1998 CIAU University Cup
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{{short description|Canadian hockey tournament}}
{{Infobox hockey tournament season
| title = 1998 CIAU University Cup
| image =
| venues = Rutherford Arena,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
| winners = New Brunswick Varsity Reds
| count = 1
| second = Acadia Axemen
| third =
| fourth =
| dates = March 26–29
| games = 7
| num_teams = 6
| attendance =
| award_title = MVP
| award = Chris Zanutto (New Brunswick)
| prev_season = 1997
| next_season = 1999
}}
The 1998 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (36th annual) was held at the Rutherford Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Huskies served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
=[[AUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1998|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=St. Francis Xavier
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=7
| RD1-score1-3=4
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2= Saint Mary’s
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=5
| RD1-score2-3=2
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Acadia
| RD1-score3-1=4
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Dalhousie
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD1-seed5=1
| RD1-team5=New Brunswick
| RD1-score5-1=9
| RD1-score5-2=2
| RD1-score5-3=5
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Prince Edward Island
| RD1-score6-1=4
| RD1-score6-2=4
| RD1-score6-3=4
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=St. Thomas
| RD1-score7-1=7
| RD1-score7-2=7
| RD1-score7-3=—
| RD1-seed8=3
| RD1-team8=Moncton
| RD1-score8-1=4
| RD1-score8-2=3
| RD1-score8-3=—
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=St. Francis Xavier
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Acadia
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=9
| RD2-score2-3=—
| RD2-seed3=1
| RD2-team3=New Brunswick
| RD2-score3-1=4
| RD2-score3-2=5
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=St. Thomas
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score4-2=4
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=K2
| RD3-team1=Acadia
| RD3-score1-1=2
| RD3-score1-2=2
| RD3-score1-3=2
| RD3-seed2=M1
| RD3-team2=New Brunswick
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score2-2=3
| RD3-score2-3=3
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[OUA men's ice hockey tournament#1998|OUA playoffs]]=
{{12TeamBracket
| sets=3/5/1/1
| 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=Concordia
| RD1-score1-1=3*
| RD1-score1-2=0
| RD1-score1-3=2
| RD1-seed2=FE3
| RD1-team2=McGill
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=0
| RD1-seed3=ME2
| RD1-team3=Toronto
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=ME3
| RD1-team4=Queen's
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD1-seed5=MW2
| RD1-team5=Brock
| RD1-score5-1=4
| RD1-score5-2=1
| RD1-score5-3=1
| RD1-seed6=MW3
| RD1-team6=Laurentian
| RD1-score6-1=2
| RD1-score6-2=4
| RD1-score6-3=0
| RD1-seed7=FW2
| RD1-team7=Waterloo
| RD1-score7-1=3
| RD1-score7-2=1
| RD1-score7-3=3**
| RD1-seed8=FW3
| RD1-team8=Western Ontario
| RD1-score8-1=2
| RD1-score8-2=2*
| RD1-score8-3=2
| RD2-seed1=FE1
| RD2-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=5
| RD2-score1-3=3
| RD2-score1-4=—
| RD2-score1-5=—
| RD2-seed2=FE2
| RD2-team2=Concordia
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score2-3=0
| RD2-score2-4=—
| RD2-score2-5=—
| RD2-seed3=ME1
| RD2-team3=Guelph
| RD2-score3-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score3-3=6*
| RD2-score3-4=—
| RD2-score3-5=—
| RD2-seed4=ME2
| RD2-team4=Toronto
| RD2-score4-1=3
| RD2-score4-2=2
| RD2-score4-3=5
| RD2-score4-4=—
| RD2-score4-5=—
| RD2-seed5=MW1
| RD2-team5=York
| RD2-score5-1=5
| RD2-score5-2=5
| RD2-score5-3=5
| RD2-score5-4=—
| RD2-score5-5=—
| RD2-seed6=MW2
| RD2-team6=Brock
| RD2-score6-1=4
| RD2-score6-2=2
| RD2-score6-3=4
| RD2-score6-4=—
| RD2-score6-5=—
| RD2-seed7=FW1
| RD2-team7=Windsor
| RD2-score7-1=4
| RD2-score7-2=4
| RD2-score7-3=5
| RD2-score7-4=—
| RD2-score7-5=—
| RD2-seed8=FW2
| RD2-team8=Waterloo
| RD2-score8-1=1
| RD2-score8-2=2
| RD2-score8-3=0
| RD2-score8-4=—
| RD2-score8-5=—
| RD3-seed1=FE1
| RD3-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD3-score1=?
| RD3-seed2=ME1
| RD3-team2=Guelph
| RD3-score2=?
