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Historical Outlook: Alberta Golden Bears
Before the quarter-finals I posted historical outlooks on the Bisons' fellow quarter-finalists. Now, we move to those who had the byes.
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
As with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, UBC, and Mount Royal, the Monkeys did not start out in university leagues. There are records of them playing senior and intermediate leagues going back to 1911. The first inter-collegiate hockey competition was in 1918-19 when the Huskies beat the Monkeys in a two-game series, 7-3 on aggregate.
The University of Alberta did not enjoy the level of success as their prairie cohorts at the senior level. They made it as far as the provincial final just the once (in 1921) and the semi-finals just one other time (1924). In fact, they wound up in the 1930s playing at the intermediate level instead.
However, the 1920-21 Alberta Senior Playoffs, and other events that year, are worth a peak. The University of Alberta did not enter the WCIAU that season. (The University of Saskatchewan beat the University of Manitoba in the 1920-21 WCIAU Season and got a berth in the 1920-21 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs for that victory.) The University of Alberta did win the Edmonton league title to advance to the provincials. In the semi-final they beat the Vermilion Farmers 9-3 on aggregate, with each side winning once. In the final they lost to Calgary Alberta Pacific 8-6 on aggregate, after a replay of a game they lost and then protested. The Calgary team won their title too late to compete in the 1920-21 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. The same thing happened to the UBC Thunderbirds. They defeated the Vancouver Towers and Victoria Senators to win the 1920-21 British Columbia Senior Playoffs but could go no further. It would have been ironic to have seen one, or possibly two all-U matchups in those Allan Cup playoffs. As it was, bad timing prevented the UBC Thunderbirds from meeting the Saskatchewan Huskies for the first time. Meanwhile, in the 1920-21 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs the University of Toronto defeated McGill University in the final.
In the 1923-24 Alberta Senior Playoffs the Alberta Golden Bears again won the Edmonton league and advanced to the provincials. They were, however, beaten 15-8 on aggregate by Canmore in the semi-finals. While the team continued at the intermediate level through 1940, this was pretty much it for success at the senior level.
However, the Monkeys have been stranger to success at the university level. If you like long lists, just look at a list of their championship seasons:
WCIAU - 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1959, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
WIAA - 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
CWUAA - 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
University Cup - 1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014
In 1962-63 the WCIAU changed its name to the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAA). The Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (as it then was) started the University Cup in 1963. Alberta has won more titles than any other team.
From 1949-50 to 1967-68, the Alberta Golden Bears and the UBC Thunderbirds played an annual series for the Hamber Trophy. From 1961-62 onwards, UBC was often in the WCIAU or the WIAA and in those seasons the teams' conference games counted towards this Trophy. Alberta won it 17 times, UBC won it twice.
The Primates have also been in several international competitions. At the Universiade, they won gold in 1981 and bronze in 1987. In 2011 the defeated Denmark's junior national team 5-0 and 8-3. In 2012 they defeated Canada's junior national team 4-1.
Also of note, the Apes have a winning record against the NHL's Edmonton Greasers. Most seasons they face a team of prospects early in the NHL training camp.
The last 10 years:
Year Competition``````GP`` W`` L T/OT``F`` A Pts``Placing
2005-06 CWUAA Season``28``21`` 5`` 2 120``67``44``1st of 4 div
2006 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``23`` 6`` 8``won final
2006 University Cup````3`` 3`` 0`` 0``16`` 5`` 6``won final
2006-07 CWUAA Season``28``20`` 4`` 4 113``79``44``1st of 4 div
2007 Playoffs``````````4`` 2`` 2`` 0``13``10`` 4``lost final
2007-08 CWUAA Season``28``21`` 5`` 2 126``77``44``1st of 7
2008 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``21`` 8`` 8``won final
2008 University Cup````3`` 2`` 1`` 0``11`` 5`` 4``won final
2008-09 CWUAA Season``28``22`` 4`` 2 120``63``46``1st of 7
2009 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``23`` 9`` 8``won final
2009 University Cup````2`` 1`` 1`` 0`` 5`` 7`` 2``2nd in pool
2009-10 CWUAA Season``28``23`` 4`` 1 145``84``47``1st of 7
2010 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``15``10`` 8``won final
2010 University Cup````3`` 2`` 0`` 1``11`` 8`` 4``lost final
2010-11 CWUAA Season``28``19`` 6`` 3 112``74``41``1st of 7
2011 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``17`` 2`` 8``won final
2011 University Cup````2`` 0`` 2`` 0`` 4`` 9`` 0``3rd in pool
2011-12 CWUAA Season``28``20`` 6`` 2 102``62``42``2nd of 7
2012 Playoffs``````````3`` 1`` 2`` 0``12``10`` 2``lost semi-final
2012-13 CWUAA Season``28``23`` 4`` 1 117``46``47``1st of 7
2013 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``20`` 5`` 8``won final
2013 University Cup````2`` 1`` 1`` 0`` 5`` 5`` 2``2nd in pool
2013-14 CWUAA Season``28``25`` 2`` 1 146``54``51``1st of 7
2014 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``21`` 5`` 8``won final
2014 University Cup````3`` 3`` 0`` 0`` 9`` 5`` 6``won final
2014-15 CWUAA Season``28``24`` 3`` 1 125``56``49``1st of 7
To read more:
http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Alberta_Golden_Bears
Before the quarter-finals I posted historical outlooks on the Bisons' fellow quarter-finalists. Now, we move to those who had the byes.
