Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey
{{Short description|Varsity men's ice hockey team at the University of Toronto}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox college ice hockey team
| team_name = Toronto Varsity Blues
| team_link = Toronto Varsity Blues
| athletics_name = Toronto Varsity Blues
| university = University of Toronto
| sex = men's
| image = Toronto Varsity Blues Hockey Logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| coach = Ryan Medel
| coach_year = Since 2017–18
| fight_song = "The Blue and White"
| arena = Varsity Arena
| division = OUA West
| conference = Ontario University Athletics
| conference_short = OUA
| first_year = 1891
| color1 = Blue
| color2 = White
| hex1 = 00204E
| hex2 = ffffff
| USportschampion = 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1984
| USportstourneys = 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993
| conference_tournament = 1906–07, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1992–93
}}
The Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team is an ice hockey team operated by the Varsity Blues athletics program of the University of Toronto. They are members of the Ontario University Athletics conference and compete in U Sports. The Varsity Blues senior team won the Allan Cup in 1921 and 1927, and won the gold medal for Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics. The team is based at Varsity Arena on the University downtown campus in Toronto, Ontario.
The Varsity Blues have won 39 conference titles in the OUA; and 10 U Sports championships in 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1983–84.{{Cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history|title=History|website=U SPORTS|date=July 18, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}{{Cite journal|url=https://oua.ca/sports/mice/past_champions|title=Ontario University Athletics (OUA)|website=oua.ca|access-date=2020-02-25}}
History
File:Toronto Varsity Hockey Club 1899.png
File:Toronto_Varsity_Blues_mens_goalie_2014.jpg
The Varsity Blues were founded in 1891, and are the longest continuously operated ice hockey program in the city of Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomarlboros.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=36|title=Toronto Marlboros Hockey Club - Toronto Marlboros|website=www.torontomarlboros.com}} The program currently includes only players enrolled at the University, however the Varsity Blues have historically had a junior ice hockey team for students, and a senior ice hockey team for graduates.{{cn|date=September 2020}}
Notable coaches of the Varsity Blues include Conn Smythe, Ace Bailey, Tom Watt, and Mike Keenan, and Lester Bowles Pearson later Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Prime Minister of Canada.{{cn|date=September 2020}}
David Bauer played for the Varsity Blues during the 1945–46 season, before becoming a Basilian priest and then founding the Canada men's national ice hockey team in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononeb198901.shtml|title=Spotlight - One on One with Father David Bauer|last=Shea|first=Kevin|date=March 13, 2009|website=Legends of Hockey|access-date=September 21, 2020}}
Senior team
The Varsity Blues graduates were a successful OHA Senior A League team in the 1920s and 1930s. They won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions in 1921, 1927, 1929, and 1930.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohahockey.ca/view/oha/about-us/oha-history-8683/senior-series-2|title=Senior Series|year=2019|website=Ontario Hockey Association|access-date=February 1, 2021}} Toronto also became Canadian national champions with their victories at the 1921 Allan Cup and the 1927 Allan Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.allancup.ca/allancuparchivescores.htm#10%27s|title=Allan Cup Archives|website=Allan Cup|access-date=February 1, 2021}}
During the 1920 Allan Cup playoffs, Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Frederick E. Betts expressed concerns that the Varsity Blues team had violated the rules by participating in both the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) playoffs. At the 1920 general meeting, the CAHA debated the issue and decided that the team was eligible for the Allan Cup.{{cite news|title=Toronto Varsity Is Eligible For Allan Cup|date=March 29, 1920|newspaper=The Leader-Post|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|page=5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75479498/betts-1920/}}{{free access}}
=1928 Winter Olympics=
File:1928 Canada Olympic Hockey Team.jpg
The University of Toronto Graduates as the 1927 Allan Cup champions were chosen to represent the Canada men's national team in ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Conn Smythe coached the team during the OHA season, but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Graduates went without Smythe, led by team captain Red Porter, and Olympic Committee member W. A. Hewitt, who oversaw the team's finances.Podnieks, Andrew (1997), pp. 23–25 The format of the Olympics hockey tournament saw the Canadians receive a bye into the second round, without any games in the first week.{{cite news|title=Want Canadians To Play Winners|date=February 8, 1928|newspaper=The Kingston Whig-Standard|location=Kingston, Ontario|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97188779/hewitt-1928/}}{{free access}} Despite the wait to play, the Graduates won all three games by scoring 38 goals and conceding none, to win the gold medal.Podnieks, Andrew (1997), pp. 28–29
