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Brock Badgers men's ice hockey
UniversityBrock University
ConferenceOUA
OUA West Division
First season1967–68
Head coachT. J. Manastersky
Since 2022–23 season
Assistant coachesRob Bentivegna
Ryan Hunter
Ryan Ludzik
ArenaMeridian Centre
St. Catharines, Ontario
Colorsred, grey, and black
     
Conference Tournament championships
2008, 2018, 2022, 2024

The Brock Badgers men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey program representing the Brock Badgers athletic department of Brock University. The team has been active since the late 1960s and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Badgers play at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Team history

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History

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Brock founded its ice hockey program in 1967 and joined the Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association (OIAA). While the team struggled to win on the ice, the Generals made CIAU history in just their second year. Michael Nicholson was named team captain for the '69 season, becoming the first black player to captain a Canadian college program.[1] In spite of their landmark captain, the team struggled to win for many years. After joining the Ontario University Athletic Association in 1971, the disparity in play only became more stark and Brock went through another five years of futility.

In 1977, after going winless the year before, Brock suddenly produced its first winning season and made their first playoff appearance. Unfortunately, that success was short-lived and the team did not have another winning campaign for 11 years. Once the 1990s rolled around, the Badgers finally found their footing and started looking like they belonged in the conference. While the team found modest success in the early part of the 21st century, it wasn't until 2008 that the Badgers were finally able to make their first appearance in the national tournament.

