Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas
The Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas are the sports teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
| Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas | |
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| University | University of Alberta |
| Conference | Canada West |
| U Sports | East Division (basketball) |
| Athletic director | Ian Reade |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Foote Field |
| Arena | Clare Drake Arena |
| Other arenas | Universiade Pavilion |
| Gymnasium | Saville Community Sports Centre |
| Mascot | GUBA (Great University Bear of Alberta) |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Fight song | "Alberta Cheer Song" |
| Colors | Green and Gold[1] |
| Website | www |
History
The University of Alberta fields in 17 sports administered by U Sports in the Canada West conference.
The football and soccer teams play their home games at Foote Field, and the basketball and volleyball teams' home is the Saville Community Sports Centre.
The ice hockey team plays at Clare Drake Arena, named after long-time coach Clare Drake. Professor W. G. Hardy coached the team from 1922 to 1926, and played a leading role in getting the first ice hockey rink built at the university campus in 1927.[2]
University of Alberta Golden Bears football team
Sports sponsored
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Cross country | Curling |
| Football | Hockey |
| Golf | Rugby |
| Hockey | Soccer |
| Soccer | Swimming |
| Tennis | Track and field† |
| Volleyball | Volleyball |
| Wrestling | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
Football
The Alberta Golden Bears football team have been in competition since 1910. The Golden Bears have won three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1967, 1972 and most recently in 1980. The program has also won 18 Hardy Cup conference titles, second only to the Saskatchewan Huskies who have won 19 of them. The Golden Bears have also had three players win the Hec Crighton Trophy, with Mel Smith winning in 1971, Bryan Fryer winning in 1975, and most recently Ed Ilnicki winning the award in 2017.
Awards and standings
The Bears are considered a strong school team in Canada in multiple sports. The hockey and volleyball teams, in particular, are frequent challengers in U Sports national championships.
The hockey team has won a total of 15 National Championships and 25 Canada West championships, having won 5 National Championships (04-05, 05–06, 07–08, 13–14, 14–15) and 13 Canada West championships in the past 15 seasons.
The volleyball team has been strong over the past decade, having been crowned National Champions on four occasions: 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015. In addition, they were runners-up in 2006 and 2007. They have also won the Canada West 13 times.
In addition to their success over Canadian competition, the Golden Bears host the annual Husky Energy Can-Am Challenge of Champions tournament, where they frequently spearhead the Canadian contingent's success. This tournament sees four top teams from both Canada and the USA competing for supremacy, with the Canadian teams holding the overall title, having won 9 of the 13 tournaments.
Championships
| Sport | National Championships | Additional National Appearances | Conference Championships | Conference Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 3 (1994, 1995, 2002)[3][4] | 10 (1974, 1977, 1990 (7th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (7th), 1999 (2nd), 2000 (5th), 2003 (t3), 2005 (t5), 2008 (t7), 2012 (t2) | 11 (1973, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2014)[5][6] | 24 (1st – 10, 2nd – 6, 3rd – 8) |
| Cross-Country | 1 (1980)[7][8] | 16 (1983 (2nd), 1984 (4th), 1985 (4th), 1986 (2nd), 1997 (5th), 1998 (12th), 1999 (9th), 2000 (2nd), 2001 (4th), 2002 (3rd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (4th), 2006 (7th), 2007 (12th), 2008 (t9) | 12 (1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)[9][10] | 22 (1st – 12, 2nd – 6, 3rd – 4) |
| Curling | 1 (2012)[11] | 3 (2008, 2010, 2011) | 2012, 2013 | - |
| Football | 3 (1967, 1972, 1980)[12][13] | 3 (1965, 1971, 1981) | 16 (1922, 1926, 1928, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981)[14][15] | 22 (1st – 16, 2nd – 6) |
| Hockey | 16 (1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018) [16][17] | 22 (1966 (2nd), 1969 (3rd), 1970, 1972 (3rd), 1973, 1977, 1984, 1985 (2nd), 1987, 1989, 1991 (2nd), 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 (3rd), 2004 (4th), 2009, 2010 (2nd), 2011, 2013) | 25 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) [18][19] | 39 (1st – 25, 2nd – 10, 3rd – 4) |
| Soccer | 5 (1972, 1979, 2003, 2006, 2016)[20][21] | 7 (1973 (2nd), 1981 (2nd), 1988 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1995 (2nd), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (2nd)) | 9 (1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003)[22][23] | 31 (1st – 9, 2nd – 8, 3rd – 14) |
| Swimming | 0 [24][25] | 37 (1972–2009: 2nd – 2, 3rd – 10, 4th – 7, 5th – 2, 6th – 5, 7th – 2, 8th – 2, 9th – 1, 10th – 2, 12th – 3, 18th – 1) | 9 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1996 (tied))[26][27] | 32 (1st – 9, 2nd – 7, 3rd – 16) |
