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Guelph Gryphons men's ice hockey

{{Infobox college ice hockey team

|team_name = Guelph Gryphons

|team_link = Guelph Gryphons

|athletics_name = Guelph Gryphons

|university = University of Guelph

| sex = men's

|conference = Ontario University Athletics

|conference_short = OUA

|division = OUA West

|location = Guelph, Ontario

|first_season =

|athletic_director =

|coach = Josh Dixon

|assistant_coaches = Dave Leger
Scott Simmonds
Alec Bowes
Nick Dahan

| coach_year = Since 2023–24

|arena = Gryphon Centre

|capacity =

|studentsection =

|mascot =

|fight_song =

|color1 = Red

|color2 = Gold

|color3 = Black

|hex1 = FF0000

|hex2 = FDD017

|hex3 = 000000

|USportschampion = 1997

|USportstourneys = 1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2015, 2019, 2020

|conference_tournament = 1976, 1979, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2015, 2020

|conference_season =

}}

The Guelph Gryphons men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey program representing the Guelph Gryphons athletic department of the University of Guelph. The team has been active since the formation of the college in 1964 and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Gryphons play at the Gryphon Centre in Guelph, Ontario.

History

File:Guelph Gryphons goalie 2012.JPG

=Early years=

One of Guelph's predecessor schools, the Ontario Agricultural College, began fielding an ice hockey team at least as far back as 1898. As a small school, OAC played at the intermediate level of the Ontario Hockey Association but only did so sparingly. In the early 20th century, the Redmen also played in the Intermediate Intercollegiate Series but, as most colleges did, suspended play for the duration of World War I. After the war, OAC would play off an on for much of the 1920s and 30s. In the early 40s, the team attempted to play through World War II but eventually suspended play in 1945.

=Return to play=

In 1950, Ontario Agricultural College resumed play but remained an independent program. Its unclear at this time whether or not the school still operated at the intermediate level or if they had joined the senior level of college hockey yet. OAC soldiered on with their club for over a decade before finally joining the Quebec–Ontario Athletic Association in 1961. The team played for two seasons before sitting out the 1964 years while the University of Guelph was being formed.

=Ontario Veterinary College=

There is some indication that the Ontario Veterinary College played as a member of the Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1964. Records from Toronto Metropolitan include two matches against 'OAVC' in 1964, which could have been a combined team from OAC and OVC.{{Cite web|url=https://tmubold.ca/documents/2023/8/17/BoldFinal_MHKY_gamebygame_results-2022-23.pdf |title=BOLD MEN’S HOCKEY GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS |work=TMU Bold |accessdate=February 29, 2024}} In any event, the league played at the intermediate level and is not officially recognized by the university.

=Guelph=

Once the first official team from Guelph hit the ice, the Gryphons found themselves with a tough row to hoe. The new club rejoined the QOAA and saw lean years for the duration of the 1960s. It wasn't until 1970 that the Gryphons were able to get out of the conference cellar and they weren't able to produce a winning season until 1972, the first year of play in the OUAA. Over the course of the 70s, Guelph steadily improved and the team won its first league championship in 1976. Guelph finished as runners-up for the national title that year and returned to the tournament in both 1979 and 1980. Afterwards, the program flagged and saw mostly losing seasons until the early 1990s.

=Championship=

The Gryphons rebuilt into a powerhouse, routinely winning their division while making several trips to the league final. Guelph won two OUAA championships in the mid-90s and appeared in 4 national tournaments in 5 years. Their successful run culminated with the 1997 CIAU championship. Afterwards, Guelph remained a strong team in the conference but they spent most of the next 20 years failing to make the national series. In 2015, Guelph won a stunning league championship despite having a losing record in the regular season. The Gryphons continued their inspired run and finished with the bronze medal at the 2015 CIS University Cup. Before the decade was out, Guelph made two more appearances in the national tournament but neither saw them win a game.

Season-by-season results

File:Guelph Gryphons 2012.JPG

=Intermediate and collegiate play=

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

class="wikitable"

|bgcolor="#FFF3BF"|Extra-League Champion

|bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|U Sports Semifinalist

|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|Conference regular season champions

|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|Conference Division Champions

