The Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) is a conference in U Sports (formerly known as "CIS"). The CWUAA men's hockey league is an 8-team top tier scholastic league operating in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The CWUAA wins more CIS titles than any other conference. The CWUAA has 18 men's hockey titles to 2017. The other current conferences in U Sports are Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).
External links:
- Canada West Hockey Site
- Canada West History Page
- Canada West Hockey History Links Page
- Canada West Standings History pdf
Previous Conferences
- 1919-20 through 1961-62: Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU)
- 1961-62 through 1971-72: Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAA)
- 1972-73 through 1984-85: Split in two: Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) & Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)
- 1985-86 to present: Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA)
Participating Universities Chart
Click team name to go to team page.
| Logo | Current | External | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
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Saskatchewan Huskies | Official Site | 1919-now |
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Alberta Golden Bears | Official Site | 1919-1920 1927-now |
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Manitoba Bisons | Official SIte | 1920-24 1940 1947 1957-61 1963-now |
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UBC Thunderbirds | Official Site | 1962-1964 1967-now |
| Calgary Dinosaurs | Official Site | 1965-now | |
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Regina Cougars | Official Site | 1977-now |
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Lethbridge Pronghorns | Official Site | 1985-now |
| Mount Royal Cougars | Official Site | 2013-now | |
| Logo | Former | External | Years |
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Brandon Bobcats | Official Site | 1955 1957-1958 1970-2002 |
| Winnipeg Wesmen | Official Site | 1969-1984 | |
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Victoria Vikings | Official Site | 1970-1973 |
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Lakehead Norwesters | Official Site | 1973-1985 |
| Logo | Other Leagues | External | Years |
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Trinity Western Spartans | Official Site | none |
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MacEwan Griffins | Official Site | none |
* includes WCIAU, WIAA, GPAC, and CWUAA seasons
Table of Seasons and Champions
- Click on year to visit page for that season.
- Click on team to visit team page.
- Click on 1st column of U-Cup notes to visit U-Cup page for that season.
- Until 1950 the champion was awarded the Halpenny Trophy. From 1951 onwards the champion was awarded the Hardy Trophy.
Table of WCIAU Champions
| Year | Champion | Notes |
| 1911 | Alberta | unofficial |
| 1913 | Alberta | unofficial |
| 1914 | Alberta | unofficial |
| 1919 | Saskatchewan | ex v Alta |
| 1920 | Manitoba | 1st official season |
| 1921 | Saskatchewan | not on CW pdf |
| 1922 | Manitoba | not on CW pdf |
| 1923 | Saskatchewan | not on CW pdf |
| 1924 | Manitoba | not on CW pdf |
| 1925 | no season | exhibition game |
| 1926 | no season | - |
| 1927 | Saskatchewan | - |
| 1928 | no season | - |
| 1929 | Saskatchewan | exhibition game |
| 1930 | Saskatchewan | not on CW pdf |
| 1931 | no results | - |
| 1932 | no results | - |
| 1933 | no results | - |
| 1934 | Alberta | not on CW pdf |
| 1935 | no results | - |
| 1936 | Alberta | - |
| 1937 | Alberta | - |
| 1938 | Alberta | - |
| 1939 | Alberta | - |
| 1940 | Alberta | - |
| 1941-5 | War | |
| 1946 | Alberta | - |
| 1947 | Alberta | - |
| 1948 | Alberta | - |
| 1949 | Alberta | - |
| 1950 | Alberta | - |
| 1951 | Alberta | - |
| 1952 | Saskatchewan | - |
| 1953 | Saskatchewan | - |
| 1954 | Alberta | - |
| 1955 | Alberta | - |
| 1956 | Alberta | - |
| 1957 | Alberta | - |
| 1958 | Alberta | - |
| 1959 | Saskatchewan | - |
| 1960 | Alberta | - |
| 1961 | Alberta | - |
| 1962 | Alberta | - |
Note:
- There was no University Cup in the foregoing seasons. In the pre-WW2 years, university teams competed for the Allan Cup. In 1923, Saskatchewan won the Western Allan Cup title then lost the national final. In 1928, Manitoba won the Allan Cup (as provincial champion), followed by the 1931 world championship.
Table of WIAA Champions
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UBC | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1964 | Alberta | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1965 | Manitoba | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1966 | Alberta | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1967 | Saskatchewan | 0-2 fourth | none | |
| 1968 | Alberta | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1969 | Alberta | 2-1 bronze | none | |
| 1970 | Alberta | 0-2 5th place | none | |
| 1971 | Alberta | 1-2 fourth | none | |
| 1972 | Alberta | 1-1 bronze | none |
Note:
- In each of the foregoing seasons only the conference champion qualified for the University Cup. There were no wild-card nor host berths awarded.
