Canadian hockey tournament
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
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Championship
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Acadia
| 3
| 10
| —
| | | |
|
| 4
| Saint Mary’s
| 2
| 2
| —
| |
| | 1
| Acadia
| 7
| 2
| 3
| |
| Kelly Division
| |
| | | 3
| Dalhousie
| 3
| 5
| 2
| |
| 2
| St. Francis Xavier
| 1
| 3
| —
| |
| |
| 3
| Dalhousie
| 2
| 4
| —
| |
| | K1
| Acadia
| 7
| 3
| 7
| |
|
| |
| | | M3
| Prince Edward Island
| 6
| 4
| 6
| |
| 1
| St. Thomas
| 2
| 7
| 1
| | |
| |
| 4
| Moncton
| 3
| 3
| 5
| |
| | 4
| Moncton
| 6
| 2
| —
| |
| MacAdam Division
| |
| | | 3
| Prince Edward Island
| 8
| 3
| —
| |
| 2
| New Brunswick
| 1
| 9
| 0
| |
| |
| 3
| Prince Edward Island
| 8
| 5
| 1
| |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinals
| | | Division Finals
| | | Queen's Cup Semifinals
| | | Queen's Cup Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FE1
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| 1
| 6
| 4**
| | | |
| FE2
| McGill
| 3
| | | FE3
| Ottawa
| 5
| 4
| 3
| |
| FE3
| Ottawa
| 5
| | | East | | | FE1
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| 4
| |
| | | | | | ME1
| Guelph
| 2
| |
| | | | ME1
| Guelph
| 6
| 2
| 5
| | | | |
| ME2
| Toronto
| 5
| | | ME2
| Toronto
| 0
| 3**
| 3
| |
| ME3
| Royal Military College
| 2
| | | | FE1
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| 1
| |
| | | | | | | FW1
| Waterloo
| 5
| |
| | | | MW1
| Laurentian
| 8
| 5
| —
| | | | |
| MW2
| York
| 3
| | | MW3
| Brock
| 4
| 2
| —
| |
| MW3
| Brock
| 4*
| | | West | | | MW1
| Laurentian
| 1
| |
| | | | | | FW1
| Waterloo
| 4
| |
| | | | FW1
| Waterloo
| 6
| 4
| —
| | |
| FW2
| Western Ontario
| 4
| | | FW3
| Windsor
| 4
| 1
| —
| |
| FW3
| Windsor
| 5**
| | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinal
| | | Division Final
| | | Championship
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | G1
| Manitoba
| 3
| 8
| 1
| | |
| G2
| Regina
| 6
| 7
| 4
| | | G2
| Regina
| 7
| 2
| 3
| |
| G3
| Saskatchewan
| 3
| 8*
| 2
| | | | | | G2
| Regina
| 5
| 3
| —
| |
| | | | | | M1
| Calgary
| 7
| 4**
| —
| |
| | | | M1
| Calgary
| 5
| 2
| —
| | | | |
| M2
| Alberta
| 5
| 8
| ?
| | | M2
| Alberta
| 3
| 0
| —
| |
| M3
| Lethbridge
| 6*
| 2
| ?
| | |
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.
Bracket
| Semifinals
March 9
| | | Championship
March 10
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| A
| Acadia
| 4
| | |
|
| Q
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| 3
| |
| | A
| Acadia
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Q
| Waterloo
| 2
| |
| O
| Waterloo
| 5
| |
| |
| W
| Calgary
| 2
| |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[1]
Championship final
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