Canada West men's ice hockey tournament

Canada West men's ice hockey tournament

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Canada West Universities Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Canada West Universities Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Format	Single-elimination
Played	1973–Present

The Canada West men's ice hockey tournament is an annual conference championship held between member teams. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to participate in the University Cup tournament.

In 1972, the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) decided to divide itself into two separate conferences due to the sizable area that the conference covered.^[1] The Great Plains Athletic Association (GPAA) was created for eastern schools while the western colleges were placed in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA). Originally a five-team league, the conference was soon down to four members when Victoria dropped its program in 1973.

In 1984, the conference expanded for the first time, adding Lethbridge to the league roster. The next season, due to the collapse of the since-renamed Great Plains Athletic Conference's (GPAC) hockey division, Canada West absorbed the three remaining schools. With the conference doubling its size in just two years, the playoff was expanded to include four teams for the first time in 1986. The conference tournament remained unchanged until 1996 when Canada West expanded the format. The league was reorganized into two divisions with three teams from each grouping now qualifying for the playoffs. This came due mostly to three teams failing to make the postseason virtually every season for a decade. From 1986 through '95, Brandon, Lethbridge and UBC combined for a total of three appearances. In 2000, a third place series was instituted for the first time.

Throughout its history, the league had been dominated by Alberta; the Golden Bears have won 29 championships in 51 years of conference play (as of 2024) and gone on to capture 16 national championships, the most in the history of U Sports.^[2]

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

Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	14–4–0
2	Alberta	11–7–0
3	British Columbia	9–9–0
4	Saskatchewan	2–16–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–4–0
2	British Columbia	12–11–1
3	Calgary	11–12–1
4	Saskatchewan	4–20–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	17–7–0
2	Alberta	16–8–0
3	British Columbia	12–12–0
4	Saskatchewan	3–21–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	21–3–0
2	British Columbia	14–10–0
3	Calgary	8–16–0
4	Saskatchewan	5–19–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–4–0
2	British Columbia	14–10–0
3	Calgary	11–13–0
4	Saskatchewan	3–21–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–4–0
2	Calgary	15–9–0
3	British Columbia	7–17–0
4	Saskatchewan	6–18–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–9–0
2	Calgary	18–11–0
3	Saskatchewan	14–15–0
4	British Columbia	12–17–0

Note: Canada West played an interlocking schedule with the GPAC.

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	18–6–0
2	Saskatchewan	15–9–0
3	Alberta	10–14–0
4	British Columbia	5–19–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	17–7–0
2	Calgary	14–10–0
3	Alberta	11–13–0
4	British Columbia	6–18–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	16–8–0
2	Alberta	13–11–0
3	Calgary	10–14–0
4	British Columbia	9–15–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–4–0
2	Saskatchewan	14–10–0
3	Calgary	11–13–0
4	British Columbia	3–21–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–4–0
2	Saskatchewan	16–8–0
3	British Columbia	12–12–0
4	Calgary	8–16–0
5	Lethbridge	4–20–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	20–8–0	5	Brandon	13–15–0
2	Calgary	19–9–0	6	British Columbia	12–16–0
3	Manitoba	18–10–0	7	Regina	8–20–0
4	Saskatchewan	16–12–0	8	Lethbridge	6–22–0

Semifinal February 28-March 2					Championship March 7-9

1	Alberta	3	5	3

4	Saskatchewan	8	3	6
					4	Saskatchewan	3	6	3

					2	Calgary	9	3	4
2	Calgary	4	2	4

3	Manitoba	3	4	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	23–5–0	5	British Columbia	9–17–2
2	Alberta ^†	19–8–1	6	Brandon	10–18–0
3	Manitoba	17–10–1	7	Regina	9–18–1
4	Saskatchewan	16–11–1	8	Lethbridge	6–22–0

† Alberta was unable to compete in the tournament due to being Canada's representative in the World University Games.

Semifinal					Championship

1	Calgary	5	4	-

4	British Columbia	0	3	-
					1	Calgary	5	7	2

					3	Saskatchewan	4	9	6
2	Manitoba	1	5	1

3	Saskatchewan	3	2	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	23–5–0	5	British Columbia	10–16–2
T–2	Alberta	22–5–1	6	Brandon	8–18–2
T–2	Saskatchewan	22–5–1	7	Lethbridge	6–21–1
4	Manitoba	14–14–0	8	Regina	3–24–1

Semifinal					Championship

1	Calgary	5	?	5

4	Manitoba	4	?	4
					1	Calgary	3	7	8

					2	Alberta	6	4	6
2	Alberta	?	5	6

3	Saskatchewan	?	3	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
T–1	Alberta	21–7–0	5	British Columbia	13–14–1
T–1	Calgary	21–7–0	6	Regina	9–16–3
3	Saskatchewan	19–9–0	7	Brandon	6–21–1
4	Manitoba	16–9–3	8	Lethbridge	3–25–0

Semifinal					Championship

1	Alberta	11	5	-

4	Manitoba	4	1	-
					1	Alberta	4	2	3

					2	Calgary	2	4	1
2	Calgary	5	3	4

3	Saskatchewan	4	5	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	21–6–1	T–4	Manitoba	14–14–0
2	Alberta	20–6–2	6	Brandon	12–16–0
3	British Columbia	16–11–1	7	Saskatchewan	10–16–2
T–4	Regina	13–13–2	8	Lethbridge	1–25–2

Semifinal					Championship

1	Calgary	2	4	-

4	Regina	1	0	-
					1	Calgary	5	6	-

					2	Alberta	3	3	-
2	Alberta	8	4	-

3	British Columbia	1	3	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	22–5–1	5	Manitoba	11–15–2
2	Alberta	19–7–2	6	British Columbia	8–15–5
3	Saskatchewan	12–12–4	7	Lethbridge	10–18–0
4	Regina	13–14–1	8	Brandon	7–16–5

Semifinal					Championship

1	Calgary	0	9	1

4	Regina	1	2	5
					4	Regina	3	6	3

					2	Alberta	4	5	4
2	Alberta	5	7	-

3	Saskatchewan	2	5	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Regina	19–6–3	5	Lethbridge	12–13–3
2	Alberta	17–6–5	6	Saskatchewan	13–14–1
3	Calgary	15–11–2	7	British Columbia	11–14–3
4	Manitoba	14–13–1	8	Brandon	1–25–2

Semifinal					Championship

1	Regina	7	8	-

4	Manitoba	6	1	-
					1	Regina	3	3	-

					2	Alberta	5	4	-
2	Alberta	?	6	6

3	Calgary	?	5	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	18–6–4	5	Manitoba	13–13–2
2	Regina	16–7–5	6	Lethbridge	9–16–3
3	Calgary	17–8–3	7	British Columbia	7–19–2
4	Saskatchewan	16–9–3	8	Brandon	3–21–4

Semifinal					Championship

1	Alberta	4	5	-

4	Saskatchewan	3	4	-
					1	Alberta	5	3	-

					2	Regina	1	1	-
2	Regina	2	6	4

3	Calgary	4	2	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Lethbridge	19–7–2	5	Manitoba	11–12–5
2	Calgary	17–7–4	6	British Columbia	7–17–4
3	Alberta	15–6–7	7	Saskatchewan	7–19–2
4	Regina	16–11–1	8	Brandon	5–18–5

Semifinal					Championship

1	Lethbridge	4	2	4

4	Regina	5	1	3
					1	Lethbridge	2	2	2

					2	Calgary	1	3	1
2	Calgary	3	5	-

3	Alberta	1	2	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	20–6–2	5	Alberta	11–12–5
2	Regina	17–9–2	6	British Columbia	10–13–5
3	Manitoba	15–11–2	7	Brandon	8–18–2
4	Lethbridge	14–13–1	8	Saskatchewan	7–20–1

Semifinal February 24-25					Championship March 3-4

1	Calgary	3	5	-

4	Lethbridge	2	1	-
					1	Calgary	4	7	-

					3	Manitoba	3	2	-
2	Regina	2	3	-

3	Manitoba	5	4	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Plains			Mountain
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Manitoba	16–10–2	1	Calgary	18–9–1
2	Regina	12–11–5	2	Alberta	17–10–1
3	Saskatchewan	11–14–3	3	Lethbridge	4–11–3
4	Brandon	6–21–1	4	British Columbia	9–17–2

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Championship

G1

Manitoba

3

8

?

G2

Regina

6

7

?

G2

Regina

7

2

?

G3

Saskatchewan

3

8*

?

G2

Regina

5

3

-

M1

Calgary

7

4**

-

M1

Calgary

5

2

-

M2

Alberta

5

8

?

M2

Alberta

3

0

-

M3

Lethbridge

6*

2

?

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Plains			Mountain
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	15–9–2	1	Calgary	21–2–3
2	Manitoba	12–11–3	2	Alberta	20–5–1
3	Regina	7–17–2	3	Lethbridge	8–16–2
4	Brandon	5–19–2	4	British Columbia	7–16–3

Division Semifinal					Division Final					Championship

					G1	Saskatchewan	5	3	-
G2	Manitoba	6	4	-	G2	Manitoba	1	1	-
G3	Regina	3	0	-						G1	Saskatchewan	1	3	-
										M2	Alberta	2*	10	-
					M1	Calgary	4	2	-
M2	Alberta	7	4	7	M2	Alberta	5	4	-
M3	Lethbridge	1	6	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Plains			Mountain
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	19–4–5	1	Alberta	19–4–5
2	Manitoba	14–7–7	2	Calgary	13–12–3
3	Brandon	10–17–1	3	British Columbia	9–15–4
4	Regina	4–22–2	4	Lethbridge	8–15–5

Division Semifinal					Division Final					Championship

					G1	Saskatchewan	2	8	5
G2	Manitoba	6	5	-	G2	Manitoba	6	4	2
G3	Brandon	3	2	-						G1	Saskatchewan	5	2	4
										M1	Alberta	4	3**	2
					M1	Alberta	5	8	-
M2	Calgary	1	3**	9	M2	Calgary	2	3	-
M3	British Columbia	4	2	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Plains			Mountain
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	18–9–1	1	Alberta	20–6–2
2	Manitoba	13–11–4	2	Calgary	13–10–5
3	Brandon	12–13–3	3	Lethbridge	13–13–2
4	Regina	4–20–4	4	British Columbia	7–18–3

Division Semifinal					Division Final					Championship

					G1	Saskatchewan	4	10	-
G2	Manitoba	5	2	-	G2	Manitoba	2	4	-
G3	Brandon	2	1	-						G1	Saskatchewan	5	4	-
										M1	Alberta	2	1	-
					M1	Alberta	6	7	-
M2	Calgary	7	2	6	M2	Calgary	3	3	-
M3	Lethbridge	6	6	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Plains			Mountain
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Saskatchewan	22–3–3	1	Alberta	20–3–5
2	Manitoba	11–15–2	2	Calgary	16–9–3
3	Brandon	11–17–0	3	Lethbridge	12–14–2
4	Regina	4–21–3	4	British Columbia	5–19–4

Division Semifinal					Division Final					Championship

					G1	Saskatchewan	6	5	-
G2	Manitoba	2	2	-	G3	Brandon	5	0	-
G3	Brandon	6	4	-						G1	Saskatchewan	7	1	7
										M1	Alberta	6	5	3
					M1	Alberta	9	3	-
M2	Calgary	5	5	-	M2	Calgary	3	2	-
M3	Lethbridge	4	3	-						Third Place

										G3	Brandon	2	3	-
										M2	Calgary	4	7	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

School	Championships
Alberta	12
Calgary	8
Saskatchewan	7
Lethbridge	1

Canada West Men's Hockey History

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^ "Canada West Men's Hockey History". Canada West. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[1] "History of Canada West". Canada West. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[2] "Canada West Men's Hockey History". Canada West. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

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Championship
February 21-23