Sir George Williams)
Won Championship, 5–0 (Saint Mary's)
1972–73 OUAA 17 17 0 0 – – 34 1st 23 23 0 0 1.000 Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (York)
Won Semifinal, 13–2 (Waterloo)
Won Championship, 8–1 (Western Ontario) 		Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Alberta)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Saint Mary's)
1973–74 OUAA 19 18 0 1 – – 37 1st 21 19 1 1 .929 Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (Queen's)
Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Western Ontario)
1974–75 OUAA 14 9 4 1 – – 19 6th 19 13 5 1 .711 Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (Laurentian)
Won Semifinal, 9–3 (Western Ontario)
Won Championship, 4–3 (York) 		Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Alberta)
1975–76 OUAA 16 13 3 0 – – 26 1st 21 16 5 0 .762 Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Queen's)
Lost Semifinal, 5–6 (Guelph) 		Lost First Round, 4–5 (Calgary)
Won semifinal, 3–2 (Concordia)
Won Championship, 7–2 (Guelph)
1976–77 OUAA 18 12 5 1 – – 25 3rd 26 19 6 1 .750 Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Laurentian)
Won Semifinal, 6–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Championship, 3–2 (York) 		Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba)
Won Semifinal series, 11–10 (British Columbia)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Alberta)
1977–78 OUAA 20 18 1 1 – – 37 1st 27 24 2 1 .907 Won Quarterfinal, 11–0 (Ryerson)
Won Semifinal, 8–6 (York)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier) 		Won Group 2 Round-Robin, 7–3 (Concordia), 7–3 (Moncton)
Lost Championship, 5–6 (Alberta)
1978–79 OUAA 16 11 2 3 – – 25 2nd 17 11 3 3 .735 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (McMaster)
Gord Davies (1979–1981)
1979–80 OUAA 22 17 2 3 – – 37 1st 25 18 4 3 .780 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
1980–81 OUAA 22 15 6 1 – – 31 3rd 25 16 8 1 .660 Won Quarterfinal, 8–4 (McMaster)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario)
Bill Purcell (1981–1982)
1981–82 OUAA 22 18 0 4 – – 40 1st 29 23 2 4 .862 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Championship series, 2–1 (Guelph) 		Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 4–2 (Brandon), 3–8 (Moncton)
Gord Davies (1982–1983)
1982–83 OUAA 24 22 1 1 – – 45 1st 30 25 4 1 .850 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier) 		Lost Group 1 Round-Robin, 1–3 (Concordia), 6–4 (Moncton)
Mike Keenan (1983–1984)
1983–84 OUAA 24 20 1 3 – – 43 1st 33 29 1 3 .924 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Guelph)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Western Ontario) 		Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick)
Won Semifinal series, 14–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Championship, 9–1 (Concordia)
Tom Watt (1984–1985)
1984–85 OUAA 24 19 2 3 – – 41 1st 28 19 6 3 .732 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (York) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta)
Paul Titanic (1985–1995)
1985–86 OUAA 24 19 5 0 – – 38 2nd 27 20 7 0 .741 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (York)
1986–87 OUAA 24 17 5 2 – – .750 T–3rd 26 17 7 2 .692 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
1987–88 OUAA 26 8 13 5 – – 21 T–12th 26 8 13 5 .404
1988–89 OUAA 26 11 12 3 – – 25 12th 26 11 12 3 .481
1989–90 OUAA 22 10 12 0 – – 20 T–10th 22 10 12 0 .455
1990–91 OUAA 22 14 7 1 – – 29 4th 27 17 9 1 .648 Won First Round, 4–3 (Ottawa)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Concordia)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1991–92 OUAA 22 14 6 2 – – 30 T–6th 28 17 9 2 .643 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (McGill)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
1992–93 OUAA 22 15 6 1 – – 31 T–5th 30 21 8 1 .717 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Queen's)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Ottawa)
Won Championship, 5–4 (Guelph) 		Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Guelph)
Lost Championship, 1–12 (Acadia)
1993–94 OUAA 26 6 17 3 – – 15 T–13th 29 7 19 3 .293 Won First Round, 4–1 (Queen's)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Guelph)
1994–95 OUAA 26 9 10 7 – – 25 11th 29 10 12 7 .466 Won Division Semifinal, 5–4 (Queen's)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Guelph)
Darren Lowe (1995–2017)
1995–96 OUAA 26 9 15 2 – – 20 11th 30 11 17 2 .400 Won Division Semifinal, 5–2 (Royal Military College)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Guelph)
1996–97 OUAA 26 14 10 2 – – 30 T–6th 29 15 12 2 .552 Won First Round, 7–3 (Queen's)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Guelph)
1997–98 OUA 26 10 13 3 – – 23 10th 31 12 16 3 .435 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)
Lost Division Final series, 0–3 (Guelph)
1998–99 OUA 26 6 16 4 – – 16 13th 29 7 18 4 .310 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Queen's)
1999–00 OUA 26 10 13 3 – – 23 9th 29 11 15 3 .431 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Queen's)
2000–01 OUA 24 13 10 1 – – 27 5th 28 15 12 1 .554 Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Royal Military College)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2001–02 OUA 24 13 7 4 – – 30 5th 27 15 8 4 .630 Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Ryerson)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2002–03 OUA 24 16 5 3 – – 35 T–4th 28 18 7 3 .696 Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Queen's)
Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2003–04 OUA 24 9 10 4 1 – 23 10th 27 11 12 4 .481 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)
Lost Division Final, 2–4 (Ottawa)
2004–05 OUA 24 12 11 1 0 – 25 10th 26 12 13 1 .481 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2005–06 OUA 24 8 13 2 1 – 19 T–11th 26 8 16 2 .346 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2006–07 OUA 28 18 9 1 0 – 37 5th 32 20 11 1 .641 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2007–08 OUA 28 13 13 – 0 2 28 11th 31 13 16 2 .452 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa)
2008–09 OUA 28 14 11 – 1 2 31 T–8th 30 14 14 2 .500 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2009–10 OUA 28 15 9 – 2 2 34 7th 30 15 13 2 .533 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ryerson)
2010–11 OUA 28 10 11 – 5 2 27 14th 31 11 18 2 .387 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton)
2011–12 OUA 28 16 9 – 2 1 35 6th 31 17 13 1 .565 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton)
2012–13 OUA 28 13 9 – 3 3 32 9th 31 14 14 3 .500 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa)
2013–14 OUA 28 15 11 – 1 1 32 T–10th 31 16 14 1 .532 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Windsor)
2014–15 OUA 27 13 13 – 1 0 27 T–9th 32 16 16 0 .500 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ryerson)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
2015–16 OUA 28 11 15 – 2 0 24 15th 33 14 19 0 .424 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (York)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2016–17 OUA 28 5 21 – 0 2 12 20th 28 5 21 2 .214
Ryan Medel (2017–Present)
2017–18 OUA 28 11 16 – 1 0 23 15th 28 11 17 0 .393
2018–19 OUA 28 11 13 – 3 1 26 T–14th 30 11 18 1 .383 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ryerson)
2019–20 OUA 28 21 5 – 2 0 44 2nd 31 22 9 0 .710 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 OUA 17 9 6 – 2 0 .588 6th 18 9 9 0 .500 Lost First Round, 1–4 (Waterloo)
2022–23 OUA 27 14 10 – 3 0 31 T–8th 33 17 16 0 .515 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Toronto Metropolitan)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Lakehead)
2023–24 OUA 28 17 10 – 1 0 35 8th 30 17 13 0 .567 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1484 876 504 104 .625 6 Mid East Division Titles, 6 East Division Titles, 3 West Division Titles, 12 QOAA Championships, 9 OUAA Championships
Conference Post-season 165 86 79 0 .518 6 QOAA Championships, 8 OUAA Championships
U Sports Postseason 46 35 11 0 .761 17 National tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1695 997 594 104 .619 10 National Championships

Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.

NHL alumni

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Blues player in 2013-14 season.

List of National Hockey League alumni involved with the Varsity Blues.[15] (seasons in parentheses)

References

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