The Bishop's Gaiters men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey club team made up of students attending Bishop's University. The team was organized as a varsity program at least as far back as 1925, playing until 1982. The dormant program was resurrected as an unofficial club team in 2010.

History Bishop's ice hockey team first appeared in the Intermediate Intercollegiate Series (second tier) in 1925. Early on, the Gaiters were one of the better teams, winning four division titles in their first seven seasons. The team declined over the course of the 1930s and were forced to suspend play after the outbreak of World War II. Because the IIS did not return after the war, Bishop's was one of several smaller colleges that were left without a home in the late 40's. After playing as an independent for a few years, Bishop's joined with seven other nearby teams and formed the Ottawa–St. Lawrence Conference (OSLC). The league grew in status throughout the 1950s and, by the time that the first University Cup was held, the OSLC champion was one of four teams invited to participate.

Unfortunately, the Gaiters did not see much success for many years, often finishing near the bottom of the standings. It wasn't until 1967 that Bishop's was able to make a postseason appearance, though they remained competitive thereafter. 1971, the conferences were realigned along provincial lines with Bishop's placed into the Quebec Universities Athletic Association. The Gaiters made the postseason most years, however, the team didn't win a single playoff game. Additionally, by the early 80s, the team had slid down the standings and was no longer a threat to the conference leaders. The lack of on-ice success convinced the school that the program was no longer worth supporting and they mothballed the team in 1982.

Almost 30 years later, Kevin Gagnon brought men's ice hockey back to Bishop's. While the university permitted the club to wear the school colors, they have yet to formally support the team (as of 2024).

Season-by-season results Senior hockey and intermediate collegiate play Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%1925–26IIS??????? 1st????? Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Royal Military College) 1926–27?????????????? 1927–28IIS4211––52nd????? 1928–29IIS4310––62nd????? 1929–30IIS5500––10 1st????? Lost Championship, 1–4 (Toronto II) 1930–31IIS4301––7 1st????? Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Queen's) 1931–32IIS??????? 1st????? Lost Semifinal, 1–10 (Toronto II) 1932–33IIS6051––14th????? 1933–34IIS5230––4T–2nd????? 1934–35IIS6411––92nd????? 1935–36IIS7151––35th????? 1936–37IIS7160––25th????? 1937–38IIS7250––4T–3rd????? 1938–39IIS5140––25th????? Program suspended due to World War II1946–47Independent????????????? 1947–48Independent????????????? 1948–49Independent????????????? 1949–50OSLC????????????? 1950–51OSLC6240––4th????? 1951–52OSLC7340––3rd????? 1952–53OSLC6051––1T–6th????? 1953–54OSLC6150––T–6th????? 1954–55OSLC3120––4th????? 1955–56OSLC8071––5th????? 1956–57OSLC????????????? 1957–58OSLC????????????? 1958–59OSLC????????????? 1959–60OSLC9270––5th????? 1960–61OSLC????????????? Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season — — — — — 4 East Division TitlesConference Post-season — — — — — U Sports Postseason — — — — — Regular Season and Postseason Record — — — — —

Senior collegiate play Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTLSOLPts*FinishGPWLT%1961–62OSLC10352––84th10352 1962–63OSLC143110––68th143110 1963–64OSLC14491––97th14491 1964–65OSLC143101––76th143101 1965–66OSLC165101––117th165101 1966–67OSLC181260––243rd191270 Lost Semifinal, 6–10 (Loyola) 1967–68OSLC16961––194th17971 Lost Semifinal, 1–7 (Loyola)1968–69OSLC181071––21T–2nd201181 Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Sherbrooke)Lost Championship, 2–3 (Sir George Williams) 1969–70OSLC14860––164th15870 Lost Semifinal, 2–8 (Loyola) 1970–71OSLC181062––223rd191092 Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)1971–72QUAA211182––244th221192 Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Loyola) 1972–73QUAA241491––293rd2514101 Lost Semifinal, 1–7 (Loyola) 1973–74QUAA184113––116th194123 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–9 (Sir George Williams) 1974–75QUAA200191––15th200191 1975–76QUAA206122––144th226142 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) 1976–77QUAA207121––154th227141 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 1977–78QUAA164120––84th184140 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Concordia) 1978–79QUAA202171––56th202171 1979–80QUAA2311111––234th2511131 Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 1980–81QUAA243192––87th243192 1981–82QUAA245145––156th245145 program suspendedTotals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 374 131 217 26 Conference Post-season 17 1 16 0 U Sports Postseason 0 0 0 0 Regular Season and Postseason Record 391 132 233 26 Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

See also Bishop's Gaiters women's ice hockey

References

External links Official website