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- Charles Delahaye
- Franklyn Fisher
- Louis Hudson
- Herbert Plaxton
- Hugh Plaxton
- Roger Plaxton
- John Primeau
- Frank Sullivan
- Joseph Sullivan
- Ross Taylor
- Dave Trottier
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Some sources{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/hockey/feature?id=1300946|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031013113407/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/hockey/feature?id=1300946|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2003|title=ESPN.com - Olympics History|website=ESPN}} show the names of Norbert Mueller and John Porter as being on the Olympic roster, but those two names are not listed in the "Official" Olympic Winter Games guide.{{Citation | title = The Official Olympic Games Companion: The Complete Guide to the Olympic Winter Games 1998 Edition | place = London - Washington | publisher = Brassey’s Sports | year = 1998 | page = 128 | isbn = 1-85753-244-9 }}
Junior team
The Varsity Blues formerly operated a junior ice hockey team, that played in the OHA in the 1930s, but withdrew from the junior loop during the 1939–40 season. Former NHL players Hugh Plaxton, Dave Trottier and Dunc Munro all played for the Varsity Blues.
= Season-by-season results =
Season-by-season results
=Senior and collegiate play=
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points
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|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 |
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rowspan="3"|Season
!rowspan="3"|Conference !colspan="11"|Regular Season !rowspan="3"|Conference Tournament Results !rowspan="3"|National Tournament Results |
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colspan="6" | Conference
! colspan="5" | Overall |
GP
!W !L !T !Pts* !Finish !GP !W !L !T !% |
style="background:#dddddd;" colspan="18" |Senior Hockey |
1891–92
|OHA |– |– |– |– |– |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Won First Round, 2–6 (Toronto Athletics) | align="left"| |
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!1892–93 |OHA |12 |7 |5 |0 |14 |? |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1893–94
|OHA |4 |2 |2 |0 |4 |T–6th |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1894–95 |OHA |4 |4 |0 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Semifinal, 5–19 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
1895–96
|OHA |3 |1 |2 |0 |2 |? |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1896–97 |OHA |2 |1 |1 |0 |2 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 13–11 (Toronto Athletic Club) | align="left"| |
1897–98
|OHA |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Preliminary series, 16–17 (Osgoode Hall) | align="left"| |
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!1898–99 |OHA |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Won First Round series, 17–8 (Toronto Wellingtons) | align="left"| |
1899–00
|OHA |4 |0 |4 |0 |0 |? |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1900–01 |OHA |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Group 2 Final series, 1–2 (Toronto Wellingtons) | align="left"| |
1901–02
|OHA |4 |1 |3 |0 |2 |? |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="background:#dddddd;" colspan="18" |Senior and Collegiate Hockey |
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!1902–03 |CIAU |4 |1 |2 |1 |3 |3rd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1903–04
|CIAU |4 |2 |2 |0 |4 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1904–05 |CIAU |4 |1 |3 |0 |2 |3rd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1905–06
|CIAU |4 |1 |3 |0 |2 |3rd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1906–07 |CIAU |4 |3 |1 |0 |6 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1907–08
|CIAU |6 |6 |0 |0 |12 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1908–09 |CIAU |6 |3 |2 |1 |7 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |W. E. Gallie {{small|(1909–1913)}} |
1909–10
|CIAU |6 |4 |2 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Semifinal, withdrew (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!1910–11 |CIAU |4 |3 |1 |0 |6 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship series, 6–2 (Laval–Montreal) | align="left"| |
1911–12
|CIAU |4 |2 |2 |0 |4 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Roy Thomas (ice hockey) {{small|(1913–1915)}} |
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!1912–13 |CIAU |4 |3 |1 |0 |6 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1913–14
|CIAU |4 |2 |2 |0 |4 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1914–15 |CIAU |4 |4 |0 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="18" |Program suspended due to World War I |
style="background:#dddddd;" colspan="18" |Senior and Intercollegiate Hockey |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Frank Carroll (ice hockey) {{small|(1919–1920)}} |
1919–20
|CIAU |4 |3 |1 |0 |6 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship, 5–4 (McGill) | align="left"| Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 18–7 (Quebec Sons of Ireland) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |W. A. Dafoe {{small|(1920–1922)}} |
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!1920–21 |CIAU |4 |4 |0 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 18–5 (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) |
1921–22
|CIAU |4 |4 |0 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Beattie Ramsay {{small|(1922–1923)}} |
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!1922–23 |CIAU |6 |5 |1 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Conn Smythe {{small|(1923–1926)}} |
1923–24
|CIAU |6 |5 |1 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1924–25 |CIAU |5 |5 |0 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 8–5 (Ottawa Montagnards) |
1925–26
|CIAU |6 |6 |0 |0 |12 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| Won Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 8–5 (Peterborough) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Lester B. Pearson {{small|(1926–1928)}} |
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!1926–27 |CIAU |6 |5 |1 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship series, 9–2 (McGill) | align="left"| Tied Allan Cup Eastern Semifinal series, 3–3 (Ottawa New Edinburghs) |
1927–28
|CIAU |4 |3 |1 |0 |6 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |John Porter (ice hockey) {{small|(1928–1931)}} |
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!1928–29 |CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship series, 9–3 (McGill) | align="left"| |
1929–30
|CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Championship series, 2–3 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!1930–31 |CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Championship series, 4–6 (McGill) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |F. G. Sullivan {{small|(1931–1933)}} |
1931–32
|CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship series, 4–3 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!1932–33 |CIAU |4 |2 |1 |1 |5 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Warren Stevens (ice hockey) {{small|(1933–1935)}} |
1933–34
|CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Championship series, 4–9 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!1934–35 |CIAU |4 |1 |3 |0 |2 |T–2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Ace Bailey {{small|(1935–1940)}} |
1935–36
|CIAU |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |– |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Championship series, 3–15 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!rowspan=2|1936–37 |CIAU |6 |3 |3 |0 |6 |2nd |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? | rowspan=2 align="left"| | rowspan=2 align="left"| |
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|IIL † |10 |6 |4 |0 |12 |3rd |
rowspan=2|1937–38
|CIAU |6 |3 |3 |0 |6 |3rd |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? | rowspan=2 align="left"| | rowspan=2 align="left"| |
IIL
|10 |6 |3 |1 |13 |4th |
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!rowspan=2|1938–39 |CIAU |6 |3 |3 |0 |6 |3rd |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? | rowspan=2 align="left"| | rowspan=2 align="left"| |
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|IIL |10 |7 |3 |0 |14 |T–2nd |
rowspan=2|1939–40
|CIAU |4 |4 |0 |0 |8 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? |rowspan=2|? | rowspan=2 align="left"| | rowspan=2 align="left"| |
IIL
|8 |8 |0 |0 |16 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |
style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="18" |Program suspended due to World War II |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Ace Bailey {{small|(1945–1949)}} |
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!1945–46 |CIAU |6 |5 |1 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| Lost Championship, 1–4 (McGill) | align="left"| |
1946–47
|CIAU |9 |6 |2 |1 |13 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| T–1st |? |? |? |? |? | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship, 4–0 (McGill) | align="left"| Tied International Championship, 2–2 (Dartmouth) |
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!1947–48 |CIAU |12 |10 |2 |0 |20 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | style="background: #FFF3BF;" align="left"| Won International Championship, 5–0 (Dartmouth) |
1948–49
|CIAU |12 |8 |4 |0 |16 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Wally Halder {{small|(1949–1951)}} |
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!1949–50 |CIAU |12 |9 |3 |0 |18 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1950–51
|CIAU |6 |5 |1 |0 |10 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Bill Wade (ice hockey) {{small|(1951–1953)}} |
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!1951–52 |CIAU |12 |6 |4 |2 |14 |2nd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1952–53
|CIAU |12 |3 |7 |2 |8 |4th |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Jack Kennedy (ice hockey) {{small|(1953–1962)}} |
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!1953–54 |CIAU/QOAA ¿ |12 |5 |6 |1 |11 |3rd |? |? |? |? |? | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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colspan="8"|Totals
! GP ! W ! L ! T ! % ! colspan="2"|Championships |
colspan="8"|Regular Season
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" align="left"| 20 CIAU Championships |
colspan="8"|Conference Post-season
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |colspan="2" align="left"| 6 CIAU Championships |
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| colspan="8"|Regular Season and Postseason Record | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" align="left"| 1 Allen Cup, 1 International Intercollegiate Championship |
† The International Intercollegiate League (IIL) was a joint venture between Canadian and American colleges.
‡ The Toronto Varsity team was made up of active students. Their opponent, referred to as the 'Toronto Varsity Grads', was a squad composed of alumni.
¿ Sometime between 1953 and 1955 the CIAU changed their name to QOAA (Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association).
=Collegiate only=
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points
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|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 |
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rowspan="3"|Season
!rowspan="3"|Conference !colspan="13"|Regular Season !rowspan="3"|Conference Tournament Results !rowspan="3"|National Tournament Results |
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colspan="8" | Conference
! colspan="5" | Overall |
GP
!W !L !T !OTL !SOL !Pts* !Finish !GP !W !L !T !% |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Jack Kennedy (ice hockey) {{small|(1953–1962)}} |
1954–55
|QOAA |12 |11 |0 |1 |– |– |23 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |11 |0 |1 |{{winpct|11|0|1}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1955–56 |QOAA |12 |9 |3 |0 |– |– |18 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |9 |3 |0 |{{winpct|9|3|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1956–57
|QOAA |12 |9 |3 |0 |– |– |18 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |9 |3 |0 |{{winpct|9|3|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1957–58 |QOAA |12 |9 |3 |0 |– |– |18 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |9 |3 |0 |{{winpct|9|3|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1958–59
|QOAA |12 |10 |2 |0 |– |– |20 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |10 |2 |0 |{{winpct|9|3|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1959–60 |QOAA |14 |8 |6 |0 |– |– |16 |2nd |14 |8 |6 |0 |{{winpct|8|6|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1960–61
|QOAA |12 |8 |4 |0 |– |– |16 |2nd |12 |8 |4 |0 |{{winpct|8|4|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1961–62 |QOAA |11 |9 |2 |0 |– |– |18 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd |13 |10 |3 |0 |{{winpct|10|3|0}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Championship series, 13–10 (McMaster) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Joe Kane (ice hockey) {{small|(1962–1965)}} |
1962–63
|QOAA |12 |8 |4 |0 |– |– |16 |3rd |12 |8 |4 |0 |{{winpct|8|4|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1963–64 |QOAA |12 |9 |1 |2 |– |– |20 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |12 |9 |1 |2 |{{winpct|9|1|2}} | align="left"| | align="left"| Declined to participate |
1964–65
|QOAA |16 |15 |1 |0 |– |– |30 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |17 |15 |2 |0 |{{winpct|15|2|0}} | align="left"| Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Tom Watt (ice hockey) {{small|(1965–1979)}} |
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!1965–66 |QOAA |16 |13 |2 |1 |– |– |27 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |19 |16 |2 |1 |{{winpct|16|2|1}} | align="left"| | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 9–7 (Sir George Williams) |
1966–67
|QOAA |16 |14 |1 |1 |– |– |29 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |20 |18 |1 |1 |{{winpct|18|1|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 10–1 (Queen's) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 9–7 (St. Francis Xavier) |
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!1967–68 |QOAA |16 |14 |1 |1 |– |– |29 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |20 |17 |2 |1 |{{winpct|17|2|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 4–3 (Montreal) | bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (Loyola) |
1968–69
|QOAA |15 |13 |1 |1 |– |– |27 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |20 |18 |1 |1 |{{winpct|18|1|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 10–6 (Carleton) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Laurentian) |
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!1969–70 |QOAA |15 |12 |1 |2 |– |– |26 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |19 |16 |1 |2 |{{winpct|16|1|2}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 11–0 (Montreal) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 8–0 (Alberta) |
1970–71
|QOAA |15 |12 |3 |0 |– |– |24 |2nd |19 |16 |3 |0 |{{winpct|16|3|0}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 6–5 (Carleton) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 3–2 (British Columbia) |
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!1971–72 |OUAA |19 |15 |1 |3 |– |– |33 |2nd |24 |20 |1 |3 |{{winpct|20|1|3}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Eastern Semifinal, 10–1 (Ottawa) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Sir George Williams) |
