| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | J. Louis Levesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Dates | March 20–23, 2008 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alberta Golden Bears (13th title) |
| Runner-up | UNB Reds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| MVP | Ian McDonald |
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
AUS playoffs
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 |
Pool A - Afternoon
| 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
| 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
| March 23, 2008 7:00 PM (EST) | #1 UNB Reds | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | #2 Alberta Golden Bears | J. Louis Levesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| 42 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "CIS Men's Hockey Championships Preview". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "CIS National Championship Results". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta Claims 13th University Cup Title". Lakehead Thunderwolves. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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