| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | St. Francis Xavier X-Men (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Brunswick Varsity Reds |
| Third place | Dalhousie Tigers |
| Fourth place | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Mike Mole (St. Francis Xavier) |
The 2004 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (42nd annual) was held at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Varsity Reds served as tournament host.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary’s | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | St. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Thomas | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | St. Francis Xavier | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 3 | Dalhousie | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Brunswick | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dalhousie | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Dalhousie | 5 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Prince Edward Island | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Quarterfinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Queen's Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FE1 | Ottawa | 2 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FE2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 4 | — | FE2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| FE3 | Concordia | 2 | 0 | — | East | FE1 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Toronto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Toronto | 9 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| ME2 | Queen's | 2 | 7 | — | ME2 | Queen's | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| ME3 | Royal Military College | 1 | 1 | — | FE1 | Ottawa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | York | 7 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Brock | 3 | 3 | — | MW3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 4 | 6 | — | West | MW1 | York | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| FW2 | Lakehead | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Western Ontario | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FW2 | Lakehead | 5 | 12 | — | FW2 | Lakehead | 3 | 2 | 5**** | ||||||||||||||
| FW3 | Waterloo | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinal | Division Final | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Regina | 4 | 4 | — | G2 | Regina | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||||
| G3 | Manitoba | 2 | 3 | — | G1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 5 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 4 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Calgary | 5 | 1 | 6 | M2 | Calgary | 1 | 0 | — | |||||||||||
| M3 | British Columbia | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The rotating wild-card moved to AUS. The teams were ranked with preference given to avoiding intra-conference matches in pool play.
| Seed | Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 30–0–2 | 29th | 2003 |
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Atlantic: AUS Champion | 24–7–3 | 9th | 2003 |
| 3 | York Lions | Ontario: OUA Champion | 19–5–4 | 10th | 2003 |
| 4 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Quebec: OUA Runner-up | 20–6–3 | 2nd | 1985 |
| 5 | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Host | 16–11–3 | 8th | 2003 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | Wild-card: AUS Runner-up | 15–19–2 | 3rd | 1986 |
| Pool A | ALB | OTT | UNB | Overall | |
| 1 | Alberta | W 7–3 | L 5–6 | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ottawa | L 3–7 | L 2–5 | 0–2 | |
| 5 | New Brunswick | W 6–5* | W 5–2 | 2–0 |
| Pool B | SFX | YOR | DAL | Overall | |
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | W 4–0 | W 5–0 | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | York | L 0–4 | L 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| 6 | Dalhousie | L 0–5 | W 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Gold Medal Game | ||||
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 3** | ||
| 5 | New Brunswick | 2 | ||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 1 | Alberta | 1 | ||
| 6 | Dalhousie | 4 | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [1]
| #2 St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 3–2 (2OT) | #5 New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick |