
"Spartans" is the name of the sports teams from Trinity Western University (TWU), located in Langley, British Columbia. TWU is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and U Sports. They joined the CWUAA hockey league for the 2020-21 season. They previously played in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) from its inception in 2005-06 until their move to the CWUAA.
Overview[]

TWU Titans
The team was known as the "Titans" through the 2009-10 season, at which time they were granted full varsity status and adopted the "Spartans" name and logo.
See Wikipedia story on the Titans.
Season-by-Season Records Table[]
BCIHL Era: 2005-06 to 2019-20[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | F | A | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
2006 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | champions |
2007 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th |
2007 playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | ? | ? | 0 | 4th |
2008 BCIHL | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 69 | 86 | 7 | 1st |
2008 playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4th |
2009 BCIHL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 97 | 6 | 4th |
2009 playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4th |
2010 BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 89 | 101 | 22 | 5th |
2010 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4th |
2011 BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 83 | 22 | 5th |
2011 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4th |
2012 BCIHL | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 63 | 110 | 13 | 6th |
2012 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ |
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
2013 BCIHL | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 66 | 119 | 14 | 6th |
2013 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ |
2014 BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 68 | 103 | 21 | 3rd |
2014 playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | 16 | 4 | finalist |
2015 BCIHL | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 104 | 69 | 36 | 1st |
2015 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 | 0 | semi-finals |
2016 BCIHL | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 90 | 81 | 28 | 3rd |
2016 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 14 | 4 | finalist |
2017 BCIHL | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 77 | 47 | 34 | 2nd |
2017 playoffs | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 18 | 6 | 6 | finalist |
2018 BCIHL | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 55 | 43 | 1st |
2018 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 21 | 6 | 8 | champions |
2019 BCIHL | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 62 | 37 | 1st |
2019 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 23 | 8 | 8 | champions |
2020 BCIHL | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 65 | 39 | 1st |
2020 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | cancelled |
- Note: Until 2011-12 there were tie games in the regular season and a playoff tournament was held.
- Note: From 2012-13 onward the top 4 teams qualified for best-of-three semi-finals and all regular season games were decided by overtime or shootout.
CWUAA Era: 2020-21 to present[]
Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 CWUAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | cancelled |
2022 CWUAA | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 112 | 5 | 9th |
2023 CWUAA | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 78 | 149 | 7 | 9th |
2024 CWUAA | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 51 | 128 | 9 | 9th |
Commemorations[]
Championships[]
BCIHL:
- Unofficial: 2005 (before founding of league)
- BCIHL: 2006, 2018, 2019
CWUAA:
- none
University Cups[]
- none
Pictures[]

2018 BCIHL champions
Trinity Western Spartans

2019 BCIHL Champions
Trinity Western Spartans

Trinity Western Spartans
2021-22 First Season in the CWUAA
Alternate Logos[]






2017 CW rebranding

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 (now in OUA) ¶ Official Site
- Lethbridge Pronghorns ¶ Official Site
- Victoria Vikings (in BCIHL) ¶ Official Site
- Winnipeg Wesmen ¶ Official Site
Conference Links[]
National links:
- U Sports (formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport)
- 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 Association
Current BCIHL Teams[]
- Simon Fraser Clan (GNAC - NCAA)
- Vancouver Island Mariners (PWAA - CCAA)
- Victoria Vikings (CWUAA - USports)
- Okanagan Lakers (independent collegiate transfer team)
- Logan Lake Miners (independent collegiate transfer team)
Former Teams[]
- Eastern Washington Eagles (2011-2018) (Big Sky - NCAA)
- Fraser Valley Cascades (2006-2011) (CWUAA - USports)
- Selkirk College Saints (2006-2020) (PWAA - CCAA)
- Trinity Western Spartans (2005-2020) (CWUAA - CIS)
- UNBC Timberwolves (2006) (CWUAA - USports)
Former Teams now in Independent Collegiate Transfer Program[]
- Okanagan College Coyotes (2010-2012) (PWAA - CCAA)
- Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (2010-2014) (CWUAA - USports)
Independent Collegiate Transfer Program[]
- Columbia Bible College Bearcats (PWAA - CCAA)
- UBC Okanagan Heat (CWUAA - USports)
- Ashton College (none)
- CDI College (none)
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (none)
- Summit Pacific College (none)