Atlantic University Sport is a conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The AUS men's hockey league is an 8-team top tier scholastic league operating in the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and (formerly) Newfoundland. The other current conferences in the CIS are the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
Previous Conferences
- 1910: Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)
- 1969: Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (AIAA)
- 1974: Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA)
- 1999: Atlantic University Sport (AUS)
- Note - The foregoing were name changes, none involved teams switching conferences. Following the 1972-73 seasons, the AIAA merged with the AWIAA which had governed women's sports.
LINK:
Participating Universities
- Acadia Axemen
- Dalhousie Tigers
- Moncton Aigles Bleus
- New Brunswick Varsity Reds
- Prince Edward Island Panthers (formerly St. Dunstan's Saints)
- St. Francis Xavier X-Men
- Saint Mary's Huskies
- St. Thomas Tommies
Formerly Participating Universities
Formerly Participating Universities - no longer AUS members
- Nova Scotia Technical College
- Collège Saint-Joseph aka St. Joseph's University
- University of King's College Blue Devils
Table of Seasons and Champions
- Click on year to visit page for that season.
- Click on team to visit team page.
- Click on 1st column of U-Cup notes to visit U-Cup page for that season.
MIAA Seasons: 1919-20 to 1967-68
NOTES:
- There was no University Cup until 1963.
- Before the University Cup, university teams competed for the Allan Cup.
- In this 1963-68 era only the conference champion qualified for the University Cup. There were no wild-card nor host berths awarded.
AIAA Seasons: 1968-69 to 1972-73
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Saint Mary's | 0-2 lost bronze | none | |
| 1970 | Saint Mary's | 2-1 lost final | none | |
| 1971 | Saint Mary's | 1-1 lost final | none | |
| 1972 | Saint Mary's | 1-1 lost final | none | |
| 1973 | Saint Mary's | 2-1 lost final | none |
NOTES:
- In this era only the conference champion qualified for the University Cup. There were no wild-card nor host berths awarded.
AUAA Seasons: 1973-74 to 1997-98
| Year | Champion | U-Cup Notes | Other Qualifiers | U-Cup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Saint Mary's | 1-2 lost semi | none | |
| 1975 | Saint Mary's | 1-2 lost semi | none | |
| 1976 | St. FX | 1-1 regional | Moncton (2nd) | 0-1 regional |
| 1977 | Saint Mary's | 2-3 lost semi | none | |
| 1978 | St. FX | 1-1 2nd in pool | none | |
| 1979 | Dalhousie | 1-1-1 lost final | none | |
| 1980 | Moncton | 1-1 2nd in pool | none | |
| 1981 | Moncton | 3-0 won cup | none | |
| 1982 | Moncton | 3-0 won cup | none | |
| 1983 | Moncton | 0-1-1 3rd in pool | none | |
| 1984 | New Brunswick | 0-2 lost quarter | none | |
| 1985 | UPEI | 0-2 lost quarter | none | |
| 1986 | Moncton | 2-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1987 | UPEI | 1-1 2nd in pool | none | |
| 1988 | UPEI | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1989 | Moncton | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1990 | Moncton | 2-0 won cup | none | |
| 1991 | UPEI | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1992 | Acadia | 1-1 lost final | none | |
| 1993 | Acadia | 2-0 won cup | none | |
| 1994 | Acadia | 0-1 lost semi | none | |
| 1995 | Moncton | 2-0 won cup | none | |
| 1996 | Acadia | 2-0 won cup | none | |
| 1997 | New Brunswick | 1-1 lost final | none | |
| 1998 | New Brunswick | 3-0 won cup | Acadia (wc) | 2-1 lost final |
AUS Seasons: 1998-99 to present
NOTES:
- (wc) indicates team qualified as national rotating wild-card team
- (host) indicates team qualified as University Cup hosts
- (sub) indicates team qualified as sub for University Cup hosts and AUS champion
- (2nd) indicates team qualified as 2nd place team
- from 1987 onwards there were no preliminary series nor qualifying tournaments played for University Cup qualification
- from 2015 onwards the 2nd place team qualifies in the 8 team University Cup format
- the conference had 3 reps in the 2007 and 2015 University Cups
Also see
National links:
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
Atlantic links:
- Atlantic University Sport
- List of AUS Seasons (from 1919-20 to present)
- Atlantic History - AUS page
Atlantic Senior links:
- List of Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs
- Maritimes Senior Hockey
- Maritimes Senior Playoffs
- Maritimes Senior Hockey Champions
- Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League - (APC)
- List of APC Seasons
- Central Section
- Valley Senior Hockey League - (VSHL)
- List of VSHL Seasons
- Halifax City League – with list of seasons
- Boyle Trophy – formerly St. John's senior champions
- Atlantic Canadian Hockey History
- VSHL page
Western links:
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Great Plains Athletic Conference
- List of CWUAA Seasons
- List of GPAC Seasons
- List of WIAA Seasons
- List of WCIAU Seasons
Ontario-Quebec links:
- Ontario University Athletics
- RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
- Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
- Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Ottawa St Lawrence Conference
- List of OUA Seasons
- List of OUAA Seasons
- List of QUAA Seasons
- List of OSLC Seasons
- List of QOAA Seasons
- List of OIAA Seasons
- List of CIAU Central Seasons
- List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
- Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (1902-03 to 1934-35)
- Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
- International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
- West Point Weekend
College links: