1973 CIAU University Cup

1973 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Dates	March 4–17
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Toronto Varsity Blues (7th title)
Runner-up	Saint Mary's Huskies
Tournament statistics
Games played	7
MVP	Gord Davies (Toronto)

The 1973 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (11th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.

The Championship game was played between two teams that were both undefeated prior to the match. By winning, Toronto became the second undefeated champion in CIAU hockey history.

Road to the Cup

AIAA playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	Saint Mary’s	9
	4	Prince Edward Island	1
						1	Saint Mary’s	6
						2	Moncton	1
	2	Moncton	9
	3	Acadia	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUAA playoffs

Quarterfinals February 27–28

Semifinals March 2

Championship March 3

E1

Toronto

8

E4

York

2

E1

Toronto

13

W2

Waterloo

2

W2

Waterloo

7

W3

Guelph

0

E1

Toronto

8

W1

Western Ontario

1

W1

Western Ontario

7

W4

Windsor

1

W1

Western Ontario

5

E2

Laurentian

4

E2

Laurentian

5*

E3

Queen's

4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QUAA playoffs

	Semifinals March 2					Championship March 3
	1	Sir George Williams	9
	4	Sherbrooke	4
						1	Sir George Williams	4
						2	Loyola	7
	2	Loyola	7
	3	Bishop's	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

West

GPAA season

Seed	School	Standings
1	Lakehead	9–3–0
2	Winnipeg	8–4–0
3	Manitoba	4–8–0
4	Brandon	3–9–0

No playoff

Canada West season

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	17–7–0
T–2	Calgary	16–8–0
T–2	British Columbia	16–8–0
4	Saskatchewan	11–13–0
5	Victoria	0–24–0

No playoff

University Cup

In order to cut down on travel expenses, the WCIAU had split into two conferences in the offseason; the GPAA and Canada West. However, while the champion of both would be invited into the tournament, an arrangement was made where both would play one another in a quarterfinal round that would serve as a de facto championship for Western Canada. The remaining teams were sorted by committee. The Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds were best of three series and the third place game was discontinued.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Alberta Golden Bears	West: Canada West Champion	17–7–0	7th	1972
Lakehead Nor'Westers	Plains: GPAA Champion	9–3–0	1st	Never
Loyola Warriors	Quebec: QUAA Champion	15–6–2	4th	1971
Saint Mary's Huskies	Atlantic: AIAA Champion	22–0–0	5th	1972
Toronto Varsity Blues	Ontario: OUAA Champion	20–0–0	8th	1972

Bracket

	West Quarterfinal March 4–5							Semifinals March 9–10							Championship March 17
								Toronto		5	5	—
								Alberta		2	3	—
	Alberta		3	9	—
	Lakehead		1	3	—
															Toronto		3
															Saint Mary's		2
								Saint Mary's		9	9	—
								Loyola		2	6	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)^[1]

Championship final

March 17, 1973

Toronto Varsity Blues

3–2

Saint Mary's Huskies

Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario

References

1. "History". U Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2018.