Early history In 1905, the first hockey club was established at the University of Western Ontario. The sporting teams were organized by the two faculties at Western during this time, the
Arts &
Divinity faculty and the
Medical "Meds" faculty. The teams practiced on ice rinks around
London, as well as on the Thames river. By the 1913-14 season, hockey became the most popular sport on campus and a combined faculty team went on to represent Western in the Canadian Hockey Association championships, playing Berlin (now Kitchener, Ontario) in the final match. Western lost 6-4.
Start of intercollegiate hockey Western entered the intercollegiate competition in the 1923-24 season. After the war, the team kept competing in the Intermediate Intercollegiate league, as well as the senior London City League. Rucchin scored 24 points in his first year, 62 points in his second, and 48 points in his third. On this rising success, Western won the first league
OUA title in the 1994-95 season. Martinelli retired as coach in 1999, where the position was filled by the assistant coach at the time, Clarke Singer. Clarke Singer is the current coach of the Western Mustangs and has been coaching the team since 1999. He has brought the team to its only national championship in 2001. ==Season-by-season results==