Overview[]
"Vikings" (now referred to as "Vikes") is the name of the sports teams from the University of Victoria, located in Victoria, British Columbia. U Vic is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and U Sports (formerly known as CIS). They have not participated in the men's hockey league since 1973. They do operate a team in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL), and have done so since the league's inception in 2005-06.
Season-by-Season Records Table[]
University Seasons: 1969-70 to 1972-73[]
The Vikings' stay in the "big leagues" was, by any measure, inglorious. Their best season was in 1971 when they went 3-17, the only season where they won a game. That's right, three 0-for seasons out of four. Their overall record was 3-75.
| Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 WCIAA | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 155 | 0 | 8th |
| 1971 WCIAA | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 173 | 6 | 8th |
| 1972 WCIAA† | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 47 | 183 | 0 | W 4th |
| 1973 CWUAA | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 45 | 190 | 0 | 5th |
- Notes:
- - The WCIAA played a two division format in 1971-72: West (W) and East (E).
- - † Indicates University of Victoria forfeited one game to University of Saskatchewan in 1971-72.
BCIHL Seasons: 2005-06 to present[]
| Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Placing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | ||||
| 2006 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | ||||
| 2007 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | ||||
| 2007 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | ? | ? | 8 | champion | ||||
| 2008 BCIHL | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 55 | 29 | 1st | ||||
| 2008 playoffs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3rd | ||||
| 2009 BCIHL | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 61 | 21 | 2nd | ||||
| 2009 playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | champion | ||||
| 2010 BCIHL | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 106 | 108 | 22 | 6th | ||||
| 2010 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ | ||||
| 2011 BCIHL | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 77 | 27 | 4th | ||||
| 2011 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3rd | ||||
| 2012 BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 85 | 92 | 23 | 4th | ||||
| 2012 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 21 | 13 | 8 | champion | ||||
| Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing | ||||
| 2013 BCIHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 91 | 126 | 21 | 4th | ||||
| 2013 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | semi-finals | ||||
| 2014 BCIHL | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 65 | 99 | 17 | 6th | ||||
| 2014 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ | ||||
| 2015 BCIHL | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 92 | 106 | 25 | 3rd | ||||
| 2015 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | semi-finals | ||||
| 2016 BCIHL | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 90 | 23 | 4th | ||||
| 2016 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 2 | semi-finals | ||||
| 2017 BCIHL | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 74 | 99 | 19 | 4th | ||||
| 2017 playoffs | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 14 | 8 | champion | ||||
| 2018 BCIHL | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 65 | 107 | 18 | 4th | ||||
| 2018 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | semi-finals | ||||
| 2019 BCIHL | 24 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 68 | 114 | 12 | 5th | ||||
| 2019 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ | ||||
| 2020 BCIHL | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 66 | 111 | 14 | 5th | ||||
| 2020 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ | ||||
| 2021 BCIHL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
| 2022 BCIHL | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 52 | 8 | 3rd | ||||
| 2022 playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | quarter-finals | ||||
| 2023 BCIHL | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 88 | 77 | 23 | 3rd | ||||
| 2023 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 10 | 0 | semi-finals | ||||
| 2024 BCIHL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 56 | 29 | 2nd | ||||
| 2024 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 10 | 2 | finalist | ||||
- Note: Until 2011-12 there were tie games in the regular season and a playoff tournament was held.
- Note: From 2012-13 onwards the top 4 teams qualified for best-of-three semi-finals and all tied regular season games were decided by overtime or shootout.
- Note: For the 2021-22 season the playoff format was changed to a page playoff.
- Note: In the 2022-23 season the best-of-three playoff format was revived.
- Note: In the 2023-24 season a Page playoff system was adopted.
Commemorations[]
Championships[]
- WCIAA/CWUAA: none
- BCIHL: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017
University Cups[]
- none
Pictures[]
2017 Victoria v Trinity Western
2017 Victoria winning cup
2017 Victoria Vikings - BCIHL Champions
Alternate Logos[]
Victoria Vikings
2017 CW rebranding
Also see[]
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
Also see[]
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
BCIHL Teams[]
Current Teams[]
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs (GNAC - NCAA)
- Vancouver Island Mariners (PWAA - CCAA)
- Victoria Vikings (CWUAA - USports)
- Okanagan Lakers (independent collegiate transfer team, starting 2021-22)
- Logan Lake Miners (independent collegiate transfer team, starting 2022-23)
Former Teams[]
- Eastern Washington Eagles (2011-2018) (Big Sky - NCAA)
- Selkirk College Saints (2006-2020) (PWAA - CCAA)
- Trinity Western Spartans (2005-2020) (CWUAA - CIS)
- UNBC Timberwolves (2006) (CWUAA - USports)
- Fraser Valley Brigade (proposed independent collegiate transfer team, never started)
- Thompson Okanagan Pioneers (independent collegiate transfer team, never started)
Former Teams now in Independent Collegiate Transfer Program[]
- Fraser Valley Cascades (2006-2011) (CWUAA - USports)
- 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)
University Links[]
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
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