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference Playoff Champions

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
rowspan="3"|Season

!rowspan="3"|Conference

!colspan="11"|Regular Season

!rowspan="3"|Conference Tournament Results

!rowspan="3"|National Tournament Results

colspan="6" | Conference

! colspan="5" | Overall

GP

!W

!L

!T

!Pts*

!Finish

!GP

!W

!L

!T

!%

style="background:#dddddd;" colspan="18" |Intermediate Hockey
1898–99

|OHA

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Lost Third Round series, 10–19 (Guelph)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
style="background:#dddddd;" colspan="18" |Intermediate and Collegiate Hockey
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1906–07

|IIS

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 6–28 (Toronto II)

| align="left"|

1907–08

|IIS

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal series, 2–15 (Toronto II)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1908–09

|OHAI

|8

|1

|7

|0

|2

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1909–10

|OHAI

|6

|0

|6

|0

|0

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1911–12

|OHAI

|8

|4

|4

|0

|8

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
1913–14

|OHAI

|8

|3

|5

|0

|6

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1914–15

|IIS

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Lost West Round-Robin, 2-6 (McMaster), 1–12 (Toronto II)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
1918–19

|OHAI

|5

|2

|3

|0

|4

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1919–20

|IIS

|5

|1

|4

|0

|2

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1920–21

|IIS

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1922–23

|IIS

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 1–7 (Toronto II)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
1925–26

|IIS

|4

|0

|3

|1

|1

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1927–28

|IIS

|6

|2

|3

|1

|5

|–

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1928–29

|OHAI

|7

|4

|3

|0

|8

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Won Group 7 Semifinal series, 6–5 (Fergus)
Lost Group 7 Championship series, 3–5 (Elora)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1929–30

|OHAI

|6

|3

|3

|0

|6

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"| Won Section A Semifinal, 3–2 (Hespeler)
Lost Section A Championship series, 4–11 (Elora)

| align="left"|

rowspan=2|1930–31

|IIS

|6

|3

|3

|0

|6

|–

|rowspan=2|?

|rowspan=2|?

|rowspan=2|?

|rowspan=2|?

|rowspan=2|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

OHA

|6

|3

|3

|0

|6

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1931–32

|IIS

|5

|2

|3

|0

|6

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1932–33

|IIS

|6

|1

|5

|0

|2

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1935–36

|OHAI

|4

|0

|4

|0

|0

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
1937–38

|IIS

|5

|1

|3

|1

|3

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1938–39

|IIS

|6

|4

|1

|1

|9

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended due to World War II
1941–42

|OHAI

|3

|0

|3

|0

|0

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1943–44

|OHAI

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1944–45

|OHAI

|1

|0

|1

|0

|0

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1950–51

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1951–52

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1952–53

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1953–54

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Fred Mason (ice hockey) {{small|(1954–1955)}}
bgcolor=eeeeee

!1954–55

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |A. Singleton {{small|(1955–1964)}}
1955–56

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1956–57

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1957–58

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1958–59

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1959–60

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1960–61

|Independent

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

-
colspan="15" style="background:#fff;"|
colspan="8"|Totals

! GP

! W

! L

! T

! %

! colspan="2"|Championships

colspan="8"|Regular Season

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| colspan="2" align="left"| 1 West Division title

colspan="8"|Conference Post-season

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

|colspan="2" align="left"|

bgcolor=dddddd

| colspan="8"|Regular Season and Postseason Record

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| colspan="2" align="left"|

=Senior collegiate play=

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

class="wikitable"

|bgcolor="#FFF3BF"|U Sports Champion

|bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|U Sports Semifinalist

|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|Conference regular season champions

|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|Conference Division Champions

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference Playoff Champions

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
rowspan="3"|Season

!rowspan="3"|Conference

!colspan="13"|Regular Season

!rowspan="3"|Conference Tournament Results

!rowspan="3"|National Tournament Results

colspan="8" | Conference

! colspan="5" | Overall

GP

!W

!L

!T

!OTL

!SOL

!Pts*

!Finish

!GP

!W

!L

!T

!%

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |A. Singleton {{small|(1955–1964)}}
1961–62

|QOAA

|12

|3

|6

|3

|–

|–

|9

|6th

|12

|3

|6

|3

|{{winpct|3|6|3}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1962–63

|QOAA

|12

|5

|7

|0

|–

|–

|10

|5th

|12

|5

|7

|0

|{{winpct|5|7|0}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | Program suspended
bgcolor=cccccc colspan="18" | College amalgamated into the 'University of Guelph'
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |{{color|#FFFFFF|unknown}} {{small|(1964–1970)}}
1964–65

