# 2011 CIS University Cup

The 2011 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (49th Annual) was held March 24–27, 2011. It was the first year of a two-year CIS Championship bid won by University of New Brunswick and hosted at their on-campus hockey rink – Aitken University Centre. The defending champions were St. Mary's Huskies, who won their 1st title in team history the previous year in Saskatoon. There would be a new champion this season as SMU was unsuccessful in advancing to the event.
Similar to previous years, going back to the introduction of the expanded format in 1998, the six invited teams were split into two(2) Pools of three(3) where each team plays the other(two games total). 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.

## Road to the Cup
### AUS playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | 1 | New Brunswick | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Francis Xavier | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | Acadia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dalhousie | 0 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | 1 | New Brunswick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | St. Francis Xavier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Acadia | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | St. Francis Xavier | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUA playoffs

| Division Quarterfinals February 16–20 | Division Quarterfinals February 16–20 | Division Quarterfinals February 16–20 | Division Quarterfinals February 16–20 | Division Quarterfinals February 16–20 | | | Division Semifinals February 23–27 | Division Semifinals February 23–27 | Division Semifinals February 23–27 | Division Semifinals February 23–27 | Division Semifinals February 23–27 | Division Finals March 2–6 | Division Finals March 2–6 | Division Finals March 2–6 | Division Finals March 2–6 | Division Finals March 2–6 | | Queen's Cup Final March 12 | Queen's Cup Final March 12 | Queen's Cup Final March 12 | |
| E1 | McGill | 2 | 10 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Ottawa | 1 | 5 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Ottawa | 1 | 5 | — | | | E1 | McGill | 4 | 6 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E4 | Nipissing | 1 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | E4 | Nipissing | 1 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Concordia | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Concordia | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | E1 | McGill | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | E1 | McGill | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | E2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| E3 | Carleton | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| E6 | Toronto | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Toronto | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | E2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E3 | Carleton | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Nipissing | 7 | 6 | — | | | E3 | Carleton | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Queen's | 0 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Queen's | 0 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | McGill | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Western Ontario | 2 | |
| W1 | Western Ontario | 4 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Western Ontario | 2 |
| W8 | Windsor | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Windsor | 1 | 2 | — | | | W1 | Western Ontario | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | W6 | Waterloo | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 | 2** | 2 | | | W6 | Waterloo | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Ontario Tech | 2* | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Ontario Tech | 2* | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | W1 | Western Ontario | 4 | 4 | — | | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | W1 | Western Ontario | 4 | 4 | — | | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | W4 | Guelph | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| W3 | Lakehead | 0 | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Guelph | 1 | 2 | — | | | |
| W6 | Waterloo | 5 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Waterloo | 5 | 3 | — | | | W2 | Wilfrid Laurier | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | W4 | Guelph | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Guelph | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | W4 | Guelph | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Brock | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Alberta | 4 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Manitoba | 0 | 1 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Manitoba | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | Alberta | 3 | 8 | — |
| | | | | | 2 | Calgary | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2 | Calgary | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Calgary | 0 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Saskatchewan | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the CW Conference as the OUA was provided the wild-card in 2010 and AUS teams are ineligible as they are the host conference. To avoid having St.FX in the same pool as UNB and Western in the same pool as McGill, the two teams were swapped.
| Rank | Seed | Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| 1 | 1 | New Brunswick Varsity Reds | Atlantic: AUS Champion | 29–8–0 | 12th | 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | McGill Redmen | Quebec: OUA Champion | 31–3–2 | 5th | 2010 |
| 3 | 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 23–6–3 | 35th | 2010 |
| 5 | 4 | Western Ontario Mustangs | Ontario: OUA Runner-up | 26–8–3 | 10th | 2009 |
| 4 | 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Host | 24–15–1 | 11th | 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | Calgary Dinos | Wild-card: Canada West Runner-up | 19–11–3 | 11th | 2000 |

### Pool A – Evening

| Seed | Team |
| 1 | New Brunswick |
| 4 | Western Ontario |
| 6 | Calgary Dinos |
| Day | Game | Home | Visitor | Score |
| Thursday | 2 | #6 Calgary | #1 New Brunswick | 1–2 |
| Friday | 4 | #4 Western Ontario | #6 Calgary | 3–2 |
| Saturday | 6 | #1 New Brunswick | #4 Western Ontario | 4–0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Western Ontario | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| Calgary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |

### Pool B – Afternoon

| Seed | Team |
| 2 | McGill |
| 3 | Alberta |
| 5 | St. Francis Xavier |
| Day | Game | Home | Visitor | Score |
| Thursday | 1 | #5 St. Francis Xavier | #2 McGill | 1–2 |
| Friday | 3 | #3 Alberta | #5 St. Francis Xavier | 1–3 |
| Saturday | 5 | #2 McGill | #3 Alberta | 6–3 |
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| McGill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| Alberta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |

## Championship final

Bench assignments, for the championship final, are based on each advancing team's record and stats in their 2 pool games, not their tournament seed. UNB was determined the home team with a record of 2–0 (4pts) and a GF/GA of 6/1 = 6.0 versus McGill with the same record but a GF/GA of 8/4 = 2.0.

## Tournament All-Stars

Luke Gallant, a defenceman from the UNB Varsity Reds, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP. He led all players at the tournament with seven points (2+5=7) in three games including an assist on Josh Kidd's game-winning goal with 4.1 seconds remaining in a 2–1 victory over Calgary in their first game on Thursday. Plus back-to-back game-winners in a 4–0 shutout of Western on Saturday and a 4–0 victory of second-ranked McGill in Sunday's national final. Gallant earned Game-MVP honours against both Western and McGill following a pair of three-point performances.
Joining Gallant on the tournament all-star team were:
* Forward: Kyle Bailey (UNB Varsity Reds)
* Forward: Chris Culligan (UNB Varsity Reds)
* Forward: Maxime Langelier-Parent (McGill Redmen)
* Defenseman: Jonathan Harty (UNB Varsity Reds)
* Goalie: Travis Fullerton (UNB Varsity Reds)