| RD3-seed3=MW1
| RD3-team3=York
| RD3-score3=2
| RD3-seed4=FW1
| RD3-team4=Windsor
| RD3-score4=6
| RD4-seed1=FE1
| RD4-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD4-score1=1
| RD4-seed2=FW1
| RD4-team2=Windsor
| RD4-score2=2
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[Canada West men's ice hockey tournament#1998|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=5
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=G3
| RD1-team2=Brandon
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=2
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=M2
| RD1-team3=Calgary
| RD1-score3-1=1
| RD1-score3-2=3**
| RD1-score3-3=9
| RD1-seed4=M3
| RD1-team4=British Columbia
| RD1-score4-1=4
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score4-3=3
| RD2-seed1=G1
| RD2-team1=Saskatchewan
| RD2-score1-1=2
| RD2-score1-2=8
| RD2-score1-3=5
| RD2-seed2=G2
| RD2-team2=Manitoba
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=2
| RD2-seed3=M1
| RD2-team3=Alberta
| RD2-score3-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=8
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=M2
| RD2-team4=Calgary
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score4-2=3
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=G1
| RD3-team1=Saskatchewan
| RD3-score1-1=5
| RD3-score1-2=2
| RD3-score1-3=4
| RD3-seed2=M1
| RD3-team2=Alberta
| RD3-score2-1=4
| RD3-score2-2=3**
| RD3-score2-3=2
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
The tournament field was expanded to six teams. In addition to the four regional qualifiers, one spot for the host team and one for a wild-card were brought back. With six teams now qualifying for the postseason, the tournament was reverted to a round-robin format. The wild-card was offered on a rotation basis to the runner up for one conference, beginning with AUAA. If the host team was also a conference champion, that conference would receive a second wild-card bid.
For the first time, all teams were ranked by committee with a preference to avoid intra-conference matches in pool play. The championship game remained a single elimination.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=1000 |
| style="background:#efefef; text-align:center"
!style="text-align:left" width=5% |Seed !style="text-align:left" width=35% |Team !style="text-align:left" width=30% |Qualification !style="text-align:left" width=10% |Record !style="text-align:left" width=10% |Appearance !style="text-align:left" width=10% |Last |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|1 |style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saskatchewan Huskies|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|West: Canada West Champion / Host |style="text-align:center"|23–6–5 |style="text-align:center"|6th |style="text-align:center"|1987 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|2 |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"|30–5–1 |style="text-align:center"|5th |style="text-align:center"|1997 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Windsor Lancers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Windsor Lancers men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Ontario: OUA Champion |style="text-align:center"|27–3–1 |style="text-align:center"|1st |style="text-align:center"|Never |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|4 |style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UQTR Patriotes|color=#FFFFFF}};" | UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Quebec: OUA Runner-up |style="text-align:center"|24–5–2 |style="text-align:center"|8th |style="text-align:center"|1996 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|5 |style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alberta Golden Bears|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Wild-card: Canada West Runner-up |style="text-align:center"|23–5–5 |style="text-align:center"|23rd |style="text-align:center"|1997 |
| style="text-align:center"
|style="text-align:center"|6 |style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Acadia Axemen|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Acadia Axemen ice hockey |style="text-align:left"|Wild-card: AUAA Runner-up |style="text-align:center"|22–11–1 |style="text-align:center"|5th |style="text-align:center"|1996 |
=Bracket=
{{6TeamRR-2Group-with-final
| legs=1
| title-a=Pool B
| title-b=Pool A
| team-1=Saskatchewan
| team-1-abbrev=SAS
|color-1= |1v4=L 3–5 |1v6=L 5–6 |1total=0–2
| team-4=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| team-4-abbrev=QTR
|color-4= |4v1=W 5–3 |4v6=L 4–7 |4total=1–1
| team-6=Acadia
| team-6-abbrev=ACA
|color-6=ccffcc |6v1=W 6–5 |6v4=W 7–4 |6total=2–0
| team-2=New Brunswick
| team-2-abbrev=UNB
|color-2=ccffcc |2v3=W 3–2 |2v5=W 5–2 |2total=2–0
| team-3=Windsor
| team-3-abbrev=WIN
|color-3= |3v2=L 2–3 |3v5=L 3–6 |3total=0–2
| team-5=Alberta
| team-5-abbrev=ALB
|color-5= |5v2=L 2–5 |5v3=W 6–3 |5total=1–1
| Finals =Championship
March 29
| Finals-seed1=2
| Finals-team1=New Brunswick
| Finals-score1=6
| Finals-seed2=6
| Finals-team2=Acadia
| Finals-score2=3
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 26–28{{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 29, 1998
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| team1 = #2 New Brunswick Varsity Reds
| team2 = #6 Acadia Axemen
| score = 6–3
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{CIS men's ice hockey}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 CIAU University Cup}}
Category:Ice hockey competitions in Saskatchewan