University Cup appearances by team

Last updated November 03, 2024

The following is a list of U Sports college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the University Cup as of 2024 with teams listed by number of appearances.^[1]

U Sports men's Division I ice hockey tournament
School	Tournament appearances	Tournament years	Best result
Alberta	44	1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023	Champions (1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018)
Quebec–Trois-Rivières	23	1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024	Champions (1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2022)
New Brunswick	22	1964, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024	Champions (1998, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
Saskatchewan	21	1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	Champions (1983)
Toronto	17	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993	Champions (1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1984)
St. Francis Xavier	17	1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022	Champions (2004)
Moncton	16	1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024	Champions (1981, 1982, 1990, 1995)
Saint Mary's Huskies	15	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023	Champions (2010)
Calgary	14	1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2023, 2024	Semifinals (1974, 1976, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996)
Western Ontario	13	1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020	Champions (2002)
Acadia	12	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022	Champions (1993, 1996)
York	11	1970, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2017	Champions (1985, 1988, 1989)
Guelph	11	1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2015, 2019, 2020	Champions (1997)
Concordia Stingers ^‡	11	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2018, 2023	Runners-Up (1983, 1984)
McGill Redbirds	10	2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024	Champions (2012)
Wilfrid Laurier	8	1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2007	Runners-Up (1989, 1990)
Manitoba	7	1965, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2010	Champions (1965)
*Sir George Williams ^‡*	7	1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974	Runners-Up (1964, 1969, 1974)
British Columbia	6	1963, 1971, 1977, 2020, 2022, 2024	Runners-Up (1963)
*Laurentian*	6	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971	Runners-Up (1967)
*Brandon*	6	1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983)
*Loyola ^‡*	5	1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975	Runners-Up (1968)
Lakehead	5	1973, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010	Runners-Up (2006)
Prince Edward Island ^†	5	1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2023	Semifinals (1988, 1991, 2023)
Windsor	5	1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2023	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2023)
Waterloo	4	1974, 1991, 1996, 2013	Champions (1974)
Regina	4	1978, 1979, 1980, 1982	Runners-Up (1980)
Brock	4	2008, 2018, 2022, 2024	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (2008, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Dalhousie	3	1979, 1986, 2004	Runners-Up (1979)
Ottawa	3	1985, 2004, 2020	Semifinals (1985)
Queen's	3	1981, 2017, 2019	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (1981, 2017, 2019)
Carleton	3	2014, 2016, 2019	Quarterfinals / Round-robin (2014, 2016, 2019)
Toronto Metropolitan	2	2022, 2024	Semifinals (2022, 2024)
*McMaster*	1	1963	Champions (1963)
*Lethbridge*	1	1994	Champions (1994)
*Saint Dunstan's ^†*	1	1965	Runners-Up (1965)
*Sherbrooke*	1	1963	Semifinals (1963)
*Montreal*	1	1964	Semifinals (1964)
*Quebec–Chicoutimi*	1	1979	Round-robin (1979)
*St. Thomas*	1	2001	Round-robin (2001)
*Laval*	1	1976	Regional semifinal (1976)

† Saint Dunstan's merged with Prince of Wales College in 1969 to form Prince Edward Island.
‡ Loyola and Sir George Williams merged in 1975 to form Concordia.

Teams in Italics no longer compete in U Sports.

Teams without a tournament appearance

The following active U Sports programs have never qualified for the University Cup.

School	Joined U Sports
MacEwan	2021
Mount Royal	2012
Nipissing	2009
Ontario Tech	2007
Royal Military College	1963 *
Trinity Western	2021

* Other than war years, RMC has been active since 1890.

Performance by team

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

– Not fielding a U Sports team
RS Regional Semifinals (8 teams played in a regional semifinal in 1976)
QF Quarterfinals (between 2 and 8 teams played in either a regional final or quarterfinal round; used off-and-on since 1966)
SF / RR Semifinalist / Round-Robin (The University Cup has used either a round-robin or semifinal round to determine the final two teams)
RU National Runner-up
CH National Champion

Teams that received byes into the semifinal round are shown with underlined in years when quarterfinal were held.

Note: The 2020 tournament was cancelled after the first two quarterfinal games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020–21 season was also cancelled in its entirety.

School	Conference as of 2024	#	QF	SF	CG	CH	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24
School	Conference as of 2024
Alberta	Canada West	44	13	41	24	16		CH		RU		CH	SF	SF		SF	SF		CH	QF	RU	CH	CH	CH				SF	RU	CH	RR		SF		RU	CH	SF				SF	RR	CH	CH	RR	RR	RR	RR	CH	CH		CH	RR	RU	RR		RR	CH	CH	QF	QF	CH	RU		RU	RU
New Brunswick	AUS	22	10	19	15	10		SF																				QF													RU	CH		RU			RR	RU			CH	RU	CH		CH	RR	CH		RU	CH	CH	SF	CH	QF	QF	CH	CH
Toronto	OUA	17	4	17	13	10				CH	CH	SF	CH	CH	CH	CH	CH		RU	CH	CH	RU				RR	RR	CH	SF								RU
Quebec–Trois-Rivières	OUA	23	6	22	8	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–															SF		RU	CH			SF	CH	SF				SF		RR	RR	RR	CH	RU	CH		RR		RR			RR		RR	RR		SF	QF					CH	SF	RU
Moncton	AUS	16	2	14	6	4	–	–												RS		RR		RR	CH	CH	RR			SF			SF	CH					CH				RU						RR		RU	RR				RR											QF
York	OUA	11	3	9	3	3	–	–						QF															CH	SF	RR	CH	CH								SF		RR				RR	RR													QF
Acadia	AUS	12	5	8	4	2																														RU	CH	SF		CH		RU								RR								RR	QF		SF	QF		QF	QF
Saskatchewan	Canada West	21	5	20	7	1					SF														RU	RU	CH				RU											RR	RR	RR		RR			RU	RR	RR	RR				RR	RR	RU		SF	RU	SF	SF	QF
Saint Mary's	AUS	15	5	14	6	1			–	–	–		SF	RU	RU	RU	RU	SF	SF		SF																									RR							RR	CH			RU			SF				SF		QF
St. Francis Xavier	AUS	17	8	14	5	1	SF			SF	SF	QF								QF		RR																							RU		RU	CH			RR				RR				QF	RU	SF	RU	SF		SF
Western Ontario	OUA	13	2	12	4	1	–	–																							RR	RU						SF	SF					RR	RR	CH			RR				RU		RR	RU				QF				SF
Guelph	OUA	11	2	9	4	1	–	–												RU			RR	RR													SF	RU	RU		CH					RR													SF				QF	QF
McGill	OUA	10	3	8	2	1																																												RR		RR	RR	RR	RU	CH		RR			QF	QF					SF
Waterloo	OUA	4	0	4	2	1												CH																	SF					RU																	RR
Manitoba	Canada West	7	3	3	1	1			CH											RS	QF							QF	QF																				RR					RR
Lethbridge	—	2	1	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–									CH																									QF		–	–	–
McMaster	—	1	0	1	1	1	CH																											–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sir George Williams	—	7	2	5	3	0		RU	SF	QF	QF		RU			SF		RU		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Concordia	OUA	11	4	8	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	SF	QF	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RU	RU																																		QF				QF
Wilfrid Laurier	OUA	8	1	7	2	0	–	–																			RR			QF			RU	RU		SF									RR					RR	RR
Laurentian	—	6	3	5	1	0	–	–	SF	SF	RU	SF	QF		SF																														–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–								–	–	–
Loyola	—	5	1	4	1	0						RU		SF	QF		SF		SF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lakehead	OUA	5	1	4	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF													–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		RR			RU			RR	RR
Regina	Canada West	4	0	4	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		RR	RR	RU		RR
British Columbia	Canada West	6	3	3	1	0	RU								SF						SF																																											QF	QF		QF
Dalhousie	AUS	3	1	2	1	0																	RU							QF																		RR
Saint Dunstan's	—	1	0	1	1	0			RU					–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Calgary	Canada West	14	6	10	0	0												SF		SF				RR	RR					QF		SF		SF					SF	SF				RR											RR				QF							QF	QF
Prince Edward Island	AUS	5	2	4	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–																QF		RR	SF			SF																															SF
Brandon	—	6	2	3	0	0												QF	QF	RS					RR	RR	RR																				–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Windsor	OUA	5	2	3	0	0	–	–																																		RR	RR															RR	QF							QF
Ottawa	OUA	3	2	2	0	0																							SF																			RR											–	–				QF
Toronto Metropolitan	OUA	2	2	2	0	0	–	–																																																									SF		SF
Brock	OUA	4	3	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–																																									RR										QF			QF		QF
Queen's	OUA	3	2	1	0	0																			RR																																				QF		QF
Carleton	OUA	3	2	1	0	0													–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–							RR		QF			QF
Sherbrooke	—	1	0	1	0	0	SF												–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Montreal	—	1	0	1	0	0		SF									–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Quebec–Chicoutimi	—	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			RR								–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St. Thomas	—	1	0	1	0	0														–	–	–	–																						RR																–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Laval	—	1	0	0	0	0										–	–	–	–	RS		–						–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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References

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