The Canada West men's ice hockey tournament is an annual conference championship held between member teams.
The next season, due to the collapse of the since-renamed Great Plains Athletic Conference's (GPAC) hockey division, Canada West absorbed the three remaining schools.
In 2000, a third place series was instituted for the first time and would be held in years when needed to determine a wild-card berth.
After the 2020 season, Lethbridge terminated both its men's and women's ice hockey program due to budget cuts.
[2] The following season ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] however, when the league finally reconvened in the fall of 2021, Canada West had actually grown.