The Laurier Golden Hawks men's ice hockey team (formerly the Waterloo Ice Mules and Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks) is an active ice hockey program representing the Laurier Golden Hawks athletic department of Wilfrid Laurier University. The team has been continually active since the early 1960s and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Golden Hawks play at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario.

History Waterloo The first appearance for the Waterloo Ice Mules hockey team appears to be in the 1933–34 OHA Intermediate Groups. The Mules finished last in their Group (6) in consecutive years and went dormant after the 1935 season. The team did not return to the ice until at least 1958 when they became founding members of the Ontario Intermediate Athletic Association (OIAA), a confederation of Intermediate (2nd tier) college programs from Southern Ontario that had thus far been unable to find a place in any other conference. The team's best finish in the OIAA came in 1963 when they reached the league championship. The following year, the conference petitioned CIAU for a bid into the University Cup but were denied. In response, the entire league cancelled their schedules midway through the year. That summer, the CIAU reversed their decision and conferred an automatic bid for the conference champion.

After restarting the conference, the OIAA often didn't hold a playoff, leaving the bid to be awarded to the regular season champion. Waterloo Lutheran finished second three times before the playoff was reinstated but failed to win any postseason game afterwards. In 1971, the four conferences that had teams in Ontario and Quebec were realigned provincially with Waterloo Lutheran being lumped into the 14-team Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA). For two seasons the program wallowed near the bottom of the standings and was largely uncompetitive.

During this period, Waterloo College and Waterloo University are sometimes confused with one another.

Wilfrid Laurier After the college renamed itself in honor of the former Prime Minister, The Golden Hawks saw a decided improvement in their play. Laurier returned to the playoffs in 1974 and won their first division title in 1977. A few off years followed but, by 1983, the Hawks were able to make their first appearance in the University Cup tournament. A surprise OUAA championship in 1989 heralded two consecutive runner-up finishes in the national series but, within a few years, the team had faded back into the pack.

Laurier became a mediocre team for much of the next 30 years, though they were able to make a trip back to the University Cup in 2007.

Season-by-season results Senior and intermediate play Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points Extra-League ChampionU Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%1933–34OHA Intermediate606004th????? 1934–35OHA Intermediate14310174th????? Lost Semifinal 1958–59OIAA??????????? 1959–60OIAA??????????? Program changed name to Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks1960–61OIAA??????????? 1961–62OIAA??????????? 1962–63OIAA??????????? Lost Championship series, 7–9 (Ryerson) 1963–64OIAA?????N/A †????? Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ? † season ended early when the league cancelled its remaining schedule in protest.

Senior collegiate 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%1964–65OIAA7430––3rd7430 1965–66OIAA10622––142nd10622 1966–67OIAA12930––182nd12930 1967–68OIAA12750––143rd12750 1968–69OIAA10730––142nd10730 1969–70OIAA10442––10T–3rd11452 Lost Semifinal, 2–8 (Laurentian) 1970–71OIAA10640––123rd11650 Lost Semifinal, 1–8 (York)1971–72OUAA195104––1411th195104 1972–73OUAA173140––612th173140 Program changed name to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks1973–74OUAA18891––178th198101 Lost Quarterfinal, 6–8 (Waterloo) 1974–75OUAA171151––235th181161 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–12 (Western Ontario) 1975–76OUAA206104––1610th206104 1976–77OUAA201361––272nd221471 Won Quarterfinal, 9–0 (Brock)Lost Semifinal, 1–6 (Toronto) 1977–78OUAA201721––352nd241941 Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (McMaster)Won Semifinal, 6–0 (Western Ontario)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Toronto) 1978–79OUAA16952––205th17962 Lost Quarterfinal, ? (Western Ontario) 1979–80OUAA225143––139th225143 1980–81OUAA221282––267th221282 1981–82OUAA221273––27T–5th251393 Won Quarterfinal, 7–3 (Queen's)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto) 1982–83OUAA241941––393rd322561 Won Quarterfinal, 5–4 (York)Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Toronto) Lost Pool 2 Round-Robin, 5–4 (Brandon), 1–10 (Saskatchewan)1983–84OUAA241536––362nd271656 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) 1984–85OUAA241824––402nd271944 Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) 1985–86OUAA242031––411st302271 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (York) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Moncton)1986–87OUAA241464––5th291784 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo)Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) 1987–88OUAA261394––307th2813114 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (York) 1988–89OUAA2613103––29T–8th3420113 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario)Won Division Final series, 2–0 (York)Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Brock)Won Championship, 3–0 (York) Won Semifinal, 8–4 (Moncton)Lost Championship, 2–5 (York)1989–90OUAA221930––381st302640 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Guelph)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)Lost Championship, 1–2 (Moncton)1990–91OUAA221381––27T–6th2716101 Won First Round, 7–4 (Laurentian)Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Waterloo) 1991–92OUAA221372––287th281792 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Ontario)Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Guelph)Lost Championship, 2–8 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Acadia)1992–93OUAA221651––33T–2nd251771 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) 1993–94OUAA242031––412nd272151 Won Division Semifinal, 5–2 (Waterloo)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 1994–95OUAA241482––305th251492 Lost Division Semifinal, 5–6 (Waterloo) 1995–96OUAA265201––1116th265201 1996–97OUAA266173––1513th266173 1997–98OUA266182––1414th266182 1998–99OUA261475––335th291595 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) 1999–00OUA2611105––277th3013125 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 2000–01OUA249114––2210th2911144 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) Lost Pool B Round-Robin, 1–6 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières), 3–2 (St. Thomas)2001–02OUA248142––18T–11th248142 2002–03OUA2412111––258th2915131 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock)Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (York) 2003–04OUA2410833–267th2812133 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (York) 2004–05OUA24121020–2610th2713122 Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo) 2005–06OUA2413821–29T–5th3216142 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Lakehead) Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 3–4 (McGill), 2–8 (Alberta)2006–07OUA2822510–451st352771 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead)Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Waterloo)Lost Championship, 3–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 4–3 (St. Francis Xavier), 4–5 (Moncton)2007–08OUA28169–12397th3419132 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Lakehead) 2008–09OUA28225–10451st332490 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Lakehead)Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 2009–10OUA28177–40386th3118130 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) 2010–11OUA28157–24366th3418124 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ontario Tech)Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) 2011–12OUA28917–112017th309201 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 2012–13OUA281412–2030T–10th3115160 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) 2013–14OUA28917–2020T–16th289190 2014–15OUA271016–1021T–16th2710170 2015–16OUA281414–0028T–12th3014160 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 2016–17OUA28159–31349th3116141 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Windsor) 2017–18OUA281510–1232T–9th3015132 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Brock) 2018–19OUA281314–1027T–12th3013170 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario) 2019–20OUA281312–2129T–11th3114161 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) 2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22OUA1687–1010th17881 Lost Division Quarterfinal, 2–5 (Brock) 2022–23OUA271313–1027T–12th3014160 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Brock) 2023–24OUA281313–112812th3316161 Won Play-In, 5–4 (OT) (Nipissing)Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto)Lost Division Semifinals series, 0–2 (Toronto Metropolitan) Totals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 1327 695 532 100 2 OUAA Championships, 2 OUA Championships, 4 West Division Title, 2 Mid-West Division Titles, 1 Far-West Division TitleConference Post-season 146 70 76 0 3 OUAA ChampionshipsU Sports Postseason 15 5 10 0 8 National Tournament appearancesRegular Season and Postseason Record 1488 770 618 100 Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

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