2022 U Sports University Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)| Andrew H. McCain Arena, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Dates| March 31 – April 3, 2022 (2022-03-31 – 2022-04-03)
Teams| 8
Final positions
Champions| Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes (5th title)
Runner-up| Alberta Golden Bears
Third place| St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Fourth place| Ryerson Rams
Tournament statistics
Games played| 8
MVP| Alexis Gravel (Quebec–Trois-Rivières)

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The 2022 U Sports Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (60th Annual) was held March 31 – April 3, 2022, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports men's ice hockey season.[1][2] The OUA Champion UQTR Patriotes defeated the Canada West Champion, and top-seeded, Alberta Golden Bears by a score of 5–4 in double overtime.[3]

## Host

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The tournament was played at Andrew H. McCain Arena on the campus of Acadia University.[2] It was the first full tournament hosted by Acadia following the partially-played, cancelled championship in 2020.[4] This is scheduled to be the first U Sports men's ice hockey championship played since 2019 following two years of cancelled tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5][6] The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre, but was moved to the Acadia University campus due to scheduling conflicts following a postponement of this tournament by two weeks.[7][8]

## Participating teams

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Seed  | Team  | Qualified  | Record | Last | Total

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1 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Champion | 16–3–1 | 2018 | 16
2 | UNB Reds | AUS Champion | 21–3–0 | 2019 | 8
3 | UQTR Patriotes | OUA Champion | 10–3–2 | 2003 | 4
4 | Brock Badgers | OUA Finalist | 7–5–2 | None | 0
5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | AUS Finalist | 17–5–1 | 2004 | 1
6 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist | 14–15–1 | None | 0
7 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Bronze | 11–4–0 | None | 0
8 | Acadia Axemen | Lost play-in game (Host) | 7–14–1 | 1996 | 2

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## Championship bracket

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| Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals: April 2 | | | Gold Medal Game: April 3 |

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| 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 7 | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 0 |
| | 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 7 |
| Thursday Mar. 31st |
| | | 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 3 |
| 4 | Brock Badgers | 0 |

| 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 3 |
| | 1 | Alberta Golden Bears | 4 |
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| | | 3 | UQTR Patriotes | 5 (2OT) |
| 2 | UNB Reds | 1 | |
| 7 | Ryerson Rams | 2 |
| | 3 | UQTR Patriotes | 7 | | | Bronze Medal Game
| Friday Apr. 1st |
| | | 7 | Ryerson Rams | 2 |
| 3 | UQTR Patriotes | 2 (2OT) | | | 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 3 (OT)

| 6 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | | | 7 | Ryerson Rams | 2

## Tournament All-Stars

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Alexis Gravel, a goaltender from the UQTR Patriotes, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for U Sports University Cup MVP. Gravel played all three games for UQTR (two of which went into overtime) and finished the tournament with a GAA of 1.86 and Save Percentage of .950 as well as Player of the Game honours in UQTR's first game vs UBC.

Joining Gravel on the tournament all-star team were[3]:
Defenceman: Clayton Kirichenko (Alberta Golden Bears)
Defenceman: Santino Centorame, (StFX)
Forward: Simon Lafrance (UQTR Patriotes)
Forward: Eric Florchuk (Alberta Golden Bears)
Forward: Félix Lauzon (UQTR Patriotes)

## References

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1. ^ "U Sports prepares for 2021-22 National Championship Season; awards four new Volleyball Championship hosts". U Sports. June 28, 2021.
2. ^ a b "U Sports Calendar". U Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
3. ^ a b "2022 U SPORTS Cavendish Farms University Cup Gold Medal Game: UQTR Patriotes mount stunning double-overtime comeback, capture David Johnston University Cup". U Sports. April 4, 2022.
4. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey National Championships History". U Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
5. ^ "U Sports hockey championships cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Sportsnet. March 12, 2020.
6. ^ "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". U Sports. October 15, 2020.
7. ^ "Acadia confirmed as host of 2022 University Cup men's hockey championship in Halifax". SaltWire Network. June 28, 2021.
8. ^ "U Sports 2022 University Cup comes to Wolfville". Acadia Athletics. February 10, 2022.
9. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Ice Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. September 2021.
10. ^ "Seeding and schedule announced for 2022 Cavendish Farms University Cup". U Sports. March 27, 2022.

## External links

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* Tournament Web Site

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U Sports men's ice hockey

Atlantic University Sport|

* Acadia Axemen
* Dalhousie Tigers
* Moncton Aigles Bleus
* St. Francis Xavier X-Men
* Saint Mary's Huskies
* UNB Reds
* UPEI Panthers

Canada West|

* Alberta Golden Bears
* Calgary Dinos
* MacEwan Griffins
* Manitoba Bisons
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* Regina Cougars
* Saskatchewan Huskies
* Trinity Western Spartans
* UBC Thunderbirds

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* Carleton Ravens
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* York Lions

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* Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy
* U Sports Defenceman of the Year
* Clare Drake Award
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* Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award
* Canada West University Hockey Awards
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*[Record]: Regular season record
*[Last]: Last national championship won
*[Total]: Total national championships won
*[16–3–1]: 16 wins, 3 losses, 1 overtime loss
*[21–3–0]: 21 wins, 3 losses, 0 overtime losses
*[10–3–2]: 10 wins, 3 losses, 2 overtime losses
*[7–5–2]: 7 wins, 5 losses, 2 overtime losses
*[17–5–1]: 17 wins, 5 losses, 2 overtime losses
*[14–15–1]: 14 wins, 15 losses, 1 overtime loss
*[11–4–0]: 11 wins, 4 losses, 0 overtime losses
*[7–14–1]: 7 wins, 14 losses, 1 overtime loss
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