Atlantic University Sport is a conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), now known as U Sports. The AUS men's hockey league is a 7-team top tier scholastic league operating in the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and (formerly) Newfoundland. The other conferences in U Sports are the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
- AUS Hockey Site
- AUS Wikipedia
- List of AUS Seasons
- Atlantic Canadian Hockey History @Angelfire
- Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association @Angelfire
- Atlantic University Sport @Angelfire
Previous Conferences[]
Pre-World War I[]
- 1905-06: Hewson Cup
- 1908-09: Sumner Cup and Intercollegiate Hockey League
Post-World War I[]
- 1919: Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)
- 1969: Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (AIAA)
- 1974: Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA)
- 1999: Atlantic University Sport (AUS)
- Note - The foregoing were name changes, none involved teams switching conferences. Following the 1972-73 seasons, the AIAA merged with the AWIAA which had governed women's sports.
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Participating Universities[]
Men's[]
Women's[]
The women's conference started with the 1997-98 season. For the 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00 seasons the teams played an exhibition schedule that ended with a conference tournament held among the member schools.
Formerly Participating Universities[]
- St. Thomas Tommies (men's team ceased play after 2015-16 season)
- Cape Breton Capers (program ended after 1994-95 season)
- MUN Beothuks (program ended after 1981-82 season)
- Mount Allison Mounties (Men's program ended after 1997-98 season)
- New Brunswick Varsity Reds (women's team stopped playing after 2007-08 season)
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
Other Links[]
- Boyle Trophy - St. John's senior championship
- Herder Memorial Trophy - Newfoundland senior championship
- Wellner Trophy - PEI competition
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.
MIAA Seasons: 1919-20 to 1967-68[]
NOTES:
- There was no University Cup until 1963.
- Before the University Cup, university teams competed for the Allan Cup.
- In this 1963-68 era only the conference champion qualified for the University Cup. There were no wild-card nor host berths awarded.
AIAA Seasons: 1968-69 to 1972-73[]
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Saint Mary's | 0-2 4th | none | |
| 1970 | Saint Mary's | 2-1 silver | none | |
| 1971 | Saint Mary's | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1972 | Saint Mary's | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1973 | Saint Mary's | 2-1 silver | none |
NOTES:
- In this era only the conference champion qualified for the University Cup. There were no wild-card nor host berths awarded.
AUAA Seasons: 1973-74 to 1997-98[]
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Saint Mary's | 1-2 lost semi | none | |
| 1975 | Saint Mary's | 1-2 lost semi | none | |
| 1976 | St. FX | 1-1 regional | Moncton (2nd) | 0-1 regional |
| 1977 | Saint Mary's | 2-3 lost semi | none | |
| 1978 | St. FX | 1-1 pool 2nd | none | |
| 1979 | Dalhousie | 1-1-1 silver | none | |
| 1980 | Moncton | 1-1 pool 2nd | none | |
| 1981 | Moncton | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1982 | Moncton | 3-0 gold | none | |
| 1983 | Moncton | 0-1-1 pool 3rd | none | |
| 1984 | New Brunswick | 0-2 regional | none | |
| 1985 | UPEI | 0-2 regional | none | |
| 1986 | Moncton | 2-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1987 | UPEI | 1-1 pool 2nd | none | |
| 1988 | UPEI | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1989 | Moncton | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1990 | Moncton | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1991 | UPEI | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1992 | Acadia | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1993 | Acadia | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1994 | Acadia | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1995 | Moncton | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1996 | Acadia | 2-0 gold | none | |
| 1997 | New Brunswick | 1-1 silver | none | |
| 1998 | New Brunswick | 3-0 gold | Acadia (wc) | 2-1 silver |
AUS Seasons: 1998-99 to present[]
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/or AUS 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 University Cup reps on five (5) occasions; 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016, and 2017
- the 2020 University Cup was cancelled before UNB and Acadia could play their first games and before SMU could play their semi-final game
Alternative Logos[]
Also see[]
National links:
- U Sports
- List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
- 1967 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
- Canadian University Teams v National Teams
Atlantic links:
- Atlantic University Sport
- List of AUS Seasons (from 1919-20 to present)
- Atlantic History - AUS page
Atlantic Senior links:
- List of Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs
- Maritimes Senior Playoffs
- Maritimes Senior Hockey Champions
- Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League - (APC)
- List of APC Seasons
- Central Section
- Valley Senior Hockey League - (VSHL)
- List of VSHL Seasons
- Halifax City League – with list of seasons
- Boyle Trophy – formerly St. John's senior champions
- Atlantic Canadian Hockey History
- VSHL page
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
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
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