2000 CIAU University Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Rutherford Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Dates | March 23–26 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alberta Golden Bears (10th title) |
| Runners-up | New Brunswick Varsity Reds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Kevin Marsh (Alberta) |
The 2000 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (38th annual) was held at the Rutherford Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Huskies served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dalhousie | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Acadia | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Acadia | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| K3 | Acadia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | New Brunswick | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Thomas | 9 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MacAdam Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Brunswick | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Brunswick | 6 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Moncton | 5 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FE2 | McGill | 6 | 4 | — | FE2 | McGill | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| FE3 | Concordia | 4 | 2 | — | East | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| ME3 | Queen's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Guelph | 3 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| ME2 | Toronto | 5 | 2 | 4 | ME3 | Queen's | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| ME3 | Queen's | 4 | 4 | 6 | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Western Ontario | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | Brock | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Laurentian | 3 | 4 | — | MW3 | York | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| MW3 | York | 4 | 7 | — | West | MW3 | York | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Western Ontario | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Western Ontario | 1 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| FW2 | Windsor | 3 | 2 | — | FW3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 0 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| FW3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinal | Division Final | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Saskatchewan | 6 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Manitoba | 2 | 2 | — | G3 | Brandon | 5 | 0 | — | |||||||||||
| G3 | Brandon | 6 | 4 | — | G1 | Saskatchewan | 7 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 9 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Calgary | 5 | 5 | — | M2 | Calgary | 3 | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| M3 | Lethbridge | 4 | 3 | — | Third Place | |||||||||||||||
| G3 | Brandon | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Calgary | 4 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
The rotating wild-card moved to Canada West. Due to the conference already advancing two teams due to Saskatchewan acting as host and participating in the conference championship, a third place game was instituted to determine the wild-card qualifier.
All teams were ranked by committee with a preference to avoid intra-conference matches.
| Seed | Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | West: Canada West Champion / Host | 26–4–3 | 8th | 1999 |
| 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec: OUA Champion | 24–3–4 | 10th | 1999 |
| 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | Wild-card: Canada West Runner-up | 23–5–5 | 25th | 1999 |
| 4 | Western Ontario Mustangs | Ontario: OUA Runner-up | 22–4–4 | 5th | 1995 |
| 5 | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Atlantic: AUS Champion | 22–13–0 | 6th | 1998 |
| 6 | Calgary Dinos | Wild-card: Canada West Third place | 20–11–3 | 10th | 1996 |
Bracket
| Pool A | SAS | UWO | UNB | Overall | |
| 1 | Saskatchewan | W 3–2 | L 4–5 | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Western Ontario | L 2–3 | L 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| 5 | New Brunswick | W 5–4 | W 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Pool B | QTR | ALB | CAL | Overall | |
| 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | L 1–3 | W 3–2 | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alberta | W 3–1 | W 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| 6 | Calgary | L 2–3 | L 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Championship March 26 | ||||
| 3 | Alberta | 5** | ||
| 5 | New Brunswick | 4 | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 23–25[1]
Championship final
| March 26, 2000 | #3 Alberta Golden Bears | 5–4 (2OT) | #5 New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Rutherford Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |