St. Francis Xavier X-Men

Overview
"X-Men" is the name of the male sports teams of St. Francis Xavier University located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference and U Sports (formerly known as CIS).

History
St. F.X. started in an intercollegiate competition for the Hewson Cup in 1905-06, which they won 3 straight times to keep the trophey.

St. F.X. was an original member of the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) hockey league in 1919-20. It changed names in 1968-69 to the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (AIAA), in 1973-74 to the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA), and finally in 1998-99 to the present AUS.

Until 1954-55 X also played in the Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League (APCSHL) and, when they advanced, the Maritimes Senior Playoffs leading to the Allan Cup.

External link:
 * Official Site

MIAA/Senior 1905-06 to 1954-55
NOTES:
 * MIAA divided into East and West sections in most seasons.
 * 1923, 1925-28, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952 MIAA divisional results not available on Wikia.

MIAA 1955-56 to 1967-68

 * There were some 4 point games from 1962-63 to 1964-65.
 * The two divisions were called Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB) in 1958-59 and 1959-60.
 * A one division format started in 1962-63.
 * There were no playoffs from 1964 to 1967.
 * 1956 and 1962 MIAA standings not available on Wikia.

AUAA years with ties 1984-85 to 1996-97
NOTES:
 * Two divisions in 1973-74, North and South.
 * Two divisions in 1979-80, East and West.
 * Two divisions in 1980-81 to 1981-82 and 1985-86 to 1996-97, Kelly and MacAdam.

AUAA/AUS years with ties and OT losses 1997-98 to 2005-06
NOTES:
 * Two divisions in 1997-98 to 1999-00, Kelly and MacAdam.
 * One division format from 2000-01 onwards.
 * From 1997-98 to 2001-02 overtime losses were also included in the loss column.

University Cup Tournaments

 * 1963 University Cup
 * 1966 University Cup
 * 1967 University Cup
 * 1968 University Cup
 * 1976 University Cup
 * 1978 University Cup
 * 2001 University Cup
 * 2003 University Cup
 * 2004 University Cup
 * 2007 University Cup
 * 2011 University Cup
 * 2015 University Cup
 * 2016 University Cup
 * 2017 University Cup
 * 2018 University Cup

Championships
SENIOR UNIVERSITY
 * APCSHL – 1928, 1951
 * Maritimes – 1951, 1952
 * Hewson Cup – 1906, 1907, 1908
 * MIAA - 1920, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
 * AIAA - 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968
 * AUAA - 1976, 1978
 * AUS – 2004, 2016, 2017
 * University Cup - 2004

X-Men who played in the NHL

 * Trevor Fahey
 * Don Keenan
 * Joe Lundrigan
 * Dale McTavish
 * Bob Stephenson
 * P.J. Stock

Participating Universities

 * Acadia Axemen
 * Dalhousie Tigers
 * Moncton Aigles Bleus
 * New Brunswick Varsity Reds
 * Prince Edward Island Panthers
 * St. Francis Xavier X-Men
 * Saint Mary's Huskies

Formerly Participating Universities

 * St. Thomas Tommies
 * Cape Breton Capers
 * MUN Beothuks
 * Mount Allison Mounties

Formerly Participating Universities - no longer AUS members

 * Nova Scotia Technical College - now part of Dalhousie
 * Prince of Wales College - now part of UPEI
 * St. Dunstan's Saints - now part of UPEI
 * Collège Saint-Joseph aka St. Joseph's University - now part of Moncton
 * University of King's College Blue Devils

Also see
Senior links:
 * List of Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs
 * Maritimes Senior Playoffs
 * Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League
 * List of APC Seasons
 * Central Section
 * Valley Senior Hockey League
 * List of VSHL Seasons
 * Atlantic Canadian Hockey History
 * VSHL page

National links:
 * U Sports (formerly CIS)
 * List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
 * List of University Cup Champions

Atlantic links:
 * Atlantic University Sport
 * List of AUS Seasons (from 1919-20 to present)
 * Atlantic History - AUS page
 * Intercollegiate Hockey League and Sumner Cup
 * Hewson Cup
 * Mount Allison Site – Atlantic hockey early trophies - pdf
 * Mount Allison Site – Atlantic hockey early trophies