# 1990 CIAU University Cup

The 1990 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (28th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.

## Road to the Cup
### AUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| K1 | Acadia | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K4 | Cape Breton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K4 | Cape Breton | 6 | 3 | 3 | K1 | Acadia | 4 | 3 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | M2 | Prince Edward Island | 7 | 8 | — | | | | | |
| M2 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | 6 | 8 | M2 | Prince Edward Island | 7 | 8 | — | | | | | |
| M3 | New Brunswick | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M3 | New Brunswick | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | M2 | Prince Edward Island | 2 | 2 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | M1 | Moncton | 3 | 6 | — |
| M1 | Moncton | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M1 | Moncton | 3 | 6 | — |
| M4 | St. Thomas | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M4 | St. Thomas | 3 | 7 | 3 | M1 | Moncton | 5 | 7 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | K2 | Dalhousie | 4 | 0 | — | | | | | |
| K2 | Dalhousie | 6 | 7 | — | K2 | Dalhousie | 4 | 0 | — | | | | | |
| K3 | St. Francis Xavier | 5 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Quarterfinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final |
| E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 7 | 7 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | McGill | 3 | 5 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | McGill | 3 | 5 | — | E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | E3 | York | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| E2 | Ottawa | 5 | 3 | 2 | E3 | York | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| E3 | York | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | York | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | E1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | 1 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | 4 | — |
| W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 9 | 8 | — | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | 4 | — |
| W4 | Guelph | 2 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Guelph | 2 | 2 | — | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 5 | — | | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 5 | — | | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | W2 | Waterloo | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| W2 | Waterloo | 2 | 5 | 8 | W2 | Waterloo | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| W3 | Windsor | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Calgary | 2 | 4 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Regina | 1 | 0 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Regina | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Calgary | 5 | 6 | — |
| | | | | | 2 | Alberta | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2 | Alberta | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | Alberta | 3 | 3 | — |
| 3 | British Columbia | 1 | 3 | — | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Western entry while the Ontario entry played the Quebec entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Calgary Dinos | West: Canada West Champion | 25–6–1 | 7th | 1988 |
| Moncton Aigles Bleus | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 22–6–0 | 9th | 1989 |
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec: OUAA Runner-up | 19–8–2 | 4th | 1987 |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 25–3–0 | 4th | 1989 |

### Bracket

| Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 |
| A | Moncton | 5 | | | |
| W | Calgary | 4 | | | |
| W | Calgary | 4 | A | Moncton | 2 |
| | | | O | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 |
| O | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | O | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 |
| Q | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)