OUAA men's ice hockey tournament

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Ontario University Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport Ice hockey
Conference Ontario University Athletic Association
Format Single-elimination
Played1972–1997
Winner trophy Queen's Cup

The Ontario University Athletic Association ice hockey tournament was an annual conference championship held between member teams.

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History

After the realignment of the Quebec–Ontario Athletic Association, Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference in 1971, the Ontario University Athletic Association was born. The league began with 14 teams arranged into four divisions .The inaugural postseason tournament invited eight teams with the top four from each division automatically qualifying for the playoffs. The quarterfinal matches were all played within the same division while the semifinals were played cross-division.

Three division league

Beginning in 1976, the OUAA was divided into three divisions: East, Central and West. The inaugural tournament under this new arrangement was a convoluted affair. The top two teams from each division would make the tournament while the third place team with the best record would also be allowed entry. The team with the best record would receive a bye into the semifinal round, however, there was a slight issue. Because the teams played an unbalanced schedule with the central playing three games against division foes, the east four games and west five, the divisional records were not interchangeable. However, despite this, the OUAA still used the point system to determine the league champion rather than winning percentage. This resulted in Western Ontario receiving a bye while Toronto had the best overall record. The seeding was set up so that the two other division winners were placed in the same semifinal bracket. The two second-place teams with the worst record were set against one another and placed in the bracket with the team that received the bye. Of the remaining two teams, the one with the worst record was set against the second-best division winner. This convoluted process was abandoned after one season and replaced with another that was just as unfathomable. In 1977 the bye was eliminated and instead the best two third place teams would make the tournament. The third place teams were set against the second place teams from their own divisions in the quarterfinal round while the top two division winners were placed on opposite sides of the bracket. In order to reduce travel, the division that did not advance a third place team was separated so that they would play the nearest of the other division winners. This resulted in York and Ryerson (both located in Toronto) being set against one another in the quarterfinal round despite both being division champions. This rather unique arrangement persisted for three seasons before the loss of three conference members caused the league to revert to a single division with six teams making the postseason.

Over the course of a decade, the OUAA began to shift from single-elimination rounds to best-of-three. 1978 saw the final round become a 3-game series with the semifinal following in 1980. It wasn't until the tournament was expanded back to an eight-team bracket in 1987 that the quarterfinal round became best-of-three as well. The following season, The QUAA collapsed and all four teams were absorbed into the OUAA. The league reverted to three divisions and expanded the playoffs to include twelve teams. The format was arranged so that the top four teams in each division would play in their respective division brackets. The winners would advance to the league semifinal along with the losing team with the best record. The first two rounds were best-of-three series while the final two were single-elimination. This setup lasted two years and was altered when McMaster suspended its program. Beginning in 1990, the OUAA switched to two divisions and alternated its postseason between 12- and 8-team formats. The additional first round series were single-elimination while the succeeding round remained best-of-three. Starting in 1992, the championship game was switched to single-elimination.

Four division league

In 1994, the two 8-team divisions were split and the league was now arranged into four 4-team divisions. The top three teams from each division made the postseason with the division champions advancing to the quarterfinal round. First and second round matches were all played within the divisions and the final four was arranged so that the both the eastern and western halves would be represented in the championship game. In this format, only the quarterfinal round was best-of-three with all other round being single-elimination. The OUAA changes its name to Ontario University Athletics (OUA) in 1998.

Tournaments

1988

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 19–4–21 York 20–1–51 Windsor 16–7–3
2 McGill 13–8–42 Western Ontario 17–4–52 Brock 13–10–3
3 Concordia 12–11–23 Waterloo 14–6–63 Laurentian 10–15–1
4 Ottawa 12–12–14 Wilfrid Laurier 13–9–44 Ryerson 9–15–2
5 Queen's 6–18–15 Toronto 8–13–55 McMaster 2–22–2
6 Royal Military College 3–20–26 Guelph 6–18–2
Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
E1Quebec–Trois-Rivières612-
E4Ottawa22-
E1Quebec–Trois-Rivières244
East
E2McGill152
E2McGill948
E3Concordia675
W1Quebec–Trois-Rivières2
C2Western Ontario3
C1York86-
C4Wilfrid Laurier25-
C1York35-C2Western Ontario1
Central
C2Western Ontario 24-C1York5
C2Western Ontario57-
C3Waterloo33-
C1York5
W1Windsor2
W1Windsor98-
W4Ryerson24-
W1Windsor547
West
W2Brock353
W2Brock57-
W3Laurentian33-

‡ Western Ontario advanced due to having the most regular season points of the Division Final losers.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1989

EastCentralWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–3–31 Western Ontario 19–2–51 Brock 16–9–1
2 McGill 19–4–32 Waterloo 15–8–32 Windsor 14–11–1
3 Concordia 14–10–23 York 14–9–33 Ryerson 13–12–1
4 Queen's 12–12–24 Wilfrid Laurier 13–10–34 Laurentian 3–22–1
5 Ottawa 8–18–05 Toronto 11–12–35 McMaster 2–23–1
6 Royal Military College 2–22–26 Guelph 7–15–4
Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
E1Quebec–Trois-Rivières6215
E4Queen's531
E1Quebec–Trois-Rivières66-
East
E2McGill34-
E2McGill75-
E3Concordia33-
W1Quebec–Trois-Rivières4
C3York5
C1Western Ontario43-
C4Wilfrid Laurier55-
C4Wilfrid Laurier47-C3York0
Central
C3York 35-C4Wilfrid Laurier3
C2Waterloo251
C3York323
C4Wilfrid Laurier5
W1Brock2
W1Brock33-
W4Laurentian12-
W1Brock547
West
W3Ryerson353
W2Windsor460
W3Ryerson731

‡ York advanced due to being the defending conference champion.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1990

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 15–5–21 Wilfrid Laurier 19–3–0
T–2 Ottawa 13–8–12 Waterloo 17–4–1
T–2 York 13–8–13 Windsor 12–9–1
4 McGill 12–8–24 Western Ontario 11–9–2
5 Toronto 10–12–0T–5 Guelph 10–12–0
6 Concordia 9–13–0T–5 Brock 9–11–2
7 Queen's 8–14–07 Laurentian 3–19–0
8 Ryerson 7–15–08 Royal Military College 2–20–0

† Due to an infraction, Western Ontario was deducted several points in the standings. The type of violation and the severity of the punishment is not currently available.

Queen's Cup QuarterfinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
               
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7 7 -
E4 McGill 3 5 -
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 4 8
East
E3 York 4 2 2
E2 Ottawa 5 3 2
E3 York 7 1 6
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2 1 -
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 6 4 -
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 9 8 -
W4 Guelph 2 2 -
W1 Wilfrid Laurier 2 5 -
West
W2 Waterloo 1 2 -
W2 Waterloo 2 5 8
W3 Windsor 3 2 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1991

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 17–4–11 Waterloo 18–2–2
2 Concordia 15–7–0T–2 Windsor 13–8–1
3 Toronto 14–7–1T–2 Wilfrid Laurier 13–8–1
4 York 14–8–0T–2 Western Ontario 12–7–3
5 McGill 12–7–35 Guelph 11–10–1
6 Ottawa 8–12–26 Laurentian 9–13–0
7 Ryerson 3–19–07 Brock 6–16–0
8 Queen's 2–19–18 Royal Military College 1–21–0
First RoundQueen's Cup QuarterfinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 9 6 -
E4 York 4 E5 McGill 3 4 -
E5 McGill 5 EastE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 7 6 -
E3 Toronto 1 2 -
E2 Concordia 1 6 -
E3 Toronto 4 E3 Toronto 2 7 -
E6 Ottawa 3 E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 5 5 -
W1 Waterloo 2 3 -
W1 Waterloo 1 4 2
W4 Western Ontario 2 W5 Guelph 3 0 0
W5 Guelph 3 WestW1 Waterloo 3 8 -
W3 Wilfrid Laurier 1 5 -
W2 Windsor 2 2 -
W3 Wilfrid Laurier 7 W3 Wilfrid Laurier 3 9 -
W6 Laurentian 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1992

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 17–4–11 Western Ontario 16–5–1
2 McGill 15–5–22 Waterloo 16–6–0
3 Toronto 14–6–23 Guelph 15–7–0
4 York 11–8–34 Wilfrid Laurier 13–7–2
5 Ottawa 10–10–25 Windsor 12–10–0
6 Concordia 8–12–2T–6 Laurentian 7–14–1
7 Queen's 4–17–1T–6 Brock 7–14–1
8 Ryerson 0–22–08 Royal Military College 2–20–0
Queen's Cup QuarterfinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
             
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 5 6 -
E4 York 2 3 -
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4 8 6
East
E3 Toronto 5 3 1
E2 McGill 4 2 1
E3 Toronto 2 4 2
E1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 8
W4 Wilfrid Laurier 2
W1 Western Ontario 3 3 -
W4 Wilfrid Laurier 4 4 -
W4 Wilfrid Laurier 2 4 7
West
W3 Guelph 3 2 4
W2 Waterloo 1 4 3
W3 Guelph 2 2 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1993

EastWest
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Ottawa 17–5–0T–1 Guelph 16–5–1
2 Toronto 15–6–1T–1 Wilfrid Laurier 16–5–1
3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 11–7–43 Waterloo 14–5–3
4 McGill 11–8–34 Western Ontario 12–8–2
5 Concordia 10–10–25 Windsor 9–12–1
6 Queen's 8–11–36 Laurentian 7–11–4
7 York 7–13–27 Brock 7–13–2
8 Ryerson 1–20–18 Royal Military College 0–22–0
First RoundQueen's Cup QuarterfinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
E1 Ottawa 3 3 -
E4 McGill 3 E4 McGill 2 2 -
E5 Concordia 2 EastE1 Ottawa 4 4 -
E2 Toronto 5 6 -
E2 Toronto 4 2 11
E3 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 E6 Queen's 1 5 2
E6 Queen's 4 E2 Toronto 5
W1 Guelph 4
W1 Guelph 5 4 -
W4 Western Ontario 4 W5 Windsor 4 1 -
W5 Windsor 8 WestW1 Guelph 5 1 4
W3 Waterloo 3 6 2
W2 Wilfrid Laurier 4 1 4
W3 Waterloo 10 W3 Waterloo 2 7 11
W6 Laurentian 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1994

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Ottawa 16–5–31 Guelph 15–10–11 Brock 13–12–11 Western Ontario 22–1–1
2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 16–6–2T–2 Queen's 7–18–12 York 10–15–12 Wilfrid Laurier 20–3–1
3 Concordia 15–8–1T–2 Toronto 6–17–33 Laurentian 10–16–03 Waterloo 12–10–2
4 McGill 13–10–14 Royal Military College 2–24–04 Ryerson 4–20–24 Windsor 8–14–2
Division SemifinalDivision FinalQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
FE1 Ottawa 2 3 -
FE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 6 FE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 5 5 -
FE3 Concordia 1 EastFE2 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2
ME1 Guelph 3
ME1 Guelph 5 5 -
ME2 Queen's 1 ME3 Toronto 2 4 -
ME3 Toronto 4 ME1 Guelph 2
FW1 Western Ontario 1
MW1 Brock 3 3 0
MW2 York 4 MW2 York 2 4 2
MW3 Laurentian 3 WestMW2 York 1
FW1 Western Ontario 2
FW1 Western Ontario 6 5 -
FW2 Wilfrid Laurier 5 FW2 Wilfrid Laurier 5 4 -
FW3 Waterloo 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1995