|QOAA

|16

|1

|13

|2

|–

|–

|4

|9th

|16

|1

|13

|2

|{{winpct|1|13|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1965–66

|QOAA

|16

|2

|13

|1

|–

|–

|5

|9th

|16

|2

|13

|1

|{{winpct|2|13|1}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1966–67

|QOAA

|16

|2

|13

|1

|–

|–

|5

|9th

|16

|2

|13

|1

|{{winpct|2|13|1}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1967–68

|QOAA

|16

|3

|12

|1

|–

|–

|7

|7th

|16

|3

|12

|1

|{{winpct|3|12|1}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1968–69

|QOAA

|15

|1

|13

|1

|–

|–

|3

|9th

|15

|1

|13

|1

|{{winpct|1|13|1}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1969–70

|QOAA

|15

|5

|7

|3

|–

|–

|13

|T–8th

|15

|5

|7

|3

|{{winpct|5|7|3}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Dennis Mooney {{small|(1970–1972)}}
1970–71

|QOAA

|15

|5

|8

|2

|–

|–

|12

|T–7th

|15

|5

|8

|2

|{{winpct|5|8|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1971–72

|OUAA

|19

|11

|7

|1

|–

|–

|23

|5th

|21

|12

|8

|1

|{{winpct|12|8|1}}

| align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (McMaster)
Lost Semifinal, 2–6 (York)

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Frank Carney (ice hockey) {{small|(1972–1973)}} / Bud Folusewych {{small|(1972–1988)}}
1972–73

|OUAA

|17

|9

|6

|2

|–

|–

|20

|7th

|18

|9

|7

|2

|{{winpct|9|7|2}}

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 0–7 (Waterloo)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1973–74

|OUAA

|18

|10

|6

|2

|–

|–

|22

|5th

|19

|10

|7

|2

|{{winpct|10|7|2}}

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 1–7 (Western Ontario)

| align="left"|

1974–75

|OUAA

|17

|7

|8

|2

|–

|–

|16

|10th

|17

|7

|8

|2

|{{winpct|7|8|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1975–76

|OUAA

|20

|14

|6

|0

|–

|–

|28

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–5th

|26

|18

|8

|0

|{{winpct|18|8|0}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (McMaster)
Won Semifinal, 6–5 (Toronto)
Won Championship, 5–4 (York)

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Lost First Round, 2–5 (Concordia)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Calgary)
Lost Championship, 2–7 (Toronto)

1976–77

|OUAA

|20

|9

|7

|4

|–

|–

|22

|5th

|22

|10

|8

|4

|{{winpct|10|8|4}}

| align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 10–5 (Waterloo)
Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (York)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1977–78

|OUAA

|20

|3

|15

|2

|–

|–

|8

|13th

|20

|3

|15

|2

|{{winpct|3|15|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1978–79

|OUAA

|16

|10

|3

|3

|–

|–

|23

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 3rd

|22

|14

|4

|4

|{{winpct|14|4|4}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, ? (Windsor)
Won Semifinal, ? (Western Ontario)
Won Championship series, ? (McMaster)

| align="left"| Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 5–5 (Dalhousie), 2–7 (Quebec–Chicoutimi)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1979–80

|OUAA

|22

|13

|6

|3

|–

|–

|29

|T–4th

|30

|18

|9

|3

|{{winpct|18|9|3}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, ? (Laurentian)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Won Championship series, ? (?)

| align="left"| Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 2–5 (Regina), 5–6 (Moncton)

1980–81

|OUAA

|22

|13

|6

|3

|–

|–

|29

|4th

|23

|13

|7

|3

|{{winpct|13|7|3}}

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 4–5 (York)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1981–82

|OUAA

|22

|14

|6

|2

|–

|–

|20

|2nd

|27

|17

|8

|2

|{{winpct|17|8|2}}

| align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (McMaster)
Lost Championship series, 1–2 (Toronto)

| align="left"|

1982–83

|OUAA

|24

|11

|11

|2

|–

|–

|24

|7th

|24

|11

|11

|2

|{{winpct|11|11|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1983–84

|OUAA

|24

|14

|10

|0

|–

|–

|28

|T–4th

|27

|15

|12

|0

|{{winpct|15|12|0}}

| align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 10–1 (Laurentian)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)

| align="left"|

1984–85

|OUAA

|24

|13

|8

|3

|–

|–

|29

|6th

|25

|13

|9

|3

|{{winpct|13|9|3}}

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 5–8 (Western Ontario)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1985–86

|OUAA

|24

|9

|13

|2

|–

|–

|20

|8th

|24

|9

|13

|2

|{{winpct|9|13|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

1986–87

|OUAA

|24

|8

|14

|2

|–

|–

|{{winpct|8|14|2}}

|8th

|24

|8

|14

|2

|{{winpct|8|14|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1987–88

|OUAA

|26

|6

|18

|2

|–

|–

|14

|14th

|26

|6

|18

|2

|{{winpct|6|18|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Marlin Muylaert {{small|(1988–1998)}}
1988–89

|OUAA

|26

|7

|15

|4

|–

|–

|18

|13th

|26

|7

|15

|4

|{{winpct|7|15|4}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1989–90

|OUAA

|22

|10

|12

|0

|–

|–

|20

|T–9th

|24

|10

|14

|0

|{{winpct|10|14|0}}

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)

| align="left"|

1990–91

|OUAA

|22

|11

|10

|1

|–

|–

|23

|10th

|26

|13

|12

|1

|{{winpct|13|12|1}}

| align="left"| Won First Round, 3–2 (Western Ontario)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Waterloo)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1991–92

|OUAA

|22

|15

|7

|0

|–

|–

|30

|T–5th

|28

|18

|10

|0

|{{winpct|18|10|0}}

| align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Wilfrid Laurier)

| align="left"|

1992–93

|OUAA

|22

|16

|5

|1

|–

|–

|33

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–2nd

|29

|20

|8

|1

|{{winpct|20|8|1}}

| align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)
Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Toronto)

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Toronto)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1993–94

|OUAA

|26

|15

|10

|1

|–

|–

|31

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 6th

|32

|20

|11

|1

|{{winpct|20|11|1}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Western Ontario)

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 6–5 (Western Ontario)
Lost Championship, 2–5 (Lethbridge)

1994–95

|OUAA

|26

|16

|7

|3

|–

|–

|35

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–3rd

|32

|20

|9

|3

|{{winpct|20|9|3}}

| align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (Western Ontario)

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Calgary)
Lost Championship, 1–5 (Moncton)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1995–96

|OUAA

|26

|16

|10

|0

|–

|–

|32

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–5th

|30

|18

|12

|0

|{{winpct|18|12|0}}

| align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

| align="left"|

1996–97

|OUAA

|26

|21

|4

|1

|–

|–

|43

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd

|32

|27

|4

|1

|{{winpct|27|4|1}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Championship, 3–0 (York)

| bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 4–2 (York)
Won Championship, 4–2 (New Brunswick)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1997–98

|OUA

|26

|17

|5

|4

|–

|–

|38

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 3rd

|30

|20

|6

|4

|{{winpct|20|6|4}}

| align="left"| Won Division Final series, 3–0 (Toronto)
Lost Semifinal, ? (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Jeff Reid (ice hockey) {{small|(1998–2007)}}
1998–99

|OUA

|26

|11

|10

|5

|–

|–

|27

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 9th

|30

|13

|12

|5

|{{winpct|13|12|5}}

| align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!1999–00

|OUA

|26

|10

|12

|4

|–

|–

|24

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 9th

|28

|10

|14

|4

|{{winpct|10|14|4}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Queen's)

| align="left"|

2000–01

|OUA

|24

|11

|11

|2

|–

|–

|24

|T–7th

|28

|13

|13

|2

|{{winpct|13|13|2}}

| align="left"| Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (York)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2001–02

|OUA

|24

|11

|12

|1

|–

|–

|13

|T–8th

|29

|12

|16

|1

|{{winpct|12|16|1}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Brock)

| align="left"| Lost Pool 1 Round-Robin, 0–8 (Alberta), 2–5 (Western Ontario)

2002–03

|OUA

|24

|6

|17

|1

|–

|–

|13

|T–13th

|24

|6

|17

|1

|{{winpct|6|17|1}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2003–04

|OUA

|24

|8

|12

|2

|2

|–

|20

|T–11th

|24

|8

|14

|2

|{{winpct|8|14|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

2004–05

|OUA

|24

|8

|11

|4

|1

|–

|21

|T–12th

|26

|8

|14

|4

|{{winpct|8|14|4}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Lakehead)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2005–06

|OUA

|24

|7

|14

|3

|0

|–

|17

|13th

|24

|7

|14

|3

|{{winpct|7|14|3}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

2006–07

|OUA

|28

|7

|14

|3

|4

|–

|21

|T–12th

|28

|7

|18

|3

|{{winpct|7|18|3}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Shawn Camp (ice hockey) {{small|(2007–2023)}}
bgcolor=eeeeee

