# 1979 CIAU University Cup

The 1979 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (17th annual) was held at the Loyola Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The Concordia Stingers served as tournament host.

## Road to the Cup
### AUAA playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Saint Mary’s | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Dalhousie | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Dalhousie | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | Dalhousie | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Moncton | 2 | 1 | — | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Canada West playoffs

| Championship March 10-12 | Championship March 10-12 | Championship March 10-12 | Championship March 10-12 | Championship March 10-12 |
| 1 | Alberta | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Calgary | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### GPAC playoffs

| Championship March 9-10 | Championship March 9-10 | Championship March 9-10 | Championship March 9-10 | Championship March 9-10 |
| 1 | Regina | 7 | 5 | — |
| 2 | Manitoba | 4 | 1 | — |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals February 20 | Quarterfinals February 20 | Quarterfinals February 20 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | |
| E1 | Toronto | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | McMaster | 4* | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | McMaster | 4* | C1 | McMaster | ? | | | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | C1 | McMaster | ? | | | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | ? | ? | ? | | | | | | |
| E2 | Laurentian | ? | ? | ? | ? | | | | | | |
| E3 | York | ? | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | York | ? | | | | C1 | McMaster | ? | ? | ? | |
| | | | | | | W1 | Guelph | ? | ? | ? | |
| W1 | Guelph | ? | | | | | | | | W1 | Guelph | ? | ? | ? |
| C2 | Windsor | ? | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Windsor | ? | W1 | Guelph | ? | | | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | W1 | Guelph | ? | | | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | W3 | Western Ontario | ? | | | | | | |
| W2 | Wilfrid Laurier | ? | W3 | Western Ontario | ? | | | | | | |
| W3 | Western Ontario | ? | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Semifinals February 21-25 | Semifinals February 21-25 | Semifinals February 21-25 | Semifinals February 21-25 | Semifinals February 21-25 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 | Championship February 28-March 3 |
| 1 | Concordia | 7 | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McGill | 6 | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McGill | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | Concordia | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| | | | | | 2 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Laval | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The format was unchanged from the year before. As tournament host, the QUAA received two bids to the tournament. The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two QUAA teams would be in opposite brackets.
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 |
| Alberta Golden Bears | West: Canada West Champion | 22–5–0 | 12th | 1978 |
| Concordia Stingers | Quebec: QUAA Champion / Host | 23–2–0 | 4th | 1978 |
| Dalhousie Tigers | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 17–8–0 | 1st | Never |
| Guelph Gryphons | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 13–4–3 | 2nd | 1976 |
| Quebec–Chicoutimi Inuk | Quebec: QUAA Runner-Up | 13–10–3 | 1st | Never |
| Regina Cougars | Plains: GPAC Champion | 20–4–0 | 2nd | 1978 |

### Bracket

| | Group 1 | ALB | CON | REG | Overall |
| 1 | Alberta | | W 7–1 | W 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Concordia | L 1–7 | | W 8–3 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Regina | L 1–3 | L 3–8 | | 0–2 |
| | Group 2 | DAL | GUE | UQC | Overall |
| 2 | Dalhousie | | T 5–5 | W 7–3 | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | Guelph | T 5–5 | | L 2–7 | 0–1–1 |
| 6 | Quebec–Chicoutimi | L 3–7 | W 7–2 | | 1–1 |
| Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 |
| Alberta | Alberta | 5 |
| Dalhousie | Dalhousie | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 15–17