2012_CIS_University_Cup
The 2012 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (50th Annual) was held March 22–25, 2012. This event marked the 50th anniversary of the inception of the University Cup tournament to decide the Men's University Hockey Champion. It is the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the University of New Brunswick's Aitken University Centre before moving to Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon for two years (hosted by the University of Saskatchewan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Dates | March 22–25, 2012 (2012-03-22 – 2012-03-25) |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | McGill Redmen (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Western Mustangs |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Attendance | 26,250 (3,750 per game) |
| MVP | Francis Verreault-Paul |
The defending champions were the UNB Varsity Reds, who won their 4th title in fourteen years and who return to the tournament with a record of 20-5-3 in CIS play.[1] They were joined by three qualifiers, a designated host team and one wild cards for a total of six(6) teams.
Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the teams are split into two(2) Pools of three teams where each team plays the other two teams. The best team in each Pool advances to the final. All pool games must be decided by a win, there are no ties. If a pool has a three-way tie for 1st (all teams have 1-1 records) than GF/GA differential among the tied teams is the first tie-breaker.
AUS playoffs
| Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | Semi-finals (Best of 5) | AUS Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UPEI Panthers | 2 | 4 | UPEI Panthers | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Acadia Axemen | 1 | 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Moncton Aigles Bleu | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Moncton Aigles Bleu | 2 | 3 | Moncton Aigles Bleu | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | 1 | ||||||||||||
OUA Playoffs
| Division Quarter-finals (Best of 3) OUA Sweet 16 | Division Semi-finals (Best of 3) OUA Quarter-Finals | Division Finals (Best of 3) OUA Semi-Finals | Queen's Cup (Single Game) OUA Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1E | McGill Redmen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8E | Queen's Golden Gaels | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | McGill Redmen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Nipissing Lakers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | McGill Redmen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| OUA East | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2E | UQTR Patriotes | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | UQTR Patriotes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6E | Ryerson Rams | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | UQTR Patriotes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7E | Carleton Ravens | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7E | Carleton Ravens | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | McGill Redmen | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Western Mustangs | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Western Mustangs | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8W | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Western Mustangs | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6W | Brock Badgers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Waterloo Warriors | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6W | Brock Badgers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Western Mustangs | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| OUA West | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5W | Windsor Lancers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7W | Guelph Gryphons | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5W | Windsor Lancers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4W | York Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5W | Windsor Lancers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bronze Medal | ||||
| 2E | UQTR Patriotes | 5 | ||
| 5W | Windsor Lancers | 3 | ||
Canada West playoffs
| Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | Semi-finals (Best of 3) | Canada West Championship (Best of 3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba Bisons | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | 4 | Calgary Dinos | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Lethbridge Pronghorns | 0 | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Calgary Dinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alberta Golden Bears | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Calgary Dinos | 2 | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||
The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the OUA Conference as the CW was provided the wild-card in 2011 and AUS teams are ineligible as they are the host conference.
| Rank | Seed | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | AUS Champion |
| 2 | 2 | McGill Redmen | OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion |
| 3 | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Finalist |
| 4 | 4 | Western Mustangs | OUA-West Champions and Queen's Cup Finalist |
| 5 | 5 | Moncton Aigles Bleu | Host Designate & AUS Finalist |
| 7 | 6 | UQTR Patriotes | Wild-Card - OUA Third Place |
Pool A - Evening
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNB Varsity Reds | AUS Champion |
| 4 | Western Mustangs | OUA-West Champion and Queen's Cup Finalist |
| 6 | UQTR Patriotes | Wild-card - OUA Third Place |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mustangs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| UNB Varsity Reds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2 |
| UQTR Patriotes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
| March 22, 2012 7:00 PM | UNB Varsity Reds | 6-1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1) | UQTR Patriotes | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Travis Fullerton (1-0-0) | Goalies | Guillaume Nadeau (0-1-0) | Referees: Nathan Wieler Jonathan Langille Linesmen: Mike MacDonnell Ryan Power | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 23, 2012 7:00 PM | UQTR Patriotes | 2-3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0-1) | Western Mustangs | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Guillaume Nadeau (0-1-1) | Goalies | Josh Unice (1-0-0) | Referees: Nathan Wieler Mario Maillet Linesmen: Brett Boyce Ryan Power | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| March 24, 2012 4:30 PM Rogers Sportsnet | Western Mustangs | 3-2 (3–0, 0–0, 0–2) | UNB Varsity Reds | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Josh Unice (2-0-0) | Goalies | Travis Fullerton (1-1-0) | Referees: Francois Fortin Sean Reid Linesmen: Andy Flick Jay Doiron | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||
Pool B - Afternoon
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | McGill Redmen | OUA-East and Queen's Cup Champion |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion |
| 5 | Moncton Aigles Bleu | Host and AUS Finalist |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Redmen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
| Moncton Aigles Bleu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
- McGill Redmen advance to the Gold Medal final based on the first tie-breaker of having the best GF/GA Differential of +2.
| March 22, 2012 2:00 PM | Moncton Aigles Bleu | 3-6 (1–3, 0–2, 1–2) | McGill Redmen | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pierre-Alexandre Marion (0-1-0) | Goalies | Hubert Morin (1-0-0) | Referees: Mario Maillet Sean Reid Linesmen: Andy Flick Brett Boyce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 min | Penalties | 38 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 23, 2012 2:00 PM | Moncton Aigles Bleu | 5-1 (2-1, 1-0, 2-0) | Saskatchewan Huskies | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pierre-Alexandre Marion (1-1-0) | Goalies | David Reekie (0-1-0) | Referees: Jonathan Langille Francois Fortin Linesmen: Jay Dorion Andrew Connors | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 24, 2012 11:30 AM | Saskatchewan Huskies | 4-3 (1–1, 0–1, 2–2) | McGill Redmen | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Holfeld (1-0-0) | Goalies | Hubert Morin (1-1-0) | Referees: Mario Maillet Nathan Wieler Linesmen: Andrew Connors Mike MacDonnell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note: McGill becomes the 3rd team to advance to the Championship Final with a 1-1 record (Alberta-2008 & Western-2009).
Bench assignments for the championship finals is based on the each advancing team's record and stats from their 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. Western was determined to be the home team with a record of 2-0 versus McGill at 1-1.
| March 25, 2012 8:00 PM Rogers Sportsnet | #4 Western Mustangs | 3-4 OT (1–1, 1–2, 1–0) (OT: 0-1) | #2 McGill Redmen | Aitken University Centre, Fredericton Attendance: 3,750 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Josh Unice (2-1-0) | Goalies | Hubert Morin (2-1-0) | Referees: Jonathan Langille Sean Reid Linesmen: Mike MacDonnell Jay Doiron | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 19 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Verreault-Paul, from the McGill Redmen, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP[2] despite receiving a 5-minute Major and Game Misconduct in the 3rd period of the Championship final (charging Western Mustangs' goalie, Josh Unice, on a partial break-away), Verreault-Paul was McGill's MVP in their two pool games and was second in tournament goals (3) and tied for 2nd in points (5).
Joining Verreault-Paul on the tournament all-star team were:
Forward: Alexandre Picard-Hooper (McGill Redmen)
Forward: Keaton Turkiewicz (Western Mustangs)
Defenseman: Jonathan Harty (UNB Varsity Reds)
Defenseman: Marc-André Dorion (McGill Redmen)
Goalie: Josh Unice (Western Mustangs)
- http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mice/2011-12/releases/20120325-final Redmen capture first University Cup