WCIAA men's ice hockey tournament

Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Format	Single-elimination
Played	1962–1972
Winner trophy	Hardy Trophy

Last updated October 12, 2024

The Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey tournament was an annual conference championship held between member teams.

History

In 1962, the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union announced that it would be holding the first national collegiate tournament in 1963. In response, the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU), reformed as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA) and its champion would automatically receive a berth into the University Cup tournament. The move prompted Manitoba to return to the conference, bringing the number of members back up to four. In 1964, British Columbia was forced to withdraw due to high travel expenses, however, the addition of Calgary allowed the league to remain a foursome. Two years later, UBC returned and the league held its first postseason tournament thanks to a tie for first in the standings. Two more additions in 1969 brought the league up to eight members and the conference adopted a playoff tournament as a permanent fixture.

In 1972, the conference split in two. The Great Plains Athletic Association (GPAA) and Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) were formed in part to reduce travel expenses.^[1]

Tournaments

1963

Seed	School	Standings
1	British Columbia	8–1–1
2	Saskatchewan	7–4–1
3	Alberta	6–6–0
4	Manitoba	0–10–0

No playoff

1964

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	7–5–0
T–2	British Columbia	6–6–0
T–2	Manitoba	6–6–0
4	Saskatchewan	5–7–0

Saskatchewan was forced to forfeit 4 games due to using ineligible players.
No playoff

1965

Seed	School	Standings
1	Manitoba	10–2–0
T–2	Alberta	7–5–0
T–2	Saskatchewan	7–5–0
4	Calgary	0–12–0

No playoff

1966

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	11–1–0
2	Manitoba	8–4–0
3	Saskatchewan	5–7–0
4	Calgary	0–12–0

No playoff

1967

Seed	School	Standings
T–1	Saskatchewan	13–3–0
T–1	Alberta	12–3–0
3	Manitoba	8–8–0
4	British Columbia	6–9–0
5	Calgary	0–16–0

Alberta and British Columbia played two 3-point games between each other.

	Championship March 8

	Saskatchewan		4

	Alberta		3

1968

Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	11–5–0
T–2	Saskatchewan	10–6–0
T–2	Manitoba	10–6–0
4	British Columbia	7–9–0
5	Calgary	2–14–0

No playoff

1969

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Alberta	16–4–0	T–4	British Columbia	10–10–0
2	Saskatchewan	13–7–0	T–4	Manitoba	10–10–0
3	Calgary	11–9–0	6	Winnipeg	0–20–0

No playoff

1970

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Calgary	11–3–0	5	Brandon	7–7–0
2	Alberta	11–3–0	6	Saskatchewan	6–8–0
3	Manitoba	9–5–0	7	Winnipeg	4–10–0
4	British Columbia	8–6–0	8	Victoria	0–14–0

Calgary was awarded 1st place due to having a better goal differential.

Semifinals February 20-21					Championship February 27-28

1	Calgary	7	8	-

4	British Columbia	6	1	-
					1	Calgary	2	1	-

					2	Alberta	3	3	-
2	Alberta	10	7	-

3	Manitoba	4	5	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1971

Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Manitoba	16–4–0	5	Saskatchewan	10–10–0
2	British Columbia	15–5–0	6	Winnipeg	6–14–0
3	Calgary	13–7–0	7	Brandon	4–16–0 ^†
4	Alberta	12–8–0 ^†	8	Victoria	3–17–0

† Alberta and Brandon were both forced to forfeit 4 games for using ineligible players during the season.
In the match between the two teams, both squads were awarded a loss.

Semifinals February 26-28					Championship March 5-6

1	Manitoba	6	5	-

4	Alberta	4	4	-
					1	Manitoba	3	6	-

					2	British Columbia	5	7	-
2	British Columbia	9	3	7

3	Calgary	1	4	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1972

East			West
Seed	School	Standings	Seed	School	Standings
1	Winnipeg	10–10–0	1	Alberta	18–2–0
T–2	Manitoba	8–12–0 ^†	2	Calgary	15–5–0
T–2	Brandon	8–12–0	3	British Columbia	14–6–0
4	Saskatchewan	7–13–0	4	Victoria	0–20–0 ^†

† Manitoba lost three games by forfeit. Victoria lost one game to Saskatchewan by forfeit.

Play-in March 3-4				Semifinals March 10-11			Championship March 12

				W1	Alberta	6

				E2	Manitoba	2
Manitoba	5	7	12

Brandon	4	5	9
							W1	Alberta	3

							W2	Calgary	1



				E1	Winnipeg	5

				W2	Calgary	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

School	Championships
Alberta	6
British Columbia	2
Saskatchewan	1
Manitoba	1

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References

Canada West Men's Hockey History

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Pacific members	UBC Thunderbirds UBC Okanagan Heat Fraser Valley Cascades UNBC Timberwolves Thompson Rivers WolfPack Trinity Western Spartans Victoria Vikes
Prairie members	Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas Brandon Bobcats Calgary Dinos Lethbridge Pronghorns MacEwan Griffins Manitoba Bisons Mount Royal Cougars Regina Cougars and Rams Saskatchewan Huskies Winnipeg Wesmen
See also	U Sports U Sports football (Hardy Cup) U Sports men's ice hockey U Sports women's ice hockey U Sports men's soccer U Sports women's soccer U Sports men's volleyball U Sports women's volleyball

WCIAA men's ice hockey tournament

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History

Tournaments

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1964

1965

1966

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1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

Championships

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