1977 CIAU University Cup
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{short description|Canadian hockey tournament}}
{{Infobox hockey tournament season
| title = 1977 CIAU University Cup
| image =
| venues = Varsity Arena,
Edmonton, Alberta
| winners = Toronto Varsity Blues
| count = 9
| second = Alberta Golden Bears
| third =
| fourth =
| dates = March 4–13
| games = 10
| num_teams = 6
| attendance =
| award_title = MVP
| award = Rocci Pagnello (Toronto)
| prev_season = 1976
| next_season = 1978
}}
The 1977 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (15th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alberta Golden Bears served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
=[[AUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1977|AUAA playoffs]]=
{{#invoke:bracket|4TeamBracket
| sets=3/3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Championship
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=St. Francis Xavier
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=Prince Edward Island
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3= Saint Mary’s
| RD1-score3-1=7
| RD1-score3-2=10
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Moncton
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=St. Francis Xavier
| RD2-score1-1=5
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2= Saint Mary’s
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=3
| RD2-score2-3=—
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[Canada West men's ice hockey tournament#1977|Canada West playoffs]]=
{{2TeamBracket
| legs=3
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Championship
March 4-6
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Alberta
| RD1-score1-1=4
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=8
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=British Columbia
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=5
| RD1-score2-3=3
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[GPAC men's ice hockey tournament#1977|GPAC season]]=
| class="wikitable"
! Seed ! School ! Standings |
| style="text-align:center"| 1
| Manitoba |style="text-align:center"| 17–6–0 |
| style="text-align:center"| 2
| Regina |style="text-align:center"| 13–9–0 |
| style="text-align:center"| T–3
| Lakehead |style="text-align:center"| 9–12–1 |
| style="text-align:center"| T–3
| Winnipeg |style="text-align:center"| 9–12–1 |
| style="text-align:center"| 5
| Brandon |style="text-align:center"| 8–16–0 |
No playoff
=[[OUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1977|OUAA playoffs]]=
{{8TeamBracket
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Quarterfinals
February 21–22
| RD2=Semifinals
February 25
| RD3=Championship
February 26
| RD1-seed1=E1
| RD1-team1=York
| RD1-score1=11
| RD1-seed2=C1
| RD1-team2=Ryerson
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=W2
| RD1-team3=Guelph
| RD1-score3=10
| RD1-seed4=W3
| RD1-team4=Waterloo
| RD1-score4=5
| RD1-seed5=W1
| RD1-team5=Wilfrid Laurier
| RD1-score5=9
| RD1-seed6=C2
| RD1-team6=Brock
| RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=E2
| RD1-team7=Toronto
| RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8=E3
| RD1-team8=Laurentian
| RD1-score8=1
| RD2-seed1=E1
| RD2-team1=York
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=W2
| RD2-team2=Guelph
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=W1
| RD2-team3=Wilfrid Laurier
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4=E2
| RD2-team4=Toronto
| RD2-score4=6
| RD3-seed1=E1
| RD3-team1=York
| RD3-score1=2
| RD3-seed2=E2
| RD3-team2=Toronto
| RD3-score2=3
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[QUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1977|QUAA playoffs]]=
{{4TeamBracket
| boldwinner=high
| sets=3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Championship
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Concordia
| RD1-score1-1=12
| RD1-score1-2=8
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=McGill
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD1-score3-1=8
| RD1-score3-2=8
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Bishop's
| RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Concordia
| RD2-score1-1=5
| RD2-score1-2=7
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score2-2=6
| RD2-score2-3=—
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
The tournament format was modified from the previous season by eliminating two rounds of the bracket. First, as Canada West was hosting the tournament, two teams from the conference would receive bids and both were advanced into the semifinal round in opposite brackets. The OUAA took Canada West's place in the western regional, however, only one team from the non-hosting conferences was invited to participate. Due to this, the regional semifinals were eliminated. Additionally, the Championship first round was dispensed with, meaning that the winners of the regional finals would advance directly to the national semifinal.
The regional rounds were played as best of three series while the national semifinals were set as two-game total-goal series. The championship game remained a single elimination match.
West regional games were played in Winnipeg, Manitoba. East regional games were played at the Saint Mary's University Alumni Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=800 |
| style="background:#efefef; text-align:center"
!style="text-align:left" |Team !style="text-align:left" |Qualification !style="text-align:left" |Record !style="text-align:left" |Appearance !style="text-align:left" |Last |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alberta Golden Bears|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|West: Canada West Champion / Host |style="text-align:center"|23–4–0 |style="text-align:center"|10th |style="text-align:center"|1976 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UBC Thunderbirds|color=#FFFFFF}};" |UBC Thunderbirds men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|West: Canada West Runner-Up |style="text-align:center"|15–12–0 |style="text-align:center"|3rd |style="text-align:center"|1971 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Concordia Stingers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Concordia Stingers men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Quebec: QUAA Champion |style="text-align:center"|21–2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2nd |style="text-align:center"|1976 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Manitoba Bisons|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Manitoba Bisons men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Plains: GPAC Champion |style="text-align:center"|17–6–0 |style="text-align:center"|3rd |style="text-align:center"|1976 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Mary's Huskies|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Saint Mary's Huskies men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Atlantic: AUAA Champion |style="text-align:center"|20–3–1 |style="text-align:center"|8th |style="text-align:center"|1975 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Varsity Blues|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Ontario: OUAA Champion |style="text-align:center"|15–5–1 |style="text-align:center"|11th |style="text-align:center"|1976 |
=Bracket=
{{6TeamBracket
| seeds = no
| boldwinner=high
| legs = 3/2/1
| aggregate = y
| RD1-group1 = East
| RD1-group2 = West
| RD1=Regional Finals
March 4–6
| RD2=Semifinals
March 11–12
| RD3=Championship
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Saint Mary's
| RD1-score1-1=5
| RD1-score1-2=2
| RD1-score1-3=3
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Concordia
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=2
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Toronto
| RD1-score3-1=4
| RD1-score3-2=7
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Manitoba
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Alberta
| RD2-score1-1=5
| RD2-score1-2=7
| RD2-score1-agg=12
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Saint Mary's
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-agg=5
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=British Columbia
| RD2-score3-1=4
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score3-agg=10
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Toronto
| RD2-score4-1=6
| RD2-score4-2=5
| RD2-score4-agg=11
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Alberta
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Toronto
| RD3-score2=4
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s){{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history|title=History|publisher=U Sports|access-date=March 13, 2018}}
Championship final
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| date = March 13, 1977
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| team1 = Alberta Golden Bears
| team2 = Toronto Varsity Blues
| score = 2–7
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| stadium = Varsity Arena, Edmonton, Alberta
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References
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{{CIS men's ice hockey}}
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