1996 CIAU University Cup

The 1996 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (34th annual) was held at the Maple Leaf Gardens and 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

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 Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.

The semifinals were held at the Varsity Arena while the championship took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens.

TeamQualificationRecordAppearanceLastAtlantic: AUAA Champion25–8–14th1994West: Canada West Champion22–9–19th1995 Quebec: OUAA Runner-up23–7–07th1992 Ontario: OUAA Champion25–5–03rd1991

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championship final

References