The Queen's Cup is symbolic of university men's hockey supremacy in the OUA. The Cup, originating at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, has a long history, dating back more than 100 years. It was first contested in 1903, having been awarded every year since, except during the two World Wars.
Your Lakehead Thunderwolves made two trips to the old format Queens Cup four-team tournament and unfortunately lost both times to the York Lions (2002-03 and 2003-04). This is the first time Lakehead will ever play for the Queens Cup in its five year history and it will also be the first time the Queens Cup will be contested for in Thunder Bay.
McGill is the oldest hockey team in the world, now in its 129th season, and the Redmen have won the Queens Cup 13 times in their storied history; the last win coming in 1945-46.
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues hold the record for most Queen's Cup Championships with 41, almost the same number of Cups as all other OUA teams combined (53).
Queens Cup Champions; first presented in 1903 by Queen's University:
2004-05Western 1971-72Toronto* 1935-36McGill
2003-04York 1970-71Toronto* 1934-35McGill
2002-03UQTR* 1969-70Toronto* 1933-34McGill
2001-02UQTR 1968-69Toronto* 1932-33McGill
2000-01UQTR* 1967-68Toronto1931-32Toronto
1999-00UQTR1966-67Toronto* 1930-31McGill
1998-99UQTR 1965-66Toronto* 1929-30McGill
1997-98Windsor 1964-65Montreal 1928-29Toronto
1996-97Guelph* 1963-64Toronto 1927-28Toronto
1995-96Waterloo 1962-63McMaster* 1926-27Toronto
1994-95Western 1961-62Toronto 1925-26Toronto
1993-94Guelph 1960-61Laval 1924-25Toronto
1992-93Toronto1959-60Laval 1923-24Toronto
1991-92UQTR 1958-59Toronto 1922-23Toronto
1990-91UQTR* 1957-58Toronto 1921-22Toronto
1989-90Laurier 1956-57Toronto 1920-21Toronto
1988-89Laurier1955-56Toronto 1919-20Toronto
1987-88York* 1954-55Toronto1915-19War-No Competition
1986-87York 1953-54Laval 1914-15Toronto
1985-86York 1952-53Montreal 1913-14Queen's
1984-85York* 1951-52Montreal 1912-13Toronto
1983-84Toronto*1950-51Toronto1911-12McGill
1982-83Laurier 1949-50Montreal 1910-09Toronto
1981-82Toronto 1948-49Montreal 1909-10Queen's
1980-81Queen's 1947-48Toronto 1908-09Queen's
1979-80Guelph 1946-47Toronto 1907-08Toronto
1978-79Guelph 1945-46McGill 1906-07Toronto
1977-78Toronto 1940-45War-No Competition 1905-06Queen's
1976-77Toronto* 1939-40Toronto1904-05McGill
1975-76Guelph 1938-39McGill 1903-04Queen's
1974-75Toronto 1937-38McGill 1902-03McGill
1973-74Waterloo* 1936-37McGill
1972-73Toronto*
* - Won CIS University Cup