1972–73
|OUAA |17 |17 |0 |0 |– |– |34 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |23 |23 |0 |0 |{{winpct|23|0|0}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (York) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Alberta) |
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!1973–74 |OUAA |19 |18 |0 |1 |– |– |37 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |21 |19 |1 |1 |{{winpct|19|1|1}} | align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
1974–75
|OUAA |14 |9 |4 |1 |– |– |19 |6th |19 |13 |5 |1 |{{winpct|13|5|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 8–2 (Laurentian) | bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Saint Mary's) |
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!1975–76 |OUAA |16 |13 |3 |0 |– |– |26 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |21 |16 |5 |0 |{{winpct|16|5|0}} | align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Queen's) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Lost First Round, 4–5 (Calgary) |
1976–77
|OUAA |18 |12 |5 |1 |– |– |25 |3rd |26 |19 |6 |1 |{{winpct|19|6|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Laurentian) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Manitoba) |
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!1977–78 |OUAA |20 |18 |1 |1 |– |– |37 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |27 |24 |2 |1 |{{winpct|24|2|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 11–0 (Ryerson) | bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Group 2 Round-Robin, 7–3 (Concordia), 7–3 (Moncton) |
1978–79
|OUAA |16 |11 |2 |3 |– |– |25 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd |17 |11 |3 |3 |{{winpct|11|3|3}} | align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (McMaster) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Gord Davies {{small|(1979–1981)}} |
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!1979–80 |OUAA |22 |17 |2 |3 |– |– |37 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |25 |18 |4 |3 |{{winpct|18|4|3}} | align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph) | align="left"| |
1980–81
|OUAA |22 |15 |6 |1 |– |– |31 |3rd |25 |16 |8 |1 |{{winpct|16|8|1}} | align="left"| Won Quarterfinal, 8–4 (McMaster) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Bill Purcell (ice hockey) {{small|(1981–1982)}} |
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!1981–82 |OUAA |22 |18 |0 |4 |– |– |40 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |29 |23 |2 |4 |{{winpct|23|2|4}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier) | align="left"| Lost Group 2 Round-Robin, 4–2 (Brandon), 3–8 (Moncton) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Gord Davies {{small|(1982–1983)}} |
1982–83
|OUAA |24 |22 |1 |1 |– |– |45 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |30 |25 |4 |1 |{{winpct|25|4|1}} | align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's) | align="left"| Lost Group 1 Round-Robin, 1–3 (Concordia), 6–4 (Moncton) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Mike Keenan {{small|(1983–1984)}} |
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!1983–84 |OUAA |24 |20 |1 |3 |– |– |43 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |33 |29 |1 |3 |{{winpct|29|1|3}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Guelph) | bgcolor="#FFF3BF" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (New Brunswick) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Tom Watt (ice hockey) {{small|(1984–1985)}} |
1984–85
|OUAA |24 |19 |2 |3 |– |– |41 |style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 1st |28 |19 |6 |3 |{{winpct|19|6|3}} | align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (York) | bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Alberta) |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Paul Titanic {{small|(1985–1995)}} |
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!1985–86 |OUAA |24 |19 |5 |0 |– |– |38 |2nd |27 |20 |7 |0 |{{winpct|20|7|0}} | align="left"| Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (York) | align="left"| |
1986–87
|OUAA |24 |17 |5 |2 |– |– |{{winpct|17|5|2}} |T–3rd |26 |17 |7 |2 |{{winpct|17|7|2}} | align="left"| Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Windsor) | align="left"| |
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!1987–88 |OUAA |26 |8 |13 |5 |– |– |21 |T–12th |26 |8 |13 |5 |{{winpct|8|13|5}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1988–89
|OUAA |26 |11 |12 |3 |– |– |25 |12th |26 |11 |12 |3 |{{winpct|11|12|3}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
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!1989–90 |OUAA |22 |10 |12 |0 |– |– |20 |T–10th |22 |10 |12 |0 |{{winpct|10|12|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
1990–91
|OUAA |22 |14 |7 |1 |– |– |29 |4th |27 |17 |9 |1 |{{winpct|17|9|1}} | align="left"| Won First Round, 4–3 (Ottawa) | align="left"| |
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!1991–92 |OUAA |22 |14 |6 |2 |– |– |30 |T–6th |28 |17 |9 |2 |{{winpct|17|9|2}} | align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (McGill) | align="left"| |
1992–93
|OUAA |22 |15 |6 |1 |– |– |31 |T–5th |30 |21 |8 |1 |{{winpct|21|8|1}} | style="background: #ddffdd;" align="left"| Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Queen's) | bgcolor="#D0E7FF" align="left"| Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Guelph) |
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!1993–94 |OUAA |26 |6 |17 |3 |– |– |15 |T–13th |29 |7 |19 |3 |{{winpct|7|19|3}} | align="left"| Won First Round, 4–1 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
1994–95
|OUAA |26 |9 |10 |7 |– |– |25 |11th |29 |10 |12 |7 |{{winpct|10|12|7}} | align="left"| Won Division Semifinal, 5–4 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Darren Lowe (ice hockey) {{small|(1995–2017)}} |
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!1995–96 |OUAA |26 |9 |15 |2 |– |– |20 |11th |30 |11 |17 |2 |{{winpct|11|17|2}} | align="left"| Won Division Semifinal, 5–2 (Royal Military College) | align="left"| |
1996–97
|OUAA |26 |14 |10 |2 |– |– |30 |T–6th |29 |15 |12 |2 |{{winpct|15|12|2}} | align="left"| Won First Round, 7–3 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
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!1997–98 |OUA |26 |10 |13 |3 |– |– |23 |10th |31 |12 |16 |3 |{{winpct|12|16|3}} | align="left"| Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
1998–99
|OUA |26 |6 |16 |4 |– |– |16 |13th |29 |7 |18 |4 |{{winpct|7|18|4}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
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!1999–00 |OUA |26 |10 |13 |3 |– |– |23 |9th |29 |11 |15 |3 |{{winpct|11|15|3}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
2000–01
|OUA |24 |13 |10 |1 |– |– |27 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 5th |28 |15 |12 |1 |{{winpct|15|12|1}} | align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Royal Military College) | align="left"| |
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!2001–02 |OUA |24 |13 |7 |4 |– |– |30 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 5th |27 |15 |8 |4 |{{winpct|15|8|4}} | align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–0 (Ryerson) | align="left"| |
2002–03
|OUA |24 |16 |5 |3 |– |– |35 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–4th |28 |18 |7 |3 |{{winpct|18|7|3}} | align="left"| Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
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!2003–04 |OUA |24 |9 |10 |4 |1 |– |23 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 10th |27 |11 |12 |4 |{{winpct|11|12|4}} | align="left"| Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Queen's) | align="left"| |
2004–05
|OUA |24 |12 |11 |1 |0 |– |25 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 10th |26 |12 |13 |1 |{{winpct|12|13|1}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) | align="left"| |
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!2005–06 |OUA |24 |8 |13 |2 |1 |– |19 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–11th |26 |8 |16 |2 |{{winpct|8|16|2}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières) | align="left"| |
2006–07
|OUA |28 |18 |9 |1 |0 |– |37 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 5th |32 |20 |11 |1 |{{winpct|20|11|1}} | align="left"| Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!2007–08 |OUA |28 |13 |13 |– |0 |2 |28 |11th |31 |13 |16 |2 |{{winpct|13|16|2}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) | align="left"| |
2008–09
|OUA |28 |14 |11 |– |1 |2 |31 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T–8th |30 |14 |14 |2 |{{winpct|14|14|2}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill) | align="left"| |
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!2009–10 |OUA |28 |15 |9 |– |2 |2 |34 |7th |30 |15 |13 |2 |{{winpct|15|13|2}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ryerson) | align="left"| |
2010–11
|OUA |28 |10 |11 |– |5 |2 |27 |14th |31 |11 |18 |2 |{{winpct|11|18|2}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton) | align="left"| |
