Overview[]
The Simon Fraser Red Leafs (SFU) hockey club is located in Burnaby, British Columbia and affiliated with Simon Fraser University. SFU is in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) and have been since its inception in 2005-06.
The team was previously known as the Simon Fraser Clan until the university announced in 2020 that the nickname would be dropped and a more appropriate one would be chosed to replace it. On September 6, 2022 the university announce the new nickname would be the Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
In other sports, SFU is a former member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) from 2002 to 2009, however they never participated in the men's or women's hockey leagues. After struggling for 8 years in the CIS they now participate in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, a 2nd tier conference in the NCAA.
NCAA[]
Since 2012-13 Simon Fraser University has been playing NCAA Division 1 programs with increased frequency. 2012–13 saw the Clan face off against the Air Force Falcons of Atlantic Hockey. It would also see them play host to the Arizona State Sun Devils and Oklahoma Sooners.[1] 2013-14 saw the Clan travel to college hockey hotbed Boston and take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers and College of the Holy Cross Crusaders. That year they would also host two major historical college hockey programs in the 8 time NCAA Champion University of North Dakota Fight Hawks, and two time ECAC champion Princeton Tigers.[1] 2014-15 would take the Clan to Ohio to take on the perennial powerhouse Miami RedHawks who would go on to capture the NCHC championship that year, as well as the former national champion Bowling Green Falcons.[2] 2015-16 would once again take the Clan back to Boston to play the defending national champion Providence College Friars, as well as former national champions in the Northeastern University Huskies.[3] 2016-17 would be the first season played by the Clan under probationary NCAA Division 1 status. The season saw the Clan travel to Alaska to take on the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves[4] and the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks,[5] then in February they would travel to Tempe, Arizona to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils for the second time in their history.
University Hockey Classic[]
Each September, SFU Hockey meets UBC in the annual University Hockey Classic pre-season matchup. The event takes aim at building on the historic cross-town rivalry between the two schools, a rivalry that extends from hockey into other sports such as football and even academic programs. The University Hockey Classic began in 2011 with over 1600 passionate fans on hand to witness SFU defeat UBC in a two-game series and has continued yearly ever since.[1]
Great Northwest Showcase[]
The Great Northwest Showcase is a bi-annual men's ice hockey tournament hosted by Simon Fraser University. The Great Northwest Showcase is meant to showcase collegiate hockey in the Vancouver area, and create a platform to showcase SFU and UBC players to a variety of professional scouts.
Season-by-Season Records Table[]
| Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Placing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd | |||
| 2006 playoffs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | finalist | |||
| 2007 BCIHL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | |||
| 2007 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | ? | ? | 2 | 3rd | |||
| 2008 BCIHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 77 | 17 | 3rd | |||
| 2008 playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | champions | |||
| 2009 BCIHL | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 37 | 30 | 1st | |||
| 2009 playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | finalist | |||
| 2010 BCIHL | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 141 | 68 | 36 | 1st | |||
| 2010 playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 | 15 | 6 | champions | |||
| 2011 BCIHL | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 54 | 38 | 2nd | |||
| 2011 playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 | 12 | 6 | champions | |||
| 2012 BCIHL | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 58 | 39 | 1st | |||
| 2012 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 11 | 4 | finalist | |||
| Year/Comp. | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Placing | |||
| 2013 BCIHL | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 133 | 77 | 35 | 2nd | |||
| 2013 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 8 | 4 | finalist | |||
| 2014 BCIHL | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 133 | 77 | 35 | 2nd | |||
| 2014 playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | semi-finals | |||
| 2015 BCIHL | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 83 | 24 | 4th | |||
| 2015 playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 13 | 4 | finalist | |||
| 2016 BCIHL | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 81 | 33 | 2nd | |||
| 2016 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 11 | 0 | semi-finals | |||
| 2017 BCIHL | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 50 | 38 | 1st | |||
| 2017 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 11 | 0 | semi-finals | |||
| 2018 BCIHL | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 54 | 56 | 17 | 5th ø | |||
| 2018 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ ø | |||
| 2019 BCIHL | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92 | 79 | 25 | 4th | |||
| 2019 playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | semi-finals | |||
| 2020 BCIHL | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 69 | 32 | 2nd | |||
| 2020 playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | cancelled | |||
| 2021 BCIHL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||
| 2022 BCIHL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 1st | |||
| 2022 playoffs | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | champions | |||
| 2023 BCIHL | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 33 | 38 | 1st | |||
| 2023 playoffs | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 21 | 3 | 8 | champions | |||
- 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.
- ø Forfeited 11 games played between Jan 5 and Feb 16 due to the participation of an ineligible player, resulting in a loss of 19 points.
- 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.
Commemorations[]
Championships[]
- BCIHL: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023
Nationals[]
- none
Pictures[]
- *under development*
Historical Logos[]
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[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SFU Men’s Hockey Recruiting Guide (PDF). Retrieved on 2017-06-05.
- ↑ SFU hockey to play Div. I teams in Ohio. Retrieved on 2017-06-05.
- ↑ SFU Challenges Defending NCAA Champions as Part of Exhibition Schedule - SFU Hockey (4 August 2015). Retrieved on 2017-06-05.
- ↑ Seawolf skaters rout Clan, 6-1, in Palmer exhibition. Retrieved on 2017-06-05.
- ↑ University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-06-05.