# 1978 CIAU University Cup

The 1978 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (16th 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 | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 6 | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Moncton | 5 | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Moncton | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | Saint Mary’s | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | St. Francis Xavier | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | 5 | — | | | | | | | |
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 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | British Columbia | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### GPAC playoffs

| Championship March 3-5 | Championship March 3-5 | Championship March 3-5 | Championship March 3-5 | Championship March 3-5 |
| 1 | Regina | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Lakehead | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### OUAA playoffs

| Quarterfinals February 24 | Quarterfinals February 24 | Quarterfinals February 24 | Semifinals February 28 | Semifinals February 28 | Semifinals February 28 | Championship March 4, 11 | Championship March 4, 11 | Championship March 4, 11 | Championship March 4, 11 | Championship March 4, 11 | |
| E1 | Toronto | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Ryerson | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Ryerson | 0 | E1 | Toronto | 8 | | | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | E1 | Toronto | 8 | | | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | E2 | York | 6 | | | | | | |
| E2 | York | 8 | E2 | York | 6 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Laurentian | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Laurentian | 1 | | | | E1 | Toronto | 3 | 4 | — | |
| | | | | | | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 1 | — | |
| W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 | | | | | | | | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | 1 | — |
| C1 | McMaster | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | McMaster | 4 | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | | | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | W1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 | | | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | W2 | Western Ontario | 0 | | | | | | |
| W2 | Western Ontario | 9 | W2 | Western Ontario | 0 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Windsor | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### QUAA playoffs

| Semifinals February 21-24 | Semifinals February 21-24 | Semifinals February 21-24 | Semifinals February 21-24 | Semifinals February 21-24 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 | Championship March 1-10 |
| 1 | Concordia | 8 | 8 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bishop's | 5 | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bishop's | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Concordia | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | Quebec–Trois-Rivières | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | McGill | 2 | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## University Cup

The tournament continued the policy of inviting two teams from the conference that served as host. However, as a change from previous seasons, rather than give the hosting conference byes into the semifinal round, all entrants into the tournament were placed into two round-robin groups. The six teams were sorted by a committee prior to the tournament and arranged so that the two AUAA 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 | 11th | 1977 |
| Concordia Stingers | Quebec: QUAA Champion | 17–6–0 | 3rd | 1977 |
| Moncton Aigles Bleus | Atlantic: Host | 11–11–0 | 2nd | 1976 |
| Regina Cougars | Plains: GPAC Champion | 19–7–0 | 1st | Never |
| St. Francis Xavier X-Men | Atlantic: AUAA Champion | 18–6–3 | 6th | 1976 |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | Ontario: OUAA Champion | 22–1–1 | 12th | 1977 |

### Bracket

| | Group 2 | TOR | CON | MON | Overall |
| 1 | Toronto | | W 7–3 | W 7–3 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Concordia | L 3–7 | | W 7–3 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Moncton | L 3–7 | L 3–7 | | 0–2 |
| | Group 1 | ALB | SFX | REG | Overall |
| 2 | Alberta | | W 7–3 | W 7–3 | 2–0 |
| 3 | St. Francis-Xavier | L 3–7 | | W 5–0 | 1–1 |
| 6 | Regina | L 3–7 | L 0–5 | | 0–2 |
| Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 |
| Toronto | Toronto | 5 |
| Alberta | Alberta | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: round-robin games were played on consecutive days March 16–18