2003 CIS University Cup

The 2003 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (41st annual) was held at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Varsity Reds served as tournament host.

2003 CIS University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes (4th title)
Runner-up	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Third place	Alberta Golden Bears
Fourth place	New Brunswick Varsity Reds
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
MVP	Éric Desjardins (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

Road to the Cup

AUS playoffs

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Championship
								1	St. Thomas	3	2	1
	3	St. Francis Xavier	3	4	—			4	New Brunswick	5	1	4
	6	Prince Edward Island	0	0	—										4	New Brunswick	3	2	5	4	—
															3	St. Francis Xavier	1	4	3	3	—
								2	Dalhousie	4	1	4
	4	New Brunswick	2	3	—			3	St. Francis Xavier	0	3	6
	5	Saint Mary’s	0	1	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUA playoffs

	Division Semifinals							Division Finals							Semifinals					Gold Medal Game
								FE1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	11	2	—
	FE2	McGill	2	2	—			FE3	Ottawa	2	1	—
	FE3	Ottawa	3	3	—			East							FE1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	6
															ME1	Toronto	3
								ME1	Toronto	1	0	5
	ME2	Queen's	4	3	—			ME2	Queen's	0	2	1
	ME3	Royal Military College	1	2	—															FE1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	7
																				MW1	York	4
								MW1	York	5	3	5
	MW2	Wilfrid Laurier	5	2	—			MW2	Wilfrid Laurier	4	5	0
	MW3	Brock	2	1	—			West							MW1	York	4			Bronze Medal Game
															FW2	Lakehead	1
								FW1	Western Ontario	2	1	—								ME1	Toronto	5
	FW2	Lakehead	4	11	—			FW2	Lakehead	5	2	—								FW2	Lakehead	6
	FW3	Windsor	2	2	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Canada West playoffs

	Division Semifinal							Division Final							Championship
								G1	Saskatchewan	5	5	—
	G2	Manitoba	6	4	—			G2	Manitoba	3	0	—
	G3	Regina	2	0	—										G1	Saskatchewan	4	2	2
															M1	Alberta	2	4	5
								M1	Alberta	7	5	—
	M2	Calgary	2	2	6			M2	Calgary	2	2	—
	M3	Lethbridge	1	5	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The rotating wild-card moved to OUA. In order to determine which team received the bid, the conference reintroduced a third-place game. Because AUS was serving as the host conference, they automatically received two bids. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play. A consolation game was reintroduced for the first time since 1972.

Seed	Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
1	Alberta Golden Bears	West: Canada West Champion	28–3–2	28th	2002
2	Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes	Quebec: OUA Champion	24–2–2	13th	2002
3	New Brunswick Varsity Reds	Atlantic: AUS Champion / Host	22–14–1	7th	2000
4	York Lions	Ontario: OUA Runner-up	20–8–1	9th	1999
5	St. Francis Xavier X-Men	Wild-card: AUS Runner-up	19–16–2	8th	2001
6	Lakehead Thunderwolves	Wild-card: OUA Third place	23–7–0	2nd	1973

Bracket

	Pool A	ALB	YOR	SFX	Overall
1	Alberta		W 4–0	L 2–3	1–1
4	York	L 0–4		L 4–5	0–2
5	St. Francis Xavier	W 3–2	W 5–4		2–0

	Pool B	QTR	UNB	LAK	Overall
2	Quebec–Trois-Rivières		W 4–3	W 2–1	2–0
3	New Brunswick	L 3–4		W 4–3	1–1
6	Lakehead	L 1–2	L 3–4		0–2

	Gold Medal Game
	2	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	3
	5	St. Francis Xavier	0
	Bronze Medal Game
	1	Alberta	8
	3	New Brunswick	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championship final

#2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes

3–0

#5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men

Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick