# 1974 CIAU University Cup

The 1974 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (12th annual) was held at the Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Waterloo Warriors won the first overtime championship game in tournament history. Because sudden death rules were not in place, three goals were scored in extra period.

## Road to the Cup
### AUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| S1 | Saint Mary’s | 7 | | | |
| N2 | New Brunswick | 0 | | | |
| N2 | New Brunswick | 0 | S1 | Saint Mary’s | 12 |
| | | | N1 | Moncton | 2 |
| N1 | Moncton | 5 | N1 | Moncton | 2 |
| S2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals February 26 | Quarterfinals February 26 | Quarterfinals February 26 | Semifinals March 1 | Semifinals March 1 | Semifinals March 1 | Championship March 2 | Championship March 2 | Championship March 2 |
| E1 | Toronto | 8 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Queen's | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Queen's | 2 | E1 | Toronto | 4 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Western Ontario | 6 | | | |
| W2 | Western Ontario | 4 | W2 | Western Ontario | 6 | | | |
| W3 | Guelph | 1 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Guelph | 1 | | | | W2 | Western Ontario | 4 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Waterloo | 6 |
| W1 | Waterloo | 8 | | | | | | | W1 | Waterloo | 6 |
| W4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | W1 | Waterloo | 8 | | | |
| | | | E2 | York | 4 | | | |
| E2 | York | 8 | E2 | York | 4 | | | |
| E3 | Laurentian | 2 | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals February 20 | Quarterfinals February 20 | Quarterfinals February 20 | Semifinals February 22 | Semifinals February 22 | Semifinals February 22 | Championship February 27–28 | Championship February 27–28 | Championship February 27–28 | Championship February 27–28 | Championship February 27–28 |
| | | | 1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sir George Williams | 9 | 4 | Sherbrooke | 8 | | | | | |
| 6 | Bishop's | 1 | | | | 4 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 3 | — |
| | | | | | | 3 | Sir George Williams | 6 | 4 | — |
| | | | 2 | Loyola | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 6 | 3 | Sir George Williams | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### West
#### GPAC season

| Seed | School | Standings |
| 1 | Brandon | 11–7–0 |
| 2 | Winnipeg | 10–8–0 |
| 3 | Manitoba | 9–9–0 |
| 4 | Lakehead | 6–12–0 |
No playoff

#### Canada West playoffs

| Championship February 21-23 | Championship February 21-23 | Championship February 21-23 | Championship February 21-23 | Championship February 21-23 |
| 1 | Calgary | 2 | 6 | — |
| 2 | Alberta | 1 | 5 | — |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The format from the previous season remained in place. The teams were sorted by committee.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Brandon Bobcats | Plains: GPAC Champion | 11–7–0 | 1st | Never |
| Calgary Dinos | West: Canada West Champion | 16–4–0 | 1st | Never |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 21–2–0 | 6th | 1973 |
| Sir George Williams Georgians | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 14–4–4 | 7th | 1972 |
| Waterloo Warriors | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 15–2–3 | 1st | Never |

### Bracket

| West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | West Quarterfinal March 3–4 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 8–10 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 |
| | | | | | Waterloo | Waterloo | 6 | 3 | — | | | |
| | | | | | Calgary | Calgary | 3 | 2 | — | | | |
| Calgary | Calgary | 14 | 4 | — | Calgary | Calgary | 3 | 2 | — | | | |
| Brandon | Brandon | 5 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Brandon | Brandon | 5 | 3 | — | | | | | | Waterloo | Waterloo | 6* |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sir George Williams | Sir George Williams | 5 |
| | | | | | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Sir George Williams | Sir George Williams | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)