The 1990 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (28th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup AUAA playoffs
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OUAA playoffs
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Canada West playoffs
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University Cup The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Western entry while the Ontario entry played the Quebec entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastWest: Canada West Champion25–6–17th1988Atlantic: AUAA Champion22–6–09th1989 Quebec: OUAA Runner-up19–8–24th1987Ontario: OUAA Champion25–3–04th1989
Bracket
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Championship final
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