TMU Bold men's ice hockey

The TMU Bold men's ice hockey team (formerly the Ryerson Rams) is an active ice hockey program representing the TMU Bold athletic department of Toronto Metropolitan University. The team has been active since 1948 and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference under the authority of U Sports. The Bold play at the Mattamy Home Ice in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

TMU Bold men's ice hockey
UniversityToronto Metropolitan University
ConferenceOUA
OUA West Division
Head coachJohnny Duco
Since 2016–17 season
Assistant coachesMichael Fine
Matt Mistele
Cavin Leth
Larkin Lee
Luke Peressini
ArenaMattamy Home Ice
Toronto, Ontario
ColorsBlue, Gold, and Silver[1]
     
U Sports Tournament appearances
2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963
Conference regular season championships
1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963

History

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The Ryerson Rams fielded their first ice hockey team shorty after the end of World War II, playing in the Toronto Hockey League's (THL) Clancy Intermediate League. The team played in various local leagues over the next several years, winning a few championships along the way, before joining their first college-only conference in 1958. Ryerson was a founding member of the Ontario Intermediate Athletic Association (OIAA) and won the inaugural league championship with an undefeated record. The Rams remained one of the better teams in the conference, finishing no worse than second in each of the succeeding four seasons. In 1963, the CIAU began holding a national tournament but decided not to invite the OIAA champion for the first championship. The OIAA then petitioned for entry into the second series. Midway through the 1963–64 season, the league was denied entry into the University Cup and the OIAA immediately dissolved with all league members cancelling their remaining schedule in protest. Over the summer, the CIAU reversed its decision and decided to include the OIAA. The league reformed for the following year with all members returning.

Unfortunately for Ryerson, this was the same time that the Rams had been supplanted by several other league members. Over the next several years, Ryerson was found most often near the bottom of the standings and produced only one winning season (1969). In 1971, there was a great realignment for conferences in Ontario and Quebec with all teams being sorted into two provincial leagues. The Rams remained one of the poorer teams until the mid-70s when the club made its first postseason appearance in more than a decade. A division title followed in 1977, however, the team was unable to find any postseason success at the time. By the end of the decade, Ryerson was back at the bottom of the standings and they remained there for much of the next 35 years. The best the Rams were capable of during this time was a mediocre season but all of that changed in 2016.

When Johnny Duco took over as interim head coach for the 2016–17, the Rams suddenly went from a middling program to a championship contender. In his first season behind the bench, the Rams won their first regular season title in 54 years.[3] It took several more years before the team was ready to achieve the same level of success in the postseason but, in 2022, the program made its first appearance in the national tournament. The school changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University that very year, and the newly rechristened Bold swiftly followed up their long-awaited University Cup trip with a second in 2024.

Season-by-season results

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Troy Passingham holds the program record for wins (49) and appearances (103).[3]

Senior and intermediate play

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

Extra-League 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 Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Jack Gropp (1948–1950)
1948–49 THL CIL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lost Semifinal
1949–50 THL IL 10 1 9 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Julian Smith (1950–1951)
1950–51 IUL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Norm McClelland (1951–1959)
1951–52 MCHL 4 4 0 0 8 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship
1952–53 COHA 6 3 3 0 6 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1953–54 COHA ? ? ? ? ? 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship
1954–55 COHA 6 5 0 1 11 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship
1955–56 COHA ? ? ? ? ? 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship
1956–57 COHA 6 5 0 1 11 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship
1957–58 COHA 10 3 4 3 9 ? ? ? ? ? ?
1958–59 OIAA 10 10 0 0 20 1st ? ? ? ? ? Won Championship, 6–3 (Ontario Agricultural)
Ron Scarcello (1959–1964)
1959–60 OIAA 7 5 2 0 10 ? ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, 8–9 (Osgoode Hall)
1960–61 OIAA 10 6 2 2 14 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship series, ? (Ontario Agricultural)
1961–62 OIAA 8 6 2 0 12 2nd ? ? ? ? ? Lost Championship, forfeit (McMaster)
1962–63 OIAA 8 8 0 0 16 1st 10 9 0 1 .950 Won Championship series, 9–7 (Waterloo Lutheran)
1963–64 OIAA 6 3 2 1 7 N/A 6 3 2 1 .583
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season ? ? ? ? ? 1 MCHL Championship, 3 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Conference Post-season ? ? ? ? ? 1 MCHL Championship, 4 COHA Championships, 2 OIAA Championships
Regular Season and Postseason Record ? ? ? ? ?

† season ended early when the league cancelled its remaining schedule in protest.

