1997 CIAU University Cup
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{{short description|Canadian hockey tournament}}
{{Infobox hockey tournament season
| title = 1997 CIAU University Cup
| image =
| venues = Maple Leaf Gardens &
Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
| winners = Guelph Gryphons
| count = 1
| second = New Brunswick Varsity Reds
| third =
| fourth =
| dates = March 15–17
| games = 3
| num_teams = 4
| attendance =
| award_title = MVP
| award = Matt Mullin (Guelph)
| prev_season = 1996
| next_season = 1998
}}
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 men's ice hockey tournament#1997|AUAA playoffs]]=
{{#invoke:bracket|8TeamBracket
| sets=3
| RD1-group1=Kelly Division
| RD1-group2=MacAdam Division
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Championship
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Acadia
| RD1-score1-1=7
| RD1-score1-2=9
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2= Saint Mary’s
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score2-2=5
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=St. Francis Xavier
| RD1-score3-1=3
| RD1-score3-2=5
| RD1-score3-3=4
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Dalhousie
| RD1-score4-1=8
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-3=5
| RD1-seed5=1
| RD1-team5=New Brunswick
| RD1-score5-1=7
| RD1-score5-2=7
| RD1-score5-3=—
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Moncton
| RD1-score6-1=1
| RD1-score6-2=1
| RD1-score6-3=—
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=St. Thomas
| RD1-score7-1=7
| RD1-score7-2=7
| RD1-score7-3=—
| RD1-seed8=3
| RD1-team8=Prince Edward Island
| RD1-score8-1=4
| RD1-score8-2=3
| RD1-score8-3=—
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Acadia
| RD2-score1-1=4
| RD2-score1-2=5
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Dalhousie
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=—
| RD2-seed3=1
| RD2-team3=New Brunswick
| RD2-score3-1=8
| RD2-score3-2=4
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=St. Thomas
| RD2-score4-1=5
| RD2-score4-2=3
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=K1
| RD3-team1=Acadia
| RD3-score1-1=4
| RD3-score1-2=4
| RD3-score1-3=—=—
| RD3-seed2=M1
| RD3-team2=New Brunswick
| RD3-score2-1=5
| RD3-score2-2=5
| RD3-score2-3=—
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[OUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1997|OUAA playoffs]]=
{{12TeamBracket
| sets=1/3/1/1
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Division Semifinals
| RD2=Division Finals
| RD3=Queen's Cup Semifinals
| RD4=Queen's Cup Final
| RD2-group1 = East
| RD2-group2 = West
| RD1-seed1=FE2
| RD1-team1=McGill
| RD1-score1=7
| RD1-seed2=FE3
| RD1-team2=Ottawa
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=ME2
| RD1-team3=Toronto
| RD1-score3=7
| RD1-seed4=ME3
| RD1-team4=Queen's
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=MW2
| RD1-team5=Laurentian
| RD1-score5=4
| RD1-seed6=MW3
| RD1-team6=Brock
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=FW2
| RD1-team7=Windsor
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=FW3
| RD1-team8=Western Ontario
| RD1-score8=6
| RD2-seed1=FE1
| RD2-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD2-score1-1=3
| RD2-score1-2=4
| RD2-score1-3=7
| RD2-seed2=FE2
| RD2-team2=McGill
| RD2-score2-1=4
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score2-3=6
| RD2-seed3=ME1
| RD2-team3=Guelph
| RD2-score3-1=7
| RD2-score3-2=4
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=ME2
| RD2-team4=Toronto
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score4-2=3
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD2-seed5=MW1
| RD2-team5=York
| RD2-score5-1=4
| RD2-score5-2=9
| RD2-score5-3=—
| RD2-seed6=MW2
| RD2-team6=Laurentian
| RD2-score6-1=2
| RD2-score6-2=5
| RD2-score6-3=—
| RD2-seed7=FW1
| RD2-team7=Waterloo
| RD2-score7-1=2
| RD2-score7-2=3
| RD2-score7-3=—
| RD2-seed8=FW3
| RD2-team8=Western Ontario
| RD2-score8-1=6
| RD2-score8-2=5
| RD2-score8-3=—
| RD3-seed1=FE1
| RD3-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=ME1
| RD3-team2=Guelph
| RD3-score2=3
| RD3-seed3=MW1
| RD3-team3=York
| RD3-score3=5
| RD3-seed4=FW3
| RD3-team4=Western Ontario
| RD3-score4=4
| RD4-seed1=ME1
| RD4-team1=Guelph
| RD4-score1=3
| RD4-seed2=MW1
| RD4-team2=York
| RD4-score2=0
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[Canada West men's ice hockey tournament#1997|Canada West playoffs]]=
{{6TeamBracket
| legs=3
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Division Semifinal
| RD2=Division Final
| RD3=Championship
| RD1-seed1=G2
| RD1-team1=Manitoba
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=G3
| RD1-team2=Regina
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=M2
| RD1-team3=Alberta
| RD1-score3-1=7
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=7
| RD1-seed4=M3
| RD1-team4=Lethbridge
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=0
| RD2-seed1=G1
| RD2-team1=Saskatchewan
| RD2-score1-1=5
| RD2-score1-2=3
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-seed2=G2
| RD2-team2=Manitoba
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score2-3=—
| RD2-seed3=M1
| RD2-team3=Calgary
| RD2-score3-1=4
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=M2
| RD2-team4=Alberta
| RD2-score4-1=5
| RD2-score4-2=4
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=G1
| RD3-team1=Saskatchewan
| RD3-score1-1=1
| RD3-score1-2=3
| RD3-score1-3=—
| RD3-seed2=M2
| RD3-team2=Alberta
| RD3-score2-1=2*
| RD3-score2-2=10
| RD3-score2-3=—
}}
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.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=900 |
| style="background:#efefef; text-align:center"
!style="text-align:left" width=35% |Team !style="text-align:left" width=30% |Qualification !style="text-align:left" width=15% |Record !style="text-align:left" width=10% |Appearance !style="text-align:left" width=10% |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 |style="text-align:center"|26–6–1 |style="text-align:center"|22nd |style="text-align:center"|1993 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Guelph Gryphons|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Guelph Gryphons men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Ontario: OUAA Champion |style="text-align:center"|25–4–1 |style="text-align:center"|7th |style="text-align:center"|1995 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNB Reds|color=#FFFFFF}};" |UNB Reds men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Atlantic: AUAA Champion |style="text-align:center"|25–8–1 |style="text-align:center"|4th |style="text-align:center"|1984 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|York Lions|color=#FFFFFF}};" |York Lions men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Quebec: OUAA Runner-up |style="text-align:center"|17–10–3 |style="text-align:center"|7th |style="text-align:center"|1989 |
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Semifinals
March 15
| RD2=Championship
March 17
| RD1-seed1=A
| RD1-team1=New Brunswick
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=W
| RD1-team2=Alberta
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=O
| RD1-team3=Guelph
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=Q
| RD1-team4=York
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=A
| RD2-team1=New Brunswick
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=O
| RD2-team2=Guelph
| RD2-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 17, 1997
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| team1 = New Brunswick Varsity Reds
| team2 = Guelph Gryphons
| score = 2–4
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| stadium = Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
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References
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{{CIS men's ice hockey}}
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