| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates | March 18–20 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | York Yeomen (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Western Ontario Mustangs |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| MVP | Brian Gray (York) |
The 1988 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (26th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| K1 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| M2 | Moncton | 4 | 1 | 3** | |||||||||
| M2 | Moncton | 2 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| M1 | Prince Edward Island | 3* | 5 | — | |||||||||
| M1 | Prince Edward Island | ? | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| K2 | Acadia | ? | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 6 | 12 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Ottawa | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | McGill | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | McGill | 9 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Concordia | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Western Ontario | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | York | 8 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | York | 3 | 5 | — | C2 | Western Ontario | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Western Ontario ‡ | 2 | 4 | — | C1 | York | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| C2 | Western Ontario | 5 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Waterloo | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | York | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Windsor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Windsor | 9 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Ryerson | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Windsor | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Brock | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Brock | 5 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Laurentian | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
‡ Western Ontario advanced due to having the most regular season points of the Division Final losers.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 5 | ? | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Manitoba | 4 | ? | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alberta | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alberta | ? | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Saskatchewan | ? | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Due to the collapse of the QUAA's ice hockey division, only three conferences were playing senior college hockey. The selection committee set a new policy by making four regional spots available for tournament play: Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec and West. Because the OUAA possessed more teams than the other two conferences combined, and was the only one that possessed teams from Quebec, the OUAA champion and runner-up would split the Ontario and Quebec bids. Part of this arrangement was the elimination of the automatic bid for the host team. This was made possible by Toronto accepting the responsibilities of hosting the tournament for ten years.
The bracket was arranged so that the Atlantic entry played the Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Dinos | West: Canada West Champion | 27–6–0 | 6th | 1986 |
| Prince Edward Island Panthers | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 24–3–2 | 3rd | 1987 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | Quebec: OUAA Runner-up | 20–7–5 | 2nd | 1987 |
| York Yeomen | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 26–1–5 | 5th | 1987 |
| Semifinals March 18–19 | Championship March 20 | ||||||||
| A | Prince Edward Island | 1 | |||||||
| Q | Western Ontario | 3 | |||||||
| Q | Western Ontario | 3 | |||||||
| O | York | 5 | |||||||
| O | York | 4 | |||||||
| W | Calgary | 3 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [1]
| March 20, 1988 | Western Ontario Mustangs | 3–5 | York Yeomen | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario |
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