The Victoria Vikes men's ice hockey team is a club ice hockey team made up of students from the University of Victoria. The team has been a member of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League since 2006 and previously competed in U Sports. The Vikes play their home games at the Ian Stewart Complex in Victoria, British Columbia.
History Victoria joined a growing number of schools in Western Canada when they founded their varsity ice hockey team in 1969. The then-named Vikings became members of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) and got off to a predictably poor start. After going winless in their inaugural season, the team showed some improvement with three wins in year two. Unfortunately, the team regressed afterwards, going winless for a second time in 1972. That summer, the WCIAA was split into two conferences as a way to help teams cut down on travel costs. In their new league, Canada West Universities Athletic Association, the Vikings remained a bottom-feeder, losing all 24 of their contests and averaging less than 2 goals per game. Despite the lesser operating costs, the program was still expensive to run. After very little to show for their efforts over four seasons, the school decided to end the program.
More than 30 years later, Victoria returned to the ice when the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League was formed. The Vikes were one of the early luminaries of the conference, winning the championship three times in the first six seasons. Despite the team's success, the university has yet to show any interest in returning the club to varsity status.
Season-by-season results Varsity 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%1969–70WCIAA140140––08th140140 1970–71WCIAA203170––68th203170 1971–72WCIAA200200––08th200200 1972–73Canada West240240––05th240240 Program suspendedTotals GP W L T/SOL %ChampionshipsRegular Season 78 3 75 0 Conference Post-season 0 0 0 0 U Sports Postseason 0 0 0 0 Regular Season and Postseason Record 78 3 75 0 Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.
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