Season-by-season results

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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 %
Ed Davis (1967–1969)
1967–68 OIAA 12 0 12 0 – – 0 7th 12 0 12 0 .000
1968–69 OIAA 10 0 10 0 – – 0 6th 10 0 10 0 .000
Al Kellogg (1969–1972)
1969–70 QOAA 10 2 8 0 – – 4 6th 10 2 8 0 .200
1970–71 QOAA 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
Dave Perrin (1972–1973)
1972–73 OUAA 17 2 15 0 – – 4 13th 17 2 15 0 .118
John Nickerson (1973–1976)
1973–74 OUAA 17 1 16 0 – – 2 15th 17 1 16 0 .059
1974–75 OUAA 17 3 14 0 – – 6 12th 17 3 14 0 .176
1975–76 OUAA 12 0 11 1 – – 1 15th 12 0 11 1 .042
Lorne Adams (1976–1980)
1976–77 OUAA 15 8 7 0 – – 16 6th 16 8 8 0 .500 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–9 (Wilfrid Laurier)
1977–78 OUAA 15 5 7 3 – – 13 9th 15 5 7 3 .433
1978–79 OUAA 16 0 14 2 – – 2 13th 16 0 14 2 .063
1979–80 OUAA 22 5 16 1 – – 11 10th 22 5 16 1 .250
Ron Anderson (1980–1983)
1980–81 OUAA 22 2 16 4 – – 8 T–11th 22 2 16 4 .182
1981–82 OUAA 22 2 20 0 – – 4 11th 22 2 20 0 .091
1982–83 OUAA 24 7 15 2 – – 16 10th 24 7 15 2 .333
Mike Quinn (1983–1984)
1983–84 OUAA 24 7 13 4 – – 18 T–8th 24 7 13 4 .375
Paul Jackson (1984–1987)
1984–85 OUAA 24 6 16 2 – – 14 T–10th 24 6 16 2 .292
1985–86 OUAA 24 7 16 1 – – 15 9th 24 7 16 1 .313
1986–87 OUAA 24 8 15 1 – – .354 9th 24 8 15 1 .354
Mike Pelino (1987–1997)
1987–88 OUAA 26 13 10 3 – – 29 8th 31 16 12 3 .565 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Laurentian)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Windsor)
1988–89 OUAA 26 16 9 1 – – 33 T–4th 32 20 11 1 .641 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Laurentian)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Ryerson)
Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (Wilfrid Laurier)
1989–90 OUAA 22 9 11 2 – – 20 T–9th 22 9 11 2 .455
1990–91 OUAA 22 6 16 0 – – 12 13th 22 6 16 0 .273
1991–92 OUAA 22 7 14 1 – – 15 T–12th 22 7 14 1 .341
1992–93 OUAA 22 7 13 2 – – 16 T–13th 22 7 13 2 .364
1993–94 OUAA 26 13 12 1 – – 27 9th 29 14 14 1 .500 Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (York)
1994–95 OUAA 26 17 8 1 – – 35 T–3rd 29 18 10 1 .638 Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (York)
1995–96 OUAA 26 10 14 2 – – 22 10th 30 12 16 2 .433 Won Division Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (York)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Laurentian)
1996–97 OUAA 26 8 16 2 – – 18 12th 27 8 17 2 .333 Lost Division Semifinal, 2–4 (Laurentian)
Mark French (interim 1997–1998)
1997–98 OUA 26 10 15 1 – – 21 11th 31 11 19 1 .371 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (mini game) (Laurentian)
Lost Division Final series, 0-3 (York)
Murray Nystrom (1998–2016)
1998–99 OUA 26 10 14 2 – – 22 11th 32 13 17 2 .419 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Laurentian)
Lost Division Final series, 1-2 (York)
1999–00 OUA 26 13 10 3 – – 29 5th 29 14 12 3 .534 Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (York)
2000–01 OUA 24 11 11 2 – – 24 T–7th 26 11 13 2 .462 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Guelph)
2001–02 OUA 24 7 13 4 – – 18 T–11th 29 9 16 4 .379 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Guelph)
Lost Division Final series, 0-2 (York)
2002–03 OUA 24 8 16 0 – – 16 11th 26 8 18 0 .308 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)
2003–04 OUA 24 13 8 3 0 – 29 6th 26 13 10 3 .558 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)
2004–05 OUA 24 6 16 1 1 – 13 15th 24 6 17 1 .271
2005–06 OUA 24 9 11 2 2 – 22 9th 27 10 15 2 .407 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo)
2006–07 OUA 28 14 12 1 1 – 30 9th 31 15 15 1 .500 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2007–08 OUA 28 17 8 – 1 2 37 T–4th 37 21 14 2 .595 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Lakehead)
Lost Queen's Cup, 1–4 (McGill) 		Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 1–6 (New Brunswick), 1–4 (Saskatchewan)
2008–09 OUA 28 9 14 – 3 2 23 15th 28 9 17 2 .357
2009–10 OUA 28 9 17 – 1 1 20 T–16th 28 9 18 1 .339
2010–11 OUA 28 13 9 – 4 2 32 9th 31 14 15 2 .484 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
2011–12 OUA 28 13 14 – 1 0 27 17th 32 15 17 0 .469 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Western Ontario)
2012–13 OUA 28 9 14 – 4 1 23 17th 28 9 18 1 .339
2013–14 OUA 28 14 10 – 2 2 32 T–10th 31 15 14 2 .516 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ryerson)
2014–15 OUA 27 10 15 – 2 0 22 14th 30 11 19 0 .367 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Windsor)
2015–16 OUA 28 6 15 – 6 1 19 18th 28 6 21 1 .232
Marty Williamson (2016–2021)
2016–17 OUA 28 14 13 – 1 0 29 12th 30 14 16 0 .467 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Guelph)
2017–18 OUA 28 14 9 – 3 2 33 T–10th 37 20 15 2 .568 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Guelph)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (York)
Lost Queen's Cup, 1–5 (McGill) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 2–6 (St. Francis Xavier)
2018–19 OUA 28 19 5 – 4 0 42 3rd 33 22 11 0 .667 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (York)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2019–20 OUA 28 14 12 – 2 0 30 10th 32 16 16 0 .500 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Guelph)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Kevin Forrest (interim 2021–2022)
2021–22 OUA 14 7 5 – 2 0 .571 8th 19 10 9 0 .526 Won Division Quarterfinal, 5–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Division Semifinal, 8–2 (York)
Won Division Final, 2–1 (Ryerson)
Lost Queen's Cup, 1–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 0–3 (St. Francis Xavier)
T. J. Manastersky (2022–Present)
2022–23 OUA 27 17 9 – 0 1 35 5th 32 19 12 1 .609 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
2023–24 OUA 28 21 7 – 0 0 42 T–3rd 35 24 11 0 .686 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Toronto Metropolitan)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–5 (McGill) 		Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (New Brunswick)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1282 482 730 70 .403 4 Mid West Division Titles, 2 West Division Titles
Conference Post-season 108 48 60 0 .444
U Sports Postseason 5 0 5 0 .000 4 National Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1395 530 795 70 .405

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References

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  1. ^ "History on ice: How Michael Nicholson became a hockey trailblazer". Brock University. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Hockey Program Highlights". Brock Badgers. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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