OUA men's ice hockey tournament

Ontario University Athletics men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
SportIce hockey
ConferenceOntario University Athletics
FormatSingle-elimination
Played1998–present
Winner trophyQueen's Cup

The Ontario University Athletics ice hockey tournament is an annual conference championship held between member teams. The winner receives an automatic bid to the U Sports men's ice hockey championship.


History

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Four division league

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In 1997, the OUAA changes its name to Ontario University Athletics (OUA). Coinciding with the rebranding was a change to the playoff format. The OUA used the same qualifications as the OUAA had; the four division winners received byes into the quarterfinal round while the second- and third-place teams met in the first round. The first round was changed to a two-game series where if the teams remained tied after the two matches than a 20-minute mini-game was used as a tiebreaker (mini-games are unofficial matches that are not counted for any statistical category). The Divisional Finals were also altered, becoming a best-of-five series. This format lasted for only one year and the following season the mini-game was replaced by a regular best-of-three series while the second round went from best-of-five to best-of-three.

The playoff format remained constant for several years but saw a small change in 2005. The OUA paired the eastern and western divisions for the postseason. The four division champions were still given byes into the second round, however, the remaining four teams for each bracket were selected based upon their regular season record and seeded accordingly. Additionally, the division final round was now also changed to a best-of-three series.

Two division league

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In the later half of the 00s, OUA added three more schools to the lineup. After the arrival of Nipissing, the league abandoned the cumbersome four division format and switched to eastern and western halves. Additionally, the tournament was expanded to 16 teams with all beginning play in the division quarterfinal round. The league also would hold a third place game in alternating years starting with 2012. When the national tournament expanded to 8 teams in 2015, it began offering three automatic bids to the OUA, causing the conference to make the third place game a permanent fixture.[1]

As a result of the restrictions during the 2021–22 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was temporarily rearranged into four division. Additionally, all rounds were switched to single-elimination for this season. Furthermore, the teams were not reseeded after the first round due to the short time between matches. After the COVID restrictions ended, the league contracted its tournament, limiting entry to 12 teams and giving byes to the top two teams from each division.

Tournaments

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1998

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–4–2 1 Guelph 17–5–4 1 York 13–11–2 1 Windsor 22–3–1
T–2 Concordia 13–11–2 2 Toronto 10–13–3 2 Brock 10–15–1 2 Waterloo 15–7–4
T–2 McGill 12–10–4 3 Queen's 8–16–2 3 Laurentian 9–16–1 3 Western Ontario 15–8–3
4 Ottawa 13–12–1 4 Royal Military College 2–20–4 4 Ryerson 3–19–4 4 Wilfrid Laurier 6–18–2
Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Semifinals Queen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 6 5 3 - -
FE2 Concordia 3* 0 2 FE2 Concordia 2 1 0 - -
FE3 McGill 2 3 0 EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières ?
ME1 Guelph ?
ME1 Guelph 5 6 6* - -
ME2 Toronto 2 2 - ME2 Toronto 3 2 5 - -
ME3 Queen's 1 0 - FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1
FW1 Windsor 2
MW1 York 5 5 5 - -
MW2 Brock 4 1 1 MW2 Brock 4 2 4 - -
MW3 Laurentian 2 4 0 WestMW1 York 2
FW1 Windsor 6
FW1 Windsor 4 4 5 - -
FW2 Waterloo 3 1 3** FW2 Waterloo 1 2 0 - -
FW3 Western Ontario 2 2* 2

Mini-games in italics.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1999

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–5–1 1 Guelph 11–10–5 1 York 8–10–7 1 Windsor 17–6–3
2 Concordia 16–7–3 2 Queen's 5–14–7 2 Brock 10–14–2 2 Wilfrid Laurier 14–7–5
3 Ottawa 17–9–0 3 Toronto 6–16–4 3 Laurentian 8–13–5 3 Waterloo 11–8–7
4 McGill 13–9–4 4 Royal Military College 4–21–1 4 Ryerson 6–19–0 4 Western Ontario 14–12–0
Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Semifinals Queen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 5 -
FE2 Concordia 3 6 - FE2 Concordia 1 1 -
FE3 Ottawa 1 3 - EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3
ME1 Guelph 1
ME1 Guelph 5 6 4
ME2 Queen's 1 4 3**** ME2 Queen's 0 7 2
ME3 Toronto 2 0 2 FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7
MW1 York 0
MW1 York 2 6* 4
MW2 Brock 2 7 7 MW2 Brock 4 5 2
MW3 Laurentian 8 4 2 WestMW1 York 3
FW1 Windsor 1
FW1 Windsor 6 4** -
FW2 Wilfrid Laurier 3 1 2 FW3 Waterloo 3 3 -
FW3 Waterloo 2 3 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2000

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–2–4 1 Guelph 10–12–4 1 Brock 13–10–3 1 Western Ontario 19–3–4
2 McGill 21–5–0 2 Toronto 10–13–3 T–2 Laurentian 9–14–3 2 Windsor 11–9–6
3 Concordia 14–9–3 3 Queen's 9–15–2 T–2 York 9–14–3 3 Wilfrid Laurier 11–10–5
4 Ottawa 8–14–4 4 Royal Military College 3–23–0 4 Ryerson 9–16–1 4 Waterloo 9–16–1

Note: York forfeited six wins during the season for using an ineligible player.

Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Semifinals Queen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 6 5
FE2 McGill 6 4 - FE2 McGill 4 0 2
FE3 Concordia 4 2 - EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3
ME3 Queen's 1
ME1 Guelph 3 2 -
ME2 Toronto 5 2 4 ME3 Queen's 4 3 -
ME3 Queen's 4 4 6 FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3
FW1 Western Ontario 2
MW1 Brock 5 2 7
MW2 Laurentian 3 4 - MW3 York 2 4 8
MW3 York 4 7 - WestMW3 York 1
FW1 Western Ontario 5
FW1 Western Ontario 1 3 -
FW2 Windsor 3 2 - FW3 Wilfrid Laurier 0 2 -
FW3 Wilfrid Laurier 5 3 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2001

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 21–1–2 1 Toronto 13–10–1 1 York 15–6–3 1 Western Ontario 21–3–0
2 Concordia 10–9–5 2 Queen's 6–16–2 T–2 Brock 11–11–2 2 Waterloo 15–7–2
3 McGill 10–11–3 3 Royal Military College 5–19–0 T–2 Guelph 11–11–2 3 Wilfrid Laurier 9–11–4
4 Ottawa 6–16–2 4 Ryerson 4–20–0 4 Windsor 8–14–2
Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Semifinals Queen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 8 -
FE2 Concordia 2 3 - FE2 Concordia 1 2 -
FE3 McGill 1 2 - EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4
ME1 Toronto 1
ME1 Toronto 10 2 4
ME2 Queen's 2 0 - ME3 Royal Military College 0 5 1
ME3 Royal Military College 3 5 - FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4
FW1 Western Ontario 3
MW1 York 5 5 -
MW2 Brock 1 4 - MW3 Guelph 2 3 -
MW3 Guelph 2 5 - WestMW1 York 3
FW1 Western Ontario 7
FW1 Western Ontario 3 5 -
FW2 Waterloo 3 3 5 FW2 Waterloo 2 2 -
FW3 Wilfrid Laurier 2 4 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2002

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
T–1 Ottawa 15–8–1 1 Toronto 13–7–4 1 York 17–4–3 1 Western Ontario 22–0–2
T–1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 15–8–1 2 Ryerson 10–14–0 2 Guelph 11–12–1 2 Lakehead 13–8–3
3 McGill 13–9–2 3 Royal Military College 8–15–1 T–3 Brock 7–13–4 3 Windsor 8–15–1
4 Concordia 11–12–1 4 Queen's 4–19–1 T–3 Wilfrid Laurier 8–14–2 4 Waterloo 3–20–1
Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Semifinals Queen's Cup Final
FE1 Ottawa 1 2 -
FE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 2 - FE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 4 -
FE3 McGill 0 1 - EastFE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4*
ME1 Toronto 3
ME1 Toronto 3 5 -
ME2 Ryerson 7 3 - ME2 Ryerson 2 2 -
ME3 Royal Military College 4 2 - FE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 5
FW1 Western Ontario 4
MW1 York 5 9 -
MW2 Guelph 3 4 5 MW3 Brock 2 4 -
MW3 Brock 2 6 6* WestMW1 York 3
FW1 Western Ontario 5
FW1 Western Ontario 3 4** 5
FW2 Lakehead 6 3 - FW2 Lakehead 4 3 1
FW3 Windsor 1 1 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2003

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–2–2 1 Toronto 16–5–3 1 York 17–6–1 1 Western Ontario 24–0–0
2 McGill 16–6–2 2 Queen's 7–17–0 2 Wilfrid Laurier 12–11–1 2 Lakehead 18–6–0
3 Ottawa 13–9–2 3 Royal Military College 6–17–1 3 Brock 8–16–0 3 Windsor 8–15–1
4 Concordia 9–13–2 4 Ryerson 2–21–1 4 Guelph 6–17–1 4 Waterloo 1–22–1
Division Semifinals Division Finals Semifinals Gold Medal Game
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 11 2 -
FE2 McGill 2 2 - FE3 Ottawa 2 1 -
FE3 Ottawa 3 3 - EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 6
ME1 Toronto 3
ME1 Toronto 1 0 5
ME2 Queen's 4 3 - ME2 Queen's 0 2 1
ME3 Royal Military College 1 2 - FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7
MW1 York 4
MW1 York 5 3 5
MW2 Wilfrid Laurier 5 2 0 MW2 Wilfrid Laurier 4 5 0
MW3 Brock 2 1 - WestMW1 York 4 Bronze Medal Game
FW2 Lakehead 1
FW1 Western Ontario 2 1 - ME1 Toronto 5
FW2 Lakehead 4 11 - FW2 Lakehead 5 2 - FW2 Lakehead 6
FW3 Windsor 2 2 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2004

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Ottawa 17–3–3–1 1 Toronto 9–10–4–1 1 York 15–5–4–0 1 Western Ontario 21–3–0–0
2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 14–5–4–1 2 Queen's 9–13–2–0 2 Brock 13–8–3–0 2 Lakehead 18–4–2–0
3 Concordia 11–10–3–0 3 Royal Military College 3–20–0–1 3 Wilfrid Laurier 10–8–3–3 3 Waterloo 8–14–0–2
4 McGill 9–9–4–2 4 Ryerson 3–21–0–0 4 Guelph 8–12–2–2 4 Windsor 7–17–0–0
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 - EastFE1 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 - WestMW1 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)

2005

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 McGill 17–6–1–0 1 Toronto 12–11–1–0 1 York 12–6–5–1 1 Western Ontario 17–6–0–1
2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 15–5–3–1 2 Royal Military College 8–10–0–6 2 Wilfrid Laurier 12–10–2–0 2 Lakehead 15–8–1–0
3 Concordia 14–8–1–1 3 Queen's 8–14–0–2 3 Guelph 8–11–4–1 3 Waterloo 13–8–3–0
4 Ottawa 13–8–2–1 4 Ryerson 1–22–0–1 4 Brock 6–16–1–1 4 Windsor 7–10–4–3
Division Quarterfinals Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Final
E1 McGill ? ? - 2
E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières ? ? - 2 E5 Ottawa ? ? - 0
E6 Royal Military College ? ? - 0 EastE1 McGill ? ? ? 1
E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières ? ? ? 2
E2 Toronto 1 2 -
E4 Concordia ? ? ? 1 E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7 6 -
E5 Ottawa ? ? ? 2 E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 0
W1 Western Ontario 4
W1 Western Ontario ? ? ? 2
W3 Lakehead ? ? - 2 W4 Waterloo ? ? ? 1
W6 Guelph ? ? - 0 WestW1 Western Ontario ? ? ? 2
W3 Lakehead ? ? ? 1
W2 York ? ? - 0
W4 Waterloo ? ? ? 2 W3 Lakehead ? ? - 2
W5 Wilfrid Laurier ? ? ? 1

Note: Scores for individual games in the first three rounds are mostly unavailable. The aggregate results presented are for the series.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2006

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 McGill 20–1–3–0 1 Toronto 8–13–2–1 1 Wilfrid Laurier 13–8–2–1 1 Western Ontario 21–2–1–0
2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 16–6–2–0 2 Royal Military College 7–12–5–0 2 York 10–11–1–2 2 Waterloo 15–6–3–0
3 Ottawa 13–8–2–1 3 Queen's 7–15–1–1 3 Brock 9–11–2–2 3 Lakehead 13–9–2–0
4 Concordia 7–11–3–3 4 Ryerson 1–21–1–1 4 Guelph 7–14–3–0 4 Windsor 7–12–3–2
Division Quarterfinals Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Final
E1 McGill 1 4 3
E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7 6 - E4 Ottawa 2 3 1
E6 Royal Military College 2 1 - EastE1 McGill 4 3* -
E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 2 -
E2 Toronto 1 2 -
E4 Ottawa 1 4* 6 E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 3 -
E5 Concordia 4 3 4 E1 McGill 0
W4 Lakehead 4
W1 Western Ontario 3 6 0
W3 Waterloo 4 2 8 W4 Lakehead 4* 2 3
W6 Brock 3 3*** 2 WestW4 Lakehead 4 2 4
W2 Wilfrid Laurier 1 4 2
W2 Wilfrid Laurier 2 5 6
W4 Lakehead 4 5* - W3 Waterloo 6 2 2
W5 York 3 4 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2007

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 17–5–3–3 1 Toronto 18–9–1–0 1 Wilfrid Laurier 22–5–1–0 1 Waterloo 21–4–2–1
2 McGill 15–7–5–1 2 Queen's 8–14–5–1 2 York 13–10–3–2 2 Western Ontario 17–6–3–2
3 Ottawa 11–12–3–2 3 Royal Military College 7–16–4–1 3 Brock 14–12–1–1 3 Lakehead 13–10–3–2
4 Concordia 8–16–3–1 4 Ryerson 2–23–2–1 4 Guelph 7–14–3–4 4 Windsor 10–17–0–1
Division Quarterfinals Division Semifinals Division Finals Queen's Cup Final
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 2 4
E3 McGill 6 5 8 E4 Ottawa 0 5 2
E6 Concordia 3 6* 0 EastE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7* 5* -
E2 Toronto 6 4 -
E2 Toronto 1 2 -
E4 Ottawa 2 1 - E3 McGill 0 0 -
E5 Queen's 1 0 - E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 5
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 3
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 4 5 -
W3 Western Ontario 2 1 3* W5 Lakehead 2 2 -
W6 Brock 0 3 2 WestW1 Wilfrid Laurier 5 7* -
W2 Waterloo 3 6 -
W2 Waterloo 3 2 2
W4 York 2 3 - W3 Western Ontario 2 3** 1
W5 Lakehead 3* 4**** -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2008

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 22–5–0–1 1 Queen's 13–12–0–3 1 Brock 17–8–1–2 1 Lakehead 23–4–0–1
2 McGill 18–9–0–1 2 Toronto 13–13–0–2 2 York 14–11–2–1 2 Western Ontario 18–5–1–4
3 Ottawa 14–12–0–2 3 Royal Military College 10–16–0–2 3 Guelph 12–13–1–2 3 Waterloo 18–10–0–0
4 Carleton 12–13–2–1 4 Ryerson 9–16–1–2 4 Ontario Tech 6–19–2–1 4 Wilfrid Laurier 16–9–1–2
5 Concordia 11–14–2–1 5 Windsor 6–21–0–1
Division Quarterfinals
February 13–17
Division Semifinals
February 20–24
Division Finals
February 27–March 1
Queen's Cup Final
March 8
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4 6 -
E3 McGill 5 5 - E4 Ottawa 0 4 -
E6 Carleton 1 3 - EastE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1 1 -
E3 McGill 4 2 -
E2 Queen's 1 0 -
E4 Ottawa 3* 1 3* E3 McGill 6 2 -
E5 Toronto 2 3 2 E3 McGill 4
W2 Brock 1
W1 Lakehead 4 3 7
W3 Western Ontario 5 6 - W5 Wilfrid Laurier 5 2 3
W6 York 1 1 - WestW1 Lakehead 2 4 0
W2 Brock 4 3 1*
W2 Brock 2 4* 6*
W4 Waterloo 5 1 0 W3 Western Ontario 3 3 5
W5 Wilfrid Laurier 0 3 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2009