Senior collegiate

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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 %
Matt Robillard (1964–1967)
1964–65 OIAA 9 3 6 0 6 6th 9 3 6 0 .333
1965–66 OIAA 9 3 6 0 6 5th 9 3 6 0 .333
1966–67 OIAA 10 2 8 0 4 7th 10 2 8 0 .200
Bill Kennedy (1967–1970)
1967–68 OIAA 12 6 6 0 12 T–4th 12 6 6 0 .500
1968–69 OIAA 10 6 4 0 12 3rd 10 6 4 0 .600
1969–70 OIAA 10 5 5 0 10 T–3rd 10 5 5 0 .500
Brian Jones (1970–1981)
1970–71 OIAA 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
1972–73 OUAA 17 0 17 0 0 14th 17 0 17 0 .000
1973–74 OUAA 19 4 14 1 9 T–12th 19 4 14 1 .237
1974–75 OUAA 17 2 15 0 4 13th 17 2 15 0 .118
1975–76 OUAA 12 7 3 2 16 6th 13 7 4 2 .615 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–14 (York)
1976–77 OUAA 15 11 3 1 23 2nd 16 11 4 1 .719 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–11 (York)
1977–78 OUAA 16 9 6 1 19 5th 17 9 7 1 .559 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–11 (Toronto)
1978–79 OUAA 16 3 11 2 8 11th 16 3 11 2 .250
1979–80 OUAA 22 1 20 1 3 T–11th 22 1 20 1 .068
1980–81 OUAA 22 3 17 2 8 T–11th 22 3 17 2 .182
Ray Payne (1981–1982)
1981–82 OUAA 22 1 21 0 2 12th 22 1 21 0 .045
Brian Jones (1982–1984)
1982–83 OUAA 24 3 21 0 6 T–11th 24 3 21 0 .125
1983–84 OUAA 24 4 20 0 8 13th 24 4 20 0 .167
Jim Cairns (1984–1994)
1984–85 OUAA 24 0 24 0 0 13th 24 0 24 0 .000
1985–86 OUAA 24 5 17 2 12 T–11th 24 5 17 2 .250
1986–87 OUAA 24 3 18 3 .188 12th 24 3 18 3 .188
1987–88 OUAA 26 9 15 2 20 12th 28 9 17 2 .357 Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
1988–89 OUAA 26 13 12 1 27 10th 32 16 15 1 .516 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–1 (Windsor)
Lost Division Final series, 1–2 (Brock)
1989–90 OUAA 22 7 15 0 14 14th 22 7 15 0 .318
1990–91 OUAA 22 3 19 0 6 14th 22 3 19 0 .136
1991–92 OUAA 22 0 22 0 0 16th 22 0 22 0 .000
1992–93 OUAA 22 1 20 1 3 15th 22 1 20 1 .068
1993–94 OUAA 26 4 20 2 10 15th 26 4 20 2 .192
Lou Carnevale (1994–2000)
1994–95 OUAA 26 7 19 0 14 14th 26 7 19 0 .269
1995–96 OUAA 26 6 17 3 15 T–12th 26 6 17 3 .288
1996–97 OUAA 26 3 21 2 8 15th 26 3 21 2 .154
1997–98 OUA 26 3 19 4 10 15th 26 3 19 4 .192
1998–99 OUA 25 6 19 0 12 15th 25 6 19 0 .240
1999–00 OUA 26 9 16 1 19 T–13th 26 9 16 1 .365
Ed Kirsten (2000–2004)
2000–01 OUA 24 4 20 0 8 15th 24 4 20 0 .167
2001–02 OUA 24 10 14 0 20 10th 28 12 16 0 .429 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Royal Military College)
Lost Division Final series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2002–03 OUA 24 2 21 1 5 15th 24 2 21 1 .104
2003–04 OUA 24 3 21 0 0 6 16th 24 3 21 0 .125
Mick Mitrovic (2004–2006)
2004–05 OUA 24 1 22 0 1 3 16th 24 1 23 0 .042
2005–06 OUA 24 1 21 1 1 4 16th 24 1 22 1 .063
Graham Wise (2006–2016)
2006–07 OUA 28 2 23 2 1 7 16th 28 2 25 1 .089
2007–08 OUA 28 9 16 1 2 21 16th 28 9 17 2 .357
2008–09 OUA 28 5 22 0 1 11 18th 28 5 22 1 .196
2009–10 OUA 28 12 13 0 3 27 T–11th 32 14 15 3 .484 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2010–11 OUA 28 8 18 1 1 18 18th 28 8 19 1 .304
2011–12 OUA 28 13 12 1 2 27 T–11th 31 14 15 2 .484 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2012–13 OUA 28 12 16 0 0 24 15th 30 12 18 0 .400 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14 OUA 28 17 11 0 0 34 T–8th 33 19 14 0 .576 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Brock)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Lakehead)
2014–15 OUA 27 14 12 1 0 29 8th 36 27 9 0 .750 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Toronto)
2015–16 OUA 28 14 13 1 0 29 11th 33 17 16 0 .515 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Waterloo)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
Johnny Duco (2016–Present)
2016–17 OUA 28 22 4 2 0 46 1st 33 24 9 0 .727 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Waterloo)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Windsor)
2017–18 OUA 28 15 10 1 2 32 T–9th 33 17 14 2 .545 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Western Ontario)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (York)
2018–19 OUA 28 20 5 2 1 43 2nd 33 23 9 1 .712 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Toronto)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Guelph)
2019–20 OUA 28 20 5 2 1 43 3rd 33 23 9 1 .712 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lakehead)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 1–2 (Western Ontario)
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 OUA 15 11 4 0 0 .733 4th 22 15 7 0 .682 Won Division Quarterfinal, 5–4 (2OT) (Western Ontario)
Won Division Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Waterloo)
Lost Division Final, 2–5 (Brock)
Won Bronze Medal Game, 2–1 (McGill)
Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (New Brunswick)
Lost Semifinal, 2–7 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (OT) (St. Francis Xavier)
Program changed name to TMU Bold
2022–23 OUA 27 16 9 2 0 34 8th 30 17 13 0 .567 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Toronto)
2023–24 OUA 28 19 8 1 0 39 4th 37 24 13 0 .649 Won Division Semifinal series, 2–0 (Wilfrid Laurier)
Won Division Final series, 2–1 (Brock)
Lost Queen's Cup Championship, 2–3 (2OT) (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (2OT) (Calgary)
Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (New Brunswick)
Lost Bronze Medal Game, 2–3 (McGill)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 1320 419 853 48 .336 1 OUA Championship, 1 Central Division Title, 3 West Division Titles
Conference Post-season 69 31 38 0 .449
U Sports Postseason 6 2 4 0 .333 2 National Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Postseason Record 1395 452 895 48 .341

Note: Totals include senior collegiate play only.

References

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  1. ^ "Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). Ryerson University. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mattamy Home Ice". Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MHKY Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Ryerson University. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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