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Trinity Western Spartans men's ice hockey
UniversityTrinity Western University
ConferenceCanada West
First season2010–11
Head coachBen Walter
Since 2022–23 season
Assistant coachesKyle Beach
Ken McPhalen
ArenaLangley Events Centre
Langley, British Columbia
ColorsBlue and Gold
   

The Trinity Western Spartans men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team representing the Trinity Western Spartans athletics program of Trinity Western University. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete in U Sports. The Spartans play their home games at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia.[1]

History

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When the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) was formed in 2006, one of the founding members was a club team from Trinity Western University, playing under the banner of 'Trinity Western Titans'. The team was rather poor during this time, however, that did not dissuade the university from promoting the program to varsity status in 2010.[2] However, even with the athletic department behind the program, the Spartans had trouble finding their game. The team posted losing seasons every year until finally settling in in 2015. Three years later, the club won its first league championship, which was followed by a second in 2019. After their second consecutive title, Canada West announced that Trinity Western's men's and women's ice hockey programs would join the conference in 2020.[3]

In their final season in the BCIHL, Trinity Western was set up for their third title, however, the entire postseason was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The outbreak also caused the cancellation of the entire Canadian college season in 2020–21, delaying TWU's entry into senior hockey by a year.

Once the Spartans made their Canada West debut, the team could hardly have performed worse. The team finished dead-last in the standings while allowed more than five and half goals per game. Barret Kropf, who had led the team since 2013, was replaced by former NHLer Ben Walter. The next two seasons weren't much better for Trinity Western as they continued to wallow at the bottom of the conference with only slight improvements in win totals.[5]

Season-by-season results

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An exhibition game between Trinity Western and Air Force in 2019

Intermediate hockey

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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 %
2010–11 BCIHL 24 10 12 2 – – 22 5th 26 10 14 2 .423 Lost Preliminary series, 0–2 (Victoria)
2011–12 BCIHL 24 4 15 5 – – 13 6th 24 4 15 5 .271
2012–13 BCIHL 24 6 16 – 2 – 14 6th 24 6 18 0 .250
2013–14 BCIHL 24 10 13 – 1 – 21 3rd 29 12 17 0 .414 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Simon Fraser)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk)
2014–15 BCIHL 24 17 5 – 2 – 36 1st 28 19 9 0 .679 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Simon Fraser)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk)
2015–16 BCIHL 24 13 9 – 2 – 28 3rd 28 15 13 0 .536 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Simon Fraser)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Selkirk)
2016–17 BCIHL 24 16 6 – 2 – 34 2nd 29 19 10 0 .655 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Selkirk)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Victoria)
2017–18 BCIHL 25 21 3 – 1 – 43 1st 29 25 4 0 .862 Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Victoria)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Selkirk)
2018–19 BCIHL 24 18 5 – 1 – 37 1st 28 22 6 0 .786 Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Simon Fraser)
Won Championship series, 2–0 (Vancouver Island)
2019–20 BCIHL 24 19 4 – 1 – 39 1st 24 19 5 0 .792 Tournament cancelled
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 240 134 99 7 .573 4 BCIHL Championships
Conference Post-season 29 17 12 0 .586 2 BCIHL Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record 269 151 111 7 .574

Senior hockey

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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 %
Barret Kropf (2013–2022)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Canada West 20 2 17 – 1 0 5 9th 20 2 18 0 .100
Ben Walter (2022–Present)
2022–23 Canada West 28 3 24 – 1 0 7 9th 28 3 25 0 .107
2023–24 Canada West 28 4 23 – 0 1 9 9th 28 4 23 1 .161
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 76 9 66 1 .125
Conference Post-season 0 0 0 0 –
U Sports Postseason 0 0 0 0 –
Regular Season and Postseason Record 76 9 66 1 .125

Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.[5]

See also

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Trinity Western Spartans women's ice hockey

References

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  1. ^ "Langley Events Centre". Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ TWU Titans Hockey – Playing is Believing
  3. ^ "SPARTANS JOIN CANADA WEST IN MEN'S & WOMEN'S HOCKEY". Trinity Western Spartans. May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "BCIHL announces official cancellation for remainder of 2019-20 season". BCHIL. March 17, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Canada West Men's Hockey History". Canada West. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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