1979 CIAU University Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Loyola Arena, Montreal, Quebec |
| Dates | March 15–18 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alberta Golden Bears (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Dalhousie Tigers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Dave Hindmarch (Alberta) |
The 1979 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (17th annual) was held at the Loyola Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The Concordia Stingers served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
[edit]| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Dalhousie | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Dalhousie | 5 | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | Moncton | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Championship March 10-12 | ||||||
| 1 | Alberta | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Calgary | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Championship March 9-10 | ||||||
| 1 | Regina | 7 | 5 | — | ||
| 2 | Manitoba | 4 | 1 | — | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals February 20 | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | McMaster | 4* | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | McMaster | ? | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||||
| ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Laurentian | ? | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | York | ? | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | McMaster | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Guelph | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Guelph | ? | ||||||||||||||
| C2 | Windsor | ? | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Guelph | ? | ||||||||||||||
| Western | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Western Ontario | ? | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wilfrid Laurier | ? | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Western Ontario | ? | ||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals February 21-25 | Championship February 28-March 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Concordia | 7 | 6 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | McGill | 6 | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Concordia | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 0 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Laval | 8 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
[edit]The format was unchanged from the year before. As tournament host, the QUAA received two bids to the tournament. The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two QUAA teams would be in opposite brackets.
In the round-robin groups, the teams that finished with the best record would advance to the championship game. If there was a tie for the best record, the first tie-breaker was goal differential. If there was a tie in goal differential, the teams would play sudden death overtime for the advantage.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 22–5–0 | 12th | 1978 |
| Concordia Stingers | Quebec: QUAA Champion / Host | 23–2–0 | 4th | 1978 |
| Dalhousie Tigers | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 17–8–0 | 1st | Never |
| Guelph Gryphons | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 13–4–3 | 2nd | 1976 |
| Quebec–Chicoutimi Inuk | Quebec: QUAA Runner-Up | 13–10–3 | 1st | Never |
| Regina Cougars | Plains: GPAC Champion | 20–4–0 | 2nd | 1978 |
Bracket
[edit]| Group 1 | ALB | CON | REG | Overall | |
| 1 | Alberta | W 7–1 | W 3–1 | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Concordia | L 1–7 | W 8–3 | 1–1 | |
| 5 | Regina | L 1–3 | L 3–8 | 0–2 |
| Group 2 | DAL | GUE | UQC | Overall | |
| 2 | Dalhousie | T 5–5 | W 7–3 | 1–0–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Guelph | T 5–5 | L 2–7 | 0–1–1 | |
| 6 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | L 3–7 | W 7–2 | 1–1 |
| Championship March 18 | ||||
| Alberta | 5 | |||
| Dalhousie | 1 | |||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 15–17[1]
Championship final
[edit]| March 18, 1979 | Alberta Golden Bears | 5–1 | Dalhousie Tigers | Loyola Arena, Montreal, Quebec |