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!2011–12 |OUA |28 |16 |9 |– |2 |1 |35 |6th |31 |17 |13 |1 |{{winpct|17|13|1}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Carleton) | align="left"| |
2012–13
|OUA |28 |13 |9 |– |3 |3 |32 |9th |31 |14 |14 |3 |{{winpct|14|14|3}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Ottawa) | align="left"| |
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!2013–14 |OUA |28 |15 |11 |– |1 |1 |32 |T–10th |31 |16 |14 |1 |{{winpct|16|14|1}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Windsor) | align="left"| |
2014–15
|OUA |27 |13 |13 |– |1 |0 |27 |T–9th |32 |16 |16 |0 |{{winpct|16|16|0}} | align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ryerson) | align="left"| |
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!2015–16 |OUA |28 |11 |15 |– |2 |0 |24 |15th |33 |14 |19 |0 |{{winpct|14|19|0}} | align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (York) | align="left"| |
2016–17
|OUA |28 |5 |21 |– |0 |2 |12 |20th |28 |5 |21 |2 |{{winpct|5|21|2}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues |color=white}};" colspan="18" |Ryan Medel {{small|(2017–Present)}} |
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!2017–18 |OUA |28 |11 |16 |– |1 |0 |23 |15th |28 |11 |17 |0 |{{winpct|11|17|0}} | align="left"| | align="left"| |
2018–19
|OUA |28 |11 |13 |– |3 |1 |26 |T–14th |30 |11 |18 |1 |{{winpct|11|18|1}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ryerson) | align="left"| |
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!2019–20 |OUA |28 |21 |5 |– |2 |0 |44 |style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 2nd |31 |22 |9 |0 |{{winpct|22|9|0}} | align="left"| Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario) | align="left"| |
2020–21
|colspan=17| Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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!2021–22 |OUA |17 |9 |6 |– |2 |0 |{{winpct|9|6|2}} |6th |18 |9 |9 |0 |{{winpct|9|9|0}} | align="left"| Lost First Round, 1–4 (Waterloo) | align="left"| |
2022–23
|OUA |27 |14 |10 |– |3 |0 |31 |T–8th |33 |17 |16 |0 |{{winpct|17|16|0}} | align="left"| Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Toronto Metropolitan) | align="left"| |
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!2023–24 |OUA |28 |17 |10 |– |1 |0 |35 |8th |30 |17 |13 |0 |{{winpct|17|13|0}} | align="left"| Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Wilfrid Laurier) | align="left"| |
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colspan="10"|Totals
! GP ! W ! L ! T/SOL ! % ! colspan="2"|Championships |
colspan="10"|Regular Season
| 1484 | 876 | 504 | 104 | {{winpct|876|504|104}} | colspan="2" align="left"| 6 Mid East Division Titles, 6 East Division Titles, 3 West Division Titles, 12 QOAA Championships, 9 OUAA Championships |
colspan="10"|Conference Post-season
| 165 | 86 | 79 | 0 | {{winpct|85|79|0}} |colspan="2" align="left"| 6 QOAA Championships, 8 OUAA Championships |
colspan="10"|U Sports Postseason
| 46 | 35 | 11 | 0 | {{winpct|35|11|0}} |colspan="2" align="left"| 17 National tournament appearances |
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| colspan="10"|Regular Season and Postseason Record | 1695 | 997 | 594 | 104 | {{winpct|997|594|104}} | colspan="2" align="left"| 10 National Championships |
Note: Totals include results from 1954–55 onward.
NHL alumni
File:Toronto_Varsity_Blues_2014.jpg
List of National Hockey League alumni involved with the Varsity Blues.{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=University+of+Toronto|title=Legends of hockey alumni search|access-date=2008-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040901000423/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=University+of+Toronto|archive-date=2004-09-01|url-status=dead}} (seasons in parentheses)
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References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- {{cite book|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|title=Canada's Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History 1920–1998|publisher=Doubleday Canada|date=1997|location=Toronto, Ontario|isbn=0-385-25688-4}}
External links
- [http://varsityblues.ca/index.aspx?path=mhockey Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey website]
- [https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/10/1/FH_1001082713.aspx?path=mhockey Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey history]
- [http://individual.utoronto.ca/mfkolarcik/blues-m3.htm Statistics and standings archive]
{{wikisource|Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game/The Toronto Varsity Hockey Club of Toronto}}
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