Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey

The Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Saskatchewan Huskies athletics program of University of Saskatchewan. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Huskies play their home games at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

History Shortly after the founding of the University of Saskatchewan in 1907, the school fielded its first ice hockey team. Sparse records exist for the team before and during World War I, however, by at least 1918 Saskatchewan was playing in the provincial senior league. The following year, the Huskies were founding members of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) along with Alberta and Manitoba. Unfortunately, travel expenses hampered the league in the early years and it was played on an infrequent basis between the three schools. For the first 20 years of the program, Saskatchewan spent much of its time playing senior hockey and battled the Toronto Granites for the 1923 Allan Cup.

By the mid-30s, Saskatchewan and Alberta finally came to terms on an annual series and stabilized the WCIAU into a permanent fixture. Taking a break only for World War II, the conference played every year from 1936 until 1962. The Huskies weren't able to break Alberta's hold on the crown until 1952, though they pushed the Golden Bears to the limit in most years. In 1962, the CIAU announced that it would be holding its first national ice hockey tournament and would be inviting the champion of four conferences to participate. The WCIAU rebranded as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) with Saskatchewan as one of four founding members. The Huskies won the title in 1967 to make their first appearance in the University Cup. The program would have to wait quite a while for their next trip but, by the early 80s, Saskatchewan was ready to cash in on their opportunity. Now in Canada West The team finished as national runners-up in '81 and '82 before finally winning the championship in 1983.

Saskatchewan would make only one trip back to the tournament over the next 15 years, however, by the late 1990s, the program was able to regain some of its past glory. The 21st century proved much more successful for the Huskies as the team made 13 trips to the University Cup in the first two decades. Three of those years ended with a loss in the championship game, leaving Saskatchewan with an unenviable record of 1–6 in the national final (as of 2024).

Season-by-season results Senior and collegiate play Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points Extra-League ChampionU Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTPts*FinishGPWLT%1909–10Saskatchewan Sr.???????????1910–11Saskatchewan Sr.???????????1911–12Saskatchewan Sr.???????????1912–13Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1913–14Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1914–15Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1915–16Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1916–17Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1917–18Saskatchewan Sr.??????????? 1918–19Saskatoon City42202 1st????? Lost Saskatchewan Championship, 0–8 (Regina Victorias) 1919–20WCIAU413023rd????? 1920–21Saskatoon League826043rd????? Lost Championship series, 10–14 (Edmonton Victorias) Lost Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 6–17 (Port Arthur North Ends)WCIAU00000— Won Championship series, 9–5 (Manitoba) 1921–22WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 6–9 (Manitoba) 1922–23Saskatoon-Rosetown651010 T–1st????? Won Allan Cup Western Quarterfinal series, 5–4 (Weyburn Wanderers)Won Allan Cup Western Semifinal series, 8–5 (Vancouver Young Liberals)Won Allan Cup Western Final series, 7–6 (Souris)Lost Allan Cup Championship series, 2–11 (Toronto Granites)WCIAU00000— Won Championship, forfeit (Manitoba)1923–24Saskatchewan North642082nd????? Lost Northern Final series, 5–6 (Saskatoon Nationals) WCIAU00000— Lost Championship, 1–8 (Manitoba) 1924–25Saskatchewan North514022nd????? WCIAU00000— Won Championship, 6–2 (Alberta) 1925–26Saskatoon City303002nd????? 1926–27WCIAU00000—????? Won Championship, 4–1 (Alberta) 1927–28Saskatoon City303004th????? 1928–29WCIAU00000—????? Won Championship, 5–1 (Alberta) 1929–30WCIAU44008 1st????? 1930–31Saskatchewan North20992204th????? 1931–32???????????? 1932–33???????????? 1933–34WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 4–6 (Alberta) 1934–35Northern Saskatchewan23221045th????? 1935–36WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 11–12 (Alberta)1936–37WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 10–11 (Alberta)1937–38WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 14–18 (Alberta)1938–39WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 16–25 (Alberta)1939–40WCIAU832392nd????? Program suspended due to World War II1945–46WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 16–20 (Alberta)1946–47WCIAU615023rd????? 1947–48WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 14–16 (Alberta)1948–49WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 1–4–1 (Alberta)1949–50WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 3–4 (Alberta)1950–51WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta) 1951–52WCIAU00000—????? Won Championship series, 3–1 (Alberta) 1952–53WCIAU00000—????? Won Championship series, 3–2 (Alberta) 1953–54WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 2–3 (Alberta) 1954–55WCIAU844082nd????? 1955–56WCIAU00000—????? Lost Championship series, 1–3 (Alberta) 1956–57WCIAU1037063rd????? 1957–58WCIAU12840162nd????? 1958–59WCIAU862012 1st????? 1959–60WCIAU817023rd????? 1960–61WCIAU844082nd????? 1961–62WCIAU12570102nd????? Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season ? ? ? ? ? 2 Saskatoon Championships, 2 WCIAU ChampionshipsConference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 7 WCIAU ChampionshipsRegular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

Collegiate only Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points U Sports Champion U Sports SemifinalistConference regular season championsConference Division ChampionsConference Playoff Champions