Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey

The Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey team is the ice hockey team that represents Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. It was granted membership in the OUA's men's ice hockey circuit in 2009.

Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey
Nipissing Lakers athletic logo
UniversityNipissing University
ConferenceOUA
West Division
First season2009
Head coachMike McParland
14th season, 143–211–19 .409
ArenaMemorial Gardens
North Bay, Ontario
ColorsBlue and Green
   

Team history

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Conferences

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  • Ontario University Athletics (2009–present)

Season-by-season results

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[1] 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 %
Mike McParland (2009–Present)
2009–10 OUA 28 12 15 0 1 25 T–13th 30 12 17 1 .417 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2010–11 OUA 28 17 8 0 3 37 5th 32 19 10 3 .641 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Queen's)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (McGill)
2011–12 OUA 28 17 7 1 3 38 T–4th 30 17 10 3 .617 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ottawa)
2012–13 OUA 28 14 12 1 1 30 T–10th 33 16 16 1 .500 Won Division Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (McGill)
Lost Division Semifinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2013–14 OUA 28 7 16 2 3 19 18th 30 7 20 3 .283 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton)
2014–15 OUA 26 12 12 2 0 26 T–10th 28 12 16 0 .429 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)
2015–16 OUA 28 12 12 3 1 28 T–12th 30 12 17 1 .417 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Carleton)
2016–17 OUA 28 8 18 1 1 18 18th 28 8 19 1 .304
2017–18 OUA 28 9 15 2 2 22 16th 30 9 19 2 .333 Lost Division Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Queen's)
2018–19 OUA 28 8 19 1 0 17 19th 28 8 20 0 .286
2019–20 OUA 28 8 17 1 2 19 T–18th 28 8 18 2 .321
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 OUA 18 10 7 0 1 .583 7th 20 11 8 1 .575 Won Division Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Ottawa)
Lost Division Semifinal, 1–3 (McGill)
2022–23 OUA 26 4 17 4 1 13 19th 26 4 21 1 .173
2023–24 OUA 28 10 13 2 3 25 T–13th 29 10 16 3 .397 Lost Play-In, 4–5 (OT) (Wilfrid Laurier)
Totals GP W L T/SOL % Championships
Regular Season 378 148 208 22 .421
Conference Post-season 24 5 19 0 .208
U Sports Postseason 0 0 0 0
Regular Season and Postseason Record 402 153 227 22 .408

Arena

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Memorial Gardens Sports Arena (2009–present)

  • Capacity: 4000
  • Constructed: 1955[2]
  • Largest crowd at a Lakers game: 3374 vs. Queen's (Lakers' first ever home game.)

Media

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Laker games are streamed live on OUA TV.[3]

The broadcasters for the Lakers on TVCogeco are Ranjan Rupal on play-by-play, Greg Theberge on colour commentary, and Claude Sharma as the rinkside reporter.[4] Bob Coles is the play-by play announcer on CKAT.

References

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  1. ^ "MEN'S ICE HOCKEY". OUA. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - North Bay Memorial Gardens, North Bay Centennials". www.ohlarenaguide.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-17.
  3. ^ "WATCH LIVE". Nipissing Lakers. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Former NHLer joins Lakers broadcast team".