# 1972 CIAU University Cup

The 1972 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (10th annual) was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Bishop's Gaiters and Sherbrooke Vert et Or served as tournament hosts.

## Road to the Cup
### AIAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Memorial | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Memorial | 2 | 1 | Saint Mary’s | 7 |
| | | | 2 | Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | 2 | Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| 3 | Dalhousie | 3 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals March 6–7 | Quarterfinals March 6–7 | Quarterfinals March 6–7 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 |
| E1 | York | 6 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Laurentian | 1 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Laurentian | 1 | E1 | York | 6 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Guelph | 2 | | | |
| W2 | Guelph | 2 | W2 | Guelph | 2 | | | |
| W3 | McMaster | 1 | | | | | | |
| W3 | McMaster | 1 | | | | E1 | York | 2 |
| | | | | | | E2 | Toronto | 6 |
| W1 | Western Ontario | 5 | | | | | | | E2 | Toronto | 6 |
| W4 | Windsor | 2 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Windsor | 2 | W1 | Western Ontario | 2 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Toronto | 5 | | | |
| E2 | Toronto | 10 | E2 | Toronto | 5 | | | |
| E3 | Ottawa | 1 | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 |
| 1 | Loyola | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Bishop's | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bishop's | 3 | 1 | Loyola | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Sir George Williams | 1 |
| 2 | Sir George Williams | 6 | 2 | Sir George Williams | 1 |
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 3 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### WCIAA playoffs

| Play-in March 3-4 | Play-in March 3-4 | Play-in March 3-4 | Play-in March 3-4 | Play-in March 3-4 | Semifinals March 10-11 | Semifinals March 10-11 | Semifinals March 10-11 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 |
| | | | | | W1 | Alberta | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Manitoba | 2 | | | |
| Manitoba | Manitoba | 5 | 7 | 12 | E2 | Manitoba | 2 | | | |
| Brandon | Brandon | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Brandon | Brandon | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | W1 | Alberta | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | W2 | Calgary | 1 |
| | | | | | E1 | Winnipeg | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Calgary | 6 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

Due to conference realignment, there were now only four leagues playing at the senior level of college hockey. The CIAU now awarded bids to four regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The qualifying teams were sorted by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: WCIAA Champion | 20–2–0 | 6th | 1970 |
| Sir George Williams Georgians | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 15–6–2 | 6th | 1970 |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic: AIAA Champion | 17–2–1 | 4th | 1971 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 18–1–3 | 7th | 1971 |

### Bracket

| Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 |
| Toronto | Toronto | 5 | | | |
| Sir George Williams | Sir George Williams | 1 | | | |
| Sir George Williams | Sir George Williams | 1 | Toronto | Toronto | 5 |
| | | | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 0 |
| Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 4 | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 0 |
| Alberta | Alberta | 3 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | | Sir George Williams | Sir George Williams | 2 |
| | | | Alberta | Alberta | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: The third place game took place on March 17.