2008 CIS University Cup

2008 Cavendish CIS University Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)J. Louis Levesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick
DatesMarch 20–23, 2008 (2008-03-20 – 2008-03-23)
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsAlberta Golden Bears (13th title)
Runner-upUNB Reds
Tournament statistics
Games played7
MVPIan McDonald
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The 2008 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (46th Annual) was held March 20–23, 2008 at the J. Louis Levesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Road to the Cup[edit]

AUS playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Semifinals (Best of 5) AUS Championship (Best of 3)
1 UNB Reds 5 5 5 - -
3 Moncton Aigles Bleus 5 7 - 4 St. Thomas Tommies 1 4 1 - -
6 Acadia Axemen 0 2 - 1 UNB Reds 3 3 -
2 Saint Mary's Huskies 2 2 -
2 Saint Mary's Huskies 6 5 4 - -
4 St. Thomas Tommies 2 2 4 3 Moncton Aigles Bleus 2 1 2 - -
5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 1 4 0

OUA playoffs[edit]

Division Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Division Semifinals (Best of 3) Division Finals (Best of 3) Queen's Cup (Single Game)
FW1 Lakehead Thunderwolves 2
FW3 Waterloo Warriors 1 FW4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1
FW4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 2 FW1 Lakehead Thunderwolves 1
MW1 Brock Badgers 2
MW1 Brock Badgers 2
FE2 McGill Redmen 2 FW2 Western Mustangs 1
FE4 Carleton Ravens 0 MW2 Brock Badgers 1
FE2 McGill Redmen 4
FE1 UQTR Patriotes 2
FW2 Western Mustangs 2 FE3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 0
MW2 York Lions 0 FE1 UQTR Patriotes 0
FE2 McGill Redmen 2
ME1 Queen's Golden Gaels 0
FE3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 2 FE2 McGill Redmen 2
ME2 Toronto Varsity Blues 1

Canada West playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals (Best of 3) Semifinals (Best of 3) Championship (Best of 3)
1 Alberta Golden Bears 4 4 -
3 Calgary Dinos 5 4 - 4 Manitoba Bisons 2 3 -
6 Regina Cougars 2 3 - 1 Alberta Golden Bears 8 5 -
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 3 0 -
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 5 5 -
4 Manitoba Bisons 6 4 - 3 Calgary Dinos 3 2 -
5 UBC Thunderbirds 0 2 -

University Cup[edit]

The six teams that advanced to the tournament are listed below. The Champions of each conference tournament received automatic bids and were seeded 1-3. One spot in the tournament was reserved for the host school, Moncton while the another went to best team from the Quebec region, OUA finalist Brock. The lone wild card spot went to the highest-ranked remaining team, Saskatchewan.

Seed Team Qualification
1 UNB Reds Atlantic: AUS Champion
2 Alberta Golden Bears West: Canada West Champion
3 McGill Redmen Ontario: OUA Champion
4 Saskatchewan Huskies Wild-Card - Canada West Finalist
5 Brock Badgers Quebec: OUA Finalist
6 Moncton Aigles Bleus Host

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Pool A - Afternoon[edit]

Seed Team
1 UNB Reds
4 Saskatchewan Huskies
5 Brock Badgers
Day Game Winner Loser Score
Thursday 1 #1 UNB Reds #5 Brock Badgers 6–1
Friday 3 #4 Saskatchewan Huskies #5 Brock Badgers 4–1
Saturday 5 #1 UNB Reds #4 Saskatchewan Huskies 4–0
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
UNB Reds 2 2 0 10 1 +9 4
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 1 1 4 5 -1 2
Brock Badgers 2 0 2 2 10 -8 0

UNB Reds advance to championship

Pool B - Evening[edit]

Seed Team
2 Alberta Golden Bears
3 McGill Redmen
6 Moncton Aigles Bleus
Day Game Winner Loser Score
Thursday 2 #6 Moncton Aigles Bleus #2 Alberta Golden Bears 2–1
Friday 4 #2 Alberta Golden Bears #3 McGill Redmen 7–3
Saturday 6 #3 McGill Redmen #6 Moncton Aigles Bleus 3–0
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Alberta Golden Bears 2 1 1 8 5 +3 2
McGill Redmen 2 1 1 6 7 -1 2
Moncton Aigles Bleus 2 1 1 2 4 -2 2

Alberta Golden Bears advance to championship [2]

Championship final[edit]

March 23, 2008
7:00 PM (EST)
#1 UNB Reds2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
#2 Alberta Golden BearsJ. Louis Levesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick
Game reference
Justin DaCosta1–0
1–1Tim Krymusas
Rob Hennigar2–1
2–2Brian Woolger
2–3Ian McDonald
42Shots25

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "CIS Men's Hockey Championships Preview". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "CIS National Championship Results". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alberta Claims 13th University Cup Title". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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  1. ^ "History". U Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2018.