Overview[]
"Panthers" is the name of the sports teams of the University of Prince Edward Island which is located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference and U Sports.
History[]
The University of Prince Edward Island came into being in 1969-70 following the merger of St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College. The St. Dunstan's Saints had been competing since 1938-39 in the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), which 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. There is no record in Wikia of the Prince of Wales Welshmen having competed in a university league. However, they do claim two PEI collegiate titles and a Charlottetown city title in the 1940s.
Over a 5 year period in the 1930s the PEI rivals who later merged played an annual series for the Wellner Trophy. After winning the trophy three times, St. Dunstan's University was allowed to keep the trophy.
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Season-by-Season Records Table[]
Records of the Prince of Wales Welshmen and St. Dunstan's Saints are on their separate pages.
AIAA/AUAA years with ties 1968-69 to 1996-97[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 AIAA | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 95 | 69 | 19 | 6th |
1971 AIAA | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | 26 | 4th |
1971 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | semi-finals |
1972 AIAA | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 64 | 28 | 2nd |
1972 playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 2 | finalist |
1973 AIAA | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | 24 | 4th |
1973 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 0 | semi-finals |
1974 AUAA | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 58 | 22 | N 3rd |
1975 AUAA | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 85 | 14 | 7th |
1976 AUAA | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 63 | 14 | 5th |
1977 AUAA | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 85 | 72 | 4th |
1977 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 | semi-finals |
1978 AUAA | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 72 | 24 | 3rd |
1978 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 9 | 15 | 0 | semi-finals |
1979 AUAA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 93 | 21 | 4th |
1979 playoffs | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 12 | 2 | semi-finals |
1980 AUAA | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 132 | 128 | 24 | W 4th |
1981 AUAA | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 112 | 117 | 17 | M 3rd |
1981 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | quarter-finals |
1982 AUAA | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | ? | ? | 33 | M 2nd |
1982 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 19 | 4 | finalist |
1983 AUAA | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 105 | 101 | 24 | 5th |
1984 AUAA | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | 34 | 3rd |
1984 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | ? | ? | 0 | semi-finals |
1985 AUAA | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 80 | 40 | 1st |
1985 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 15 | 11 | 8 | champion |
1985 U-Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | regional |
1986 AUAA | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 91 | 38 | M 2nd |
1986 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 16 | 16 | 2 | semi-finals |
1987 AUAA | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 90 | 40 | M 2nd |
1987 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | ? | ? | champion |
1987 U-Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | pool 2nd |
1988 AUAA | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | 46 | M 1st |
1988 playoffs | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 21§ | 7 | 8 | champion |
1989 AUAA | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 153 | 110 | 34 | M 3rd |
1989 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 14 | 2 | quarter-finals |
1990 AUAA | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 106 | 26 | M 2nd |
1990 playoffs | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 34 | 24 | 8 | finalist |
1991 AUAA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | missing |
1991 playoffs | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 40 | 27 | 12 | champion |
1991 U-Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | semi-final |
1992 AUAA | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 126 | 101 | 28 | M 2nd |
1992 playoffs | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 22 | 29 | 8 | finalist |
1993 AUAA | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 99 | 133 | 18 | M 4th |
1993 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | quarter-finals |
1994 AUAA | 26 | 5 | 16 | 5 | ? | ? | 15 | M 4th |
1994 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | 0 | quarter-finals |
1995 AUAA | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 134 | 143 | 28 | M 3rd |
1995 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 10 | 0 | quarter-finals |
1996 AUAA | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | ? | ? | 31 | M 3rd |
1996 playoffs | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 41 | 28 | 10 | finalist |
1997 AUAA | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | ? | ? | 26 | M 3rd |
1997 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 14 | 0 | quarter-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.
- § Indicates that one score was missing.
AUAA/AUS 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 | 2 | 134 | 145 | 25 | M 4th |
1998 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 2 | quarter-finals |
1999 AUS | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 148 | 16 | M 4th |
1999 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2000 AUS | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 126 | 14 | M 4th |
2000 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 14 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2001 AUS | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 114 | 19 | 8th |
2002 AUS | 28 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 110 | 29 | 5th |
2002 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2003 AUS | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | 87 | 110 | 27 | 6th |
2003 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2004 AUS | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 102 | 28 | 5th |
2004 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 2 | quarter-finals |
2005 AUS | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 78 | 28 | 6th |
2005 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | quarter-finals |
2006 AUS | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 120 | 16 | 7th |
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.
AUS years without ties 2006-07 to present[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | F | A | Pts | Placing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 AUS | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 73 | 114 | 20 | 7th | ||||
2008 AUS | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 97 | 123 | 22 | 7th | ||||
2009 AUS | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 103 | 29 | 6th | ||||
2009 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 13 | 2 | quarter-finals | ||||
2010 AUS | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 104 | 112 | 32 | 4th | ||||
2010 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2011 AUS | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 102 | 97 | 31 | 5th | ||||
2011 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2012 AUS | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 111 | 93 | 36 | 4th | ||||
2012 playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 19 | 24 | 4 | semi-finals | ||||
2013 AUS | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 86 | 82 | 34 | 5th | ||||
2013 playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 28 | 6 | semi-finals | ||||
2014 AUS | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 87 | 77 | 33 | 4th | ||||
2014 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 9 | 2 | quarter-finals | ||||
2015 AUS | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 73 | 80 | 28 | 5th | ||||
2015 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2016 AUS | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 78 | 100 | 25 | 6th | ||||
2016 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 13 | 17 | 4 | semi-finals | ||||
2017 AUS | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 85 | 108 | 26 | 5th | ||||
2017 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 11 | 11 | 2 | quarter-finals | ||||
2018 AUS | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 136 | 23 | 5th | ||||
2018 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 12 | 2 | quarter-finals | ||||
2019 AUS | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 123 | 33 | T-3rd | ||||
2019 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | 12 | 4 | quarter-finals | ||||
2020 AUS | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 98 | 139 | 25 | 6th | ||||
2020 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2021 AUS | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
2022 AUS | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 4th | ||||
2022 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
2023 AUS | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 102 | 85 | 37 | 3rd | ||||
2023 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 9 | 2 | quarter-finals | ||||
2023 U-Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4th | ||||
2024 AUS | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 112 | 28 | 5th | ||||
2024 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | quarter-finals |
Commemorations[]
Wellner Trophy[]
St. Dunstan's Saints v. Prince of Wales Welshmen
- 1934-35 Wellner Trophy Prince of Wales won 2-1-1
- 1935-36 Wellner Trophy St. Dunstan's won 2-0-0
- 1936-37 Wellner Trophy Prince of Wales won 2-0-0
- 1937-38 Wellner Trophy St. Dunstan's won 2-1-0
- 1938-39 Wellner Trophy St. Dunstan's won 2-0-1
- St. Dunstan's awarded trophy after winning three series.
University Cup Tournaments[]
PRINCE OF WALES WELSHMEN
- none
ST. DUNSTAN'S SAINTS
UPEI PANTHERS
Championships[]
PRINCE OF WALES WELSHMEN
- Charlottetown City League - 1946
ST. DUNSTAN'S SAINTS
- MIAA - 1947, 1965
- Charlottetown City League - 1948
- Intermediate - 1950
UPEI PANTHERS
- AUAA - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991
Pictures[]
Alternate Logos[]
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 PEI Senior
- 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: