# 1987 CIAU University Cup

The 1987 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (25th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alberta Golden Bears served as tournament host.

## Road to the Cup
### AUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| K1 | Dalhousie | 3 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| M2 | Prince Edward Island | 4** | 4 | — | | | | | |
| M2 | Prince Edward Island | 4** | 4 | — | M2 | Prince Edward Island | 3 | 4 | — |
| | | | | | K2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 2 | — |
| M1 | Moncton | 3 | 4 | 4 | K2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 2 | — |
| K2 | St. Francis Xavier | 4** | 2 | 5* | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Calgary | 5 | 4 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | British Columbia | 0 | 3 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | British Columbia | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | Calgary | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Manitoba | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
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 | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Western Ontario | 7 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Guelph | 0 | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Guelph | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | Western Ontario | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Waterloo | 4 | ? | — | 4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | ? | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | ? | — | | | | | | 1 | Western Ontario | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | York | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | York | 2 | 5 | — | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | York | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | McMaster | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | McMaster | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | York | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Windsor | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Toronto | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | Windsor | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Windsor | 2 | 5 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | 1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ottawa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | McGill | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 3 | McGill | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The tournament reverted to a round-robin format with four conference champions joined by a tournament host and one wild-card. The teams were arranged so that one team from OUAA and Canada West would be in each group, preventing intra-conference matches in pool play. Additionally, the champions of the two conferences were placed in different pools so that each pool would only have two conference champions. The remaining two teams were distributed by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Alberta Golden Bears | Host | 19–8–1 | 17th | 1986 |
| Prince Edward Island Panthers | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 24–4–0 | 2nd | 1985 |
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 18–2–2 | 3rd | 1986 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | West: Canada West Champion | 20–13–1 | 5th | 1983 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | Wild-card: OUAA Runner-up | 25–5–2 | 1st | Never |
| York Yeomen | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 25–4–3 | 4th | 1986 |

### Bracket

| | Pool 1 | PEI | SAS | UWO | Overall |
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | | L 0–3 | W 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan | W 3–0 | | W 5–2 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Western Ontario | L 1–3 | L 2–5 | | 0–2 |
| | Pool 2 | ALB | QTR | YOR | Overall |
| 2 | Alberta | | L 4–5 | W 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | W 5–4 | | W 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 6 | York | L 1–2 | L 2–4 | | 0–2 |
| Championship March 22 | Championship March 22 | Championship March 22 |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | 3 |
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 19–21