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Far East Mid East Mid West Far West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 21–4–3–0 1 Toronto 14–11–1–2 1 York 14–11–0–3 1 Wilfrid Laurier 22–5–1–0
2 McGill 18–8–1–1 2 Queen's 12–13–1–2 2 Guelph 14–12–1–1 2 Western Ontario 19–7–2–0
3 Concordia 14–12–0–2 3 Royal Military College 8–18–1–1 3 Brock 9–14–3–2 3 Waterloo 18–7–0–3
4 Carleton 13–11–3–1 4 Ryerson 5–22–0–1 4 Ontario Tech 7–16–4–1 4 Lakehead 18–8–1–1
5 Ottawa 12–11–3–2 5 Windsor 13–13–0–2
Division Quarterfinals
February 18–22
Division Semifinals
February 25–March 1
Division Finals
March 4–7
Queen's Cup Final
March 14
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 2 5**
E3 McGill 5 2 2 E5 Carleton 4 1 4
E6 Ottawa 1 3 1 EastE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1 1 -
E3 McGill 3 2 -
E2 Toronto 2 3 -
E4 Concordia 6 1 2 E3 McGill 3 6 -
E5 Carleton 3 2 3 E3 McGill 1
W3 Western Ontario 2
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 3 3* 4
W3 Western Ontario 4* 1 4 W5 Lakehead 4* 2 3
W6 Guelph 3 2* 1 WestW1 Wilfrid Laurier 3 2 -
W3 Western Ontario 4 3 -
W2 York 2 2 -
W4 Waterloo 4 2 - W3 Western Ontario 4 3 -
W5 Lakehead 5* 6 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2010

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East West
Seed School Standings Seed School Standings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 23–3–1–1 1 Western Ontario 21–7–0–0
2 McGill 22–6–0–0 2 Waterloo 20–7–0–1
3 Toronto 15–9–2–2 3 Lakehead 19–7–0–2
4 Carleton 15–10–1–2 4 Wilfrid Laurier 17–7–4–0
5 Queen's 14–12–1–1 5 Guelph 14–10–0–4
6 Ryerson 12–13–0–3 6 York 12–13–3–0
7 Nipissing 12–15–0–1 7 Windsor 10–13–3–2
8 Concordia 8–16–1–3 8 Ontario Tech 11–15–0–2
9 Royal Military College 6–18–3–1 9 Brock 9–17–1–1
10 Ottawa 6–20–2–0

Division Quarterfinals
February 17–21
Division Semifinals
February 24–28
Division Finals
March 3–6
Queen's Cup Final
March 13
                  
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 6 4 -
E8 Concordia 2 2 -
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 6 6 -
E6 Ryerson 3 3 -
E2 McGill 4 7 -
E7 Nipissing 1 2 -
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 4 -
East
E2 McGill 3 7 -
E3 Toronto 0 1 -
E6 Ryerson 6 3 -
E2 McGill 2 5 6
E4 Carleton 5 1 2
E4 Carleton 3 4 3**
E5 Queen's 4** 1 2
E2 McGill 3
W3 Lakehead 1
W1 Western Ontario 1 4 5
W8 Ontario Tech 2 2 1
W1 Western Ontario 5 3 -
W7 Windsor 2 1 -
W2 Waterloo 2 4 2
W7 Windsor 4 3 3**
W1 Western Ontario 1 2 -
West
W3 Lakehead 4 5 -
W3 Lakehead 2 9 6