NAIT Ooks

Overview[edit | edit source]

"Ooks" is the name of the sports teams of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), located in Edmonton, Alberta. The teams were originally called the "Ookpiks".

The team competes in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), and has done since the inception of the ACAC in 1964-65 (and the 1963-64 exhibition season). The ACAC is affiliated with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), the second tier of university/college sport in Canada. The CCAA has not held a national hockey playoff since 2001. The ACAC is currently the only college league in Canada. However, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) includes college teams and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) operates a league of mostly Cégep teams.

Season-by-Season Records Table[edit | edit source]

Seasons with ties: 1965-66 to 2000-01[edit | edit source]

The ACAC Archives do not include results for 1965-66 to 1994-95.

Year/Comp.	GP	W	L	T	F	A	Pts	Placing
1966 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1967 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1968 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1969-1970	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1971 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1972 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1972 4-West	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1973-1975	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1976 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1976 4-West	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3rd/4th
1977-1982	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1982 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1983	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1984 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1984 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	4th+
1985 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1985 Nationals	3	3	0	0	?	?	6	gold
1986 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1986 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1987 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1987 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	bronze
1988-1989	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1989 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1990 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1990 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1991 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1992 ACAC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	champions
1992 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1993-1995	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1996 ACAC	22	15	7	0	114	77	30	2nd
1996 playoffs	10	6	4	-	?	?	12	champions
1996 Nationals	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	gold
1997 ACAC	22	11	10	1	93	97	23	4th
1997 playoffs	12	7	5	-	?	?	14	finalist
1998 ACAC	24	16	6	2	93	62	34	3rd
1998 playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNQ
1999 ACAC	28	17	10	1	124	87	35	4th
1999 playoffs	5	2	3	-	25	18	4	semi-finals
2000 ACAC	28	17	8	3`	128	106	37	3rd
2000 playoffs	7	4	3	-	22	29	8	finalist
2001 ACAC	28	17	11	0	120	96	34	3rd
2001 playoffs	8	4	4	-	31	28	8	finalist

Note: 1984 Nationals results not on Wikia, but NAIT did not medal.

Note: In 1999-00 1 point awarded for tie after regulation and one overtime period - an additional point awarded if winner decided in overtime. T column has OLs. OWs in W column.

Note: In 2000-01 OTLs were recorded but no additional points awarded.

Seasons with ties and OL: 2001-02 to present[edit | edit source]

Year/Comp.	GP	W	L	OL	T	F	A	Pts	Placing
2002 ACAC	28	18	6	1	3	140	92	40	3rd
2002 playoffs	5	3	2	-	-	17	9	6	semi-finals
2003 ACAC	28	17	8	1	2	134	109	37	2nd
2003 playoffs	4	1	3	-	-	8	13	2	semi-finals
2004 ACAC	28	20	6	0	2	121	87	42	2nd
2004 playoffs	6	3	3	-	-	16	22	6	finalist
2005 ACAC	24	17	7	0	0	114	67	34	2nd
2005 playoffs	5	2	3	-	-	18	20	4	semi-finals
2006 ACAC	24	8	14	0	2	60	93	18	6th
2006 playoffs	2	0	2	-	-	2	8	0	quarter-finals
2007 ACAC	24	14	8	1	1	119	90	30	3rd
2007 playoffs	11	7	4	-	-	41	27	14	finalist
2008 ACAC	24	12	8	4	-	101	96	28	5th
2008 playoffs	2	0	2	-	-	5	8	0	quarter-finals
2009 ACAC	28	20	6	2	-	128	99	42	2nd
2009 playoffs	4	1	3	-	-	10	16	2	semi-finals
2010 ACAC	28	14	13	0	1	115	93	29	5th
2010 playoffs	2	0	2	-	-	7	10	0	quarter-finals
2011 ACAC	28	15	9	1	3	78	69	34	4th
2011 playoffs	2	0	2	-	-	5	8	0	quarter-finals
2012 ACAC	28	17	8	0	3	106	74	37	4th
2012 playoffs	12	6	6	-	-	30	31	12	finalist
2013 ACAC	28	23	2	2	1	138	47	49	1st
2013 playoffs	7	6	1	-	-	31	13	12	champions
2014 ACAC	32	27	4	1	0	161	45	55	1st
2014 playoffs	4	2	2	-	-	19	13	4	finalist
2015 ACAC	32	26	5	0	1	176	70	53	1st
2015 playoffs	4	4	0	-	-	19	8	8	champions
2016 ACAC	32	32	0	0	0	193	58	64	1st
2016 playoffs	4	4	0	-	-	18	6	8	champions
2017 ACAC	28	22	4	2	0	138	70	46	1st
2017 playoffs	6	3	3	-	-	18	13	6	finalist
2018 ACAC	28	21	3	3	1	131	59	46	1st
2018 playoffs	5	2	3	-	-	15	17	4	finalist
2019 ACAC	28	20	7	0	1	130	64	41	1st
2019 playoffs	5	2	3	-	-	16	17	4	finalist
2020 ACAC	28	24	4	0	0	132	52	48	1st
2020 playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	cancelled

Notes:

There were no tied games in 2007-08 to 2008-09.

The 2020 playoffs were cancelled after the quarter-final round.

Commemorations[edit | edit source]

Championships[edit | edit source]

ACAC:

CCAA:

1982, 1985, 1986, 1989
1990, 1992, 1996

CCAA Nationals[edit | edit source]

Source: CCAA National Appearances

Source: Alberta champions

Pictures[edit | edit source]

Alternate Logos[edit | edit source]

Also see[edit | edit source]

College links[edit | edit source]

ACAC Teams[edit | edit source]

Former Teams[edit | edit source]

University Links[edit | edit source]

External Links[edit | edit source]

Shannon Szabados[edit | edit source]

The Ooks' 2013 men's championship team had a girl goalie! Shannon Szabados went on to win a gold medal in the 2014 Olympics. (On the women's team, that is.) She had previously played for the MacEwan Griffins, and went on to play with in the SPHL with the Columbus Cottonmouths and Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)