1989 CIAU University Cup

1989 CIAU University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Dates	March 16–18
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	York Yeomen (3rd title)
Runner-up	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Tournament statistics
Games played	3
MVP	Mark Applewhaite (York)

The 1989 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (27th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.

Road to the Cup

AUAA playoffs

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Championship
	K1	Acadia	1	3	5
	K4	Cape Breton	3	2	3
								K1	Acadia	3**	4	3
								M2	St. Thomas	2	5	4*
	M2	St. Thomas	4	5	5
	M3	Prince Edward Island	6	3	3
															M2	St. Thomas	2	4	—
															M1	Moncton	6	8	—
	M1	Moncton	6	12	—
	M4	Mount Allison	3	1	—
								M1	Moncton	5	5	8
								K3	Dalhousie	4	6	0
	K2	Saint Mary’s	4	1	—
	K3	Dalhousie	8	4	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

OUAA playoffs

	Division Semifinals							Division Finals							Conference Semifinals					Queen's Cup Final
	E1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	6	2	15
	E4	Queen's	5	3	1
								E1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	6	6	—
	East
								E2	McGill	3	4	—
	E2	McGill	7	5	—
	E3	Concordia	3	3	—
															W1	Quebec–Trois-Rivières	4
															C3	York	5
	C1	Western Ontario	4	3	—
	C4	Wilfrid Laurier	5	5	—
								C4	Wilfrid Laurier	4	7	—								C3	York	0
	Central
								C3	York ‡	3	5	—								C4	Wilfrid Laurier	3
	C2	Waterloo	2	5	1
	C3	York	3	2	3
															C4	Wilfrid Laurier	5
															W1	Brock	2
	W1	Brock	3	3	—
	W4	Laurentian	1	2	—
								W1	Brock	5	4	7
	West
								W3	Ryerson	3	5	3
	W2	Windsor	4	6	0
	W3	Ryerson	7	3	1

‡ York advanced due to being the defending conference champion.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Canada West playoffs

	Semifinal							Championship
	1	Alberta	11	5	—
	4	Manitoba	4	1	—
								1	Alberta	4	2	3
								2	Calgary	2	4	1
	2	Calgary	5	3	4
	3	Saskatchewan	4	5	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

University Cup

The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Ontario entry while the Quebec entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.

Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
Alberta Golden Bears	West: Canada West Champion	25–8–0	18th	1987
Moncton Aigles Bleus	Atlantic: AUAA Champion	29–4–0	8th	1986
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks	Ontario: OUAA Champion	19–10–3	3rd	1986
York Yeomen	Quebec: OUAA Runner-up	17–13–3	6th	1988

Bracket

	Semifinals March 16					Championship March 18
	A	Moncton	4
	O	Wilfrid Laurier	8
						O	Wilfrid Laurier	2
						Q	York	5
	Q	York	4
	W	Alberta	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championship final

March 18, 1989

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

2–5

York Yeomen

Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario