| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates | March 8–17 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | York Yeomen (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| MVP | Don McLaren (York) |
The 1985 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (23rd annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 4 | Dalhousie | 3 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | 2* | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 4 | 1 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | Acadia | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Championship | ||||||
| 1 | Alberta | 2 | 7 | — | ||
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 1 | 4 | — | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinal February 22-23 | Championship March 1-2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 3 | 8 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Regina | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | Regina | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| 3 | Lakehead | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Ontario | 8 | 5 | York | 5 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| 6 | Guelph | 5 | 5 | York | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Western Ontario | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Laurentian | 1 | 3 | Western Ontario | 9 | 6 | — | |||||||||||
| 5 | York | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 6 | 6 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | McGill | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Ottawa | 6 | 6 | ? | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Ottawa | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The tournament reverted to a bracket format. Since the OUAA served as tournament host and possessed two entrants, both teams received byes into the semifinal round. The first round was arranged as a regional final with the two western teams and two eastern teams each battling for a spot in the national semifinals.
The regional rounds were played as best of three series while the national semifinals were set as two-game total-goal series. The championship game remained a single elimination match.
The East regionals were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The West regionals were held in Gatineau, Quebec.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Gee-Gees | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 15–10–2 | 1st | Never |
| Prince Edward Island Panthers | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 24–4–0 | 1st | Never * |
* UPEI was formed from a merger of Saint Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College, the former of which had participate in the 1965 CIAU University Cup.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 22–4–0 | 15th | 1984 |
| Manitoba Bisons | Plains: GPAC Champion | 19–3–4 | 5th | 1984 |
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Host | 19–4–3 | 16th | 1984 |
| York Yeomen | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 20–10–0 | 2nd | 1970 |
| Regional Finals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 15–16 | Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||||
| York | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Ottawa | 2 | 3 | — | Ottawa | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 2 | — | York | 3 | |||||||||||
| Alberta | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Alberta | 5 | 1 | 6 | Alberta | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| Manitoba | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [1]
| March 17, 1985 | York Yeomen | 3–2 | Alberta Golden Bears | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
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