1968 CIAU University Cup

1968 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Montreal, Quebec
Dates	March 7–10
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Alberta Golden Bears (2nd title)
Runner-up	Loyola Warriors
Third place	Toronto Varsity Blues
Fourth place	Laurentian Voyageurs
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
MVP	Ron Cebryk (Alberta)

The 1968 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (6th annual) was held in Montreal, Quebec. The Loyola Warriors, Macdonald Clansmen and Sir George Williams Georgians served as tournament hosts.

Road to the Cup

MIAA playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	St. Francis Xavier	2
	4	New Brunswick	1
						1	St. Francis Xavier	9
						2	Saint Mary’s	6
	2	Saint Mary’s	7
	3	Acadia	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OIAA season

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Laurentian	10–2–0	T–4	Ryerson	6–6–0
2	York	8–4–0	6	Osgoode Hall	5–7–0
3	Waterloo Lutheran	7–5–0	7	Brock	0–12–0
T–4	Windsor	6–6–0

no playoffs

OSLC playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	Loyola	7
	4	Bishop's	1
						1	Loyola	6
						3	Sir George Williams	2
	2	Sherbrooke	5
	3	Sir George Williams	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

QOAA playoffs

	Semifinals March 1					Championship March 2
	1	Toronto	4
	4	Montreal	3
						1	Toronto	8
						2	Waterloo	1
	2	Waterloo	6
	3	McMaster	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

WCIAA season

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	11–5–0
T–2	Saskatchewan	10–6–0
T–2	Manitoba	10–6–0
4	British Columbia	7–9–0
5	Calgary	2–14–0

No playoff

University Cup

The CIAU invited the champions of five conferences to play for the championship. Laurentian and Toronto received byes for the OIAA and QOAA reaching the championship the previous season. The remaining teams were sorted by committee.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Alberta Golden Bears	WCIAA Champion	11–5–0	3rd	1966
Laurentian Voyageurs	OIAA Champion	10–2–0	4th	1967
Loyola Warriors	OSLC Champion	17–1–0	1st	Never
St. Francis Xavier X-Men	MIAA Champion	16–1–0	4th	1967
Toronto Varsity Blues	QOAA Champion	16–1–1	3rd	1967

Bracket

	Consolation Final March 10					Consolation Semifinal March 9					Quarterfinal March 7					Semifinals March 8					Championship March 10
																Laurentian		2
																Alberta		7
	Laurentian		3								St. Francis Xavier		3								Alberta		5
	Toronto		5								Alberta		12								Loyola		4
						St. Francis Xavier		1								Toronto		0
						Toronto		9								Loyola		1

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

Championship final

March 10, 1968

Loyola Warriors

4–5

Alberta Golden Bears

Montreal, Quebec

References

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