| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Dates | March 16–18 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Toronto Varsity Blues (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| Third place | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Fourth place | British Columbia Thunderbirds |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| MVP | John Wright (Toronto) |
The 1972 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (10th annual) was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Bishop's Gaiters and Sherbrooke Vert et Or served as tournament hosts.
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Memorial | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Dalhousie | 3 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals March 6–7 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | York | 6 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Laurentian | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | York | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Guelph | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Guelph | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | McMaster | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | York | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Ontario | 5 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Windsor | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Ontario | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto | 5 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto | 10 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals March 8 | Championship March 10 | ||||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Bishop's | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Sir George Williams | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Sir George Williams | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 3 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Play-in March 3-4 | Semifinals March 10-11 | Championship March 12 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Alberta | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Manitoba | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Manitoba | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Brandon | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| W1 | Alberta | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Due to conference realignment, there were now only four leagues playing at the senior level of college hockey. The CIAU now awarded bids to four regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The qualifying teams were sorted by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: WCIAA Champion | 20–2–0 | 6th | 1970 |
| Sir George Williams Georgians | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 15–6–2 | 6th | 1970 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic: AIAA Champion | 17–2–1 | 4th | 1971 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 18–1–3 | 7th | 1971 |
| Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||
| Toronto | 5 | ||||||||
| Sir George Williams | 1 | ||||||||
| Toronto | 5 | ||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | ||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 4 | ||||||||
| Alberta | 3 | Third Place | |||||||
| Sir George Williams | 2 | ||||||||
| Alberta | 5 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: The third place game took place on March 17. [1]
| March 18, 1972 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 5–0 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
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