1963 CIAU University Cup

1963 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Jock Harty Arena, Kingston, Ontario
Dates	March 15–16
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	McMaster Marlins (1st title)
Runner-up	British Columbia Thunderbirds
Third place	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Fourth place	Sherbrooke Vert et Or
Tournament statistics
Games played	4
MVP	Bill Mahoney (McMaster)

The 1963 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (inaugural) was held at the Jock Harty Arena in Kingston, Ontario. The Queen's Gaels and Royal Military College Redmen served as tournament hosts.

Road to the Cup

MIAA playoffs

	Championship
	1	New Brunswick	5	4	4
	2	St. Francis Xavier	0	7	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OSLC playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	Ottawa	5
	4	Sir George Williams	3
						1	Ottawa	5
						2	Sherbrooke	6
	2	Sherbrooke	5
	3	Royal Military College	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QOAA playoffs

	Championship
	E1	Laval	3	4	7
	W1	McMaster	5	7	12

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

WCIAA season

Seed	School	Standings
1	British Columbia	8–1–1
2	Saskatchewan	7–4–1
3	Alberta	6–6–0
4	Manitoba	0–10–0

No playoff

University Cup

1962–63 McMaster Marlins,
national champions

The CIAU invited the champions of four conferences to play for the inaugural tournament. The OIAA champion, Ryerson, was not invited as the league was not considered to be on par with the other four. No official seedings were awarded for the tournament.

Team	Qualification	Record
British Columbia Thunderbirds	WCIAA Champion	8–1–1
McMaster Marlins	QOAA Champion	14–0–0
Sherbrooke Vert et Or	OSLC Champion	13–3–0
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	MIAA Champion	11–3–1

Bracket

	Semifinals March 15					Championship March 16
	McMaster		4
	St. Francis Xavier		3
						McMaster		3
						British Columbia		2
	British Columbia		6
	Sherbrooke		2			Third Place
						St. Francis Xavier		7
						Sherbrooke		4

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

Championship final

March 16, 1963

McMaster Marlins

3–2

British Columbia Thunderbirds

Jock Harty Arena, Kingston, Ontario

References

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