Overview
"Cougars" is the name of the sports teams of Mount Royal University, located in Calgary, Alberta. It was formerly known as "Mount Royal Junior College" (MRJC) then "Mount Royal College" (MRC) until 2009. Their home arena is the Flames Community Arenas. They are members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and U Sports.
History
MRU have played in University, College, Junior A, and Junior B leagues. They were in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) from 1964-65 through 2011-12 before moving up to the CWUAA in the 2012-13 season.
Junior Seasons
The MRJC Cougars first played in the Calgary Junior B Hockey League (CJBHL), for which there are not many records available. We do know that they won the 1953-54 Alberta Junior B Playoffs, 3 games to 1 over the Drumheller Miners in the final. They then lost the 1954 Alberta-British Columbia Junior B Championship 2 games to 0 to the Trail Smoke Eaters.
It would appear that the Cougars' final season in Junior B was 1956-57. They won the league, however the first place team went on to the provincials that year.
After being in the college ranks for a few years, they returned to junior to play in the Junior A level Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons in 1970-71 and 1971-72. They finished first in 1972 but were ineligible for the playoffs.
College Seasons
In between the stints in junior, the Western Inter-College Conference (WICC) was formed in 1964-65, and changed its name to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) in 1969. While in the ACAC the Cougars won two championships as "Mount Royal Junior College", nine as "Mount Royal College", and one as "Mount Royal University". They also claimed four national titles in the CCAA in those years.
University Seasons
In 2012-13 the Cougars moved up to play in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA), in the CIS. They made their playoff debut in 2013-14, finishing 5th and losing to the 4th place Manitoba Bisons 2 games to 1. The future additions to the Year-by-Year Results Table will therefore be for the Cougars' results at the university level.
Year-by-Year Results Table
Junior Seasons
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 Alta Jr B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | champions |
1954 Alta-BC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | lost series |
1957 Calg Jr B | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 152 | 112 | 40 | 4th |
1957 Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 10 | champions |
1958 to 1970 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1971 AJHL | 50 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 243 | 227 | 57 | 3rd |
1971 Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | semi-finals |
1972 AJHL | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 250 | 151 | 70 | 1st |
College Seasons
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 to 1988 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1988 ACAC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | champions |
1988 CCAA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 8 | gold |
1989 to 1995 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1996 ACAC | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 89 | 34 | 1st |
1996 Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 10 | finalist |
1997 ACAC | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 72 | 32 | 1st |
1997 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 2 | semi-finals |
1998 ACAC | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 145 | 65 | 40 | 1st |
1998 Playoffs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | champions |
1998 CCAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | gold |
1999 ACAC | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 71 | 36 | 3rd |
1999 Playoffs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 14 | champions |
1999 CCAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | gold |
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
2000 ACAC | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 187 | 96 | 42 | 2nd |
2000 Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | semi-finals |
2001 ACAC | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 73 | 45 | 1st |
2001 Playoffs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 10 | champions |
2001 CCAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 6 | gold |
2002 ACAC | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 139 | 111 | 34 | 4th |
2002 Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | qter-finals |
2003 ACAC | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 178 | 125 | 33 | 5th |
2003 Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | qter-finals |
2004 ACAC | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 95 | 110 | 24 | 6th |
2004 Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 4 | semi-finals |
2005 ACAC | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 122 | 80 | 30 | 4th |
2005 Playoffs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 8 | semi-finals |
2006 ACAC | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 91 | 94 | 28 | 2nd |
2006 Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 14 | champions |
2007 ACAC | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 81 | 35 | 2nd |
2007 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | semi-finals |
2008 ACAC | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 78 | 29 | 4th |
2008 Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 4 | semi-finals |
2009 ACAC | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 40 | 3rd |
2009 Playoffs | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 15 | finalist |
2010 ACAC | 28 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 137 | 71 | 44 | 2nd |
2010 Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | semi-finals |
2011 ACAC | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 101 | 53 | 41 | 2nd |
2011 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | semi-finals |
2012 ACAC | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 64 | 48 | 1st |
2012 Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 | semi-finals |
Note: ACAC season records from 1965-66 to 1995-96 are not available to Wikia.
University Seasons
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 CWUAA | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 16 | 7th |
2014 CWUAA | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 80 | 111 | 25 | 5th |
2014 Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | qter-finals |
2015 CWUAA | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 75 | 35 | 3rd |
2015 Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 6 | semi-finals |
2016 CWUAA | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 73 | 37 | 3rd |
2016 Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4 | semi-finals |
2017 CWUAA | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 99 | 80 | 32 | 4th |
2017 Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 20 | 12 | 4 | semi-finals |
2018 CWUAA | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 80 | 94 | 26 | 6th |
2018 Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 15 | 4 | semi-finals |
2019 CWUAA | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 76 | 31 | 5th |
2019 Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 | 15 | 4 | semi-finals |
2020 CWUAA | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 108 | 86 | 38 | 4th |
2020 Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 11 | 12 | 1 | qter-finals |
2021 CWUAA | season cancelled due to covid-19 | - | ||||||
2022 CWUAA | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 63 | 27 | 3rd |
2022 playoffs | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 11 | 14 | 6 | semi-finals |
Commemorations
Championships
JUNIOR
COLLEGE
- WICC: 1966, 1969
- ACAC: 1973, 1974, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011
- CCAA: 1988, 1998, 1999, 2001
UNIVERSITY
- CWUAA: none
University Cups
- none
Pictures
Alternate Logos
Links
Current CW Teams
- Alberta Golden Bears ¶ Official Site
- Calgary Dinosaurs ¶ Official Site
- MacEwan Griffins ¶ Official Site
- Manitoba Bisons ¶ Official Site
- Mount Royal Cougars ¶ Official Site
- Regina Cougars ¶ Official Site
- Saskatchewan Huskies ¶ Official Site
- Trinity Western Spartans ¶ Official Site
- UBC Thunderbirds ¶ Official Site
Former CW Teams
- Brandon Bobcats ¶ Official Site
- Lakehead Norwesters (in OUA) ¶ Official Site
- Lethbridge Pronghorns ¶ Official Site
- Victoria Vikings (in BCIHL) ¶ Official Site
- Winnipeg Wesmen ¶ Official Site
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
Also see
National links:
- U Sports
- List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
Western links:
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Great Plains Athletic Conference
- List of CWUAA Seasons (from 1972-73 to present)
- List of GPAC Seasons (from 1972-73 to 1984-85)
- List of WCIAA Seasons (from 1962-63 to 1971-72)
- List of WCIAU Seasons (from 1918-19 to 1961-62)
Atlantic links:
Ontario-Quebec links:
- Ontario University Athletics
- RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
- Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association (with seasons from 1954 to 1971)
- List of OUA Seasons (includes CIAU, QOAA & OUAA)
- List of QOAA Seasons (from 1954 to 1971)
- Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association (with seasons from 1965 to 1971)
- Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference (with seasons from 1951 to 1971)
- List of QUAA Seasons (from 1971-72 to 1986-87)
- List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (from 1902-03 to 1938-39)
- Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (from 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
- 4-West Championship
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- Pacific West Athletic Association
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
- Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
- Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
- RSEQ College League
- Atlantic Collegiate Athletic AssociationOther links: