2009 CIS University Cup

2009 Cavendish CIS University Cup presented by TBay Tel
Tournament details
Venue(s)Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, Ontario
DatesMarch 25–29, 2009 (2009-03-25 – 2009-03-29)
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsNew Brunswick Varsity Reds (3rd title)
Runner-upWestern Ontario Mustangs
Tournament statistics
Games played7
Attendance17,880 (2,554 per game)
MVPLachlan MacIntosh (New Brunswick)
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The 2009 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (47th Annual) was held March 26–29, 2009. It was the first year of a two-year CIS Championship bid by Lakehead University[1] and was hosted at Fort William Gardens hockey rink.

Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the six invited teams were split into two pools of three in which each team played the other (two games total). The best team in each pool advanced to the final. All pool games had to be decided by a win; there were no ties. If a pool had a three-way tie for 1st (all teams had 1–1 records) than goals for/goals against differential among the tied teams was the first tie-breaker.

The UNB Varsity Reds advanced to the finals for the third straight year and won their second title in two years, having won in 2007 in Moncton.

Road to the Cup

AUS playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 New Brunswick 5 1 3 — —
3 Moncton 8 1 4 5 Acadia 2 0 2 — —
6 Prince Edward Island 4 3 3 1 New Brunswick 5 2 1
2 Saint Mary’s 1 3 5
2 Saint Mary’s 5 0 4 4 —
4 St. Francis Xavier 4 2 — 3 Moncton 4 2 3 3 —
5 Acadia 5 4 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUA playoffs

Division Quarterfinals
February 18–22 		Division Semifinals
February 25–March 1 		Division Finals
March 4–7 		Queen's Cup Final
March 14
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 2 5**
E3 McGill 5 2 2 E5 Carleton 4 1 4
E6 Ottawa 1 3 1 EastE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1 1 —
E3 McGill 3 2 —
E2 Toronto 2 3 —
E4 Concordia 6 1 2 E3 McGill 3 6 —
E5 Carleton 3 2 3 E3 McGill 1
W3 Western Ontario 2
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 3 3* 4
W3 Western Ontario 4* 1 4 W5 Lakehead 4* 2 3
W6 Guelph 3 2* 1 WestW1 Wilfrid Laurier 3 2 —
W3 Western Ontario 4 3 —
W2 York 2 2 —
W4 Waterloo 4 2 — W3 Western Ontario 4 3 —
W5 Lakehead 5* 6 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Canada West playoffs

Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship
1 Alberta 1 4 7
3 Manitoba 2 0 — 6 Regina 5 1 1
6 Regina 3 1 — 1 Alberta 5 7 —
2 Saskatchewan 2 0 —
2 Saskatchewan 5 4 —
4 Lethbridge 4 3* 3 5 British Columbia 3 2 —
5 British Columbia 5* 2 4*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The six teams that advanced to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the AUS Conference as the CW was provided the wild-card in 2008 and OUA teams were ineligible as they were the host conference. With Lakehead losing in the first round of the playoffs, they were a natural 'host' and are the 6th seed.

Ranking was based on the last Top 10 media release for the season, February 17, well before the end of the playoffs. The Ranking Committee provided the Tournament Committee with a 6-team mini-ranking prior to the tournament, which was then used for seeding. As this was not a 'formal' Top 10, it was not released to the media leaving the February 17 ranking as the last and most recent Top 10.

Rank Seed Team Qualification Record Appearance Last
2 1 Alberta Golden Bears West: Canada West Champion 26–5–2 33rd 2008
4 2 Saint Mary's Huskies Atlantic: AUS Champion 25–9–1 10th 2002
6 3 Western Ontario Mustangs Ontario: OUA Champion 24–9–0 9th 2005
1 4 New Brunswick Varsity Reds Wild-card: AUS Runner-up 25–6–3 11th 2008
NR 5 McGill Redmen Quebec: OUA Runner-up 24–11–1 3rd 2008
10 6 Lakehead Thunderwolves Host 21–11–1 4th 2006

Pool A – Evening

Seed Team Qualified
1 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion
4 UNB Varsity Reds Wild-Card – AUS Finalist
6 Lakehead Thunderwolves Host
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 2 #4 UNB Varsity Reds #1 Alberta Golden Bears 6–3 [2]
Friday 4 #1 Alberta Golden Bears #6 Lakehead Thunderwolves 2–1 [3]
Saturday 6 #6 Lakehead Thunderwolves #4 UNB Varsity Reds 1–3 [4]
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
UNB Varsity Reds 2 2 0 9 4 +5 4
Alberta Golden Bears 2 1 1 5 7 −2 2
Lakehead Thunderwolves 2 0 2 2 5 −3 0

Pool B – Afternoon

Seed Team Qualified
2 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion
3 Western Mustangs OUA-West and Queen's Cup Champion
5 McGill Redmen OUA-East Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist
Day Game Home Visitor Score
Thursday 1 #5 McGill Redmen #2 Saint Mary's Huskies 1–4 [5]
Friday 3 #3 Western Mustangs #5 McGill Redmen 3–4 [6]
Saturday 5 #2 Saint Mary's Huskies #3 Western Mustangs 2–7 [7]
Team GP W L GF GA DIF PTS
Western Mustangs 2 1 1 10 6 +4 2
Saint Mary's Huskies 2 1 1 6 8 −2 2
McGill Redmen 2 1 1 5 7 −2 2

Note: The Western Mustangs were the second team in the expanded 6-team format, to advance to the championship final with a 1–1 record. The Alberta Golden Bears were the first team to advanced to the finals with a 1–1 record, which occurred the previous season in Moncton.

Championship final

Bench assignments were based on each advancing team's 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. UNB was assigned the home bench based on their record of 2–0 versus Western at 1–1.

March 29, 2009
7:00 PM (EST)
Rogers Sportsnet		 #4 UNB Varsity Reds (H)4–2
(1–0, 1–1, 2–1)		#3 Western Mustangs (V)Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 2,715
Game reference
Travis Fullerton (3–0–0)GoaliesBrad Topping (1–2–0)Referee:
Derek Zalaski
Linesmen:
Nigel Black
Matt Traub
L. MacIntosh (unassisted) – 18:581–0
J-S. Dickson (D. Bowman, J. Harty) – 21:022–0
2–128:57 – P. Ouellet (J. McCann)
2–241:13 – K. Baker (J. Martens, J. Furlong)
L. MacIntosh (K. Bailey, J. Cuddihy) 50:243–2
L. MacIntosh (K. Bailey) 59:14 EN4–2
4 for 8 minPenalties3 for 6 min
(10, 10, 17) – 37Shots30 – (1, 18, 11)

Tournament All-Stars

Lachlan MacIntosh, a forward from the UNB Varsity Reds, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP. He had a hat-trick in the Gold Medal final to finish with five goals and one assist for six points, tying for the tournament lead with teammate Kyle Baily's one goal and five assists, and was UNB's Game MVP in the finals as well as in their tournament opener versus Alberta on Thursday.

Joining MacIntosh on the tournament all-star team were:[8]

  • Goaltender: Travis Fullerton, UNB Varsity Reds
  • Defenseman: Dustin Friesen, UNB Varsity Reds
  • Defenseman: Chris Petrow, Western Mustangs
  • Forward: Kyle Bailey, UNB Varsity Reds
  • Forward: Joe McCann, Western Mustangs

References

  1. ^ "Lakehead University Wins CIS Bid to Host 2009 & 2010 Hockey Championships". Lakehead University.
  2. ^ "UNB Uses Strong Start to Knock off Top Ranked Alberta". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  3. ^ "Wolves Still Have Chance For Final; Despite 2-1 Loss to Bears". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  4. ^ "New Brunswick Head to Final with 3-1 win over Wolves". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  5. ^ "Huskies Down Redmen 4–1". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  6. ^ "McGill Edges Western". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  7. ^ "Mustangs Stun Saint Mary's". Lakehead Thunderwolves.
  8. ^ "UNB Wins University Cup". Lakehead Thunderwolves.