
Overview[]
"Tigers" is the name of the sports teams of Dalhousie University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference and U Sports (formerly known as CIS).
History[]
Dalhousie joined the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in time for the 1920-21 season. The conference 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.
From 1920-21 until 1936-37, the Tigers were also in the Halifax City League and, when they advanced, the Maritimes Senior Playoffs leading to the Allan Cup.
Of note the Tigers won two league championships in 1922, the HCL and the MIAA. After winning 3 straight MIAA titles in 1921, 1922, and 1923, they never won another conference title until 1979.
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Season-by-Season Records Table[]
MIAA/Senior 1894-95 to 1940-41[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1894 HCL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1894 HCL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1913 HCL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1914 HCL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1915 HCL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1921 HCL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1st (tie) |
1921 Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | semi-finals |
1921 MIAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | E 1st |
1921 final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | champion |
1922 HCL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7§ | 1st/champion |
1922 Maritimes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | w/d |
1922 MIAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | E final |
1922 final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | champion |
1923 HCL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 3rd |
1923 MIAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 § | E 1st |
1923 final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | champion |
1924 HCL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | 3rd |
1924 MIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | E 2nd | |
1925 HCL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1st |
1925 Playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | w/d |
1925 MIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1926 HCL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3rd Ø |
1926 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1927 HCL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1927 MIAA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3rd |
1928 HCL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1928 MIAA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3rd |
1929 HCL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 4th |
1929 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1930 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1931 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1932 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1933 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1934 MIAA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | E final |
1935 Halifax | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1935 MIAA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Halifax final |
1936 HCL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 1st § |
1936 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | finalist |
1936 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1937 HCL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 67 | 5 | 5th § |
1937 Halifax | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
1937 MIAA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | E final |
1938 NSHL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 3rd § |
1938 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 2 | Lost Final |
1939 MIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1939 NSHL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 4th |
1940 MIAA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | E semi-final |
NOTES:
- MIAA divided into East and West sections in most seasons.
- Did not operate from 1940-41 through 1945-46.
- § Indicates partial results.
- Ø Indicates combined team with King's College.
MIAA 1946-47 to 1967-68[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 MIAA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 3rd § |
1947 MIAA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 5th § |
1948 MIAA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | E 3rd |
1949 MIAA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 2 | E 3rd |
1950 MIAA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 0 | E 3rd |
1951 MIAA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 0 | E 3rd |
1952 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1953 MIAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | w/d |
1954 MIAA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | E semi-final |
1955 MIAA | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 12 | E 2nd |
1956 MIAA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | E 3rd |
1956 Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | E semi-final |
1957 MIAA | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 14 | E 2nd |
1957 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 4 | E final |
1958 MIAA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 10 | E 2nd |
1958 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 4 | E final |
1959 MIAA | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 13 | NS 1st |
1959 playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3 | E final |
1960 MIAA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | NS 3rd |
1960 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | E semi-final |
1961 MIAA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 10 | E 2nd |
1961 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | E semi-final |
1962 MIAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | E 5th |
1963 MIAA | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 66 | 12 | 8th |
1964 MIAA | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 6th |
1965 MIAA | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 72 | 9 | 6th |
1966 MIAA | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 6 | 7th |
1967 MIAA | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 78 | 8 | 6th |
1968 MIAA | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 56 | 112 | 2 | 9th |
NOTES:
- 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.
AIAA/AUAA years with ties 1968-69 to 1996-97[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 AIAA | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 106 | 10 | 7th |
1970 AIAA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 93 | 20 | 5th |
1971 AIAA | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 32 | 2nd |
1971 playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 2 | finalist |
1972 AIAA | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 78 | 20 | 3rd |
1972 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | semi-finals |
1973 AIAA | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | 14 | 8th |
1974 AUAA | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 100 | 12 | S 4th |
1975 AUAA | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 57 | 24 | 4th |
1975 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | semi-finals |
1976 AUAA | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 76 | 13 | 6th |
