1974 CIAU University Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates | March 3–16 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Waterloo Warriors (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Sir George Williams Georgians |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| MVP | Bernie Wolfe (Sir George Williams) |
The 1974 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (12th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Waterloo Warriors won the first overtime championship game in tournament history. Because sudden death rules were not in place, three goals were scored in extra period.
Road to the Cup
[edit]| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| S1 | Saint Mary’s | 7 | |||||||
| N2 | New Brunswick | 0 | |||||||
| S1 | Saint Mary’s | 12 | |||||||
| N1 | Moncton | 2 | |||||||
| N1 | Moncton | 5 | |||||||
| S2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals February 26 | Semifinals March 1 | Championship March 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 8 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Queen's | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Western Ontario | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Western Ontario | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Guelph | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Western Ontario | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 8 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 8 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | York | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | York | 8 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Laurentian | 2 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals February 20 | Semifinals February 22 | Championship February 27–28 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sir George Williams | 9 | 4 | Sherbrooke | 8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Bishop's | 1 | 4 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | Sir George Williams | 6 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 6 | 3 | Sir George Williams | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | McGill | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
West
[edit]| Seed | School | Standings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | 11–7–0 |
| 2 | Winnipeg | 10–8–0 |
| 3 | Manitoba | 9–9–0 |
| 4 | Lakehead | 6–12–0 |
No playoff
| Championship February 21-23 | ||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 2 | 6 | — | ||
| 2 | Alberta | 1 | 5 | — | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
[edit]The format from the previous season remained in place. The teams were sorted by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bobcats | Plains: GPAC Champion | 11–7–0 | 1st | Never |
| Calgary Dinos | West: Canada West Champion | 16–4–0 | 1st | Never |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 21–2–0 | 6th | 1973 |
| Sir George Williams Georgians | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 14–4–4 | 7th | 1972 |
| Waterloo Warriors | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 15–2–3 | 1st | Never |
Bracket
[edit]| West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Waterloo | 6 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Calgary | 3 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Calgary | 14 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Brandon | 5 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Waterloo | 6* | |||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Sir George Williams | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[1]
Championship final
[edit]| March 16, 1974 | Waterloo Warriors | 6–5 (OT) | Sir George Williams Georgians | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |