# 1996 CIAU University Cup

The 1996 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (34th annual) was held at the Maple Leaf Gardens and 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 |
| 1 | Acadia | 3 | 10 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 2 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Mary’s | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | Acadia | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | 1 | Acadia | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | Kelly Division | 3 | Dalhousie | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | Dalhousie | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dalhousie | 2 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dalhousie | 2 | 4 | — | | | | | | K1 | Acadia | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | M3 | Prince Edward Island | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | St. Thomas | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | M3 | Prince Edward Island | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Moncton | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Moncton | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Moncton | 6 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | 4 | Moncton | 6 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | MacAdam Division | 3 | Prince Edward Island | 8 | 3 | — | | | | | |
| 2 | New Brunswick | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Prince Edward Island | 8 | 3 | — | | | | | |
| 3 | Prince Edward Island | 8 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Semifinals | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final | Queen's Cup Final |
| | | | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 | 6 | 4** | | | | | | |
| FE2 | McGill | 3 | FE3 | Ottawa | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| FE3 | Ottawa | 5 | East | East | East | East | East | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 4 | | | |
| | | | East | East | East | East | East | ME1 | Guelph | 2 | | | |
| | | | ME1 | Guelph | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| ME2 | Toronto | 5 | ME2 | Toronto | 0 | 3** | 3 | | | | | | |
| ME3 | Royal Military College | 2 | | | | | | | | | FE1 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | FW1 | Waterloo | 5 |
| | | | MW1 | Laurentian | 8 | 5 | — | | | | | | |
| MW2 | York | 3 | MW3 | Brock | 4 | 2 | — | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Brock | 4* | West | West | West | West | West | MW1 | Laurentian | 1 | | | |
| | | | West | West | West | West | West | FW1 | Waterloo | 4 | | | |
| | | | FW1 | Waterloo | 6 | 4 | — | | | | | | |
| FW2 | Western Ontario | 4 | FW3 | Windsor | 4 | 1 | — | | | | | | |
| FW3 | Windsor | 5** | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Division Semifinal | Division Semifinal | Division Semifinal | Division Semifinal | Division Semifinal | Division Final | Division Final | Division Final | Division Final | Division Final | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | G1 | Manitoba | 3 | 8 | 1 | | | | | |
| G2 | Regina | 6 | 7 | 4 | G2 | Regina | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| G3 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 8* | 2 | | | | | | G2 | Regina | 5 | 3 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | M1 | Calgary | 7 | 4** | — |
| | | | | | M1 | Calgary | 5 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| M2 | Alberta | 5 | 8 | ? | M2 | Alberta | 3 | 0 | — | | | | | |
| M3 | Lethbridge | 6* | 2 | ? | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
The semifinals were held at the Varsity Arena while the championship took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
| Team | Qualification | Record | Appearance | Last |
| Acadia Axemen | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 25–8–1 | 4th | 1994 |
| Calgary Dinos | West: Canada West Champion | 22–9–1 | 9th | 1995 |
| Quebec–Trois-Rivières Patriotes | Quebec: OUAA Runner-up | 23–7–0 | 7th | 1992 |
| Waterloo Warriors | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 25–5–0 | 3rd | 1991 |

### Bracket

| Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 |
| A | Acadia | 4 | | | |
| Q | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | | | |
| Q | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 3 | A | Acadia | 3 |
| | | | Q | Waterloo | 2 |
| O | Waterloo | 5 | Q | Waterloo | 2 |
| W | Calgary | 2 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)