Since 2012-13 Simon Fraser University has been playing
NCAA Division 1 programs with increased frequency. 2012–13 saw the Clan face off against the
Air Force Falcons of
Atlantic Hockey. It would also see them play host to the
Arizona State Sun Devils and
Oklahoma Sooners. 2013-14 saw the Clan travel to college hockey hotbed
Boston and take on the
Sacred Heart Pioneers and
College of the Holy Cross Crusaders. That year they would also host two major historical college hockey programs in the 8 time
NCAA Champion University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, and two time
ECAC champion
Princeton Tigers. 2015-16 would once again take the Clan back to Boston to play the defending national champion
Providence College Friars, as well as former national champions in the
Northeastern University Huskies. 2016-17 would be the first season played by the Clan under probationary NCAA Division 1 status. The season saw the Clan travel to
Alaska to take on the
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves and the
Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks, then in February they would travel to
Tempe, Arizona to take on the
Arizona State Sun Devils for the second time in their history. ==University Hockey Classic==