Calgary Dinos

The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened. Some of its venues are the Jack Simpson Gymnasium (basketball m/w, volleyball m/w, track and field m/w), McMahon Stadium (football, soccer m/w), Hawkings Field (field hockey), University of Calgary Aquatic Centre (swimming, often shortened to Aquatic Centre) and a 200m Running Track (cross-country and track & field practices).

Calgary Dinos
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Calgary
AssociationU Sports
ConferenceCanada West
Athletic directorBen Matchett[1]
LocationCalgary, Alberta
Varsity teams19
Football stadiumMcMahon Stadium
ArenaFather David Bauer Olympic Arena (1,750)[2]
GymJack Simpson Gymnasium (3,454)
MascotRex
NicknameDinos
ColorsRed and gold[3]
   
Websitewww.godinos.com

The men and women hockey teams play at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. Historically in the rare case of scheduling conflicts, both men's and women's hockey have used the Max Bell Centre for games. In recent years, no such scheduling conflict has occurred.

Teams

Calgary Dinos teams compete in:

Football
Main article: Calgary Dinos football

Hockey

Women's ice hockey
Main article: Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey

Ringette

The 2003-04 season marked the inaugural year for the Calgary Dinos university ringette team based out of the University of Calgary.[4] The Dinos became Calgary's first university ringette team and proceeded to win the gold medal at the 2004 University Challenge Cup in Winnipeg for its inaugural appearance.[5] The Canadian University and College Ringette Association (CUCRA) is responsible for organizing university and college ringette in Canada.

The addition of the Dinos team was considered a significant step in the development of ringette by aiding in the development of a national intercollegiate ringette league and also gave post-secondary aged players opportunities they never previously had. The University of Calgary team competed in the Ringette Calgary league in what was then the Deb/Intermediate division. The team was coached by Beth Veale, Bob Kerr and Bruce Hammond. Beth Veale was considered the individual who was largely responsible for getting the program off the ground.

University Challenge Cup record

1st place, gold medalist(s): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019

Basketball

Women's basketball
Main article: Calgary Dinos women's basketball

Awards and honors

Canada West Hall of Fame

Athletes of the Year

The University of Calgary Athletes of the Year are named in honor of Dr. Dennis Kadatz.

Athletes of the Year
Year Female Athlete Sport Male Athlete Sport
2019-20[12] Kelsey Roberts Women’s hockey Brett Layton Men’s basketball

References
  1. "Ben Matchett appointed director of Dinos Athletics". godinos.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. "Facility Features - Father David Bauer Arena". calgary.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. Dinos Identity Standards (PDF). Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  4. "The History of Ringette in Calgary | 2003-2004 Season". www.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. 2004. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  5. "2004 University Challenge Cup | Calgary Dinos Gold Medal Champions". www.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. 2004. Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. "Hayley Wickenheiser (WHKY Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. "Jodi Evans (WBB Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org. February 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. "Leighann Reimer (WBB) | Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org/. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  9. "Theresa Maxwell (WBB, WVB) | Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org/. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  10. "Stephanie Gawlinski (O'Neill) WSOC Student-athlete". canadawesthalloffame.org/. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  11. "Kathy Truscott WSOC Student-athlete". canadawesthalloffame.org/. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  12. "Roberts, Layton named top Dinos athletes for 2019-20 season". calgarysun.com/. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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