1977 AUAA | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 85 | 100 | 13 | 6th |
1978 AUAA | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 81 | 82 | 20 | 5th |
1979 AUAA | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 26 | 2nd |
1979 playoffs | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 22 | 13 | 8 | champion |
1979 U-Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | silver |
1980 AUAA | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 133 | 98 | 41 | E 1st |
1980 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 19 | 24 | 4 | finalist |
1981 AUAA | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 119 | 100 | 27 | K 2nd |
1981 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 17 | 17 | 4 | finalist |
1982 AUAA | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | ? | ? | 37 | K 1st |
1982 playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | pool 2nd |
1983 AUAA | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 69 | 36 | 2nd |
1983 playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 28 | 27 | 6 | finalist |
1984 AUAA | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | ? | ? | 17 | 7th |
1985 AUAA | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 120 | 115 | 28 | 4th |
1985 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 | semi-finals |
1986 AUAA | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 168 | 95 | 36 | K 1st |
1986 playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 33 | 36 | 6 | finalist |
1987 AUAA | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 149 | 95 | 38 | K 1st |
1987 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1988 AUAA | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | 34 | K 3rd |
1988 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1989 AUAA | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 116 | 113 | 26 | K 3rd |
1989 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1990 AUAA | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 90 | 74 | 22 | K 2ns |
1990 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 17 | 21 | 4 | semi-finals |
1991 AUAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1991 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1992 AUAA | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 118 | 99 | 30 | K 2nd |
1992 playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 31 | 22 | 6 | semi-finals |
1993 AUAA | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 135 | 110 | 35 | K 2nd |
1993 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | ? | ? | 4 | semi-finals |
1994 AUAA | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | ? | ? | 42 | K 1st |
1994 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 15 | 26 | 4 | semi-finals |
1995 AUAA | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 158 | 87 | 37 | K 2nd |
1995 playoffs | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | ? | ? | 4 | semi-finals |
1996 AUAA | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | ? | ? | 26 | K 3rd |
1996 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 16 | 16 | 4 | semi-finals |
1997 AUAA | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | ? | ? | 30 | K 3rd |
1997 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 20 | 21 | 4 | semi-finals |
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/AUA years with ties and OT losses 1997-98 to 2005-06[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | OL | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 AUAA | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 117 | 23 | K 3rd |
1998 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | quarter-finals |
1999 AUS | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 111 | 22 | K 4th |
1999 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2000 AUS | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 124 | 15 | K 4th |
2000 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 14 | 2 | quarter-finals |
2001 AUS | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 104 | 32 | 3rd |
2001 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 14 | 4 | semi-finals |
2002 AUS | 28 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 89 | 38 | 1st |
2002 playoffs | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 21 | 20 | 8 | finalist |
2003 AUS | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | - | 102 | 88 | 35 | 2nd |
2003 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 2 | semi-finals |
2004 AUS | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 97 | 30 | 4th |
2004 playoffs | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 23 | 25 | 8 | finalist |
2005 AUS | 28 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 96 | 21 | 7th |
2006 AUS | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 120 | 6 | 8th |
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.
AUA years without ties 2006-07 to present[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | F | A | Pts | Placing | ||||
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2007 AUS | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 94 | 136 | 19 | 8th | ||||
2008 AUS | 28 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 81 | 132 | 13 | 8th | ||||
2009 AUS | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 78 | 152 | 9 | 8th | ||||
2010 AUS | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 84 | 127 | 20 | 7th | ||||
2011 AUS | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 91 | 131 | 26 | 6th | ||||
2011 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2012 AUS | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 70 | 125 | 17 | 7th | ||||
2013 AUS | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 77 | 104 | 19 | 7th | ||||
2014 AUS | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 134 | 7 | 8th | ||||
2015 AUS | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 118 | 15 | 7th | ||||
2016 AUS | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 69 | 94 | 22 | 7th | ||||
2017 AUS | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 68 | 106 | 19 | 7th | ||||
2018 AUS | 30 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 71 | 101 | 19 | 6th | ||||
2018 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2019 AUS | 30 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 66 | 119 | 15 | 7th | ||||
2020 AUS | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 78 | 141 | 19 | 7th | ||||
2021 AUS | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
2022 AUS | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 77 | 89 | 23 | 3rd | ||||
2022 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 11 | 2 | Quarter-finals | ||||
2023 AUS | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 67 | 139 | 14 | 7th | ||||
2024 AUS | 30 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 79 | 161 | 16 | 7th |
Commemorations[]
University Cup Tournaments[]
Championships[]
SENIOR
- HCL - 1922
UNIVERSITY
- MIAA - 1921, 1922, 1923
- AUAA - 1979
Pictures[]

Memorial Arena

1920s

1935-36 Dalhousie

1936-37 Dalhousie

1937-38 Dalhousie

1938-39 Dalhousie

1939-40 Dalhousie

1945-46 Dalhousie

1948-49 Dalhousie

1949-50 Dalhousie

1953-54 Dalhousie

1955-56 Dalhousie

1956-57 Dalhousie

1957-58 Dalhousie
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1979

2009

2013-14

2015

1970s Paul McLean

Alumnus Paul McLean

January 18, 2017
Alternate Logos[]

1970s puck

1975-80 puck

1985 puck

1975 puck



Links[]
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[]
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: