Canadian hockey tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Maple Leaf Gardens & Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates | March 15–17 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Guelph Gryphons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | New Brunswick Varsity Reds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| MVP | Matt Mullin (Guelph) |
| ← 19961998 → | |
The 1997 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (35th 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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Acadia | 7 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Acadia | 4 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dalhousie | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dalhousie | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Acadia | 4 | 4 | —=— | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | New Brunswick | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 7 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Moncton | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 8 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| MacAdam Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Thomas | 5 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Thomas | 7 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
OUAA playoffs
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| FE2 | McGill | 7 | FE2 | McGill | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| FE3 | Ottawa | 2 | East | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Guelph | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Guelph | 7 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| ME2 | Toronto | 7 | ME2 | Toronto | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| ME3 | Queen's | 3 | ME1 | Guelph | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | York | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | York | 4 | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Laurentian | 4 | MW2 | Laurentian | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Brock | 2 | West | MW1 | York | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| FW3 | Western Ontario | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Waterloo | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| FW2 | Windsor | 2 | FW3 | Western Ontario | 6 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||
| FW3 | Western Ontario | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Canada West playoffs
| Division Semifinal | Division Final | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Saskatchewan | 5 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Manitoba | 6 | 4 | — | G2 | Manitoba | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||
| G3 | Regina | 3 | 0 | — | G1 | Saskatchewan | 1 | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| M2 | Alberta | 2* | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Calgary | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Alberta | 7 | 4 | 7 | M2 | Alberta | 5 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| M3 | Lethbridge | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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.
The semifinals were held at the Varsity Arena while the championship took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 26–6–1 | 22nd | 1993 |
| Guelph Gryphons | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 25–4–1 | 7th | 1995 |
| New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 25–8–1 | 4th | 1984 |
| York Yeomen | Quebec: OUAA Runner-up | 17–10–3 | 7th | 1989 |
Bracket
| Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 17 | ||||||||
| A | New Brunswick | 4 | |||||||
| W | Alberta | 3 | |||||||
| A | New Brunswick | 2 | |||||||
| O | Guelph | 4 | |||||||
| O | Guelph | 4 | |||||||
| Q | York | 2 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Championship final
| March 17, 1997 | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | 2–4 | Guelph Gryphons | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |