The 1989 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (27th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup AUAA playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
OUAA playoffs
‡ York advanced due to being the defending conference champion. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Canada West playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Ontario entry while the Quebec entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastWest: Canada West Champion25–8–018th1987Atlantic: AUAA Champion29–4–08th1986Ontario: OUAA Champion19–10–33rd1986Quebec: OUAA Runner-up17–13–36th1988
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Championship final
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