The UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team is an
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team representing the
UPEI Panthers
The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) confere ...
athletics program of
University of Prince Edward Island
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.''
H ...
. The team is a member of the
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport (AUS; ) is a regional membership association for universities in Atlantic Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, re ...
conference and compete in
U Sports
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
. The team plays their home games at the MacLauchlan Arena in
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlott ...
,
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
.
History
The University of Prince Edward Island was formed in 1969 when
Saint Dunstan's University :''St. Andrew's College, Prince Edward Island'' redirects to here.
St. Dunstan's University (SDU) is a former university which was located on the northern outskirts of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. SDU merged with Prince of Wales C ...
merged with
Prince of Wales College
Prince of Wales College (PWC) is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island.
PWC traces its hi ...
. The ice hockey team was arranged in the college's first year and assumed Saint Dunstan's spot in the
MIAA. UPEI had its best run to date in the late 80s and early 90s, winning four league championships.
Saint Dunstan's
The Saint Dunstan's Saints played varsity ice hockey from 1935 until its amalgamation in 1969. The team won four league championships and reached the
CIAU championship game in 1965.
Season-by-season results
Saint Dunstan's
Senior and collegiate play
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points''
Collegiate only
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points''
Note: Totals include results from 1954 to 1955 onward.
UPEI
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points''
Note: UPEI totals do not include results from Saint Dunstan's.
See also
UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey
References
External links
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{{U Sports men's ice hockey
Ice hockey teams in Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island
U Sports men's ice hockey teams
UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey
1969 establishments in Prince Edward Island
Ice hockey clubs established in 1969