Two CCAA champions who scored an average of eight plus goals per game in the regular season and the post season are marking noteworthy anniversaries of their achievements. Neither has entered an external hall of fame as a stand alone entity.

Unlike the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks who have been inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, the 1975-76 St. Clair College Saints and the 1985-86 NAIT Ooks have comparable credentials and await a call to a hall.

Like the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks, the 1975-76 St. Clair College Saints, coached by Jerry Serviss, posted a winning percentage of 1.000 in the regular season and post season en route to becoming national champions. The average margin of victory for the Saints was 7.62 goals per game in the regular season and post season as compared to 5.85 goals per game for the 1984-85 Ooks. The Saints scored an average of 9.92 goals per game in the regular season and post season as compared to 8.09 goals per game for the 1984-85 Ooks.

With 26 straight wins, the 1975-76 Saints are also a part of the longest overall unbeaten streak in CCAA hockey history of 41 games. From November 1, 1975 to February 10, 1977, the Saints won 38 games and tied three in the regular season and the post season including nationals.

External recognition opportunities for the Saints are limited. An Ontario Hockey Hall of Fame has not been established due in part to the existence of three hockey governing bodies in the province. No varsity post-secondary teams are among the ten teams in the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

Among the 16 teams from Alberta to win a CCAA National Hockey Championship, the 1985-86 Ooks have the third highest winning percentage (.909) and the third widest average scoring margin (5.18 goals per game). The 1985-86 NAIT scored an average of 8.27 goals per game which is the second highest among CCAA champions from Alberta.

Eight forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders as well as three assistant coaches and head coach Perry Pearn returned from the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks for the 1985-86 campaign. Both teams played in front of over 10,000 attendees at Northlands Coliseum, placed first in the regular season with the most goals for and the fewest goals against, won all their post season contests and downed the eventual CIAU champion en route to raising the Bill Henry Jr. Memorial Trophy as provincial champions and the CCAA Championship Bowl as national champions.

The 1985-86 Ooks are also a part of the longest overall winning streak in CCAA hockey history. From December 4, 1983 to October 18, 1985, the Ooks won 34 games in the regular season and the post season including nationals which surpassed a mark set by the 1975-76 and 1976-77 St. Clair College Saints.

While one external hall of fame has been put in mothballs, opportunities exist in others for the 1985-86 Ooks. The Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame has not had any inductions since 2019 and has not inducted any teams with more than four members since 2012. Of the 10 men's post secondary teams in the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame, the 1985-86 NAIT Ooks have a higher winning percentage than all but the 1984-85 Ooks and a wider average margin of victory than all but the 1984-85 Ooks and the 1978-79 Red Deer College Kings. The 1985-86 Ooks have a more legitimate claim to be in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame than eight varsity post secondary teams that received the call without winning a national championship.

Like the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Hall of Fame, the CCAA Hall of Fame has no team category. Both St. Clair College and NAIT have the opportunity to influence change so that CCAA hockey champions from their athletic programs can join their coaches on the national stage in the CCAA Hall of Fame by advocating for a team category.

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