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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Rutherford Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Dates | March 26–29 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Brunswick Varsity Reds (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Acadia Axemen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Chris Zanutto (New Brunswick) |
The 1998 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (36th annual) was held at the Rutherford Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Huskies served as tournament host.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Xavier | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Acadia | 3 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Acadia | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dalhousie | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| K2 | Acadia | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | New Brunswick | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Brunswick | 4 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| MacAdam Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Thomas | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Thomas | 7 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Moncton | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| FE2 | Concordia | 3* | 0 | 2 | FE2 | Concordia | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| FE3 | McGill | 2 | 3 | 0 | East | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | ? | |||||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Guelph | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ME1 | Guelph | 5 | 6 | 6* | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| ME2 | Toronto | 2 | 2 | — | ME2 | Toronto | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| ME3 | Queen's | 1 | 0 | — | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Windsor | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | York | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Brock | 4 | 1 | 1 | MW2 | Brock | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Laurentian | 2 | 4 | 0 | West | MW1 | York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Windsor | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FW1 | Windsor | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| FW2 | Waterloo | 3 | 1 | 3** | FW2 | Waterloo | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| FW3 | Western Ontario | 2 | 2* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Division Semifinal | Division Final | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Manitoba | 6 | 5 | — | G2 | Manitoba | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| G3 | Brandon | 3 | 2 | — | G1 | Saskatchewan | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 4 | 3** | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Alberta | 5 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Calgary | 1 | 3** | 9 | M2 | Calgary | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| M3 | British Columbia | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The tournament field was expanded to six teams. In addition to the four regional qualifiers, one spot for the host team and one for a wild-card were brought back. With six teams now qualifying for the postseason, the tournament was reverted to a round-robin format. The wild-card was offered on a rotation basis to the runner up for one conference, beginning with AUAA. If the host team was also a conference champion, that conference would receive a second wild-card bid.
For the first time, all teams were ranked by committee with a preference to avoid intra-conference matches in pool play. The championship game remained a single elimination.
| Seed | Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | West: Canada West Champion / Host | 23–6–5 | 6th | 1987 |
| 2 | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 30–5–1 | 5th | 1997 |
| 3 | Windsor Lancers | Ontario: OUA Champion | 27–3–1 | 1st | Never |
| 4 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec: OUA Runner-up | 24–5–2 | 8th | 1996 |
| 5 | Alberta Golden Bears | Wild-card: Canada West Runner-up | 23–5–5 | 23rd | 1997 |
| 6 | Acadia Axemen | Wild-card: AUAA Runner-up | 22–11–1 | 5th | 1996 |
| Pool B | SAS | QTR | ACA | Overall | |
| 1 | Saskatchewan | L 3–5 | L 5–6 | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | W 5–3 | L 4–7 | 1–1 | |
| 6 | Acadia | W 6–5 | W 7–4 | 2–0 |
| Pool A | UNB | WIN | ALB | Overall | |
| 2 | New Brunswick | W 3–2 | W 5–2 | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Windsor | L 2–3 | L 3–6 | 0–2 | |
| 5 | Alberta | L 2–5 | W 6–3 | 1–1 |
| Championship March 29 | ||||
| 2 | New Brunswick | 6 | ||
| 6 | Acadia | 3 | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 26–28[1]
| March 29, 1998 | #2 New Brunswick Varsity Reds | 6–3 | #6 Acadia Axemen | Rutherford Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |