| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Dates | March 11–13 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto Varsity Blues (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Third place | Laurentian Voyageurs |
| Fourth place | British Columbia Thunderbirds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Ron Hindson (Saint Mary's) |
The 1971 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (9th annual) was held in Sudbury, Ontario. The Laurentian Voyageurs served as tournament host.
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Dalhousie | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Dalhousie | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | St. Francis Xavier | 6 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Laurentian | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | York | 8 | 2 | York | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Waterloo Lutheran | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 10 | |||||||
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Bishop's | 4 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals February 27 | Championship February 28 | ||||||||
| E1 | Carleton | 5 | |||||||
| W2 | Toronto | 6 | |||||||
| W2 | Toronto | 5 | |||||||
| E2 | Queen's | 4 | |||||||
| W1 | Waterloo | 3 | |||||||
| E2 | Queen's | 8 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals February 26-28 | Championship March 5-6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 6 | 5 | — | |||||||||
| 4 | Alberta | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 3 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | British Columbia | 5 | 7 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | British Columbia | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Calgary | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The CIAU invited the champions of five conferences to play for the championship. Saint Mary's and Toronto received byes for the AIAA and QOAA reaching the championship the previous season. The remaining teams were sorted by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia Thunderbirds | WCIAA Champion | 19–6–0 | 2nd | 1963 |
| Laurentian Voyageurs | OIAA Champion | 12–0–0 | 6th | 1969 |
| Loyola Warriors | OSLC Champion | 17–2–1 | 3rd | 1970 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | AIAA Champion | 19–1–0 | 3rd | 1970 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | QOAA Champion | 14–3–0 | 6th | 1970 |
| Consolation Final March 13 | Consolation Semifinal March 12 | Quarterfinal March 11 | Semifinals March 11–12 | Championship March 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurentian | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurentian | 7 | Laurentian | 6 | Saint Mary's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| British Columbia | 4 | Loyola | 3 | Toronto | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 4 | Toronto | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| British Columbia | 6 | British Columbia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [1]
| March 13, 1971 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 5–4 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Sudbury, Ontario |