2013 CIS University Cup

The 2013 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (51st Annual) was held March 14–17, 2013. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon hosted by the University of Saskatchewan. The defending champions were the McGill Redmen, but they would not be able to defend their title having been eliminated in the first round of the OUA-East playoffs by the Nipissing Lakers.

2013 Potashcorp CIS University Cup Presented By Co-Op
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Host teamSaskatchewan Huskies
ChampionsUNB Varsity Reds
VenueCredit Union Centre
DurationMarch 14–17, 2013
Number of games7
Number of teams6
Total attendance38,347 (5,478/game)
TelevisionSportsnet

The best team in each Pool advances to the final. All pool games must be decided by a win, there are no ties. If a pool has a three-way tie for 1st (all teams have 1-1 records) than GF/GA differential among the tied teams is the first tie-breaker.

Road to the Cup

AUS playoffs

The AUS playoffs were held from February 13 to March 7, 2013.[1]

  Quarter-finals (Best of 3)     Semi-finals (Best of 5)     AUS Championship (Best of 3)
                           
        1 UNB Varsity Reds 3  
  4 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 0     5 UPEI Panthers 1    
  5 UPEI Panthers 2         1 UNB Varsity Reds 2
      2 Saint Mary's Huskies 1
        2 Saint Mary's Huskies 3    
  3 Acadia Axemen 2     3 Acadia Axemen 1  
  6 Moncton Aigles Bleu 1  

OUA playoffs

The OUA playoffs were held from February 13 to March 9, 2013.[2]

Division Quarter-finals (Best of 3)
OUA Sweet 16
Division Semi-finals (Best of 3)
OUA Quarter-Finals
Division Finals (Best of 3)
OUA Semi-Finals
Queen's Cup (Single Game)
OUA Championship
            
5E Toronto Varsity Blues 1
4E Ottawa Gee-Gees 2
4E Ottawa Gee-Gees 1
2E Carleton Ravens 2
7E Queen's Golden Gaels 0
2E Carleton Ravens 2
2E Carleton Ravens 1
OUA East
1E UQTR Patriotes 2
6E Nipissing Lakers 2
3E McGill Redmen 1
6E Nipissing Lakers 0
1E UQTR Patriotes 2
8E Ryerson Rams 0
1E UQTR Patriotes 2
1E UQTR Patriotes 4
6W Waterloo Warriors (Host) 1
6W Waterloo Warriors 2
3W Lakehead Thunderwolves 0
6W Waterloo Warriors 2
1W Western Mustangs 1
8W UOIT Ridgebacks 0
1W Western Mustangs 2
6W Waterloo Warriors 2
OUA West
2W Windsor Lancers 0
5W Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1
4W Guelph Gryphons 2
4W Guelph Gryphons 0
2W Windsor Lancers 2
7W York Lions 0
2W Windsor Lancers 2

Note 1: The Queen's Cup championship game must be held in Ontario (part of the arrangement when the RSEQ hockey league merged with the OUA). When a Quebec based OUA-East representative is the higher seed and should 'host' the game - the game shall be hosted by the OUA-West team instead, but the OUA-East team shall be the 'home' team and have last change.

Note 2: Since the University Cup wild-card spot was allocated to the AUS Conference, the OUA did not hold a 3rd Place/Bronze medal game.

Canada West playoffs

The Canada West playoffs were as follows:[3]

  Quarter-finals (Best of 3)     Semi-finals (Best of 3)     Canada West Championship (Best of 3)
                           
        1 Alberta Golden Bears 2  
  4 Calgary Dinos 2     4 Calgary Dinos 0    
  5 UBC Thunderbirds 1         1 Alberta Golden Bears 2
      2 Saskatchewan Huskies 1
        2 Saskatchewan Huskies 2    
  3 Manitoba Bisons 2     3 Manitoba Bisons 1  
  6 Regina Cougars 0  

University Cup

The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the AUS Conference as the OUA was provided the wild-card in 2012 and CW teams are ineligible as they are the host conference.

Rank Seed Team Qualified
1 1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
2 2 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
3 3 UQTR Patriotes OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion
4 4 Saint Mary's Huskies Wild-card & AUS Finalist
5 5 Saskatchewan Huskies Host & Canada West Finalist
6 6 Waterloo Warriors OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist

Pool A - Afternoon

Seed Team Qualified
1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
4 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Finalist
6 Waterloo Warriors OUA Finalist
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Saint Mary's Huskies21185+32
Alberta Golden Bears2115502
Waterloo Warriors21136-32
  • St. Mary's Huskies advance to the Gold Medal final based on the first tie-breaker of having the best GF/GA Differential of +3.
March 14, 2013
1:00 PM
Alberta Golden Bears1-2
(1-0, 0-0, 1-1)
Waterloo WarriorsCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 6,732 (47.0%)
March 15, 2013
1:00 PM
Saint Mary's Huskies3-4 (OT)
(1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)
Alberta Golden BearsCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 9,465 (66.1%)
March 16, 2013
1:30 PM
Rogers Sportsnet
Waterloo Warriors1-5
(1-1, 0-1, 0-3)
Saint Mary's HuskiesCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 4,339 (30.3%)

Note: Saint Mary's becomes the 4th team to advance to the Championship Final with a 1-1 record (Alberta-2008, Western-2009 and McGill-2011).

Pool B - Evening

Seed Team Qualified
2 UNB Varsity Reds AUS Champion
3 UQTR Patriotes OUA Champion
5 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Finalist/Host
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
UNB Varsity Reds220114+74
UQTR Patriotes211612-62
Saskatchewan Huskies20226-40
March 14, 2013
7:20 PM
UNB Varsity Reds3-1
(0-0, 2-1, 1-0)
Saskatchewan HuskiesCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 5,865 (41.0%)
March 15, 2013
7:00 PM
Saskatchewan Huskies1-3
(1-1, 0-0, 0-2)
UQTR PatriotesCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 4,379 (30.6%)
March 16, 2013
8:00 PM
Rogers Sportsnet
UQTR Patriotes3-8
(3-3, 0-2, 0-3)
UNB Varsity RedsCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 3,649 (25.5%)

Championship Final

Bench assignments for the championship finals are based on each advancing team's 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. UNB was determine the home team with a record of 2-0 versus Saint Mary's with a record of 1-1.

March 17, 2013
6:30 PM
Rogers Sportsnet
#4 Saint Mary's Huskies0-2
(0-1, 0-0, 0-1)
#2 UNB Varsity RedsCredit Union Centre, Saskatoon
Attendance: 3,918 (27.4%)

Fewest Goals

The 2 goal aggregate in the Championship final represented the lowest ever to date - one lower than the previous record of 3 (1990, 2-1 and 2003 3-0). The shutout was the fourth shutout in a Championship final (1972, 2003, 2011 & 2013) and the first time a team has accomplished it twice (UNB's 4th Championship title in 2011 was a 4-0 shutout of McGill).

Tournament All-Stars

Tyler Carroll, from the UNB Varsity Reds, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP.[4] Carroll led all players in goals (4) and was second in points with 4.

Joining Carroll on the tournament all-star team were:
Forward: Nick MacNeil (UNB Varsity Reds)
Forward: Cory Tanaka (Saint Mary's Huskies)
Defenseman: Jesse Craige (Alberta Golden Bears)
Defenseman: Marc-Antoine Desnoyers (UNB Varsity Reds)
Goalie: Dan LaCosta (UNB Varsity Reds)

References

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