!2007–08

|OUA

|28

|12

|13

|–

|1

|2

|27

|T–13th

|28

|12

|14

|2

|{{winpct|12|14|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

2008–09

|OUA

|28

|14

|12

|–

|1

|1

|30

|T–10th

|31

|15

|15

|1

|{{winpct|15|15|1}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2009–10

|OUA

|28

|14

|10

|–

|0

|4

|32

|9th

|33

|16

|13

|4

|{{winpct|16|13|4}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Lakehead)

| align="left"|

2010–11

|OUA

|28

|15

|10

|–

|1

|2

|33

|8th

|36

|19

|15

|2

|{{winpct|19|15|2}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Brock)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Western Ontario)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2011–12

|OUA

|28

|9

|14

|–

|3

|2

|23

|16th

|31

|10

|19

|2

|{{winpct|10|19|2}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Lakehead)

| align="left"|

2012–13

|OUA

|28

|17

|9

|–

|0

|2

|36

|T–6th

|33

|19

|12

|2

|{{winpct|19|12|2}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2013–14

|OUA

|28

|12

|12

|–

|2

|2

|28

|T–12th

|31

|13

|16

|2

|{{winpct|13|16|2}}

| align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)

| align="left"|

2014–15

|OUA

|27

|11

|13

|–

|3

|0

|25

|12th

|36

|27

|9

|0

|{{winpct|27|9|0}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Toronto)
Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Windsor)
Won Championship, 4–0 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Calgary)
Lost Semifinal, 2–5 (New Brunswick)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 3–2 (OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2015–16

|OUA

|28

|16

|11

|–

|1

|0

|33

|T–8th

|36

|20

|16

|0

|{{winpct|20|16|0}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Windsor)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Ryerson)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 1–4 (Carleton)

| align="left"|

2016–17

|OUA

|28

|15

|12

|–

|1

|0

|31

|11th

|32

|17

|15

|0

|{{winpct|17|15|0}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Brock)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (York)

| align="left"|

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2017–18

|OUA

|28

|21

|6

|–

|1

|0

|43

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd

|33

|23

|10

|0

|{{winpct|23|10|0}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Windsor)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Brock)

| align="left"|

2018–19

|OUA

|28

|13

|11

|–

|0

|4

|30

|11th

|38

|19

|15

|4

|{{winpct|19|15|4}}

| align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Windsor)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Brock)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)
Lost Championship, 1–4 (Queen's)

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 1–6 (Saskatchewan)

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2019–20

|OUA

|28

|17

|6

|–

|4

|1

|39

|5th

|38

|24

|13

|1

|{{winpct|24|13|1}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Brock)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)
Won Championship, 2–1 (3OT) (Ottawa)

| align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 1–5 (Saint Mary's)

2020–21

|colspan=17| Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

bgcolor=eeeeee

!2021–22

|OUA

|16

|4

|9

|–

|1

|2

|{{winpct|4|9|3}}

|18th

|16

|4

|10

|2

|{{winpct|4|10|2}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

2022–23

|OUA

|27

|10

|10

|–

|7

|0

|27

|T–13th

|27

|10

|17

|0

|{{winpct|10|17|0}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Josh Dixon (ice hockey) {{small|(2023–Present)}}
bgcolor=eeeeee

!2023–24

|OUA

|28

|11

|16

|–

|1

|0

|23

|15th

|28

|11

|17

|0

|{{winpct|11|17|0}}

| align="left"|

| align="left"|

-
colspan="17" style="background:#fff;"|
colspan="10"|Totals

! GP

! W

! L

! T/SOL

! %

! colspan="2"|Championships

colspan="10"|Regular Season

| 1396

| 635

| 650

| 111

| {{winpct|635|650|111}}

| colspan="2" align="left"| 3 West Division Titles, 8 Mid West Division Titles

colspan="10"|Conference Post-season

| 148

| 94

| 54

| 0

| {{winpct|94|54|0}}

|colspan="2" align="left"| 5 OUAA Championships, 2 OUA Championships

colspan="10"|U Sports Postseason

| 21

| 7

| 13

| 1

| {{winpct|7|13|1}}

|colspan="2" align="left"| 11 National Tournament appearances

bgcolor=dddddd

| colspan="10"|Regular Season and Postseason Record

| 1565

| 736

| 717

| 112

| {{winpct|736|717|112}}

| colspan="2" align="left"| 1 National Championship

Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.
Note: Two additional losses from missing series results in 1979 and 1980 are possible.

{{Cite web|url=https://gryphons.ca/documents/2022/3/23/Men_s_Hockey_-_History.pdf |title=Men’s Hockey History |work=Guelph Gryphons |accessdate=February 29, 2024}}

=Notable alumni=

{{div col|colwidth=33}}

  • Ken Lockett{{Cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18596#.UNfoGnez7To|title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Ken Lockett|website=www.legendsofhockey.net}}
  • Brad Pirie
  • Dean Prentice (assistant coach)

{{div col end}}

References

{{reflist|50em}}

External links

  • [https://gryphons.ca/sports/hockey-men Official website]

{{CIS men's ice hockey}}

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