This is the 2018-19 season for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. Here are the navigation shortcuts to other seasons and conferences:
Player Death[]
The MacEwan Griffins were hit with the death of 23 year old Nakehko Lamothe, who passed away due to cardiac arrest after a January 25th game in Calgary.[1] The team captain, Cam Gotaas would present the championship trophy to Nakehos's family when the team won the league playoffs March 24th.[2]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIT Ooks | 28 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 64 | 41 |
| MacEwan Griffins | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 58 | 40 |
| Red Deer Kings | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 87 | 40 |
| Augustana Vikings | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 103 | 35 |
| SAIT Trojans | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 90 | 35 |
| Concordia Thunder | 28 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 116 | 16 |
| Briercrest Clippers | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 162 | 13 |
| Portage Voyageurs | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 155 | 11 |
Playoffs[]
The top six teams qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-three.
Quarter-Finals[]
- Mar 8: Red Deer College 5 Concordia 0
- Mar 9: Red Deer College 6 Concordia 1
- (Red Deer Kings defeated Concordia Thunder 2-games-to-0.)
- Mar 7: Augustana 2 SAIT 1
- Mar 8: SAIT 4 Augustana 3 (2ot)
- Mar 10: SAIT 4 Augustana 3 (ot)
- (SAIT Trojans defeated Augustana Vikings 2-games-to-1.)
Semi-Finals[]
- Mar 14: MacEwan 4 Red Deer 3 (2ot)
- Mar 15: Red Deer 1 MacEwan 0 (ot)
- Mar 16: MacEwan 3 Red Deer 2 (2ot)
- (MacEwan Griffins defeated Red Deer Kings 2-games-to-1.)
- Mar 15: NAIT 2 SAIT 1
- Mar 16: SAIT 5 NAIT 1
- Mar 17: NAIT 7 SAIT 2
- (NAIT Ooks defeated SAIT Trojans 2-games-to-1.)
Final[]
- Mar 22: MacEwan 5 NAIT 2
- Mar 23: MacEwan 4 NAIT 4 (2ot)
- (MacEwan Griffins defeated NAIT Ooks 2-games-to-none.)
MacEwan Griffins are ACAC Men's Hockey Champions. There was no Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship.
Gold – MacEwan Griffins
Silver - NAIT Ooks
Bronze – N/A
Photos[]
ACAC championship trophy being presented to the family of Nakeh Lamothe
Teams[]
NOTE: In this table the team links are to external pages.
Also see[]
College links:
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (from 2005-06 to present)
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (from 1975 to 2001)
- List of OCAA Seasons (from 1967-68 to 2003-04)
- RSEQ College League
University links:
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport aka U Sports
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association * includes past champions and external links
- Atlantic University Sport
- Ontario University Athletics