Colonel By Classic

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 teams compete in the East division of Ontario University Athletics and both women's compete in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. The series is the newest of three annual rivalry series between the two schools, both located in the city of Ottawa.

Colonel By Classic

Ottawa Gee-Gees Carleton Ravens
Sport	Hockey
First meeting	October 19, 2016 Carleton 6, Ottawa 2
Latest meeting	January 22, 2023 Men: Carleton 8, Ottawa 7 Women: Carleton 4, Ottawa 3
Next meeting	November 29th, 2025
Stadiums	Men: TD Place Arena Women: TD Place Arena, Minto Sports Complex, Carleton Ice House
Statistics
Meetings total	Men: 5 Women: 3
All-time series	Men: Carleton leads, 4–1 Women: Ottawa leads, 2–1
Largest victory	Men: Carleton, 6–2 Women: Carleton, 5–2
Current win streak	Men: Carleton, 2 (2018–present) Women: Ottawa, 1 (2019–present)

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 from their 2014–16 suspension.^[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
2016–17	TD Place Arena	Carleton	6	Ottawa	2	CAR 1–0	800	Inaugural game; largest margin of victory
2017–18	TD Place Arena	Ottawa	4	Carleton	3	TIED 1–1	2,268
2018–19	TD Place Arena	Carleton	4	Ottawa	3	CAR 2–1	2,578
2019–20	TD Place Arena	Carleton	4	Ottawa	2	CAR 3–1	2,681	Highest attendance record
2020–21	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021–22	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2022–23	TD Place Arena	Carleton	8	Ottawa	7	CAR 4–1	1,700

Women

Season	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series	Attendance	Notes
2018–19	Minto Sports Complex	Carleton	5	Ottawa	2	CAR 1–0	120	Inaugural women's game
2019–20	Carleton Ice House	Ottawa	4	Carleton	1	Tied 1–1	197
2020–21	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021–22	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2022–23	TD Place Arena	Ottawa	4	Carleton	3	OTT 2–1	1,000

See also

• Capital Hoops Classic
• Panda Game