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Sherbrooke Vert et Or men's ice hockey

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Sherbrooke Vert et Or men's ice hockey
Sherbrooke Vert et Or athletic logo
UniversityUniversité de Sherbrooke
ArenaSherbrooke, Quebec
ColorsVert et Or (Green and Gold)
   
U Sports Tournament appearances
1963
Conference Tournament championships
1963

The Sherbrooke Vert et Or men's ice hockey team was a varsity ice hockey team representing the Sherbrooke Vert et Or athletic department of the Université de Sherbrooke. The team played for twelve seasons and was discontinued in 1974.[1]

History

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Sherbrooke fielded its first ice hockey team just in time to compete for the inaugural University Cup. Despite being a new program, the Vert et Or finished in a tie for second place in the Ottawa–St. Lawerence Conference (OSLC) and then proceeded to win a pair of 1-goal playoff games to capture the league championship. The debutant club was among the four teams invited to take part in the national tournament but they could not quite hold up to their opponents, finishing fourth in the series.

It took the team five years to return to the conference postseason but they were never able to recapture the magic of that first season. The Vert et Or made two subsequent league championship appearances but could not win either. The second of those opportunities came in 1974 and was the final match the team as the school decided to discontinue the program in the offseason.

In the years since, some interest has been shown in bringing back the ice hockey team, but as of 2022 no official action has been taken.[1] Currently, Sherbrooke does't even field a club ice hockey team, making varsity hockey a distant prospect.[2]

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 %
1962–63 OSLC 14 11 3 0 22 T–2nd 18 13 5 0 .722 Won Semifinal, 5–4 (Royal Military College)
Won Championship, 6–5 (Ottawa)
Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (British Columbia)
Lost Third Place Game, 4–7 (St. Francis Xavier)
1963–64 OSLC 14 5 9 0 10 6th 14 5 9 0 .357
1964–65 OSLC 14 3 11 0 6 T–7th 14 3 11 0 .214
1965–66 OSLC 16 2 14 0 4 9th 16 2 14 0 .125
1966–67 OSLC 18 7 11 0 14 6th 18 7 11 0 .389
1967–68 OSLC 16 11 4 1 23 2nd 17 11 5 1 .676 Lost Semifinal, 5–7 (Sir George Williams)
1968–69 OSLC 18 10 7 1 21 T–2nd 19 10 8 1 .553 Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (Bishop's)
1969–70 OSLC 14 11 1 2 24 2nd 16 12 2 2 .813 Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Sir George Williams)
Lost Championship, 1–2 (Loyola)
1970–71 OSLC 18 10 7 1 21 4th 19 10 8 1 .553 Lost Semifinal, 3–10 (Loyola)
1971–72 QUAA 21 12 6 3 27 3rd 22 12 7 3 .614 Lost Semifinal, 3–6 (Sir George Williams)
1972–73 QUAA 24 12 9 3 27 4th 25 12 10 3 .540 Lost Semifinal, 4–9 (Sir George Williams)
1973–74 QUAA 18 6 9 3 15 4th 22 8 11 3 .432 Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (McGill)
Won Semifinal, 8–5 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Sir George Williams)
program suspended
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 207 100 91 16 .522
Conference Post-season 13 5 8 0 .385 1 OSLC Championship
U Sports Postseason 2 0 2 0 .000 1 national tournament appearance
Regular Season and Postseason Record 222 105 101 16 .509

Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Retour du hockey universitaire: le Vert & Or toujours en observation". La Tribune. February 28, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Le Vert & Or". Sherbrooke Vert et Or. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
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