The 1973 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (11th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates | March 4–17 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto Varsity Blues (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| MVP | Gord Davies (Toronto) |
The Championship game was played between two teams that were both undefeated prior to the match. By winning, Toronto became the second undefeated champion in CIAU hockey history.
Road to the Cup
edit| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Acadia | 2 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals February 27–28 | Semifinals March 2 | Championship March 3 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 8 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | York | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 13 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Waterloo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Waterloo | 7 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Guelph | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 8 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Ontario | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Ontario | 7 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Windsor | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Ontario | 5 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Laurentian | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Laurentian | 5* | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Queen's | 4 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals March 2 | Championship March 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | Sir George Williams | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | Sir George Williams | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Loyola | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Loyola | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Bishop's | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
West
edit| Seed | School | Standings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakehead | 9–3–0 |
| 2 | Winnipeg | 8–4–0 |
| 3 | Manitoba | 4–8–0 |
| 4 | Brandon | 3–9–0 |
No playoff
| 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
University Cup
editIn order to cut down on travel expenses, the WCIAU had split into two conferences in the offseason; the GPAA and Canada West. However, while the champion of both would be invited into the tournament, an arrangement was made where both would play one another in a quarterfinal round that would serve as a de facto championship for Western Canada. The remaining teams were sorted by committee. The Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds were best of three series and the third place game was discontinued.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 17–7–0 | 7th | 1972 |
| Lakehead Nor'Westers | Plains: GPAA Champion | 9–3–0 | 1st | Never |
| Loyola Warriors | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 15–6–2 | 4th | 1971 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic: AIAA Champion | 22–0–0 | 5th | 1972 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 20–0–0 | 8th | 1972 |
Bracket
edit| West Quarterfinal March 4–5 | Semifinals March 9–10 | Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toronto | 5 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Alberta | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Alberta | 3 | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Lakehead | 1 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 9 | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 2 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[1]
Championship final
edit| March 17, 1973 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3–2 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |