2004 CIS University Cup

The 2004 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (42nd annual) was held at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Varsity Reds served as tournament host.

2004 CIS University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	St. Francis Xavier X-Men (1st title)
Runner-up	New Brunswick Varsity Reds
Third place	Dalhousie Tigers
Fourth place	Alberta Golden Bears
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
MVP	Mike Mole (St. Francis Xavier)

Road to the Cup

AUS playoffs

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUA playoffs

	Division Quarterfinals							Division Semifinals							Division Finals					Queen's Cup Final
								FE1	Ottawa	2	8	4
	FE2	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	3	4	—			FE2	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	4	1	3
	FE3	Concordia	2	0	—			East							FE1	Ottawa	4
															ME1	Toronto	2
								ME1	Toronto	9	5	—
	ME2	Queen's	2	7	—			ME2	Queen's	2	3	—
	ME3	Royal Military College	1	1	—															FE1	Ottawa	2
																				MW1	York	3
								MW1	York	7	5	—
	MW2	Brock	3	3	—			MW3	Wilfrid Laurier	2	3	—
	MW3	Wilfrid Laurier	4	6	—			West							MW1	York	3
															FW2	Lakehead	2
								FW1	Western Ontario	1	4	4
	FW2	Lakehead	5	12	—			FW2	Lakehead	3	2	5****
	FW3	Waterloo	1	1	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Canada West playoffs

	Division Semifinal							Division Final							Championship
								G1	Saskatchewan	4	6	—
	G2	Regina	4	4	—			G2	Regina	2	1	—
	G3	Manitoba	2	3	—										G1	Saskatchewan	2	1	—
															M1	Alberta	5	8	—
								M1	Alberta	4	6	—
	M2	Calgary	5	1	6			M2	Calgary	1	0	—
	M3	British Columbia	2	3	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The rotating wild-card moved to AUS. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play.

Seed	Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
1	Alberta Golden Bears	West: Canada West Champion	30–0–2	29th	2003
2	St. Francis Xavier X-Men	Atlantic: AUS Champion	24–7–3	9th	2003
3	York Lions	Ontario: OUA Champion	19–5–4	10th	2003
4	Ottawa Gee-Gees	Quebec: OUA Runner-up	20–6–3	2nd	1985
5	New Brunswick Varsity Reds	Host	16–11–3	8th	2003
6	Dalhousie Tigers	Wild-card: AUS Runner-up	15–19–2	3rd	1986

Bracket

	Pool A	ALB	OTT	UNB	Overall
1	Alberta		W 7–3	L 5–6	1–1
4	Ottawa	L 3–7		L 2–5	0–2
5	New Brunswick	W 6–5*	W 5–2		2–0

	Pool B	SFX	YOR	DAL	Overall
2	St. Francis Xavier		W 4–0	W 5–0	2–0
3	York	L 0–4		L 2–4	0–2
6	Dalhousie	L 0–5	W 4–2		1–1

	Gold Medal Game
	2	St. Francis Xavier	3**
	5	New Brunswick	2
	Bronze Medal Game
	1	Alberta	1
	6	Dalhousie	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championship final

#2 St. Francis Xavier X-Men

3–2 (2OT)

#5 New Brunswick Varsity Reds

Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick