Colonel By Classic

Colonel By Classic
Ottawa Gee-Gees
Carleton Ravens
SportHockey
First meetingOctober 19, 2016
Carleton 6, Ottawa 2
Latest meetingNovember 29, 2025
Men: Ottawa 6, Carleton 4
Women: Ottawa 4, Carleton 1
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsMen: TD Place Arena
Women: TD Place Arena, Minto Sports Complex, Carleton Ice House
Statistics
Total meetingsMen: 8
Women: 6
All-time series
Men: Carleton leads, 5–3
Women: Ottawa leads, 5–1
Largest victory
Men: Carleton, 6–2
Women: Carleton, 5–2 ; Ottawa 4-1 (3 occasions)
Current win streak
Men: Ottawa, 1 (2025)
Women: Ottawa, 5 (2019–present)

The Colonel By Classic is a Canadian rivalry hockey game between the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Carleton University Ravens. The game has been held between men's teams since 2016, with a women's game added in 2018.[1] Both men's and women's teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics Conference. The series is the newest of three annual rivalry series between the two schools, both located in the city of Ottawa.

History

The first Colonel By Classic was held on October 19, 2016, between the two men's hockey teams in front of at TD Place Arena. This was Gee-Gees first season back in OUA competition.[2] Carleton won the game 6–2.[3] Attendance has gone up each year the event has been held, with 2,286 and 2,578 in attendance for the 2017 and 2018 men's games respectively.[4]

A women's game was added to the event for the 2018 edition. Carleton won the inaugural women's game 5–2 at the University of Ottawa's Minto Sports Complex. The 2019 edition was held at the Carleton Ice House.[5]

Game results

Men

Season Site Winning team Losing team Series Attendance Notes
2016–17TD Place Arena Carleton6Ottawa2CAR 1–0800Inaugural game; largest margin of victory
2017–18TD Place Arena Ottawa4Carleton3TIED 1–12,268
2018–19TD Place Arena Carleton4Ottawa3CAR 2–12,578
2019–20TD Place Arena Carleton4Ottawa2CAR 3–12,681Highest attendance record
2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021–22 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2022–23TD Place Arena Carleton8Ottawa7CAR 4–11,700
2023–24TD Place Arena Ottawa3Carleton1CAR 4–21,517
2024–25TD Place Arena Carleton5Ottawa4CAR 5–2678
2025–26TD Place Arena Ottawa6Carleton4CAR 5–31,657

Women

Season Site Winning team Losing team Series Attendance Notes
2018–19Minto Sports Complex Carleton5Ottawa2CAR 1–0120Inaugural women's game
2019–20Carleton Ice House Ottawa4Carleton1Tied 1–1197
2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021–22 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2022–23TD Place Arena Ottawa4Carleton3OTT 2–11,000
2023–24TD Place Arena Ottawa2Carleton1OTT 3–1587
2024–25TD Place Arena Ottawa4Carleton1OTT 4–1450
2025–26TD Place Arena Ottawa4Carleton1OTT 5–1768



See also

References

  1. ↑ "WHKY | Ravens ready to add their mark on rivalry event". June 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Don (November 15, 2018). "Unlikely hockey Gee-Gees set winning pace ahead of Colonel By Classic against Ravens". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MHKY: Ravens run over Gee-Gees to claim Colonel By Classic". October 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Don (November 17, 2017). "Colonel By Classic a classic". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rivalry Series to include women's hockey Colonel By Classic Game". May 31, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Colonel By Classic". Carleton Ravens. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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