TMU Bold men's ice hockey

TMU Bold men's ice hockey
University	Toronto Metropolitan University
Conference	OUA OUA West Division
Head coach	Johnny Duco Since 2016–17 season
Assistant coaches	Michael Fine Matt Mistele Cavin Leth Larkin Lee Luke Peressini
Arena	Mattamy Home Ice Toronto, Ontario
Colors	Blue, Gold, and Silver

The TMU Bold men's ice hockey team (formerly the Ryerson Rams) is an active ice hockey program representing the TMU Bold athletic department of Toronto Metropolitan University. The team has been active since 1948 and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Bold play at the Mattamy Home Ice in Toronto, Ontario.

History

The Ryerson Rams fielded their first ice hockey team shorty after the end of World War II, playing in the Toronto Hockey League's (THL) Clancy Intermediate League. The team played in various local leagues over the next several years, winning a few championships along the way, before joining their first college-only conference in 1958. Ryerson was a founding member of the Ontario Intermediate Athletic Association (OIAA) and won the inaugural league championship with an undefeated record. The Rams remained one of the better teams in the conference, finishing no worse than second in each of the succeeding four seasons. In 1963, the CIAU began holding a national tournament but decided not to invite the OIAA champion for the first championship. The OIAA then petitioned for entry into the second series. Midway through the 1963–64 season, the league was denied entry into the University Cup and the OIAA immediately dissolved with all league members cancelling their remaining schedule in protest. Over the summer, the CIAU reversed its decision and decided to include the OIAA. The league reformed for the following year with all members returning.

Unfortunately for Ryerson, this was the same time that the Rams had been supplanted by several other league members. Over the next several years, Ryerson was found most often near the bottom of the standings and produced only one winning season (1969). In 1971, there was a great realignment for conferences in Ontario and Quebec with all teams being sorted into two provincial leagues. The Rams remained one of the poorer teams until the mid-70s when the club made its first postseason appearance in more than a decade. A division title followed in 1977, however, the team was unable to find any postseason success at the time. By the end of the decade, Ryerson was back at the bottom of the standings and they remained there for much of the next 35 years. The best the Rams were capable of during this time was a mediocre season but all of that changed in 2016.

When Johnny Duco took over as interim head coach for the 2016–17, the Rams suddenly went from a middling program to a championship contender. In his first season behind the bench, the Rams won their first regular season title in 54 years. It took several more years before the team was ready to achieve the same level of success in the postseason but, in 2022, the program made its first appearance in the national tournament. The school changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University that very year, and the newly rechristened Bold swiftly followed up their long-awaited University Cup trip with a second in 2024.

Season-by-season results

Troy Passingham holds the program record for wins (49) and appearances (103).

Senior and intermediate play

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

Extra-League Champion

U Sports Semifinalist

Conference regular season champions

Conference Division Champions

Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season											Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference						Overall
		GP	W	L	T	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
Jack Gropp (1948–1950)
1948–49	THL CIL	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Semifinal
1949–50	THL IL	10	1	9	0	2	?	?	?	?	?	?
Julian Smith (1950–1951)
1950–51	IUL	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Norm McClelland (1951–1959)
1951–52	MCHL	4	4	0	0	8	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship
1952–53	COHA	6	3	3	0	6	?	?	?	?	?	?
1953–54	COHA	?	?	?	?	?	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship
1954–55	COHA	6	5	0	1	11	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship
1955–56	COHA	?	?	?	?	?	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship
1956–57	COHA	6	5	0	1	11	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship
1957–58	COHA	10	3	4	3	9	?	?	?	?	?	?
1958–59	OIAA	10	10	0	0	20	1st	?	?	?	?	?	Won Championship, 6–3 (Ontario Agricultural)
Ron Scarcello (1959–1964)
1959–60	OIAA	7	5	2	0	10	?	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, 8–9 (Osgoode Hall)
1960–61	OIAA	10	6	2	2	14	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship series, ? (Ontario Agricultural)
1961–62	OIAA	8	6	2	0	12	2nd	?	?	?	?	?	Lost Championship, forfeit (McMaster)
1962–63	OIAA	8	8	0	0	16	1st	10	9	0	1	.950	Won Championship series, 9–7 (Waterloo Lutheran)
1963–64	OIAA	6	3	2	1	7	N/A †	6	3	2	1	.583
Totals								GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular Season								?	?	?	?	?	1 MCHL Championship, 3 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Conference Post-season								?	?	?	?	?	1 MCHL Championship, 4 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record								?	?	?	?	?

† season ended early when the league cancelled its remaining schedule in protest.

Senior collegiate

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

U Sports Champion

U Sports Semifinalist

Conference regular season champions

Conference Division Champions

Conference Playoff Champions

Season	Conference	Regular Season													Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference								Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
Matt Robillard (1964–1967)
1964–65	OIAA	9	3	6	0	–	–	6	6th	9	3	6	0	.333
1965–66	OIAA	9	3	6	0	–	–	6	5th	9	3	6	0	.333
1966–67	OIAA	10	2	8	0	–	–	4	7th	10	2	8	0	.200
Bill Kennedy (1967–1970)
1967–68	OIAA	12	6	6	0	–	–	12	T–4th	12	6	6	0	.500
1968–69	OIAA	10	6	4	0	–	–	12	3rd	10	6	4	0	.600
1969–70	OIAA	10	5	5	0	–	–	10	T–3rd	10	5	5	0	.500
Brian Jones (1970–1981)
1970–71	OIAA	10	2	7	1	–	–	5	T–4th	10	2	7	1	.250
1971–72	OUAA	19	2	17	0	–	–	4	T–13th	19	2	17	0	.105
1972–73	OUAA	17	0	17	0	–	–	0	14th	17	0	17	0	.000
1973–74	OUAA	19	4	14	1	–	–	9	T–12th	19	4	14	1	.237
1974–75	OUAA	17	2	15	0	–	–	4	13th	17	2	15	0	.118
1975–76	OUAA	12	7	3	2	–	–	16	6th	13	7	4	2	.615	Lost Quarterfinal, 0–14 (York)
1976–77	OUAA	15	11	3	1	–	–	23	2nd	16	11	4	1	.719	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–11 (York)
1977–78	OUAA	16	9	6	1	–	–	19	5th	17	9	7	1	.559	Lost Quarterfinal, 0–11 (Toronto)
1978–79	OUAA	16	3	11	2	–	–	8	11th	16	3	11	2	.250
1979–80	OUAA	22	1	20	1	–	–	3	T–11th	22	1	20	1	.068
1980–81	OUAA	22	3	17	2	–	–	8	T–11th	22	3	17	2	.182
Ray Payne (1981–1982)
1981–82	OUAA	22	1	21	0	–	–	2	12th	22	1	21	0	.045
Brian Jones (1982–1984)
1982–83	OUAA	24	3	21	0	–	–	6	T–11th	24	3	21	0	.125
1983–84	OUAA	24	4	20	0	–	–	8	13th	24	4	20	0	.167
Jim Cairns (1984–1994)
1984–85	OUAA	24	0	24	0	–	–	0	13th	24	0	24	0	.000
1985–86	OUAA	24	5	17	2	–	–	12	T–11th	24	5	17	2	.250
1986–87	OUAA	24	3	18	3	–	–	.188	12th	24	3	18	3	.188
1987–88	OUAA	26	9	15	2	–	–	20	12th	28	9	17	2	.357	Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
1988–89	OUAA	26	13	12	1	–	–	27	10th	32	16	15	1	.516	Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Windsor) Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Brock)
1989–90	OUAA	22	7	15	0	–	–	14	14th	22	7	15	0	.318
1990–91	OUAA	22	3	19	0	–	–	6	14th	22	3	19	0	.136
1991–92	OUAA	22	0	22	0	–	–	0	16th	22	0	22	0	.000
1992–93	OUAA	22	1	20	1	–	–	3	15th	22	1	20	1	.068
1993–94	OUAA	26	4	20	2	–	–	10	15th	26	4	20	2	.192
Lou Carnevale (1994–2000)
1994–95	OUAA	26	7	19	0	–	–	14	14th	26	7	19	0	.269
1995–96	OUAA	26	6	17	3	–	–	15	T–12th	26	6	17	3	.288
1996–97	OUAA	26	3	21	2	–	–	8	15th	26	3	21	2	.154
1997–98	OUA	26	3	19	4	–	–	10	15th	26	3	19	4	.192
1998–99	OUA	25	6	19	0	–	–	12	15th	25	6	19	0	.240
1999–00	OUA	26	9	16	1	–	–	19	T–13th	26	9	16	1	.365
Ed Kirsten (2000–2004)
2000–01	OUA	24	4	20	0	–	–	8	15th	24	4	20	0	.167
2001–02	OUA	24	10	14	0	–	–	20	10th	28	12	16	0	.429	Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College) Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2002–03	OUA	24	2	21	1	–	–	5	15th	24	2	21	1	.104
2003–04	OUA	24	3	21	0	0	–	6	16th	24	3	21	0	.125
Mick Mitrovic (2004–2006)
