Winning championships, winning games and winning a high percentage of games are instrumental in determining whether a bench boss is hall of fame worthy. Of the hockey coaches eligible for enshrinement in the CCAA Hall of Fame, the next in line is most likely to be one who coached an Alberta team.

At the national level, Dr. Carl Buchanan, Al Ferchuk, Perry Pearn and Jerry Serviss led hockey teams to multiple podium finishes including their institution's first national championship in any sport prior to receiving a call from the CCAA Hall of Fame. The landmark triumphs were followed up with national titles in consecutive seasons by Ferchuk (who accomplished the feat once) and Pearn (who accomplished the feat twice). Both Pearn and Serviss were behind the bench of squads that won every game in the regular season and post season en route to capturing the CCAA Championship Bowl.

At the CCAA National Hockey Championships, Ferchuk, Pearn and Serviss won over two thirds of their games and their teams placed higher than at least two thirds of their opponents.

At the provincial level, the four CCAA Hall of Fame members coached teams to at least three conference championships. When they handed over the coaching reins, Buchanan and Pearn held the conference coaching records for most titles in their province with twelve and six respectively.

Four hockey coaches who are not in the CCAA Hall of Fame posted a winning record at the CCAA National Hockey Championships while guiding teams to multiple podium finishes and at least one finish at the top of the podium. Scott Atkinson (who coached Mount Royal) and Clement Jodoin (who coached St-Hyacinthe) never lost a game at nationals while guiding their teams to multiple CCAA championships. Bob Moore and Ken Babey posted winning records at nationals in different decades while leading SAIT to a national championship and multiple conference titles.

To be eligible for the CCAA Hall of Fame, a head coach must have represented one CCAA member institution for a minimum of five years and must have coached at the CCAA National Championships for at least three years. Based on the number of appearances at nationals, Atkinson and Moore are eligible for the CCAA Hall of Fame while Jodoin is not. Babey's eligibility status is up in the air as the CCAA has flip-flopped on whether the 1992 CCAA Challenge Cup determined a national champion. In the past, the national governing body has acknowledged the event's winner as a national champion & recognized the event as a national championship along with the sixteen level one championships and six level two championships.

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