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26-765: The Cougars men's basketball program has yielded two national championship teams as members of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association , winning in 1979 and in 2009. Upon moving to the Canada West conference in 2012, the Cougars saw some success in the Explorers division in 2015 and 2016, but did not qualify for the playoffs until 2019 where they lost the play-in game to the Regina Cougars . The team plays their home games at

52-728: A re-vamped service for the 2017–18 season. In 2017, a dramatic 59-yard field goal kick by Niko DiFonte with two seconds on the clock lifted the Calgary Dinos over the UBC Thunderbirds to win the 81st Hardy Cup football championship in November. Immediately, the footage circulated across mainstream media. Not only did the clip of the record-breaking kick get coverage on television networks and social media channels across North America – including Sportsnet , TSN , CBC , ESPN , NFL.com and USA Today – but it also showcased

78-600: The Canada West Universities Athletic Association or CWUAA ) is a regional membership association for universities in Western Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. This is similar to what would be called a college athletic conference in

104-554: The Canada West Universities Athletic Association , in 2015, the Cougars first qualified for the playoffs where they lost to the Calgary Dinos . The team plays home games at Mount Royal Field. The Cougars men's volleyball program had an outstanding run in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference after winning seven national championships along with 18 conference titles. As members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association beginning in

130-644: The NAIA to allow "full ride" scholarships. Canadian schools did not allow any form of scholarships until the late 1980s. SFU was forced to leave the NAIA in many sports due to schools in the Northwest US shifting to the NCAA. Until 2009, the NCAA limited membership to schools based in the U.S. Some Simon Fraser teams still competed in the U.S. before the school moved to the NCAA, and their men's wrestling program competed in

156-660: The United States . Canada West is one of four such bodies that are members of the country's governing body for university athletics, U Sports . The other three regional associations coordinating university-level sports in Canada are Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Atlantic University Sport (AUS), and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ). The Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU — later renamed Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association)

182-486: The 2012–13 season, the team first qualified for the conference playoffs in the 2015–16 season. The Cougars won their first playoff match in 2019 against the Saskatchewan Huskies , but lost in the semi-finals to the eventual conference champion Brandon Bobcats . However, due to their strong season, the Cougars were awarded an at-large berth in the 2019 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship tournament, which

208-678: The Cougars first qualified for the playoffs in 2017 where they lost to the Manitoba Bisons . The team won their first playoffs series in 2020 after defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies in the quarter-final and then went on to beat the Calgary Dinos in the semi-final before losing the Canada West final to the Alberta Pandas . As a conference finalist, the Cougars qualified for their first U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournament in 2020 and won their opening game, but

234-563: The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) with other sports following over the years, culminating with the 2001-02 merger of basketball. Since 1999, 11 additional schools have joined the Canada West's six charter members. Trinity Western joined in 1999–00 and, in 2000–01, all schools from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) except for Brandon were provided full membership in Canada West (Manitoba, Regina and Winnipeg). Brandon joined as an associate member at

260-1289: The Kenyon Court on the MRU campus. Canadian Colleges Athletic Association The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA , French : Association canadienne du sport collégial ) is the national governing body for organized sports at the college level in Canada. CCAA members currently compete for national championships in the following sports: Past national championships include: The CCAA has six member conferences: Inducted on June 11, 2019 in Calgary AB Inducted on June 12, 2018 in Quebec City, QC Inducted on June 6, 2017 in Abbotsford, BC Inducted on June 7, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario Inducted on June 9, 2015 in Fredericton, New Brunswick Inducted on June 10, 2014 in Banff, Alberta Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canada West (formally

286-463: The Kenyon Court on the MRU campus. The Cougars women's basketball team won one national championship in 2000 and six silver medals, most recently in 2004, while competing in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association . The team recently made it to playoffs last season for their first time in USPORT history with the head coach, Robyn Fleckenstein. The team plays their home games at the Kenyon Court on

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312-420: The MRU campus. The Cougars men's ice hockey team had won 12 Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference championships prior to the move to the Canada West Universities Athletic Association . The team first qualified for the Canada West playoffs in their second season in the conference in the 2013–14 season and consistently qualified for the playoffs in each season since then. However, the team had not advanced past

338-642: The UBC article for more details. Simon Fraser University (then known as the SFU Clan before changing to the Red Leafs in 2022) did not compete in what is now known as U Sports until 2002, after a failed attempt to join the U.S. NCAA . On July 10, 2009, the NCAA accepted SFU's bid to join NCAA Division II in the 2011–2012 season. Canada West proceeded as a 13-team, 14 member conference for 2010–11, with

364-478: The conference semi-finals. The team plays home games at the Flames Community Arena. The Cougars women's ice hockey program first began play for the 2001–02 season and won five conference titles in their 11 years in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference . The team plays home games at the Flames Community Arena. After seeing initial challenges upon moving to the Canada West conference of CIS,

390-482: The following institutions are building their athletic programs for potential admission into the association. In 2012 the conference declared they would not take applications from new schools, as Canada West approved a bid from Grant MacEwan University (Now rebranded as MacEwan University) in 2013. In May 2005, UBC made a formal bid to join the NCAA, but decided in April 2011 to remain a part of Canada West Athletics. See

416-473: The inclusion of UBC-Okanagan as a non-competing, probationary member for 2010–11, in time to begin competition (pending summer 2011 CIS approval) for the 2011–12 season. In May 2011 Mount Royal was awarded Canada West membership, effective Sept. 2011, with competition to begin in the 2012–13 season. In May 2013 MacEwan (Formally Grant MacEwan) approved as a 17th Canada West member starting in the 2013–2014 season. From its inception in 1965, Simon Fraser competed in

442-546: The playoffs in 2015 and played in the conference Final Four in 2019. The Cougars won their first Canada West Championship on their home field against the UBC Thunderbirds on 4 November 2023, winning the game 1-0. The team plays home games at Mount Royal Field. The Cougars women's soccer program first began in 1994 and wielded dominance over their 18-year tenure in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference by winning eight conference championships and only losing nine regular season games over those 18 years. In their fourth year in

468-457: The remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada . The Cougars won the 2023 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship as the 8 seed in the tournament, capturing their first national title. The Cougars men's soccer team won three national titles and 13 conference titles as members of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference . The Cougars first qualified for

494-468: The same time, UBC Okanagan received probationary membership. In 2011, Mount Royal University and the University of Northern British Columbia were voted in as probationary members and began active competing in 2012–13. In 2013, UBC Okanagan was awarded full membership, while Mount Royal University and the University of Northern British Columbia were awarded full membership in 2014. Full membership

520-465: The streaming quality of the new-look Canada West TV. In January 2018, Canada West announced record viewing numbers for the new service. On June 8, 2020, the conference announced cancellation of fall sports and no events were featured on Canadawest.tv. Throughout the remainder of 2020 the conference would announce a series of cancellations. The conference announced the resumption of Canadawest.tv streaming on Aug 3, 2021. The 2021–2022 season marked

546-529: The team qualified for the playoffs and defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat before losing to the Alberta Pandas in the conference semi-finals. The team was unable to again advance past the first round of the playoffs until 2020 when the Cougars won the conference bronze medal and qualified for their first U Sports national tournament in 2020 . However, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada . The team plays their home games at

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572-463: The then-CIS and the NAIA. UBC has several of its programs (baseball, golf, outdoor track and field and softball) compete in the NAIA. On August 24, 2011, the association announced the launch of Canadawest.tv as the official home of web-based broadcasting for all 14 Canada West member institutions during the 2011–12 season and beyond. On May 10, 2017, Canada West announced a multi-year deal with Surrey, BC based streaming company, Yare Media, to develop

598-446: The time, until full membership was granted in 2005. Simon Fraser joined Canada West in 2000, followed by Thompson Rivers in 2005 and Fraser Valley in 2006. Simon Fraser withdrew from the conference as a member after the 2009–10 season, following this, Simon Fraser officially became the first Canadian university to join the NCAA in the 2011–12 season.while both Thompson Rivers and Fraser Valley were awarded full membership in 2010 and, at

624-1101: Was formed in 1919–20 as the first recognized western-based post-secondary athletic organization in Canada, with the University of Manitoba winning the first-ever league championship, a men's hockey title, in 1920. In the spring of 1972, the WCIAA was split into the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) and the Great Plains Athletic Association (GPAA - later renamed the Great Plains Athletic Conference). CWUAA consisted of schools spanning from Victoria to Saskatoon (Victoria, British Columbia, Calgary, Alberta, Lethbridge and Saskatchewan), while GPAA's member institutions stretched from Regina to Thunder Bay (Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Lakehead). In 1985–86, Canada West offered playing privileges to men's hockey teams from

650-475: Was granted to MacEwan University in the spring of 2015, after the Edmonton-based university fulfilled their probationary membership requirements and was accepted by Canada West membership as the conference's 17th member. (Data mined from the U Sports homepage's member directory and WorldStadiums.com. The member directory numbers seem to be ballpark figures in some cases.) The media has reported that

676-433: Was their first ever appearance in the national event . The Cougars finished in sixth place in the 2019 national tournament. The Cougars play their home games at the Kenyon Court on the MRU campus. The Cougars women's volleyball team won one CCAA national championship in 2011 and 14 ACAC titles prior to the 2012 move to the Canada West Universities Athletic Association . In their first season in Canada West in 2012–13,

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