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September 1, 2024
Something is amiss when there are no inductees from three provinces in the CCAA Hall of Fame when representatives of member institutions from each of the those provinces won CCAA championships ...
August 1, 2024
Earlier this year, the CCAA honoured the most accomplished hockey program in its first fifty years ...
July 1, 2024
Forty years ago, the defending CCAA champions were ranked number one heading into the 1984 CCAA National Hockey Championship in front of their hometown fans ...
June 1, 2024
For one hockey program, the accomplishments on the ice including the most championships and most podium finishes in CCAA hockey history led to accolades off the ice including the most individual honours in CCAA hockey history ...
May 1, 2024
Forty years ago this spring, a 20 year old from Edmonton received the Roland Mercier Trophy as the most valuable player of the Centennial Cup ...
April 1, 2024
Fifty years ago this fall, a campus with an enrollment of 390 fielded a hockey team that would exceed expectations and change a community ...
March 1, 2024
For the third time in less than 12 years, the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks hockey team will reunite in Red Deer for a hall of fame induction and this time they will be joined by the 1983-84, 1985-86 and 1986-87 Ooks ...
February 1, 2024
Of the Ontario hockey players who participated at level one championships, those who were honoured with at least three CCAA individual awards all laced up the skates for one team during a five season run as conference champions ...
January 1, 2024
Forty years ago this week, a CCAA team won an international hockey tournament as it ascended to the apex with record setting championship runs at the provincial and national levels ...
December 1, 2023
Of the 18 times that teams appeared at the CCAA National Hockey Championships in consecutive campaigns, only five competed at the event as conference champions in at least four straight seasons ...
November 1, 2023
Forty years ago, Quebec sent their top team to nationals for the first time since 1979 ...
October 1, 2023
While inequity has been a part of the CCAA Hall of Fame since its formation, iniquity has also become an issue in recent years as insiders have crossed the line to accommodate the clique ...
September 1, 2023
Instead of taking a step forward, it appears that the CCAA Hall of Fame is taking a step in the opposite direction for the national governing body's golden anniversary ...
August 1, 2023
Fifty years ago, a 25 year old was tabbed to coach a hockey team on the campus which was the site of his induction into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame ...
July 1, 2023
The winning head coach of the first playoff game in the history of the Western Inter-Collegiate Conference (now known as the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference) will be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame later this month ...
June 1, 2023
As the CCAA Hall of Fame concludes its first decade, clouds continue to congregate over the shrine due to the composition and application of the CCAA Operating Code ...
May 1, 2023
Jerry Serviss, who guided the 1975-76 CCAA champion St. Clair College Saints from Windsor, will become the fourth hockey coach in the CCAA Hall of Fame on June 13th in Niagara Falls ...
April 1, 2023
Twenty two days shy of the 45th anniversary of winning a CCAA national hockey championship, a team returned to campus to join their coach at an event in his honour ...
March 1, 2023
Four still standing record overall winning streaks from the NCAA and CCAA included games in the 1984-85 season ...
Febriary 1, 2023
After experiencing an unexpected loss in the first national championship finale, the seeds were sown for the longest overall unbeaten streak in CCAA hockey history ...
January 1, 2023
The general manager of the first team to win a CCAA national championship in any sport received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on December 16th ...
December 1, 2022
Twenty five years ago, a 23 year old goaltender from Belleville, Ontario became the first player in the CCAA Level 2 Championship era to be honoured as a CCAA Tournament All Star in multiple seasons ...
November 1, 2022
Three hockey coaches enshrined in the OCAA Hall of Fame are eligible for induction in the next CCAA Hall of Fame class ...
October 1, 2022
Forty years ago, a 20 year old started the season in minor pro and ended the season as a CCAA Tournament All Star ...
September 1, 2022
With the CCAA's golden anniversary on the horizon, planning for the occasion is essential ...
August 1, 2022
Twenty years ago, a member of the CCAA Hall of Fame in the builder category did the exact opposite of building ...
July 1, 2022
Thirty years ago, the Ontario and Alberta champions participated in a CCAA sanctioned event that has been recognized inconsistently by the national governing body over the years ...
June 1, 2022
With no CCAA Hall of Fame inductions in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, a window existed for the CCAA to improve the nomination and selection process to be fairer and more inclusive ...
May 1, 2022
The achievements of CCAA championship teams can transcend a finish on top of the podium at nationals and exceed those of individual athletes. Yet, the CCAA Hall of Fame continues to shun its championship teams ...
April 1, 2022
Forty years ago this week, the defending CCAA champions hosted the 1982 CCAA National Hockey Championship on the heels of placing first in the regular season and repeating as ACAC champions ...
March 1, 2022
Fifty years ago this month, the first interprovincial college hockey championship was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the winner was a team that played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League ...
February 1, 2022
Three coaches who took teams to CCAA National Hockey Championships in the 1980's are among those who would be a part of Canadian Olympic Team coaching staffs at nine of ten events held from 1984 through 2018 ...
January 1, 2022
The number of head coaches who guided a team at the CCAA National Hockey Championships enshrined in a provincial sports hall of fame will increase by one later this month ...
December 1, 2021
Of the 14 players named to the OCAA All Millennium Team in 2013, two were honoured as their team's most valuable player and their post secondary institution's male athlete of the year after winning a CCAA championship ...
November 1, 2021
Forty years ago, a 20 year old forward from Central Alberta became the lone player to win a CCAA National Hockey Championship representing different post secondary institutions ...
October 1, 2021
In the history of CCAA National Hockey Championships, eight teams were their post-secondary institution's first national champion in any sport ...
September 1, 2021
Forty years ago, a team advanced to the gold medal game of nationals for the third straight season ...
August 1, 2021
Over the course of six years with Level 2 Championships from 1996 through 2001, one team raised the CCAA Championship Bowl on three occasions ...
July 1, 2021
As the timeline for future inductions into municipal, regional, provincial and national halls of fame are beyond the control of post-secondary institutions, acknowledging alumni in a similar manner on campus is not ...
June 1, 2021
The CCAA Hall of Fame nomination criteria has included "no more than ten (10) individuals/teams shall be honoured each year" for years. The addition of team category criteria to accompany the statement would be timely ...
May 1, 2021
Prior to the introduction of CCAA All Canadian Awards, 49 players received individual recognition at the CCAA National Hockey Championships Of the 49, four were honoured in multiple seasons ...
April 1, 2021
Whether it's by decade, by sport, by geographic location or by sheer numbers, athletes (including hockey players) are under represented in the CCAA Hall of Fame ...
March 1, 2021
Since the World Health Organization's pandemic declaration a year ago this month, governing bodies for post-secondary sport have had ample time to correct known errors ...
February 1, 2021
Forty five years ago, the first of two teams raised the CCAA Championship Bowl without a loss or a tie in the regular season and post season ...
January 1, 2021
Forty years ago this month, the home of the inaugural CCAA National Hockey Champions hosted the first Viking Cup International Hockey Tournament which now includes over 200 NHLers and over 100 Olympians among its alumni ...
December 1, 2020
Thirty years ago, a 28 year old defenseman became the first (and only) recipient of multiple CCAA All Canadian awards to raise the CCAA Championship Bowl more than once ...
November 1, 2020
The number of individual awards and the number of championships do not tell the whole story when determining which hockey players should be inducted into the CCAA Hall of Fame ...
October 1, 2020
In the history of the CCAA National Hockey Championships, five teams had the opportunity to retain a national title at home ...
September 1, 2020
While most halls of fame have held off on induction ceremonies due to COVID-19, the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inducted a CCAA record holder in an online event on August 21st ...
August 1, 2020
Forty years ago, the host of the 1980 CCAA National Hockey Championship became the first of five teams to win back to back titles ...
July 1, 2020
Forty five years ago, the University of Alberta Golden Bears and the Camrose Lutheran College Vikings won national titles after the Bears doubled the Vikings 4-2 in preseason action ...
June 1, 2020
With no inductions into the CCAA Hall of Fame this year, it is an opportune time to take the nomination and selection criteria to the next level ...
May 1, 2020
Thirty years ago, the NAIT Ooks entered nationals without a loss in conference regular season and post season play ...
April 1, 2020
Twenty years ago, a fifth team won its second CCAA National Hockey Championship nearly two decades after it won its first ...
March 1, 2020
Ten years ago this month, a CCAA gold medal winning coach would break a future Hockey Hall of Fame member's record ...
February 1, 2020
Induction into a hall of fame is the ultimate recognition of outstanding & indelible contributions. It shouldn't be a posthumous honour ...
January 1, 2020
While a handful of CCAA National Hockey Champions have been honored in a hall/wall of fame by their post-secondary institution, none have received similar recognition from a provincial or a national governing body for post secondary sport ...
December 1, 2019
Thirty-five years ago this month, history was made on an outdoor rink located on a mountain side in the Bernese Oberland ...
November 1, 2019
Thirty years ago, a 21 year old playing for his hometown team was honoured as a CCAA All Canadian ...
October 1, 2019
Forty years ago, a wild card team became the first team that was not a conference champion to come out on top at a CCAA National Hockey Championship ...
September 1, 2019
Thirty years ago, a host hockey team capped off a night to remember as a post-secondary institution became the first to have two teams place first at a pair of CCAA National Championships on its own campus within a matter of hours ...
August 1, 2019
Twenty five years ago, a pair of future CCAA national hockey champion head coaches continued their coaching rivalry in the off season ...
July 1, 2019
Twenty years ago, the Mount Royal College Cougars became only the second team in CCAA hockey history to repeat as conference champions and national champions in consecutive years ...
June 1, 2019
On June 11th in Calgary, the two coaches who made the most appearances in the CCAA National Hockey Championship gold medal game will enter the CCAA Hall of Fame ...
May 1, 2019
With the exception of men's hockey, all sports which have capped more than half of their seasons with a CCAA National Championship since 1975 have at least one inductee in the CCAA Hall of Fame's athlete category ...
April 1, 2019
Of the nearly 60 head coaches to participate in the CCAA National Hockey Championships, only one appeared in four consecutive championship finals. ...
March 1, 2019
Four coaches hold the distinction of coaching teams at the Canada Winter Games and the CCAA National Hockey Championships ...
February 1, 2019
Six hockey players who received CCAA individual awards are Canada Winter Games alumni ...
January 1, 2019
This past spring, a former CCAA silver medalist coached Canada's national men's team at an IIHF World Championship for the second time in three years ...
December 1, 2018
Fifty years ago, a 25 year old moved to Cape Breton Island and set a record for most appearances by a head coach at CCAA nationals ...
November 1, 2018
Forty seasons ago, a native of Lomond, Alberta coached a Calgary team to its first CCAA medal in any sport ...
October 1, 2018
From 1975 through 2001, the CCAA Championship Bowl was raised on 22 occasions and the CCAA Challenge Cup was hoisted in 1992. Of the five goaltenders to be named CCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player, one set the standard ...
September 1, 2018
Thirty seasons ago, the eventual CCAA champions were making their debut at the event after winning their first conference championship since 1974 ...
August 10, 2018
Forty years ago, the donators of the CCAA Championship Bowl became the first post secondary hockey team from Nova Scotia to win a national championship ...
July 20, 2018
Twenty years ago, the Briercrest Bible College Clippers recruited a 22 year old from Peace River, Alberta who would become the team's leading scorer and point getter ...
June 1, 2018
Thirty years ago, the Red Deer College Kings hired a 25 year old as their head coach who would take the team to the CCAA championship final game in his rookie season ...
May 20, 2018
In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, the CCAA established a hall of fame to honour athletes, coaches and builders/contributors...
April 10, 2018
Twenty years ago, the host of the CCAA National Hockey Championship earned a berth in the gold medal game only to lose in overtime ...
March 19, 2018
Thirty seasons ago, a native of Saskatoon with a season's experience in college hockey as an assistant coach ascended to head coach and the rest is history ...
February 9, 2018
From watching the 1988 Winter Olympics in his home province to playing in the 1998 Winter Olympics with the host team, the hockey experiences of a three time CCAA individual award recipient went full circle more than once ...
January 9, 2018
Thirty years ago, a former CCAA Tournament MVP who was a member of Canada's National Team became an Olympian ...
December 9, 2017
Of the three Canadian women in the Hockey Hall of Fame, two played in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA)...
November 5, 2017
The City of Champions moniker has long been associated with Edmonton ...
October 12, 2017
One of three conferences to sanction both men's and women's hockey, the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary ...
September 8, 2017
Thirty years ago, a team brought home a national championship banner prior to the completion of conference playoffs ...
August 7, 2017
Twenty years ago, a conference champion entered the 1997 CCAA National Hockey Championships in Kitchener, Ontario with no losses in the regular season and playoffs ...
July 9, 2017
The only team to advance to the CCAA championship final in four consecutive years won its first national title 40 years ago ...
June 4, 2017
The first Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) hockey team to enter a provincial sports hall of fame ...
May 3, 2017
Of the 13 head coaches to guide a team to a CCAA national hockey championship, only two have also coached a team to a world championship. ...
April 8, 2017
On March 22, 1975, a native of Mountain Park, Alberta became the first coach to guide a team to a CCAA national championship in any sport ...
March 15, 2017
Thirty five seasons ago, a Stettler, Alberta native guided the Ooks to NAIT's first national title in any sport ...
February 13, 2017
Thirty seasons ago, an Alberta team became the only one in CCAA history to enter the CCAA National Hockey Championships looking for a third CCAA title ...
January 23, 2017
Clement Jodoin became the first and only coach to guide hockey teams from the CCAA and CIAU (now U-Sports) to national championships thirty years ago ...
December 15, 2016
The World Juniors held during the Christmas break since 1982 have not only been a stepping stone for players to the NHL, but for coaches as well ...
November 15, 2016
At its annual general meeting in British Columbia next year, the CCAA will induct the 2017 Hall of Fame class. Of those eligible for induction who have had a long lasting impact on the BC college scene...
October 28, 2016
Of the four post secondary institutions to represent British Columbia at the CCAA Hockey National Championships, only one made it to the finals ...
September 29, 2016
Manitoba was represented at the CCAA Hockey National Championships from 1983 through 1986 ...
August 30, 2016
A CCAA Tournament MVP and two CCAA Tournament All Stars are among those who have played on three CCAA hockey champions ...
July 6, 2016
Forty years ago this past spring, the defending conference champion St. Clair College Saints of Windsor, Ontario brought home their only CCAA championship banner ...
June 8, 2016
Ten Ontario builders, coaches and athletes were inducted into the CCAA Hall of Fame on June 7th ...
May 23, 2016
A pair of former CCAA silver medalists return home as championship head coaches ...
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