1976 University Cup

These are the playoffs for the 1975-76 University Cup, the CIAU Canadian university championship. This format lasted only one season and was abandoned due to ridiculousness. There were still five conferences in Canada. There was a "final four" tournament in Toronto and the U of T qualified automatically as hosts. This marked the first time the host was given an automatic berth, a tradition which continues to this day. The OUA champion qualified automatically because somebody had to. The GPAC and CWUAA champions and runners-up played in a western regional tournament. Similarly the QUAA and AUS winners and runners-up played an eastern regional tournament. The regional tournament winners qualified for the final four, along with the OUA winners and host. This is where it got weird. In the national tournament the winners and losers on opening day all advanced to the sudden-death semi-finals. Really.
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==Western Tournament==
===Participating Teams===
*Canada West Champion: Calgary Dinosaurs
*Canada West Runner-Up: Alberta Golden Bears
*Great Plains Champion: Manitoba Bisons
*Great Plains Runner-Up: Brandon Bobcats
===Semi-Finals===
Sudden death @ Calgary
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5	Calgary 6	Brandon 4 	Calgary
March 5	Alberta 6	Manitoba 5	Calgary
===Final===
Sudden death @ Calgary
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 6	Calgary 3	Alberta 1	Calgary
Calgary wins western regional tournament and advances to national tournament.
==Eastern Tournament==
===Participating Teams===
*Quebec Champion: Concordia Stingers
*Quebec Runner-Up: Laval Rouge et Or
*Atlantic Champion: St. Francis-Xavier X-men
*Atlantic Runner-Up: Moncton Aigles Bleus
===Semi-Finals===
Sudden death @Montreal
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5	Concordia 5 	Moncton 0	Montreal
March 5	St. Francis Xavier 4	Laval 1 	Montreal
===Final===
Sudden death @Montreal
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 6	Concordia 5	St. Francis Xavier 3	Montreal
Concordia wins eastern regional tournament and advances to national tournament.
==Byes==
*Ontario Champion: University of Guelph
*Wild Card / Host Team: University of Toronto
Guelph and Toronto had byes to national tournament.
==National Tournament==
===Participating Teams===
*Canada West Champion/West Regional Winner: Calgary Dinosaurs
*Quebec Champion/East Regional Winner: Concordia Stingers
*Ontario Champion/Recipient of Bye: Guelph Gryphons
*Wild Card / Host Team / Recipient of Bye: Toronto Varsity Blues
===First Round===
Seeding games @ Toronto
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 11	Concordia 5	Guelph 2 	Toronto
March 11	Calgary 5 	Toronto 4	Toronto
===Semi-Finals===
Sudden death @ Toronto (winners of First Round games vs. losers of other First Round games)
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 13	Toronto 3	Concordia 2	Toronto
March 13	Guelph 4 	Calgary 1 	Toronto
===Final===
Sudden death @ Toronto
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 14	Toronto 7	Guelph 2	Toronto
University of Toronto Varsity Blues won the University Cup.
==Team Photos==
75-76Concordia.jpg|Concordia University
75-76SFXU.jpg|St. Francis Xavier University
75-76UToronto.jpg|University of Toronto
==Game Ads==
75-76CIAUEastTourGameAd.jpg|Eastern Tournament @ Montreal
75-76CIAUWestTour.jpg|Western Tournament @ Calgary
75-76CIAUNationalGameAd.jpg|National Tournament @ Toronto
==See Also==
List of University Cup Playoffs
Category:1976 in hockey
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport