1983 CIAU University Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Dates | March 10–13 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saskatchewan Huskies (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Concordia Stingers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Willie Desjardins (Saskatchewan) |
The 1983 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (21st annual) was held at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Moncton Aigles Bleus served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
[edit ]Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 4-5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 1 Championship
March 4-6
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
February Semifinals
February 25–27 Championship
March 3, 5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
[edit ]The tournament included the five senior league champions. Because host Moncton was also a champion, a wild-card spot was available. As the previous wild-card had gone the GPAC, it continued its eastern procession and was given to the OUAA (Toronto). The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two GPAC teams would be in opposite groups.
In the round-robin groups, the teams that finished with the best record would advance to the championship game. If there was a tie for the best record, the first tie-breaker was goal differential. If there was a tie in goal differential, the teams would play sudden death overtime for the advantage.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bobcats | Plains: GPAC Champion | 18–7–2 | 5th | 1982 |
| Concordia Stingers | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 28–8–0 | 8th | 1982 |
| Moncton Aigles Bleus | Atlantic: AUAA Champion / Host | 24–4–1 | 6th | 1982 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | West: Canada West Champion | 18–8–0 | 4th | 1982 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Wild-card | 24–3–1 | 14th | 1982 |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 24–5–1 | 1st | Never |
Bracket
[edit ]| Pool 1 | CON | MON | TOR | Overall |
| 1 | Concordia | T 4–4 | W 4–3 | 1–0–1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Moncton | T 4–4 | L 4–6 | 0–1–1 |
| 5 | Toronto | L 3–4 | W 6–4 | 1–1 |
| Pool 2 | BRA | SAS | WLU | Overall |
| 2 | Brandon | L 2–6 | L 4–5 | 0–2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Saskatchewan | W 6–2 | W 10–1 | 2–0 |
| 6 | Wilfrid Laurier | W 5–4 | L 1–10 | 1–1 |
March 13
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 10–12[1]