2022 U Sports University Cup

The 2022 U Sports University Cup was held March 31 – April 3, 2022, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports men's ice hockey season.[2][3] The OUA Champion UQTR Patriotes defeated the Canada West Champion, and top-seeded, Alberta Golden Bears by a score of 5–4 in double overtime.[4]

2022 U Sports Men's Ice Hockey Championship
Season2021–22
TeamsEight
Finals siteAndrew H. McCain Arena
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
ChampionsUQTR Patriotes (5th title)
Runner-upAlberta Golden Bears
Winning coachMarc-Étienne Hubert (1st title)
Championship MVPAlexis Gravel (UQTR)
TelevisionCBC Sports[1]

Host

The tournament was played at Andrew H. McCain Arena on the campus of Acadia University.[3] It was the first full tournament hosted by Acadia following the partially-played, cancelled championship in 2020.[5] This is scheduled to be the first U Sports men's ice hockey championship played since 2019 following two years of cancelled tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[6][7] The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre, but was moved to the Acadia University campus due to scheduling conflicts following a postponement of this tournament by two weeks.[8][9]

Participating teams
Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1Alberta Golden BearsCanada West Champion16–3–1201816
2UNB RedsAUS Champion21–3–020198
3UQTR PatriotesOUA Champion10–3–220034
4Brock BadgersOUA Finalist7–5–2None0
5St. Francis Xavier X-MenAUS Finalist17–5–120041
6UBC ThunderbirdsCanada West Finalist14–15–1None0
7Ryerson RamsOUA Bronze11–4–0None0
8Acadia AxemenLost Play-In Game (Host)7–14–119962

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Championship bracket
  Quarter-Finals: March 31/April 1 Semi-Finals: April 2
                           
  1 Alberta Golden Bears 7  
8 Acadia Axemen 0  
  1 Alberta Golden Bears 7  
  5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3  
4 Brock Badgers 0 Gold Medal Game: April 3
  5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3  
    1 Alberta Golden Bears 4
  3 UQTR Patriotes 5
  2 UNB Reds 1  
7 Ryerson Rams 2  
  3 UQTR Patriotes 7 Bronze Medal Game: April 3
  7 Ryerson Rams 2  
3 UQTR Patriotes 2 5 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3
  6 UBC Thunderbirds 1   7 Ryerson Rams 2

References
  1. "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. "U Sports prepares for 2021-22 National Championship Season; awards four new Volleyball Championship hosts". usports.ca. U Sports. June 28, 2021.
  3. "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. "2022 U SPORTS Cavendish Farms University Cup Gold Medal Game: UQTR Patriotes mount stunning double-overtime comeback, capture David Johnston University Cup". usports.ca. U Sports. April 4, 2022.
  5. "Men's Ice Hockey National Championships History". U Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. "U Sports hockey championships cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Sportsnet. March 12, 2020.
  7. "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020.
  8. "Acadia confirmed as host of 2022 University Cup men's hockey championship in Halifax". SaltWire Network. June 28, 2021.
  9. "U Sports 2022 University Cup comes to Wolfville". Acadia Athletics. February 10, 2022.
  10. "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Ice Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. September 2021.
  11. "Seeding and schedule announced for 2022 Cavendish Farms University Cup". U Sports. March 27, 2022.
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