2004–05	OUA	24	1	22	0	1	–	3	16th	24	1	23	0	.042
2005–06	OUA	24	1	21	1	1	–	4	16th	24	1	22	1	.063
Graham Wise (2006–2016)
2006–07	OUA	28	2	23	2	1	–	7	16th	28	2	25	1	.089
2007–08	OUA	28	9	16	–	1	2	21	16th	28	9	17	2	.526
2008–09	OUA	28	5	22	–	0	1	11	18th	28	5	22	1	.196
2009–10	OUA	28	12	13	–	0	3	27	T–11th	32	14	15	3	.484	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2010–11	OUA	28	8	18	–	1	1	18	18th	28	8	19	1	.304
2011–12	OUA	28	13	12	–	1	2	27	T–11th	31	14	15	2	.484	Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2012–13	OUA	28	12	16	–	0	0	24	15th	30	12	18	0	.400	Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14	OUA	28	17	11	–	0	0	34	T–8th	33	19	14	0	.576	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Brock) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Lakehead)
2014–15	OUA	27	14	12	–	1	0	29	8th	36	27	9	0	.750	Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2015–16	OUA	28	14	13	–	1	0	29	11th	33	17	16	0	.515	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
Johnny Duco (2016–Present)
2016–17	OUA	28	22	4	–	2	0	46	1st	33	24	9	0	.727	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
2017–18	OUA	28	15	10	–	1	2	32	T–9th	33	17	14	2	.545	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario) Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (York)
2018–19	OUA	28	20	5	–	2	1	43	2nd	33	23	9	1	.712	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
2019–20	OUA	28	20	5	–	2	1	43	3rd	33	23	9	1	.712	Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead) Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2020–21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	OUA	15	11	4	–	0	0	.733	4th	22	15	7	0	.682	Won Division Quarterfinal, 5–4 (2OT) (Western Ontario) Won Division Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Waterloo) Lost Division Final, 2–5 (Brock) Won Bronze Medal Game, 2–1 (McGill)	Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (New Brunswick) Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (OT) (St. Francis Xavier)
Program changed name to TMU Bold
2022–23	OUA	27	16	9	–	2	0	34	8th	30	17	13	0	.567	Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Toronto)
2023–24	OUA	28	19	8	–	1	0	39	4th	37	24	13	0	.649	Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier) Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Brock) Lost Queen's Cup Championship, 2–3 (2OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)	Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Calgary) Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (New Brunswick) Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (McGill)
Totals										GP	W	L	T/SOL	%	Championships
Regular Season										1320	419	853	48	.336	1 OUA Championship, 1 Central Division Title, 3 West Division Titles
Conference Post-season										69	31	38	0	.449
U Sports Postseason										6	2	4	0	.333	2 National Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record										1395	452	895	48	.341

Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

External links

• Official website