2008 CIS University Cup

{{Infobox hockey tournament season

| title = 2008 Cavendish CIS University Cup

| image =

| venues = Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena,
Moncton, New Brunswick

| winners = Alberta Golden Bears

| count = 13

| second = New Brunswick Varsity Reds

| dates = {{start and end dates|2008|3|20|2008|3|23}}

| games = 7

| num_teams = 6

| attendance =

| award_title = MVP

| award = {{nowrap|Ian McDonald (Alberta)}}

| prev_season = 2007

| next_season = 2009

}}

The 2008 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (46th Annual) was held March 20–23, 2008, at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Moncton Aigles Bleus served as tournament host.

Road to the Cup

=[[AUS men's ice hockey tournament#2008|AUS playoffs]]=

{{6TeamBracket

| RD1-RD2-path = 0

| sets = 3/5/3

|RD1=Quarterfinals (Best of 3)

|RD2=Semifinals (Best of 5)

|RD3=AUS Championship (Best of 3)

|RD1-seed1=3

|RD1-team1=Moncton Aigles Bleus

|RD1-score1-1=5

|RD1-score1-2=7

|RD1-score1-3=—

|RD1-seed2=6

|RD1-team2=Acadia Axemen

|RD1-score2-1=0

|RD1-score2-2=2

|RD1-score2-3=—

|RD1-seed3=4

|RD1-team3=St. Thomas Tommies

|RD1-score3-1=2

|RD1-score3-2=2

|RD1-score3-3=4

|RD1-seed4=5

|RD1-team4=St. Francis Xavier X-Men

|RD1-score4-1=1

|RD1-score4-2=4

|RD1-score4-3=0

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1=UNB Reds men's ice hockey

|RD2-score1-1=5

|RD2-score1-2=5

|RD2-score1-3=5

|RD2-score1-4=—

|RD2-score1-5=—

|RD2-seed2=4

|RD2-team2=St. Thomas Tommies

|RD2-score2-1=1

|RD2-score2-2=4

|RD2-score2-3=1

|RD2-score2-4=—

|RD2-score2-5=—

|RD2-seed3=2

|RD2-team3=Saint Mary's Huskies

|RD2-score3-1=6

|RD2-score3-2=5

|RD2-score3-3=4

|RD2-score3-4=—

|RD2-score3-5=—

|RD2-seed4=3

|RD2-team4=Moncton Aigles Bleus

|RD2-score4-1=2

|RD2-score4-2=1

|RD2-score4-3=2

|RD2-score4-4=—

|RD2-score4-5=—

|RD3-seed1=1

|RD3-team1={{nowrap|New Brunswick Varsity Reds}}

|RD3-score1-1=3

|RD3-score1-2=3

|RD3-score1-3=—

|RD3-seed2=2

|RD3-team2=Saint Mary's Huskies

|RD3-score2-1=2

|RD3-score2-2=2

|RD3-score2-3=—

}}

=[[OUA men's ice hockey tournament#2008|OUA playoffs]]=

{{12TeamBracket

| RD1-RD2-path = 0

|RD1=Division Quarterfinals (Best of 3)

|RD2=Division Semifinals (Best of 3)

|RD3=Division Finals (Best of 3)

|RD4=Queen's Cup (Single Game)

|byes=1

|RD1-seed01=FW3

|RD1-team01=Waterloo Warriors

|RD1-score01=1

|RD1-seed02=FW4

|RD1-team02={{nowrap|Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks}}

|RD1-score02=2

|RD1-seed03=FE2

|RD1-team03=McGill Redmen

|RD1-score03=2

|RD1-seed04=FE4

|RD1-team04=Carleton Ravens

|RD1-score04=0

|RD1-seed05=FW2

|RD1-team05=Western Ontario Mustangs

|RD1-score05=2

|RD1-seed06=MW2

|RD1-team06=York Lions

|RD1-score06=0

|RD1-seed07=FE3

|RD1-team07=Ottawa Gee-Gees

|RD1-score07=2

|RD1-seed08=ME2

|RD1-team08=Toronto Varsity Blues

|RD1-score08=1

|RD2-seed01=FW1

|RD2-team01=Lakehead Thunderwolves

|RD2-score01=2

|RD2-seed02=FW4

|RD2-team02={{nowrap|Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks}}

|RD2-score02=1

|RD2-seed03=MW1

|RD2-team03=Brock Badgers

|RD2-score03=2

|RD2-seed04=FW2

|RD2-team04=Western Mustangs

|RD2-score04=1

|RD2-seed05=FE1

|RD2-team05=Quebec–Trois-Rivières

|RD2-score05=2

|RD2-seed06=FE3

|RD2-team06=Ottawa Gee-Gees

|RD2-score06=0

|RD2-seed07=ME1

|RD2-team07=Queen's Golden Gaels

|RD2-score07=0

|RD2-seed08=FE2

|RD2-team08=McGill Redmen

|RD2-score08=2

|RD3-seed01=FW1

|RD3-team01={{nowrap|Lakehead Thunderwolves}}

|RD3-score01=1

|RD3-seed02=MW1

|RD3-team02=Brock Badgers

|RD3-score02=2

|RD3-seed03=FE1

|RD3-team03=Quebec–Trois-Rivières

|RD3-score03=0

|RD3-seed04=FE2

|RD3-team04=McGill Redmen

|RD3-score04=2

|RD4-seed01=MW2

|RD4-team01=Brock Badgers

|RD4-score01=1

|RD4-seed02=FE2

|RD4-team02=McGill Redmen

|RD4-score02=4

}}

=[[Canada West men's ice hockey tournament#2008|Canada West playoffs]]=

{{6TeamBracket

| RD1-RD2-path = 0

| sets = 3/3/3

|RD1=Quarterfinals (Best of 3)

|RD2=Semifinals (Best of 3)

|RD3=Championship (Best of 3)

|RD1-seed1=3

|RD1-team1=Calgary Dinos

|RD1-score1-1=5

|RD1-score1-2=4

|RD1-score1-3=—

|RD1-seed2=6

|RD1-team2=Regina Cougars

|RD1-score2-1=2

|RD1-score2-2=3

|RD1-score2-3=—

|RD1-seed3=4

|RD1-team3=Manitoba Bisons

|RD1-score3-1=6

|RD1-score3-2=4

|RD1-score3-3=—

|RD1-seed4=5

|RD1-team4=UBC Thunderbirds men's ice hockey

|RD1-score4-1=0

|RD1-score4-2=2

|RD1-score4-3=—

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1=Alberta Golden Bears

|RD2-score1-1=4

|RD2-score1-2=4

|RD2-score1-3=—

|RD2-seed2=4

|RD2-team2=Manitoba Bisons

|RD2-score2-1=2

|RD2-score2-2=3

|RD2-score2-3=—

|RD2-seed3=2

|RD2-team3=Saskatchewan Huskies

|RD2-score3-1=5

|RD2-score3-2=5

|RD2-score3-3=—

|RD2-seed4=3

|RD2-team4=Calgary Dinos

|RD2-score4-1=3

|RD2-score4-2=2

|RD2-score4-3=—

|RD3-seed1=1

|RD3-team1=Alberta Golden Bears

|RD3-score1-1=8

|RD3-score1-2=5

|RD3-score1-3=—

|RD3-seed2=2

|RD3-team2=Saskatchewan Huskies

|RD3-score2-1=3

|RD3-score2-2=0

|RD3-score2-3=—

}}

University Cup

The six teams that advanced to the tournament are listed below. The Champions of each conference tournament received automatic bids and were seeded 1–3. One spot in the tournament was reserved for the host school, Moncton, while another went to the best team from the Quebec region, OUA finalist Brock. The lone wild card spot went to the highest-ranked remaining team, Saskatchewan.

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!style="text-align:left" width=5% |Seed

!style="text-align:left" width=38% |Team

!style="text-align:left" width=35% |Qualification

!style="text-align:left" width=7% |Record

!style="text-align:left" width=10% |Appearance

!style="text-align:left" width=6% |Last

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|1

|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNB Reds|color=#FFFFFF}};" |UNB Reds men's ice hockey

|style="text-align:left"|Atlantic: AUS Champion

|style="text-align:center"|31–1–1

|style=center|10th

|style="text-align:center"|2007

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|2

|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"|25–5–2

|style=center|32nd

|style="text-align:center"|2006

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|3

|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|McGill Redbirds|color=#FFFFFF}};" |McGill Redbirds ice hockey

|style="text-align:left"|Quebec: OUA Champion

|style="text-align:center"|25–9–1

|style=center|2nd

|style="text-align:center"|2006

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|4

|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saskatchewan Huskies|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Saskatchewan Huskies men's ice hockey

|style="text-align:left"|Wild-card: Canada West Finalist

|style="text-align:center"|19–7–6

|style=center|13th

|style="text-align:center"|2007

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|5

|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Brock Badgers|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Brock Badgers men's ice hockey

|style="text-align:left"|Ontario: OUA Finalist

|style="text-align:center"|21–12–2

|style=center|1st

|style="text-align:center"|Never

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:center"|6

|style="text-align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Moncton Aigles Bleus|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Moncton Aigles Bleus men's ice hockey

|style="text-align:left"|Host

|style="text-align:center"|19–13–1

|style=center|14th

|style="text-align:center"|2007

{{cite web|url=https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/cis-mens-hockey-championships-preview?archive=2007-2008 |title=CIS Men's Hockey Championships Preview |work=Lakehead Thunderwolves |accessdate=December 7, 2023}}

=Pool A – Afternoon=

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!style="text-align:left" |Seed

!style="text-align:left" |Team

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|1

|style="text-align:left"|New Brunswick

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|4

|style="text-align:left"|Saskatchewan

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|5

|style="text-align:left"|Brock

class="wikitable"
Day ! Game ! Winner ! Loser ! Score
Thursday \| style="text-align:center" \| 1 \| #1 New Brunswick \| #5 Brock \| style="text-align:center" \| 6–1
Friday \| style="text-align:center" \| 3 \| #4 Saskatchewan \| #5 Brock \| style="text-align:center" \| 4–1
Saturday \| style="text-align:center" \| 5 \| #1 New Brunswick \| #4 Saskatchewan \| style="text-align:center" \| 4–0

class="wikitable"

Day

! Game

! Winner

! Loser

! Score

Thursday

| style="text-align:center" | 1

| #1 New Brunswick

| #5 Brock

| style="text-align:center" | 6–1

Friday

| style="text-align:center" | 3

| #4 Saskatchewan

| #5 Brock

| style="text-align:center" | 4–1

Saturday

| style="text-align:center" | 5

| #1 New Brunswick

| #4 Saskatchewan

| style="text-align:center" | 4–0

width=165\|Team !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|DIF\|Goal difference}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|PTS\|Points}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="text-align:left;" \| New Brunswick	2	2	0	10	1	+9	4
style="text-align:left;" \| Saskatchewan	2	1	1	4	5	−1	2
style="text-align:left;" \| Brock	2	0	2	2	10	−8	0

New Brunswick advance to championship

=Pool B – Evening=

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style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"

!style="text-align:left" |Seed

!style="text-align:left" |Team

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|2

|style="text-align:left"|Alberta Golden Bears

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|3

|style="text-align:left"|McGill Redmen

style="text-align:center"

|style="text-align:left"|6

|style="text-align:left"|Moncton Aigles Bleus

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Day ! Game ! Winner ! Loser ! Score
Thursday \| style="text-align:center" \| 2 \| #6 Moncton \| #2 Alberta \| style="text-align:center" \| 2–1
Friday \| style="text-align:center" \| 4 \| #2 Alberta \| #3 McGill \| style="text-align:center" \| 7–3
Saturday \| style="text-align:center" \| 6 \| #3 McGill \| #6 Moncton \| style="text-align:center" \| 3–0

class="wikitable"

Day

! Game

! Winner

! Loser

! Score

Thursday

| style="text-align:center" | 2

| #6 Moncton

| #2 Alberta

| style="text-align:center" | 2–1

Friday

| style="text-align:center" | 4

| #2 Alberta

| #3 McGill

| style="text-align:center" | 7–3

Saturday

| style="text-align:center" | 6

| #3 McGill

| #6 Moncton

| style="text-align:center" | 3–0

width=165\|Team !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|DIF\|Goal difference}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|PTS\|Points}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="text-align:left;" \| Alberta	2	1	1	8	5	+3	2
style="text-align:left;" \| McGill	2	1	1	6	7	−1	2
style="text-align:left;" \| Moncton	2	1	1	2	4	−2	2

Alberta advance to championship

{{cite web|url=https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/cis-national-championship-results?archive=2007-2008 |title=CIS National Championship Results |work=Lakehead Thunderwolves |accessdate=December 7, 2023}}

Championship final

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 23, 2008

| time = 7:00 PM (EST)

| team1 = #1 New Brunswick Varaity Reds

| team2 = #2 Alberta Golden Bears

| score = 2–3

| periods = (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

| reference = https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/alberta-claims-13th-university-cup-title?archive=2007-2008

| goalie1 =

| goalie2 =

| progression = 1–0
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–3

| goals1 = Justin DaCosta
Rob Hennigar

| goals2 = Tim Krymusas
Brian Woolger
Ian McDonald

| official =

| official2 =

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium = Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena, Moncton, New Brunswick

| attendance =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| shots1 = 42

| shots2 = 25

}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/article/alberta-claims-13th-university-cup-title?archive=2007-2008 |title=Alberta Claims 13th University Cup Title |work=Lakehead Thunderwolves |accessdate=December 7, 2023}}

References

{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history|title=History|publisher=U Sports|access-date=March 13, 2018}}

2008

University Cup

Category:Ice hockey competitions in New Brunswick

Category:March 2008 sports events in Canada

Category:Sport in Moncton