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32-616: The Telus Cup is a Canadian university field lacrosse championship, awarded annually to the winner of the post-season tournament by the Maritime University Field Lacrosse League. The Telus Cup tournament is typically held the first weekend in November, and is hosted by one of the member schools. As of 2024, 19 MUFLL tournaments have been held (not held in 2020). In that span three teams - Dalhousie , St. Francis Xavier , and Saint Mary's - have won

64-511: A bracket format with the higher-seeded team hosting each game. The highest-seeded remaining team hosts the conference championship, the Forsyth Cup. The U Sports men's volleyball championship was introduced for the 1966–67 season to determine a national champion for the CIAU . A predetermined host university stages the eight-team tournament over three days and finals games are played on

96-670: A 29–11 victory over the three-time defending champion Holland Hurricanes. The Tigers won a second Moosehead Cup championship in 2018 with another undefeated season being capped by a win over the Hurricanes. The team won their third championship in 2021 following a 40–14 victory over the UNBF Red Bombers . The team won their fourth championship in 2022, following a 27–26 victory over the UNBF Red Bombers. U Sports men%27s volleyball U Sports men's volleyball

128-524: A U Sports championship sport, but it was removed following the 2017–18 season. The 31 participating teams compete in a regular season and following intra-conference playoffs, eight teams are selected to play in a national tournament to compete for the U Sports men's volleyball championship . Men's university volleyball can be traced back to the 1950s when teams like the Alberta Golden Bears would play organized matches against other schools in

160-533: A bronze medal in 1982. The team plays their home games at the Dalplex fieldhouse. The Tigers men's hockey team has won one conference championship, with the title being awarded following the 1978–79 season. The Tigers women's ice hockey program began in 2002 and qualified for the U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Tournament in 2006. The Tigers men's soccer team are tied with the Saint Mary's Huskies for

192-630: A national men's volleyball champion. The 2020 championship tournament and the 2020–21 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The AUS conference had featured three teams following the exit of the Moncton Aigles Bleus in 2006 and featured inter-conference matches with the RSEQ. The RSEQ had also been reduced to three teams in 2011 after McGill disbanded their men's program. The Memorial Sea-Hawks folded their program after

224-713: A series of exhibition games against conference and non-conference opponents. These games are usually played in September and/or October before the regular season and in December and/or January during the holiday break. In 2019, the Can Am Volleyball Holiday Showcase was created which featured eight teams from across North America, including those competing in the NCAA . The 2019 tournament featured four U Sports teams and four NCAA teams, including

256-748: A similar format to the OUA, where 13 teams play all opponents twice, for a total of 24 games. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the best player in U Sports Men's volleyball is given the Player of the Year Award . An award is also given to the Rookie of the Year and the Dale Iwanoczko Award is given to the best well-rounded student (volleyball, academics and community involvement). An award

288-598: Is the highest level of amateur play of men's indoor volleyball in Canada and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Thirty-one teams from Canadian universities are divided into three athletic conferences , drawing from the three of the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CW), Ontario University Athletics (OUA), and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ). The Atlantic University Sport (AUS) formerly featured men's volleyball as

320-689: Is the sole player in MUFLL history to be awarded back-to-back league MVP accolades. Saint Mary's Tyler Leeming also received the award twice in his career. Bold shows players still active. As of November 2024. This lacrosse -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dalhousie Tigers The Dalhousie Tigers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada. The Tigers field 14 varsity teams with seven men's teams and seven women's teams that primarily compete in

352-614: The Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports . The university also offers numerous intramural and club sports that are available to students, staff, alumni, and Dalpex members. While technically not considered a varsity team, Dalhousie has a university ringette team which competes annually in the Canadian national University Challenge Cup . The Tigers men's basketball program has won nine AUS conference championships, including seven within nine years (from

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384-610: The 1971–72 season and last in the 2014–15 season). However, after the disbanding of the Moncton Aigles Bleus team in 2006, the AUS featured only three teams, so interlock play with the RSEQ was featured heavily. The conference was further reduced to two following the folding of the Memorial Sea-Hawks after the 2016–17 season, leaving the program in jeopardy since the AUS requires a three-team minimum for varsity leagues. However,

416-561: The 2014–15 season to 2021–22). In the National Tournament , the Tigers won a bronze medal in 2017 and a silver medal in 2020 . The team plays their home games at the Dalplex fieldhouse. The Tigers women's basketball team has finished as conference champions 11 times, with the most recent coming in the 2000–01 season. Historically, the team has won a silver medal in the U Sports women's basketball championship in 1980 and

448-533: The 2016–17 season, leaving the AUS with one team short of the three-team minimum for a varsity league. However, the AUS allowed Dalhousie and UNB to play a transitional season before joining the RSEQ as full members for the 2018–19 season. Conversely, the Canada West conference added teams with the UBCO Heat joining in 2011–12, Mount Royal Cougars in 2012–13, and MacEwan Griffins in 2014–15. While

480-500: The 2016–17 season, leaving the AUS with only two teams, which was below the three-team league minimum for a varsity sport. After a transition year, the Dalhousie Tigers and UNB Reds joined the RSEQ, resulting in the AUS conference's exit from men's volleyball. The 2020 championship tournament and the entire 2020–21 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . To prepare for the season, teams will typically play

512-483: The AUS allowed Dalhousie and the UNB Varsity Reds to play a transitional season before joining the RSEQ as full members for the 2018–19 season. On the national stage, in the U Sports men's volleyball championship , the men's volleyball team has finished with a silver medal in 1997 and with bronze medals in 1994 and 1995. The Tiger's women's volleyball team has won the most conference championships in

544-732: The AUS with 27 titles won, including ten in a row from 2013 to 2023. The program features a U Sports women's volleyball championship team, having won a gold medal in 1982. The team also won a silver medal in 1984. The Dalhousie Tigers offer students the opportunity to play club sports for their university in lieu of these sports not being supported at the varsity level. The sports include, but are not limited to, baseball, cheerleading, curling, field hockey, Canadian football, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, and ultimate frisbee. Some sports were formerly offered as varsity sports, but either retained or resurrected as informal club sports. The Tigers football team first began play as an intermediate team in 1947 in

576-549: The Bisons have won the most medals overall (24 for Manitoba, 21 for Alberta, and 15 for Winnipeg). Quebec City has hosted the most championships with 12 which were all hosted by Université Laval (most recently in 2019 ). The national championship has historically been dominated by the Canada West conference with those teams winning 49 of the 56 championship matches as of the 2023–24 season. The OUA and AUS have never had

608-673: The Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA). The GPAC and CWUAA combined back into one conference starting in the 2001–02 season. The members of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference (formerly the MIAA) had seen a reduction over the years and would play regular season inter-conference games with the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ, formerly QUAA). The Memorial Sea-Hawks discontinued their men's volleyball program after

640-608: The Halifax City Canadian Football League. The program was in operation until 1976 when the school decided to cease its operations and funding. The team did not win a Jewett Trophy conference championship while playing in what is now the AUS. In 2010, with the support of Dalhousie alumni, volunteer coaches, and the Student Football Club Executive, the Tigers football team was revived as a club sport and began play in

672-689: The Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA). The Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (AIAA) first awarded a conference championship in men's volleyball in 1961 with the Acadia Axemen being the conference's first dominant presence. The Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association (O-QAA) first awarded a conference title to the Toronto Varsity Blues which came in the 1965–66 season. The CIAU organized

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704-460: The defending U Sports national champion Trinity Western Spartans and the NCAA national champion Long Beach State Beach . As of the 2022-23 season, the RSEQ begin their season first, on the second Friday of October. The Canada West conference begins play one week later and the OUA conference begins their season on the first weekend of November. All regular season games are in-conference and

736-793: The first national championship tournament which was held in Calgary , Alberta in 1967 and featured the UBC Thunderbirds defeating the Mount Allison Mounties and then the Sherbrooke Vert et Or in the championship match to be named the first national champions. In 1971, Quebec universities made the decision to restrict conference competition to within their own province and the Quebec Universities Athletic Association

768-404: The last day to award gold, silver, and bronze medals. The host team is automatically qualified for the tournament, as are each of the conference champions. Four other teams are entered based on the strength of their conferences and their post-season finishes. The Manitoba Bisons , Alberta Golden Bears , and Winnipeg Wesmen have won the most championships with 10 gold medals won apiece, although

800-409: The most recent coming in 2012. The program has won the most national championships among all Dalhousie varsity sports with three Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy wins. The gold medals were won in 1994, 1999, and 2000 while the team won silver medals in 1993 and 1995 and a bronze medal in 1998. The Tiger's men's volleyball program features 36 AUS conference championship winners within 44 years (first in

832-409: The playoffs and play best-of-three series in playoff brackets in the quarterfinals. The winners of these series play in best-of-three semifinals until two teams remain where they play in a single elimination conference championship game. The OUA is the only conference that features a single elimination format in all playoff games. Teams are seeded one through eight and advance to the semi-finals in

864-422: The schedule ends in approximately mid-February. In the RSEQ conference, the five teams play against each opponent four times (twice home and twice away) for a total of 16 regular season games. In the OUA, the 13 teams play against ten different opponents twice, for a total of 20 games. The OUA previously had two divisions, but moved to singular conference play beginning with the 2022-23 season. Canada West has

896-412: The second-most AUS conference championships (13), with their most recent in the 2008 season. The program boasts a national championship win in the 1995 edition of the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship . The team was also a bronze medal winner in the 1992 and 1997 tournaments. The Tigers women's soccer team has won the most AUS conference championships in U Sports women's soccer with 12 titles earned,

928-477: The title, Dalhousie leading with sixteen titles. MUFLL all-time top scorer is Ian McShane with 193 goals, 181 of them with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men after transferring from Mount Allison University following the 2011 season. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season with 60 in the 2014 campaign, and is the only player ever to win the league's Top Scorer Award in two individual seasons. McShane

960-608: The upstart Atlantic Football League , along with the University of New Brunswick Saint John, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, and Holland College. The Tigers played in the Moosehead Cup in their inaugural year, but lost to the UNBSJ Seawolves by a score of 40–6 on November 20, 2010. The team had mixed success until they went undefeated in 2016 and captured their first Moosehead Cup on November 5, 2016, in

992-482: Was also given for the Libero of the Year, but it was discontinued after the 2014–15 season. After the regular season, playoff games and series are held between the top teams in each conference to determine conference champions. In the RSEQ, the top four teams qualify for the playoffs and play a best-of-three series in the semi-finals and in the conference championship. In Canada West, the top eight teams qualify for

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1024-678: Was created, leaving the O-QAA to be renamed the Ontario Universities Athletic Association (OUAA). Teams were further sub-divided in 1972 in the WCIAA, with the Manitoba Bisons , Winnipeg Wesmen , and Regina Cougars playing in the separate Great Plains Athletic Association (later renamed Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)) while the remaining teams from Alberta and British Columbia played in

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