As with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, UBC, and Mount Royal, the Monkeys did not start out in university leagues. There are records of them playing senior and intermediate leagues going back to 1911. The first inter-collegiate hockey competition was in 1918-19 when the Huskies beat the Monkeys in a two-game series, 7-3 on aggregate.
The University of Alberta did not enjoy the level of success as their prairie cohorts at the senior level. They made it as far as the provincial final just the once (in 1921) and the semi-finals just one other time (1924). In fact, they wound up in the 1930s playing at the intermediate level instead.
However, the 1920-21 Alberta Senior Playoffs, and other events that year, are worth a peak. The University of Alberta did not enter the WCIAU that season. (The University of Saskatchewan beat the University of Manitoba in the 1920-21 WCIAU Season and got a berth in the 1920-21 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs for that victory.) The University of Alberta did win the Edmonton league title to advance to the provincials. In the semi-final they beat the Vermilion Farmers 9-3 on aggregate, with each side winning once. In the final they lost to Calgary Alberta Pacific 8-6 on aggregate, after a replay of a game they lost and then protested. The Calgary team won their title too late to compete in the 1920-21 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. The same thing happened to the UBC Thunderbirds. They defeated the Vancouver Towers and Victoria Senators to win the 1920-21 British Columbia Senior Playoffs but could go no further. It would have been ironic to have seen one, or possibly two all-U matchups in those Allan Cup playoffs. As it was, bad timing prevented the UBC Thunderbirds from meeting the Saskatchewan Huskies for the first time. Meanwhile, in the 1920-21 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs the University of Toronto defeated McGill University in the final.
In the 1923-24 Alberta Senior Playoffs the Alberta Golden Bears again won the Edmonton league and advanced to the provincials. They were, however, beaten 15-8 on aggregate by Canmore in the semi-finals. While the team continued at the intermediate level through 1940, this was pretty much it for success at the senior level.
However, the Monkeys have been stranger to success at the university level. If you like long lists, just look at a list of their championship seasons:
WCIAU - 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1959, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
WIAA - 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
CWUAA - 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
University Cup - 1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014
In 1962-63 the WCIAU changed its name to the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAA). The Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (as it then was) started the University Cup in 1963. Alberta has won more titles than any other team.
From 1949-50 to 1967-68, the Alberta Golden Bears and the UBC Thunderbirds played an annual series for the Hamber Trophy. From 1961-62 onwards, UBC was often in the WCIAU or the WIAA and in those seasons the teams' conference games counted towards this Trophy. Alberta won it 17 times, UBC won it twice.
The Primates have also been in several international competitions. At the Universiade, they won gold in 1981 and bronze in 1987. In 2011 the defeated Denmark's junior national team 5-0 and 8-3. In 2012 they defeated Canada's junior national team 4-1.
Also of note, the Apes have a winning record against the NHL's Edmonton Greasers. Most seasons they face a team of prospects early in the NHL training camp.
The last 10 years:
Year Competition``````GP`` W`` L T/OT``F`` A Pts``Placing
2005-06 CWUAA Season``28``21`` 5`` 2 120``67``44``1st of 4 div
2006 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``23`` 6`` 8``won final
2006 University Cup````3`` 3`` 0`` 0``16`` 5`` 6``won final
2006-07 CWUAA Season``28``20`` 4`` 4 113``79``44``1st of 4 div
2007 Playoffs``````````4`` 2`` 2`` 0``13``10`` 4``lost final
2007-08 CWUAA Season``28``21`` 5`` 2 126``77``44``1st of 7
2008 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``21`` 8`` 8``won final
2008 University Cup````3`` 2`` 1`` 0``11`` 5`` 4``won final
2008-09 CWUAA Season``28``22`` 4`` 2 120``63``46``1st of 7
2009 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``23`` 9`` 8``won final
2009 University Cup````2`` 1`` 1`` 0`` 5`` 7`` 2``2nd in pool
2009-10 CWUAA Season``28``23`` 4`` 1 145``84``47``1st of 7
2010 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``15``10`` 8``won final
2010 University Cup````3`` 2`` 0`` 1``11`` 8`` 4``lost final
2010-11 CWUAA Season``28``19`` 6`` 3 112``74``41``1st of 7
2011 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``17`` 2`` 8``won final
2011 University Cup````2`` 0`` 2`` 0`` 4`` 9`` 0``3rd in pool
2011-12 CWUAA Season``28``20`` 6`` 2 102``62``42``2nd of 7
2012 Playoffs``````````3`` 1`` 2`` 0``12``10`` 2``lost semi-final
2012-13 CWUAA Season``28``23`` 4`` 1 117``46``47``1st of 7
2013 Playoffs``````````5`` 4`` 1`` 0``20`` 5`` 8``won final
2013 University Cup````2`` 1`` 1`` 0`` 5`` 5`` 2``2nd in pool
2013-14 CWUAA Season``28``25`` 2`` 1 146``54``51``1st of 7
2014 Playoffs``````````4`` 4`` 0`` 0``21`` 5`` 8``won final
2014 University Cup````3`` 3`` 0`` 0`` 9`` 5`` 6``won final
2014-15 CWUAA Season``28``24`` 3`` 1 125``56``49``1st of 7
To read more:
http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Alberta_Golden_Bears