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 20–1–31 Guelph 16–7–31 Brock 17–8–11 Western Ontario 16–6–2
2 McGill 13–10–12 Toronto 9–10–72 York 12–12–22 Wilfrid Laurier 14–8–2
T–3 Concordia 11–9–43 Queen's 3–19–43 Laurentian 8–17–13 Waterloo 13–9–2
T–3 Ottawa 12–10–24 Royal Military College 0–23–34 Ryerson 7–19–04 Windsor 8–11–5
Division SemifinalDivision FinalQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1 6 6
FE2 McGill 3 FE2 McGill 2 3 5
FE3 Concordia 1 EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1
ME1 Guelph 3
ME1 Guelph 7 3 -
ME2 Toronto 5 ME2 Toronto 3 1 -
ME3 Queen's 4 ME1 Guelph 4
FW1 Western Ontario 5
MW1 Brock 9 3 3
MW2 York 5 MW2 York 0 6 5
MW3 Laurentian 3 WestMW2 York 2
FW1 Western Ontario 7
FW1 Western Ontario 6 3 -
FW2 Wilfrid Laurier 5 FW3 Waterloo 3 1 -
FW3 Waterloo 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1996

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 21–5–01 Guelph 16–10–01 Laurentian 16–9–11 Waterloo 21–5–0
2 McGill 15–9–22 Toronto 9–15–22 York 13–9–42 Western Ontario 16–8–2
3 Ottawa 14–10–2T–3 Royal Military College 7–18–13 Brock 10–14–23 Windsor 14–11–1
4 Concordia 7–19–0T–3 Queen's 7–18–14 Ryerson 6–17–34 Wilfrid Laurier 5–20–1
Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1 6 4**
FE2 McGill 3 FE3 Ottawa 5 4 3
FE3 Ottawa 5 EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 4
ME1 Guelph 2
ME1 Guelph 6 2 5
ME2 Toronto 5 ME2 Toronto 0 3** 3
ME3 Royal Military College 2 FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1
FW1 Waterloo 5
MW1 Laurentian 8 5 -
MW2 York 3 MW3 Brock 4 2 -
MW3 Brock 4* WestMW1 Laurentian 1
FW1 Waterloo 4
FW1 Waterloo 6 4 -
FW2 Western Ontario 4 FW3 Windsor 4 1 -
FW3 Windsor 5**

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1997

Far EastMid EastMid WestFar West
SeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandingsSeedSchoolStandings
1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 21–3–21 Guelph 21–4–11 York 14–9–31 Waterloo 18–8–0
2 McGill 14–10–22 Toronto 14–10–22 Laurentian 14–12–02 Windsor 15–8–3
3 Ottawa 13–12–13 Queen's 4–18–43 Brock 8–16–23 Western Ontario 15–11–0
4 Concordia 11–13–24 Royal Military College 2–21–34 Ryerson 3–21–24 Wilfrid Laurier 6–17–3
Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsQueen's Cup SemifinalsQueen's Cup Final
FE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 3 4 7
FE2 McGill 7 FE2 McGill 4 1 6
FE3 Ottawa 2 EastFE1 Quebec–Trois-Rivières 1
ME1 Guelph 3
ME1 Guelph 7 4 -
ME2 Toronto 7 ME2 Toronto 2 3 -
ME3 Queen's 3 ME1 Guelph 3
MW1 York 0
MW1 York 4 9 -
MW2 Laurentian 4 MW2 Laurentian 2 5 -
MW3 Brock 2 WestMW1 York 5
FW3 Western Ontario 4
FW1 Waterloo 6 5 -
FW2 Windsor 2 FW3 Western Ontario 2 3 -
FW3 Western Ontario 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

SchoolChampionships
Toronto 8
Guelph 5
York 4
Wilfrid Laurier 3
Quebec–Trois-Rivières 2
Waterloo 2
Queen's 1
Western Ontario 1

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