| Track and Field | 1 (2001)[28][29] | 27 (1981–1987, 1989–2000, 2002–2009: 2nd – 3, 3rd – 5, 4th – 2, 5th – 3, 6th – 4, 7th – 2, 8th – 1, 10th – 2, 11th – 2, 14th – 1, 16th – 1, 19th – 1) | 6 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2006)[30][31] | 25 (1st – 6, 2nd – 11, 3rd – 8) |
| Volleyball | 8 (1981, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)[32][33] | 18 (1975 (2nd), 1980 (3rd), 1990 (6th), 1993 (5th), 1994 (4th), 1995 (4th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (3rd), 1999 (3rd), 2001 (5th), 2003 (2nd), 2004 (2nd), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd), 2010 (3rd), 2011 (5th), 2012 (6th), 2013 (5th)) | 13 (1975, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015) [34][35] | 30 (1st – 13, 2nd – 11, 3rd – 6) |
| Wrestling | 4 (1970, 1971, 1972, 2013)[36][37] | 33 (1980, 1983–1987, 1989–2015: 1st – 1, 2nd – 1, 3rd – 2, 4th – 1, 5th – 4, 6th – 3, 7th – 4, 8th – 2, 9th – 3, 10th – 4, 11th – 2, 13th – 1, 14th – 1, 16th – 1) | 15 (1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2013,2014,2015) [38][39] | 27 (1st – 15, 2nd – 7, 3rd – 5) |
| Total | 41 | 176 | 118 | 252 (1st – 115, 2nd – 72, 3rd – 65) |
References
- "Our Colors - Marketing & Communcications - University of Alberta". Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- "Dr. W. George Hardy (Builder)". Canada West Hall of Fame. Canada West Universities Athletic Association. November 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsBasketball.pdf Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine U of A Men's BB History
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- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/almanac_men07.pdf Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's XC Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/index.cfm Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's XC Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-XC.pdf%5B%5D U of A Men's XC History
- http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=3 Archived 2007-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Canada West Men's XC Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/curling/2009/index.cfm Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Curling Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/documents/10_2008Football-final.pdf Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine CIS Football Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/ Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine CIS Football Page
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Canada West Football Page
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- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_icehockey/ Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Hockey Page
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2009-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) U of A Men's Hockey History
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2009-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Canada West Men's Hockey Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/MSoccer.pdf Archived 2006-05-25 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Soccer Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/ Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Soccer Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsSoccer.pdf Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine U of A Men's Soccer History
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Canada West Men's Soccer Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming/documents/16_2008MSwimming-final.pdf%5B%5D CIS Men's Swimming Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Swimming Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Swimming.pdf Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine U of A Men's Swimming History
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Canada West Men's Swimming Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track/2007_almanacM.pdf Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Track Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Track Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-TrackandField.pdf Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine U of A Men's Track History
- http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=12 Archived 2007-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Canada West Men's Track Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/documents/20_2008MVB-final.pdf%5B%5D CIS Men's VB Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/ Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's VB Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2008-Bears%20Volleyball.pdf%5B%5D U of A Men's VB History
- http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=13 Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Canada West Men's VB Page
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/MWrestling.pdf Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Wrestling Almanac
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/ Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine CIS Men's Wrestling Page
- http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Wrestling.pdf%5B%5D U of A Men's Wrestling History
- http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=15 Archived 2007-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Canada West Men's Wrestling Page
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