Table of GPAC Champions
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Lakehead | 0-2 quarter-finals | none | |
| 1974 | Brandon | 0-2 quarter-finals | none | |
| 1975 | Brandon | 0-2 quarter-finals | none | |
| 1976 | Manitoba | 0-1 regional | Brandon (2nd) | 0-1 regional |
| 1977 | Manitoba | 0-2 quarter-finals | none | |
| 1978 | Regina | 0-2 pool 3rd | none | |
| 1979 | Regina | 0-2 pool 3rd | none | |
| 1980 | Regina | 2-1 silver | none | |
| 1981 | Brandon | 0-2 pool 3rd | none | |
| 1982 | Regina | 0-2 pool 3rd | Brandon (wc) | 0-2 pool 3rd |
| 1983 | Brandon | 0-2 pool 3rd | none | |
| 1984 | Manitoba | 0-2 quarter-finals | none | |
| 1985 | Manitoba | 1-2 quarter-finals | none |
Table of CWUAA Champions
Pre-GPAC Merger
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Alberta | 2-2 semi-finals | none | |
| 1974 | Calgary | 2-2 semi-finals | none | |
| 1975 | Alberta | 6-1 gold | none | |
| 1976 | Calgary | 3-1 semi-finals | Alberta (2nd) | 1-1 regional |
| 1977 | Alberta | 2-1 silver | UBC (sub) | 1-1 semi-finals |
| 1978 | Alberta | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1979 | Alberta | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1980 | Calgary | 1-1 pool 2nd | Alberta (sub Regina) | 3-0 gold |
| 1981 | Saskatchewan | 2-1 silver | Calgary (host) | 1-1 pool 2nd |
| 1982 | Saskatchewan | 2-1 silver | none | |
| 1983 | Saskatchewan | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1984 | Alberta | 2-1-1 semi-finals | none | |
| 1985 | Alberta | 3-2-1 silver | none |
Post-GPAC Merger
NOTES:
- (wc) indicates team qualified as national rotating wild-card team
- (host) indicates team qualified as University Cup hosts
- (sub) indicates team qualified as sub for University Cup hosts and CWUAA champion
- (2nd) indicates team qualified as 2nd place team
- from 1987 onwards there were no preliminary series nor qualifying tournaments played for University Cup qualification
- from 2015 onwards the 2nd place team qualifies in the 8 team University Cup format
- the conference had 3 reps in the 2000 and 2005 University Cups
All-Star Games
- Dec. 6, 1963 at Vancouver: Olympic Team 7 Canada West College All Stars 1
- Dec. 7, 1963 at Coquitlam: Olympic Team 5 Canada West College All Stars 2
Team Canada Juniors
When Team Canada prepares for the world juniors they usually play a local university team. In the west, during exam season for many players, that often entails putting together two or more teams. So these are not true "all-star" games but do involve an all-star-like blending of players from different teams. The CW teams usually also use Team Canada goaltenders because they usually have 4 goalies competing for spots.
- Dec. 14, 2004 at Winnipeg: Manitoba Bisons 4, Team Canada 2
- Dec. 15, 2004 at Winnipeg: Team Canada 6, Manitoba Bisons 3
- Dec, 15, 2006 at Calgary: Calgary/Lethbridge 5, Team Canada 4 Story/Stats
- Dec. 15, 2009 at Saskatoon: Sask./Regina 4, Team Canada 2 Faceoff Story
- Dec. 17, 2011 at Calgary: Team Canada 7, Calgary/Lethbridge 4 UC Story
- Dec. 12, 2012 at Edmonton: Alberta Golden Bears 4, Team Canada 1 TSN Story Sportsnet Story
- Dec. 13, 2012 at Calgary: Team Canada 2, Calgary/Lethbridge/MRU 0 TSN Story Sportsnet Story UC Story
There were similar games played by other conferences.
- Dec. 14, 2002 at Acadia: AUS Selects 2, Team Canada 5
- Dec. 15, 2002 at Acadia: AUS Selects 2, Team Canada 3
- Dec. 14, 2010 at Toronto: Team Canada 6, OUA Selects 2
- Dec. 14, 2013 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Team Toronto 0
- Dec. 13, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 10, Toronto Selects 3
- Dec. 14, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Toronto Selects 0
Starting in 2015 a CIS/U Sports-wide select team, including CWUAA players, was chosen to play.
- Dec. 12, 2015 at Toronto: CIS All-Stars 5, Team Canada 4 (SO)
- Dec. 13, 2015 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, CIS All-Stars 0
- Dec. 12, 2016 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, U Sports All-Stars 3
- Dec. 13, 2016 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, U Sports All-Stars 0
Also see
National links:
- U Sports (formerly known as CIS)
- List of University Cup Playoffs
Western links:
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Great Plains Athletic Conference
- List of CWUAA Seasons
- List of GPAC Seasons
- List of WIAA Seasons
- List of WCIAU Seasons
Atlantic links:
Ontario-Quebec links:
- Ontario University Athletics
- RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
- Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
- Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Ottawa St Lawrence Conference
- List of OUA Seasons
- List of OUAA Seasons
- List of QUAA Seasons
- List of OSLC Seasons
- List of QOAA Seasons
- List of OIAA Seasons
- List of CIAU Central Seasons
- List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
- Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (1902-03 to 1934-35)
- Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
- International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
- West Point Weekend
College links:
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
- Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
- Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
- Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
