NAIT Ooks

Overview
"Ooks" is the name of the sports teams of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), located in Edmonton, Alberta. The teams were originally called the "Ookpiks".

The team competes in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), and has done since the inception of the ACAC in 1964-65 (and the 1963-64 exhibition season). The ACAC is affiliated with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), the second tier of university/college sport in Canada. The CCAA has not held a national hockey playoff since 2001. The ACAC is currently the only college league in Canada. However, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) includes college teams and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) operates a league of mostly Cégep teams.

Seasons with ties: 1965-66 to 2000-01
The ACAC Archives do not include results for 1965-66 to 1994-95.


 * Note: 1984 Nationals results not on Wikia, but NAIT did not medal.
 * Note: In 1999-00 1 point awarded for tie after regulation and one overtime period - an additional point awarded if winner decided in overtime. T column has OLs. OWs in W column.
 * Note: In 2000-01 OTLs were recorded but no additional points awarded.

Seasons with ties and OL: 2001-02 to present

 * Notes:
 * There were no tied games in 2007-08 to 2008-09.
 * The 2020 playoffs were cancelled after the quarter-final round.

Championships
ACAC:
 * 1967, 1968
 * 1971, 1972, 1976
 * 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
 * 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
 * 2013, 2015, 2016

CCAA:
 * 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989
 * 1990, 1992, 1996

CCAA Nationals

 * Appearances: 9 (7 gold, 1 bronze)
 * 1982 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1984 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1985 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1986 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1987 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1989 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1990 CCAA Championship Bowl
 * 1992 CCAA Challenge Cup
 * 1996 Al Bohonous CCAA Championship Bowl


 * Source: CCAA National Appearances
 * Source: Alberta champions

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College links

 * ACAC List of Seasons
 * Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
 * 4-West Championship
 * British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
 * British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association
 * Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
 * Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
 * RSEQ College League
 * Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association

ACAC Teams

 * Augustana Vikings
 * Briercrest Clippers
 * Concordia Thunder
 * NAIT Ooks
 * Portage Voyageurs
 * Red Deer Kings
 * SAIT Trojans

Former Teams

 * Keyano Huskies
 * MacEwan Griffins
 * Mount Royal Cougars

University Links

 * Canadian Interuniversity Sport
 * Canada West Universities Athletic Association

Shannon Szabados
The Ooks' 2013 men's championship team had a girl goalie! Shannon Szabados went on to win a gold medal in the 2014 Olympics. (On the women's team, that is.) She had previously played for the MacEwan Griffins, and went on to play in the SPHL with the Columbus Cottonmouths and Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)