# 1983 CIAU University Cup

The 1983 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (21st annual) was held at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Moncton Aigles Bleus served as tournament host.

## Road to the Cup
### AUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Moncton | 7 | 9 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 1 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Moncton | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Dalhousie | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dalhousie | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Dalhousie | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mount Allison | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Championship March 4-5 | Championship March 4-5 | Championship March 4-5 | Championship March 4-5 | Championship March 4-5 |
| 1 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2 | Alberta | 1 | 1 | — |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### GPAC playoffs

| Semifinal March 1 | Semifinal March 1 | Semifinal March 1 | Championship March 4-6 | Championship March 4-6 | Championship March 4-6 | Championship March 4-6 | Championship March 4-6 |
| | | | 1 | Brandon | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Manitoba | 4 | 2 | Manitoba | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Regina | 2 | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals February | Quarterfinals February | Quarterfinals February | Semifinals February 25–27 | Semifinals February 25–27 | Semifinals February 25–27 | Semifinals February 25–27 | Semifinals February 25–27 | Championship March 3, 5 | Championship March 3, 5 | Championship March 3, 5 | Championship March 3, 5 | Championship March 3, 5 |
| | | | 1 | Toronto | 7 | 4 | — | | | | | |
| 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | 6 | Queen's | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 6 | York | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Toronto | 4 | 2 | — |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | 4 | — |
| | | | 2 | Western Ontario | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Queen's | 4 | 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | McMaster | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Concordia | 9 | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Concordia | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — |
| | | | | | 3 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Laval | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 3 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 6 | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The tournament included the five senior league champions. Because host Moncton was also a champion, a wild-card spot was available. As the previous wild-card had gone the GPAC, it continued its eastern procession and was given to the OUAA (Toronto). The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two GPAC teams would be in opposite groups.
In the round-robin groups, the teams that finished with the best record would advance to the championship game. If there was a tie for the best record, the first tie-breaker was goal differential. If there was a tie in goal differential, the teams would play sudden death overtime for the advantage.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Brandon Bobcats | Plains: GPAC Champion | 18–7–2 | 5th | 1982 |
| Concordia Stingers | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 28–8–0 | 8th | 1982 |
| Moncton Aigles Bleus | Atlantic: AUAA Champion / Host | 24–4–1 | 6th | 1982 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies | West: Canada West Champion | 18–8–0 | 4th | 1982 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Wild-card | 24–3–1 | 14th | 1982 |
| Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 24–5–1 | 1st | Never |

### Bracket

| | Pool 1 | CON | MON | TOR | Overall |
| 1 | Concordia | | T 4–4 | W 4–3 | 1–0–1 |
| 4 | Moncton | T 4–4 | | L 4–6 | 0–1–1 |
| 5 | Toronto | L 3–4 | W 6–4 | | 1–1 |
| | Pool 2 | BRA | SAS | WLU | Overall |
| 2 | Brandon | | L 2–6 | L 4–5 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan | W 6–2 | | W 10–1 | 2–0 |
| 6 | Wilfrid Laurier | W 5–4 | L 1–10 | | 1–1 |
| Championship March 13 | Championship March 13 | Championship March 13 |
| Concordia | Concordia | 2 |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 10–12